Today is the 15th anniversary of the launch of Eat Your Books. Here is the first post I put up on the blog on our launch day - rather optimistically since on that day our only members were friends and family. Looking back at that day I really didn't imagine I'd still be doing this 15 years later - not because I wouldn't want to (I love my job!) but because so many start-ups fail. But here we are - going from strength to strength and adding new features all the time.

Classic birthday cake from Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence by Claire Saffitz

A big thank you to our long-time members and also new members who have only recently discovered us. The site wouldn't exist without your support. And a huge thank you to our dedicated staff including our many indexers - both professional and member volunteers - who add new recipe data to the site every day.