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Friday Foodie Feature

July 1, 2010 in Uncategorized by traveleatlove | 6 comments

Long weekend! I have been waiting for this moment for a long time. I have a wedding on Saturday which should be a ton of fun, but Sunday. . . oh Sunday I am doing nothing. Beach, sun, sleep, wine, more beach, more wine, more sleep. And I have some new wine, since last night I did some wine tasting at The Urban Grape. Open only a couple of weeks, The Urban Grape is definitely my new go-to store for wine tastings, a high level of wine knowledge, and a completely friendly, educational, non-intimidating environment. You can see my full first review here. Last night was the first in-store tasting for The Urban Grape, and there was a great selection of wines. I was able to replace the Rosé that my cat broke and also added a few new wines to our collection. The hubs also took advantage of their growing beer selection to add some beers to our fridge.

This weekend marks my husband’s last weekend of Master’s work, minus the thesis part. That means his last exam will be turned in on July 4. . . independence from weekly assignments! He has until August 28 to turn the thesis in, and while that will be difficult it will be much more on his own time than regular classes. He graduates on Thanksgiving day in Galway Ireland, and I couldn’t be prouder

So that’s my weekend, what are you up to? Any fun parties, barbeques, or fireworks? Do tell!

Today’s Friday Foodie Feature is Jess from A Fete for Food, a fellow MA girl, fellow Boston marathoner, a fellow UMASS grad, and all around wonderful blogger. She is a registered dietician and certified personal trainer which gives her an incredible insight on food, fitness, and health, and to boot she is a great writer who clearly loves what she does.

How long have you been blogging? I’ve been blogging for about 18 months now.

What is your favorite thing about blogging? Least favorite? My blog, called “A Fete for Food” roughly translated from French/English, means “A party or celebration for food.” That’s what food blogging is all about, right? Thus, my favorite thing about blogging is sharing my voice and love for healthy habits and healthy eating with others. I like to share recipes (when they work) and the stories behind them. My least favorite aspect about blogging is feeling like I need to update constantly. This has been a more recent frustration, as “life” (new job, longer commute, more rigorous training schedule) has made it difficult to update on a regular basis.

What has been your most fun blog post to write? My most fun blog post to write was the Boston Marathon post. I was SO happy to finish and SO happy to share my experience with others. http://www.afeteforfood.com/2010/04/boston-marathon.html

Where do you see your blog this time next year? Next year, my blog will be turned into a book about what not to do. No, just kidding, but eventually I’d like to use my experiences that I’ve documented or will document on my blog to turn into a best-selling food memoir. Dream big, right?

Is there anything else about your blogging experience you would like to share?
Like most everything else, it’s about telling your story. I see so many bloggers getting caught up in the numbers games and popularity contests; if that’s why you blog, you’re missing the point. Enjoy it for what it is, and then live your life offline!

Remember, I need a couple of guest posters as well as a Friday Foodie Feature for next week while I am tasting wine in Sonoma and Napa . If you are interested, leave a comment or email me at traveleatlove (@) gmail.com.

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Friday Foodie Feature

June 25, 2010 in Uncategorized by traveleatlove | 3 comments

First things first, the Siggi’s winners are:

Raija, Jenna, and Magic of Spice

Congratulations! Please email me your contact info so I can get you some coupons for free Siggi’s yogurt. Yum.

I am sorry it took me so long to get around to pulling the winners of the giveaway. What a week! I am so happy that it is Friday. After a delicious but veerrrrrrrrry slow dinner at Bergamot last night, I knew that I could only take so much more this week. . .

Thankfully, I have a truly wonderful blogger for today’s Friday Foodie Feature, Jean from The Delightful Repast. I love her responses to the feature questions, and I am excited about her blog and look forward to seeing how it grows!

How long have you been blogging?
I should have started blogging long ago, but I resist technology. My friends think it’s a wonder I use a modern contraption like the gas stove! It wasn’t until February 15 that I started my blog.

What is your favorite thing about blogging?
As a freelance magazine writer, my articles must adhere to the magazines’ requirements. As a blogger, my posts can just flow out of whatever is on my mind at the time. A tightly focused magazine article may not have room for me to squeeze in anything about, say, the importance of eating seasonal, local, organic food that has been grown, harvested, produced and distributed in a socially, as well as environmentally, responsible way. Or about the importance of families sitting down to the dinner table together.

