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Happy Friday! While I am working a half day, then getting ready to head to Ireland, I wanted to share a post from Gina of the blog Simply Life. Gina makes amazing food, it seems like every single day that she has gorgeous photos and recipes posted! She is also a runner and an overall super sweet and interesting blogger.

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What is your favorite thing about blogging?

I’ve always loved to cook, eat, and find new recipes but blogging has turned this common activity into something even more special that I can remember for more than a day or two and and am also able to share with others!

Least favorite?

Learning all the new things about computers, layouts, HTML view, etc! I’ve never been one who uses the computer for much more than checking email, Word documents and reading the news but blogging has challenged me to learn MUCH more than that!  I’m so grateful that I’ve been able to learn so much already, I just know I have a far way to go and not enough time 🙂

What has been your most fun blog post to write?

My post about homemade tapas has been my favorite!  Spanish tapas are one of our favorite types of food but I’ve always been too intimidated to try making them on my own.  Although I still think that many restaurants prepare tapas better, I loved being able to learn the basics and the chance to enjoy some of our favorite foods at home!

http://simplylifeblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/tapas.html

Where do you see your blog this time next year?

Great question!  I hope it’s a bit more organized – I keep adding new categories and haven’t quite figured out how I want to arrange everything since I never really know what the next change in my blog will be!  I also hope that I learn a lot more about blogging and that Simply Life reflects that 🙂

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

That I definitely don’t photograph or blog about everything I eat!  I most often post about dinners we’ve made at home or eaten out, but often times if we’re with company I don’t bring my camera, and I also don’t think people are too interested in the nights where our dinner instructions include “opening the can of soup and heating it up on the stove!”  🙂

Also, I always truly read and appreciate EVERY comment on my blog and get so excited to hear people’s responses and to be able to start learning about new blogs and foods that are out there!

Thank You Meghan for allowing me to participate in this!  Your blog has definitely been a great influence on places we try, trips we’d love to take and wines we need to taste! 🙂

Interested in being featured as a Friday Foodie Feature? Email me at traveleatlove2009 at hotmail dot com with your responses to the above questions and a photo of your choice. Spread the word!

Tags: blogger, blogs, Food, foodie

Happy Friday! While you are reading this, I am on my way to Arizona to work for the weekend. Only one more week until some relaxation in Ireland!

Today’s Friday Foodie Feature is a blogger a lot of you may already know, Brandi from the blog Bran Appetit. Brandi always has great food posts and from reading her blog for the past six months or so, I have gotten the sense that she is just a great person and a lot of fun to be around. Prior to the Foodbuzz Festival, Brandi was chosen as a Nature’s Pride Brand Ambassador, and I couldn’t have been happier for her and her delicious recipe! I even got to  meet Brandi when she was cooking in the Nature’s Pride kitchen at the Festival. Hope you all enjoy the Friday Foodie Feature, and you should be seeing some pictures of sunny Arizona soon!

How long have you been blogging?  One year as of January 14th (coming up soon!)

What is your favorite thing about blogging?  I love making new meals and showing new ideas..and making friends with some amazing bloggers and readers. Least favorite? Having to deal with technology when it’s not cooperating :/

What has been your most fun blog post to write? Although not food related at all, I think my recap posts from my trip to Honduras this summer were the most fun to put together and share. It was an amazing trip, and it was awesome to be able to relive it. There’s a few posts:
http://branappetit.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/honduras-futbol-loco/
http://branappetit.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/honduras-the-reason-we-went/
http://branappetit.wordpress.com/2009/08/06/more-fun-at-jovenes/
http://branappetit.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/honduras-in-a-coconutshell/
http://branappetit.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/honduras/

Where do you see your blog this time next year? Oh, I don’t know! Hopefully going strong and still just as fun as it is now. I just want to be sharing stuff with my family and friends, creating new recipes, and finding good ways to write about it and remember all these experiences.

Is there anything else about your blogging experience you would like to share? 
I was reading blogs for a few years before I jumped in with my own. I’m just so happy to be part of a growing community – I get so much inspiration and support from other bloggers, and I’ve made some amazing friends in the past year. I hope it continues!

Thanks, Brandi!

I am seeking foodies to feature in upcoming weeks. Interested? Email me at traveleatlove2009@hotmail.com with responses to the questions in this post!

Tags: blogger, foodie, guest post

Happy Friday, and Merry Christmas! Today I am excited to feature Julie from Savvy Eats. I love Julie’s blog, and have recently done my best to challenge myself in her Project Strength, a very good reminder that I need to add strength training to my marathon workouts. Julie is another one of the bloggers I love who is also planning a wedding AND finishing school AND manages to have great workout and cooking ideas. . . I have NO idea how they all do it! Enjoy the Friday Foodie Feature, and don’t forget to check out Savvy Eats.

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How long have you been blogging?  
I just started Savvy Eats in September 2009, so my blog is still a ‘baby.’  I think I just figured out exactly what format/kinds of posts I want to write.  Initially, I was blogging everything I ate, but I felt like there were plenty of people doing that already and it wasn’t really ‘me.’  Now, Savvy Eats is a combination of recipes, reviews, and my favorite: “Just Eat It: Brain Food 101,” which answers questions about the science behind food!

 

 

What is your favorite thing about blogging? Least favorite?
I think my favorite thing about blogging is the friends I have already made through my blog.  I’ve met so many great people from around the country in just a few short months!
My least favorite thing?  That I don’t have enough time to write all the posts I want!  With school, wedding planning, and looking for a full-time job, I sometimes struggle to find time to write my posts.  But since blogging is usually my favorite part of the day, I try to make the time.

 

What has been your most fun blog post to write?

I think that this post was my favorite.  I wrote it around the time that I realized I would much rather write than pursue engineering, which is my college major.  A lot of major life decisions were made around that time, so it was scary, but exciting!

Where do you see your blog this time next year?
Hopefully, I’ll be writing a lot more “Brain Food 101” posts.  They are my favorite to write, but they take a long time because of the research and the experiments that I do to demonstrate the concepts.  For instance, when I compared flax ‘eggs’ to regular eggs, I both researched how they were different, and made cupcakes with each to compare the results.

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

I’ve learned that in order for your blog to be successful, you need to be yourself.  Find what works for you and what doesn’t.  Don’t blog in a certain way just because everyone else is; blog in a way that represents YOU!
Thanks for the opportunity to be included in your Feature! 🙂

Would you like to be featured? Email me at traveleatlove2009@hotmail.com !

Tags: blogger, foodie

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