I love eating with food bloggers
I have had the most wonderful day. I feel like I’ve been saying that a lot. Looks like this move was a wise one after all…
My morning started with a nice little walk of 5641 steps.
It's back
Yes, I busted out the pedometer because I’ve been feeling sedentary. Not inactive necessarily, just sedentary… or stale. You know the feeling, right? I just want to be outside more.
I came home to prepare a dish to take to my Welcome to Charlotte brunch hosted by Diana, which by the way, is perhaps the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me. I feel so happy and welcomed and comfortable here and I attribute all of that to the bloggers I’ve met. Truly. OK… food bloggers and having Stew here. Or food bloggers and having Stew here and living down the street from my brother. No no, food bloggers and having Stew here and living down the street from my brother and CATS.
Anyway, I made breakfast quinoa from 101 Cookbooks (you can find the crazy simple recipe here).
Breakfast quinoa
I used dried cranberries and fresh blueberries instead of the blackberries called for in the recipe. I also switched the agave to maple syrup and added maple syrup and cinnamon to my toasted pecans. It was delightful.
Quiiiiinoa
I love eating with food bloggers because it’s guaranteed good food every single time.
Impressive spread
Nom noms
We had Diana’s green monster muffins, veggie flatbreads, mini frittatas and roasted chickpeas. You can see her recap and recipes here. Caitlin brought the fruit salad and Kelly brought the party juice (mimosas). Katy was also visiting from Florida and brought her smiling face. And BRITTNEY, well, Brittney brought this:
Mmmhmmm
The Pie Master
Yeah. It was insane. Insane. I don’t even really like fruit pie, but I loved this. I mean, LOVE loved it. You can find the recipe here.
We belong!
We had a wonderful time and we love being here. Even though we don’t technically even live in Charlotte… or North Carolina. Impostors!
What a lovely welcome!! I am glad you have a lovely group of bloggers,boy, brothers and cats to surround your self with
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Aww…I was so happy to host this party for you guys! Welcome to town-ish! You guys are pretty much in Charlotte. Close enough for us! Thanks so much for coming and bringing your yummy quinoa. It’s going to make an awesome breakfast tomorrow!
Welcome to Charlotte
It certainly looks like a fabulous time. Such a great group of ladies too. And I agree. Food blogger meetups always ensures awesome eats.
Your blog is too cute! I love it!
I have been dying to make that exact breakfast
Oops… hit enter too quickly! I have been dying to make that exact breakfast quinoa recipe! I think I need to do it this week!
Mandy
Haha! I love reading everyone’s recaps! Yours cracked me up! I’m so glad you moved here and that you live out in the boonies near me! Looking forward to many more meetups with you
The dress looks so cute! I am so bummed that I had to miss out on yet another weekend full of blogger festivities.
I’m bummed I missed out on your welcome party, too! All that food looks divine! I’m so glad you moved here too, and so glad we have this awesome group of bloggie friends
I’m happy that you’re “here,” too. Hopefully, we can meet up soon. If you’re interested, I can take you to one of my favorite restaurants in Charlotte known for its vegetarian/vegan-friendly menu.
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