Least favorite? Narrowing down the possibilities is difficult. A lot of the things I make are outside the theme of my blog. The Delightful Repast’s subtitle is: A Tradition of Good Food ~ Comfort Food with Flair. So I try to stay with that theme. Another challenge is keeping it conversational. I tend to slip into the much more formal magazine-style of writing; it’s what I’m used to.

What has been your most fun blog post to write?
Well, I’ve really enjoyed the ones where I’ve talked about my grandmothers–one Southern, one English. My great grandmother even got a mention in my “Cream Gravy” post. But I must say I really had “fun” with two very early posts (before blogging had become work!). I recall having so much fun setting up the photos for these two. And with the “Enough Already with the Garlic!” I was smiling just thinking of the controversy it could stir up if enough people read it!

http://delightfulrepast.blogspot.com/2010/02/early-lesson-in-mise-en-place.html

http://delightfulrepast.blogspot.com/2010/02/enough-already-with-garlic.html

Where do you see your blog this time next year?
At that point, The Delightful Repast will be 16 months old. And it WILL be–I’m not going to drop out! I see my blog having thousands and thousands of regular readers by then (long before then, I hope!) and editors everywhere clamoring to have me write for them.

Is there anything else about your blogging experience you would like to share?
I wish I had started sooner, before there were a gazillion food blogs!

Remember, if you want to be a featured foodie, just email me at traveleatlove (@) gmail.com!

This weekend I have a blogger meetup, The ALLY Foundation Pink for a Change gala, and a day of REST.

What are your weekend plans?

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Friday Foodie Feature

June 18, 2010 in Uncategorized by traveleatlove | 4 comments

It’s the weekend! I took a vacation day today to head to NJ to visit my family. It’s supposed to be a beautiful weekend, and I hope you are all gearing up for it! Next week is busy busy. I have a tweet up at the Melting Pot, dinner with some food and wine Twitter friends, a visit to a new cafe, and Taste of Cambridge, so I will enjoy some family time and rest this weekend!

Today’s foodie is a blogger who is new-ish to me, Brian from A Thought for Food. In the few weeks that I have been reading his blog, I have decided that he chose the perfect name for it. It is a beautiful site, and there is clearly a lot of thought put into it. He has some incredible food photos and recipes. My email correspondences with Brian have also really shown a lot of thought. When I needed a guest post because of a broken laptop he was the first to respond and ready to help. Overall, he is a great blogger, a super kind person, and someone I hope to meet at a Boston event soon! And I love the post he chose as his favorite so check it out!

How long have you been blogging?
July will mark the first anniversary of A Thought For Food

What is your favorite thing about blogging?
I love that blogging has introduced me to foodies from around the world who share a common love for cooking.

Least favorite?
Planning what to blog about next. I just have too many recipes I want to make and not enough time to make all of them.

What has been your most fun blog post to write?

http://www.athoughtforfood.net/2010/05/wedding-photographer-comes-for-dinner.html
A recent entry where my wedding photographer came over and took pictures of a dinner I made, which included a whole grilled haddock. It was a very collaborative experience.

Where do you see your blog this time next year?
It took the past year for me to really find my voice and I see that continuing to develop in the years to come. I also believe that the blog thrives off of other people’s connections to the stories and recipes I write about, so I hope that my readership continues to grow.

Is there anything else about your blogging experience you would like to share?
I think it’s a challenge for any amateur cook to find an outlet to express their love for food. But what I’ve enjoyed so much about blogging is that it has allowed me to be creative in a way that few mediums can provide.

Want to be a featured foodie? Email me at traveleatlove (@) gmail.com. I am currently seeking foodies for the next 8 weeks or so!

ALSO since many of you are healthy living bloggers/readers, I wanted to share with you a bit of amazingness. George, who I met at Vino Voyage, is riding across the country to raise money for the Community Rowing adaptive program. You can check out his bio, route, and find more information on the cause here. http://thexcrideforcri.us/site/Welcome.html. And yes, that’s riding a BIKE across the country from Boston, MA to Portland, OR. You can follow him on Twitter, and I am sure he would appreciate the support!

