Looking Back at the A to Z Challenge 2020

April 2020 was a month where everything was in a tizzy. The corona pandemic had (and still has) us anxious. And the lockdown made us all homebound.
I launched my blog Mads’ Cookhouse to keep myself busy doing something that I love. And a blogging challenge was the perfect way to launch it. I signed up for both the Blogchatter A to Z 2020 Challenge and the International A to Z 2020 Challenge.
I shared my favorite recipes. Some as old as my mother’s and some I created just last year. My theme was quick and easy recipes. Recipes that are delicious but do not require slogging. And those with ingredients that are readily available in your kitchen.
As an army wife, I am a planner. Once I decided on participating in the challenge, I got down to make a list of all the recipes I wanted to feature. In fact, all my recipe posts and photos were ready even before April began.
I am new to blogging and was overwhelmed by the love and support I received. Thank you each and everyone who took the time out to interact on my recipe posts. I cannot wait to share more recipes with you. I also got to read some really good blogs on a range of topics.
What’s next? I have already registered for the Blogchatter EBook Carnival 2020 and am now looking forward to publishing my first cookbook. Stay tuned!
And now I proudly display my A to Z Challenge Mission Accomplished badge.

Check out the amazing bloggers below.
- Sonia Dogra @ A Hundred Quills
- Sonia Chatterjee @ Sonia’s Musings
- Jyoti Jha @ My Views and Reviews
- Dr. Jyoti Arora @ Heartspeaksbyjd
- Shweta Suresh @ My Random Ramblings
- Anagha Yatin @ Canvas with Rainbow
- Shubhra Rastogi @ NatkhatZ
- Navita Bhatia @ Towards a Better Lifestyle
- Swarnali Nath @ The Vaidik Journal
- Alpana Deo @ Mothers Gurukul
- Shilpa Garg @ A Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose!
- Dr. Amrita Basu @ Health Wealth Bridge
- Jensy @ The Girl With The Scorpion Tattoo
- Sitharaam Jayakumar @ Jai’s Jottings
- Sundeep @ Right Purchasing
- Ninu Nair @ Bookishloom
- Noor @ Noor Anand Chawla
- Gurjeet Chhabra @ Prism Around Gurjeet
- Dr. Surbhi Prapanna @ Surbhi Prapanna
- Harjeet Kaur @ Wordsmith Kaur
- Kathe W. @ It’s a Snap
- Lael @ HeartStyle
- Anita @ Anita Explorer
- Sinjana @ Backpack & Explore
- Pashmeena Chowdhary @ Soulful musings….
- Samira Gupta @ Samira’s Recipe Diary
May 5, 2020 @ 4:17 pm
Thank you aunty for the mention! Congratulations for completion. 🙂 looking forward to read and try your recipes.. ,:D
May 5, 2020 @ 4:21 pm
Thank you beta. Congratulations to you too 🙂
May 5, 2020 @ 5:12 pm
Thankyou so much Aunty for the mention! We have immensely enjoyed your tempting recipes through this challenge and they kept us motivated in our kitchens in this lockdown. I so look forward to many more from your treasure of cookbook.
Best wishes for your eBook. I am glad to be sharing the journey of eBook too with you 😊
May 7, 2020 @ 3:04 pm
Thank you beta. Best wishes to you too. I will be back with more recipes soon.
May 7, 2020 @ 2:49 am
I m so glad that you are doing e book, looking forward to it, thanks a lot aunty for mention, means a lot to me☺️
May 7, 2020 @ 3:05 pm
Thank you beta 🙂
May 7, 2020 @ 10:43 am
Congratulations aunty. What a stupendous maiden attempt! Best wishes for the ebook.
May 7, 2020 @ 3:06 pm
Thank you beta :). Best wishes to you too. I cannot wait to read your book.
May 7, 2020 @ 4:51 pm
Congratulations on completing the AtoZ! Lovely recipies and wonderful accompanying images! Your Yakni Pulao is something that I will try!
May 9, 2020 @ 3:23 pm
Thank you Archana 🙂 Congratulations to you too.