There’s been a lot of discussion and some criticism in the mom blogosphere on accepting conference sponsorships. Some have called it selling out or consider it giving away our power and voices to the lowest bidder. Personally, I don’t see that my working with sponsors is any different than a professional athlete like Dana Torres [...]
Posted on August 16, 2009 in Events and tagged as BlogHer09
One of the foodie highlights of the recent BlogHer09 conference was seeing Rick Bayless do a cooking demonstration at the National Pork Board’s booth. I’ve been a fan of Rick’s since I first saw his PBS cooking show, Mexico–One Plate at a Time, about nine years ago. It was when we first moved into our [...]
Posted on August 11, 2009 in Events,Recipes,Weight Watchers and tagged as BlogHer09
The most important thing about blogging is that it enables you to reach out and connect with people. So when Edelman PR invited me to the Quaker Oats sponsored blogger event at the Washburne Culinary Institute for Common Threads, I was thrilled to go. I knew connecting with the other bloggers as well as the [...]
Posted on August 1, 2009 in Events and tagged as BlogHer09
The insanity that is the BlogHer conference returns to Chicago this year. I’m excited, nervous and already exhausted preparing for it by trying to get in as many workouts as I can before I go. Late nights at the conference means sleeping in as late as possible in the mornings, so no working out for [...]
Posted on July 20, 2009 in Events and tagged as BlogHer, BlogHer09
Last March I posted that Log Cabin® replaced High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) with natural sugar in their pancake syrups. Well, now I’m pleased to announce that Log Cabin is one of my BlogHer09 Conference sponsors. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be posting recipes using their HFCS-free and real maple syrup products, like this [...]
Posted on July 7, 2009 in Events and tagged as BlogHer09
The BlogHer09 Conference is less than a month away. Until then and during, I’ll be introducing you to some of my sponsors at my other blog, This Mama Cooks! Reviews. (You can read all my conference sponsor posts here.) My first sponsor is Best Western. If you’re planning a trip this year with your family [...]
Posted on July 3, 2009 in Events and tagged as BlogHer09