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Friday Foodie Feature

June 4, 2010 in Uncategorized by traveleatlove | 11 comments

Why does it always seem that short weeks feel REALLY long? I am happy to watch this past work week fade away and to tackle a fun weekend ahead. Other than a late Saturday brunch with friends and some volunteering at the MSPCA, my plans are few. How about you?

Last night, we finally received our beautiful new Vissani wine refrigerator. As part of stocking the fridge, I also decided to catalogue all of our wine. Something like oh, 80 bottles later, I was done. I am going to do a separate post on our home wine list and keeping your home sufficiently stocked this weekend, so stay tuned. It was actually a lot of fun and not as time consuming as I had imagined! It made me realize we have a lot of wine from California, New England, and Sicily but not from too many other places. Must expand wine horizons.

It has been awhile since I have done a Friday Foodie Feature due to some fun and bloggable Thursday night events (Vino Voyage, Boston Wine Exchange tasting, to name a few) and I am excited to bring back the feature with a blogger many of you love, Tina from Carrots ‘n’ Cake! Tina’s was the first blog I ever read and was one of the blogs that inspired me to start blogging. I have had the opportunity to hang out with her a few times, and she is just as fun and down to earth as she seems in her blog, the perfect balance of healthy and fit with fun. She is always super busy and working hard, and I am happy she had the time to be featured here today!

How long have you been blogging?

Just about 2.5 years now. It’s crazy how time flies when you’re having fun!

What is your favorite thing about blogging? Least favorite?

My favorite thing about blogging is the community. I have met so many
incredible people and learned so much from the blog world. My least
favorite thing about blogging is the mean/negative comments. (What’s
the point?)

What has been your most fun blog post to write?

The post announcing that I resigned from my full-time job at Harvard.
The photo still cracks me up!

http://carrotsncake.com/2009/10/i-resigned.html

Where do you see your blog this time next year?

Hopefully, it will be trucking along at the same pace!

Is there anything else about your blogging experience you would like to share?

I never planned for blogging to become such a big part of my life, but
I’ve enjoyed nearly every minute of the adventure!

If you haven’t been to Carrots ‘n’ Cake, you should definitely go on over for your fix of healthy, delicious meals, fun workouts, beer, wine, and other fun.

Don’t forget that I will announce the winner of my wine and cheese giveaway tomorrow!

What are your weekend plans?

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Friday Foodie Feature

April 23, 2010 in Uncategorized by traveleatlove | 7 comments

I won’t lie, I am tired. I read so many fitness and healthy living blogs, and it seems like everyone recovers from endurance events super fast. Not me. My legs feel fine, and I am not in horrible shape, but I feel a little more tired than normal for sure, and I am looking forward to the weekend. Tonight I am attending Healthworks post marathon celebration, and for the rest of the weekend, who knows? Sleeping and eating are definitely part of the plan. I started laying out my May calendar last night, and there are so many fun events coming up! Wine tastings, wine dinners, oyster festivals, weekend trips and lots more to come! This may be one of the last kind of quiet weekends for awhile, so I am going to relish it. What are you doing this weekend?

Today I am pleased to feature the lovely Kate from the blog WhatKateAte. I have just recently started reading Kate’s blog; like so many other great things I found it via Twitter. She has some great recipes and tasty looking photos, not to mention an incredible, inspiring healthy weight loss story. She’s a great writer, and I am very excited that she responded to my tweet seeking foodies to feature.

Enjoy today’s Friday Foodie Feature, and be sure to check out Kate’s blog if you haven’t already!

How long have you been blogging?
I started WhatKateAte the day after I returned home from spending a month in Greece (January 18th). I had toyed with the idea of starting a blog for some time, but I wanted to make sure that I could dedicate as much time and energy as I wanted into the project before I committed. Sure enough, I took the leap and slowly I have been finding what works for me and I haven’t looked back!

What is your favorite thing about blogging? Least favorite?
Part of the reason why I have found success in the realm of healthy living is due to the inspiration and information I found on food blogs – now I’m part of that community. It’s wonderful to be able to share my story with so many people who can relate and also to extend my experience to those who are in the process of making healthy changes in their lifestyle. I also really enjoy being able to write about topics that I’m passionate about: food, the environment, swimming, and yoga.

My biggest challenge of being a blogger is that I sometimes find myself unnecessarily comparing myself to other bloggers. After discovering this in myself, it made me realize that part of my healthy living journey is learning to compare my current self with my old self, since that is really the measurement that matters.

What has been your most fun blog post to write?
I really enjoyed the recent post that I did where I shared some photos of my trip to Greece. One of the fabulous things about blogging is that you can look back at any day and have an instant flashback through photos and dialogue, and I really love that experience.

Where do you see your blog this time next year?
This time next year will be a huge time of transition for me in my life and I hope to have the privilege of being able to blog through the changes on

Want to be the next featured foodie? Email me: traveleatlove@gmail.com

And don’t forget to enter to win a Cabot cheese gift box!

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Friday Foodie Feature

April 16, 2010 in Uncategorized by traveleatlove | 10 comments

Have you entered my Equal Exchange giveaway yet? Be sure not to miss the chance to win a $30 gift card toward Equal Exchange’s online store full of chocolate, coffee, tea, and snacks!

It’s Boston Marathon weekend! Today I plan on going to the marathon expo to pick up my bib number and race packet, tomorrow I am heading to Wine Riot and a carb filled dinner at Prezza, and Sunday my marathon charity, The ALLY Foundation, is having a pasta party for runners. I am excited and nervous! Really nervous! I will be posting all weekend, all about the Wine Riot, dinner, the pasta party, the marathon expo, and the MARATHON, so please check back often. Your support has been so crucial to this whole training period, and I will definitely use it as motivation this weekend!

Now to the Friday Foodie Feature! Today we have Nicole from the wonderful Cooking with Coley. Nicole’s blog makes you feel like you are a guest in her kitchen, and it features lots of delicious recipes and really great photos. We share a love of Google Analytics as I too am a little obsessed with my (meager!) traffic. I am really looking forward to following what Nicole cooks next!

How long have you been blogging?
I’m still a newbie to the blogging thing, but I’m no newbie to the blogosphere. With a PR background, I spend quite a bit of time exploring the Web and even pitching bloggers, so it’s been really exciting for me to be on the other side. www.cookingwithcoley.com was just launched in January 2010.

What is your favorite thing about blogging? Least favorite?
There are so many things I love about blogging – the excitement of capturing a new dish on camera, the anticipation of what responses and comments I’ll receive from my readers and friends and the sheer pleasure it brings me as I multitask on my couch while watching TV.
I should also mention that I love Google Analytics. Seriously. Although it might sound weird, every day the first thing I do when I log onto my computer is check my analytics (go ahead, you can laugh at me). While the results are usually nothing to boast about, I get excited to see the traffic numbers. Yes, I’m that lame.
Least ?
Right now there’s nothing that comes to mind!

What has been your most fun blog post to write?
There’s no question about this one – it was my first recipe post ever on my signature dish – Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps. Friends and family had so often asked me to give them recipes (especially this one), so for months and months I kept saying I was going to create a recipe blog for them pull my recipes from. The day I finally wrote and posted my first recipe gave me such a rush – it was a combination of exhilaration and fulfillment. I had rediscovered my love for writing and brought my passion for cooking to life.
http://cookingwithcoley.com/asian-chicken-lettuce-wraps-–-my-signature-dish/

Where do you see your blog this time next year?
Probably with 10,000 unique monthly visitors, a dozen major advertisers and exploding with content. OK, I am being facetious. If I have 1000 monthly visitors, I think I’ll be ecstatic! I honestly don’t know where this is going, but I’m enjoying every bit of it along the way and am excited to see where this journey takes me.

Is there anything else about your blogging experience you would like to share?
It’s more of a fun fact… www.cookingwithcoley.com was originally launched as NicForMasterChef.com. Sounds like a weird name, right? Well, it’s sort of a fun story. On Sunday, January 10, 2010, I tried out at a Master Chef casting audition in Newton along with 200 other Bostonians (Master Chef is a new show coming to Fox about amateur chefs). I had to plate my signature dish (lettuce wraps) and serve it to the judges. From there I was asked back with about 20 other people to round two where I did an on-camera interview for nearly 30 minutes, where I then qualified for round three – part of the top 10 in Boston!

As part of the third round, I had a few days to pull together raw footage that captured me and my life – friends, family, my kitchen and of course me cooking! To supplement my footage, and help me stand out, I created the blog NicForMasterChef in hopes it would show the judges and producers that I should be on the show and have what it takes.

Unfortunately, I never ended up making it on the show (I guess reality TV wasn’t my calling!), but I am so appreciative and thankful for what I took away from the experience. By creating the blog, I rediscovered my interest in writing and found a new outlet to pursue that passion. At the same time, I was able to couple it with my growing fondness of food and cooking… and from there Cooking with Coley was born.

Thanks so much, Nicole!

Are you interested in being the next featured foodie? Email me! And don’t forget to enter my Equal Exchange giveaway!

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Friday Foodie Feature

March 12, 2010 in Uncategorized by traveleatlove | 11 comments

Friday definitely always comes faster when I am nervous about a long run! I am going 21 miles tomorrow, the longest I will be running during this marathon training season, and I am pretty scared! I have done it before, and I think that’s why I am so nervous; I know how difficult it is going to be!

Still, I am excited that it is the weekend and even more excited to introduce Michelle from Fun and Fearless in Beantown as the Friday Foodie Feature! I love Michelle’s blog and tweets, especially because she is a fellow Bostonian and always seems to have great suggestions and dining experiences. And she is super sweet. Her blog was recently featured on Boston.com; once you check it out, you will see why! I haven’t met Michelle yet, but I hope to soon. Boston blogger meet up anyone?

How long have you been blogging?

I started my blog in July of 2008 as a personal online diary. I was inspired by my friend Kim who has a blog about her Ironman training (she’s a two-time Ironman athlete) and it motivated me to start my own blog about my “fun and fearless” adventures in Boston (hence the really long title to my blog). I only had a few readers, which were close friends of mine. As my blog started to get a more defined focus on food, cooking and restaurant dining experiences, my readership started to grow.

What is your favorite thing about blogging? Least favorite?

I write about the food that I truly enjoy (whether cooking or eating) and have been thrilled to meet people who share this same interest. So I’d have that my favorite aspect of blogging is meeting so many wonderful food bloggers at some fabulous food and wine events – all because of this blog!

I think every non-professional food blogger can agree that the most difficult part of food blogging is finding the time to do it all. I work full-time as an attorney and I cook regularly but the process of taking photos and writing is always time consuming. There are so many great restaurant experiences and recipes that never make it to my blog because sometimes you just want to eat or cook without taking notes and photos along the way.

What has been your most fun blog post to write?

Last month my boyfriend and I went to a flourless chocolate cake cooking demonstration and port tasting at Troquet in Boston (http://funandfearlessinbeantown.blogspot.com/2010/02/flourless-chocolate-cake-and-port.html). I love cooking demonstrations because you can learn something and then of course taste what you’ve learned! In this instance, how could you not love tasting chocolate cake? This was such a fun event for both of us to experience and it was great to meet some local food bloggers.

Where do you see your blog this time next year?

I want to continue to find strength and confidence in my writing. Until recently, my writing was mostly focused on my cooking experiences and restaurant reviews. I’ve started to expand my blog to include food product reviews and also participate in food and wine events. As the subject matter of my blog expands, I want to continue writing quality pieces in my own voice.

Is there anything else about your blogging experience you would like to share?

Although he refuses to take credit for it, my boyfriend Bret takes a lot of the photos for my blog. You can definitely tell which photos are his and which ones are taken by me from my Canon One Shot. My favorite blog posts are the ones that we experience (i.e. cook or dine out) together – where I write and he takes the photographs. For us, cooking, eating and blogigng about food is done together with love and something that brings us closer together in our relationship.

Thanks, Michelle for sharing your blogging experience with us!

Do you want to be the next featured foodie? Email me at traveleatlove2009@hotmail.com

Also, my ALLY Foundation raffle ends in 8 days. Click here for more info on the great prizes that will be raffled off: http://www.firstgiving.com/meghanmalloyteamally

AND I will be announcing the winner of Secrets of a Skinny Chef tonight. Click here for details!

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Friday Foodie Feature

February 19, 2010 in Uncategorized by traveleatlove | 5 comments

Happy Friday! Today’s featured foodie is Sabrina from Rhodey Girl Tests. Many of you may already know Sabrina’s blog for its healthy and delicious recipes and entertaining ideas. I was excited to meet her at the Nature’s Pride booth at the Foodbuzz Festival where she cooked up her winning egg white frittata muffins. She was as sweet and energetic as she comes across online. Thanks for being featured this week, Sabrina!

How long have you been blogging?
I have been blogging since October 2007, but I did not start sharing my recipes until the last year or so. At first I was writing about anything and everything. Here is my very first post (http://rhodeygirltests.com/2007/10/23/champagne-wishes-and-caviar-dreams/) … not related to my passion for cooking and hosting parties at all!

What is your favorite thing about blogging? Least favorite?
I absolutely love the community that has formed in the healthy living realm. I have made some really great friendships that I know would continue even without blogs. I also get great satisfaction when someone emails me to let me know they have tried one of my recipes and they loved it. They always feel really good about it, and that makes me feel good.
I hate that I sometimes sit at my computer for two hours preparing a post when I could be spending precious time with my husband. I suppose it is all about balance though, and I try to achieve that balance by only blogging during the week and keeping weekends to family time.

What has been your most fun blog post to write?
Even though my blog is all about food, I share a lot of love too. My absolutely favorite post was writing the story of how PB proposed, right after he did it! (http://rhodeygirltests.com/2008/05/02/engaged/) I still smile thinking about it. As far as the rest, I really enjoy all of the menu posts. I have a slight obsession with creating menus and lists. (http://rhodeygirltests.com/menus/)

Where do you see your blog this time next year?
By next year I hope to begin my family with my husband and share recipes that are easy for a very pregnant woman to prepare . I do hope that the success of my blog allows me to be involved in another fun foodie activity… but that is a secret for now!

Is there anything else about your blogging experience you would like to share?
A piece of advice for other bloggers… Write for yourself and write what you are passionate about. The rest will come with time!
Thank you for this opportunity, Meghan!
-Sabrina aka RhodeyGirl

Interested in being featured on an upcoming Friday Foodie Feature? Email me! traveleatlove2009 (at)hotmail.com

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Friday Foodie Feature

February 12, 2010 in Uncategorized by traveleatlove | 2 comments

Happy Friday! This week’s featured foodie is another blogger I have recently started following, Sasha from http://www.akitcheninbrooklyn.com. I love the idea of having guest contributors from around the world and know that I will learn a lot from Sasha’s blog. We also share an obsession with blog stats and lack of patience, which I know I am slowly trying to overcome!

Plus, one of her favorite posts is about Napa, one of my favorite places, and the photo she chose is with a glass of wine. A blogger after my own heart?

First off, thanks Meghan for including me as this week’s Friday Featured Foodie on TravelEatLove!

How long have you been blogging?

I am new to blogging, but I have been cooking for quite some time now and consider myself to be a pretty big foodie by this point. Over Thanksgiving, someone suggested that I start a food blog, and thus A Kitchen In Brooklyn was born from my own kitchen in Brooklyn. I have a lot of friends who like to cook, eat and write, so I decided to have a large group of guest contributors on A Kitchen In Brooklyn, who would write from twice a week to every other month from their kitchens around the globe. Now, in addition to me, there are 16 “guest writers” who write from their kitchens in Toronto, Boston, Washington D.C., New York, Chicago, Jersey City, Long Island, Budapest, Dublin, Sun Valley Idaho, Seattle and Philadelphia.

What is your favorite thing about blogging?

I love to write. That’s actually the true reason I went to law school and blogging about food and cooking is a great way to share my dual passions for cooking and writing. I love both planning the meals, preparing the food and writing about it – the entire process. What I love most about A Kitchen In Brooklyn is that I have such a great group of friends/contributors to share this passion with – I love reading everyone’s contributions from our diverse culinary backgrounds and geographic locations. I really enjoy reading other cooking blogs for the same reason and meeting other foodies through food blog networking as well – it’s a great way to learn about cooking and to learn new recipes. I love sharing my own recipes on my site in a way that I can make it easy for readers to understand and replicate them.

Least favorite?

I’ve been lucky enough in not to have encountered any of the bad stuff in blogging, so far. I just want readers to enjoy my site and learn about different recipes, cooking techniques and to have fun!

It’s easy to get obsessed with daily analytics, so I am trying to avoid that and let the blog grow and come of age on its own, which requires a little bit of patience.

What has been your most fun blog post to write?

Each week I seem to have a new favorite. I wrote a travel-food review post on food and wine from a trip to Napa Valley when I first started A Kitchen In Brooklyn, that was a lot of fun to write. I love writing about food and travel, which means that I need to work out ways to take more vacations!

On the recipe side, my current favorites this week are my chocolate raspberry soufflé, a post on Marcus Samuelsson’s mini meatballs, and my sushi cupcakes post (cupcakes crafted by me to look like sushi!). Painting the fondant on that last post was so fun! These were all great fun to write up.

Where do you see your blog this time next year?

I hope that I will continue improving my photography and food presentation skills. I would love for my blog readership (still very young) to continue to increase and for my blog to become a place where people frequently comment and ask questions about cooking and anything food related. I hope to have more readers to share our recipes with each day.

Is there anything else about your blogging experience you would like to share?

Thanks to Meghan for this amazing opportunity to reflect on blogging, food and cooking. I have really enjoyed reading TravelEatLove, which makes me hungry for more travel and food experiences abroad.

I am amazed at what a rewarding opportunity blogging has been since the beginning. I never thought I would be much of a blogger, but it turns out that I have such a passion for writing, cooking and food that it is perfect and I have become a very prolific blogger. It’s great to do what I love each day and share it to help others cook at home too.

Happy eating!

Sasha

Interested in being the next Featured Foodie? Email me! traveleatlove2009@hotmail.com

Also, please consider my charity raffle! $10/ticket at http://firstgiving.com/meghanmalloyteamally

The prizes so far? A custom me & goji mix, a one month membership to Healthworks fitness, a case of wine from Wine Cellars of Stoneham, a tour and private tasting for 10 at Westport Rivers Winery, and a $100 Williams Sonoma gift certificate. There aren’t a ton of entries, so there is a good chance of winning!

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Friday Foodie Feature

February 5, 2010 in Uncategorized by traveleatlove | 7 comments

I thought Friday would never come! This week I am happy to feature Jessie from The Happiness in Health, a blog I have recently started reading and totally loving. The title alone is great, and Jessie shares a lot of beautiful, healthy recipes despite her very busy schedule. I am looking forward to following her blog, and if you get the chance I hope that you too will check it out!

How long have you been blogging?

I’ve been reading blogs for a few years now, but I didn’t make the plunge until this January. I’m glad I did, because I’ve met so many interesting people already. I had fun reading blogs as a spectator, but I LOVE writing about my own experiences with food and cooking. I look forward to blogging every day!

What is your favorite thing about blogging?

The Internet has so much confusing nutrition information out there, so I’m hoping that as a future Registered Dietitian I can clear up some of the “facts” floating around. I try to cleverly insert food facts and nutrition tips into most of my posts – can you find them?

Of course, I find connecting with visitors and other bloggers to be irresistible. There are so many interesting and thoughtful blogs out there (of which TravelEatLove is definitely one ). I’ve learned a lot about food and travel just by reading.

Least favorite?

I’ve been lucky enough in my tenure so far to have not encountered any of the bad stuff in blogging (except spam, of course). I know, lucky, right?

What has been your most fun blog post to write?

Mayonnaise and salmon – a delicious combination! Not only did Peter and I sigh with contentment over this dish, I had a blast playing around with my camera to show off the food

(http://thehappinessinhealth.com/a-good-use-for-mayo)

Where do you see your blog this time next year?

I hope that readers will find the blog to be a comfortable place to ask questions and have great discussions. I see myself cooking many more recipes and improving my photography skills. Finally, I’m looking forward to traveling next summer and sharing my experiences with readers.

Is there anything else about your blogging experience you would like to share?

Writing about the topics that I love has been more gratifying than I could ever have imagined. Blogging allows me to be both creative and informative (I hope!). I love reading comments because everyone has their own perspective on any one topic. It’s nice to know that people are actually reading and that I’m not typing to an empty cyberspace. J But, even if I were, I’d continue writing because it’s been so much fun!

For anyone who’s thinking of starting a website or blog but who hasn’t gotten around to it yet: do it! I spent a lot of time hemming and hawing and convincing myself I didn’t have time, but once I climbed over the initial hurdle of setup (Mac users, I empathize!), I found that writing was a blast.

Thanks to Meghan for this superb opportunity to reflect on blogging and cooking. It’s been really fun to read about all her meals and travels, and I look forward to reading each and every one of your blogs, too!

Happy living!

Jessie

Interested in being the next Friday Foodie Feature? Email traveleatlove2009@hotmail.com

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