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September 14, 2015 (Updated January 31, 2023)

Blog Brulee 2015 Recap

by Anne Mauney, MPH, RD

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Hi friends! I was up in Vermont over the weekend at Blog Brulee, a cool weekend workshop/mini-conference for Registered Dietitians and nutrition-minded folks who blog. I spoke at Blog Brulee last year and was honored to be invited back to speak again this year! A big thank you to Blog Brulee and its sponsors (Siggi’s, Smuggler’s Notch, Davidson’s Safest Choice Eggs, California Almonds, and California Ripe Olives) for covering my travel and lodging and providing me with an honorarium in exchange for speaking.

If you’re interested in attending Blog Brulee next year, check out their website, BlogBrulee.com, for more information. This was the second year of the conference (here’s last year’s recap: Blog Brulee 2014), and once again we had a great group of smart, interesting, and engaging women (and one man – representing sponsor California Olives!) at the conference this year, and even though I was there to speak I feel I learned so much myself!

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I love that photo of this years’ attendees and speakers, pilfered from the California Almond Instagram account. Too cute! It was a pleasure to get to know everyone.

In addition to the speakers (more on them in a minute) and the founders of Blog Brulee (Registered Dietitians Regan Jones, Deanna Seagrave-Daly, and Robin Plotkin – and Gretchen Brown, who has a newborn and wasn’t able to attend this year – we missed you Gretchen!), here’s who was in attendance this year:

  • Alanna Waldron, RD – Eat Real Food
  • Emily Hein, RDN, LD – Zen & Spice
  • Lisa Lin – Healthy Nibbles & Bits
  • Katie Oberwager – 24 Carrot Life
  • Sally Twellman, RD – Twellman Nutrition
  • Whitney Reist, RD, LMNT – Sweet Cayenne
  • Selena Sharpless – The Nutritious Kitchen
  • Amee Livingston – Amee’s Savory Dish
  • Alexandra Caspero, RD – Delicious Knowledge
  • Vicki Shanta Retelny, RDN – Simple Cravings. Real Food.
  • Jennifer Pullman, MA, RDN, LDN – Nourished Simply
  • Lauren Harris-Pincus, MS, RDN – Nutrition Starring YOU
  • Sara Haas, RDN, LDN – Sara Haas, RDN
  • Katie Sullivan Morford, MS, RD – Mom’s Kitchen Handbook
  • Emily Cooper, RD, LD – Sinful Nutrition
  • Anne Danahy, MS, RD, LDN – Craving Something Healthy
  • Deborah Davis, MS, RDN – Dietitian Debbie Dishes
  • Dana Artinyan, RD, LDN – Art of Nutrition
  • Marisa Westbrook – Uproot From Oregon

If you’re looking for some new health/nutrition/food blogs to read, those are all pretty awesome ones to start with. 🙂

On the speaker front, we had an amazing line up as well. Here’s what went down:

  • Blog Brulee co-founders and dietitians Regan Jones and Deanna-Seagrave Daly taught us the basics of photography for both DSLRs and smartphones.
  • Katie Webster showed us her tips for food styling and post-processing of photos. Her photos (and recipes) are gorgeous – and she also just came out with a beautiful Maple Cookbook (affiliate link) that she shot entirely herself. Mad props!

how to take better food photos

  • Lisa D’Agrosa from Eating Well Magazine shared her tips for pitching and developing stories.
  • Katy Widrick deciphered the logistics and jargon related to SEO (search engine optimization) and how to improve search traffic to our blogs. 
  • Lindsay Livingston, Kylie Held, and Sally Kuzmechak discussed how they built their followings and communities on different social media channels. (See also: Lindsay on Twitter, Kylie on Instagram, and Sally on Facebook – all definitely worth a like/follow!)
  • And finally, I closed out the conference by speaking about how to work with brands as a blogger (<—blog post I wrote awhile ago on the topic, if you’re interested).

how to work with brands as a blogger

Like last year, the weekend took place at beautiful Smuggler’s Notch near Burlington, Vermont. During our breaks, many of us enjoyed walking around on the trails on the property – I bet these are even more gorgeous when the fall colors pop.

smugglers notch on property hiking

We were also treated to a yoga class on Saturday before dinner, held outside with a nice view of the skiing areas at Smuggs (what those of us in the know call Smuggler’s Notch 😉 ) and led by conference attendee and yoga teacher Alex of Delicious Knowledge. Loved meeting her, by the way – she has a fabulous recipe blog and I loved her yoga teaching vibe. She’s into teaching mindful eating, too, which you know I give a big thumbs up.

blog brulee yoga

It was a wonderful class, and over half of us showed up for it! (I’m pictured below with my buddy Kylie, whose blog, ImmaEatThat, I love – gorgeous healthy recipes. I also love that she’s all about intuitive eating and working to combat disordered eating when working with her nutrition clients. Keep fighting the good fight, Kylie – you rock!)

smugglers notch outdoor yoga

The big other highlight of the weekend, besides the educational sessions, was of course the food! From Siggi’s breakfast bowls…

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… to learning how to make our own Skyr (thick Icelandic yogurt) at home from Siggi himself…

how to make your own greek yogurt at home

To gluten free Quinoa Energy Bars at snack time (I don’t have the recipe, but they reminded me of my Cranberry Quinoa Peanut Butter Power Bars)…

gluten free quinoa energy bars

To delicious BBQ (my favorite meal of the trip, so good)…

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And finally to breakfast in our room! Like last year, Blog Brulee randomly paired people up with roommates (well, we had our own rooms, but we shared cute little lodge apartments with kitchens), and this year I was rooming with two great women: Dana and Lauren!

blog brulee 2015

On Sunday morning, it was up to us to make ourselves breakfast before heading to the final morning of the conference, and the Blog Brulee sponsors stocked our kitchens to inspire us.

Lauren is basically the breakfast queen (she’s working on a breakfast cookbook, actually), so she spearheaded our breakfast. I basically slept in and rolled out of bed to find all this waiting – color me impressed! Orange creamsicle overnight oats (vanilla siggi’s + milk + oats and topped with sliced oranges and zest), protein pancakes (like my Flour Free Breakfast Pancake but with oats instead of ground flaxseed), and french toast.

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I went for the protein pancakes, topped with banana and almond butter, and the overnight oats. So good – thank you again for making and feeding us such deliciousness, Lauren!!

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And there you have it! Another successful Blog Brulee. I’m so honored to be a part of such a great event. Thank you again to their team for having me back, and I’m looking forward to continuing the conversation online with the ladies I met this weekend!

- anne
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27 comments
  • Mar @ Mar on the Run
    September 14, 2015 · 4:51PM:
    love Vermont! sounds like an amazing experience - thanks for sharing!
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  • Erin @ Her Heartland Soul
    September 14, 2015 · 5:27PM:
    What a fun looking conference! Glad you had a good time!
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  • Dani @ Dani California Cooks
    September 14, 2015 · 7:05PM:
    Looks like a productive and fun conference!! I love seeing bloggers get together in real life - makes us all seem much more "real" for sure. Also - Mr. Siggi looks exactly like what I picture him to. Lol!
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  • Sara @ Oats & Rows
    September 14, 2015 · 7:09PM:
    It looks like it was an awesome weekend! :)
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  • Deanna Segrave-Daly
    September 15, 2015 · 5:47AM:
    Ahh, can we go back? Thanks for your comprehensive wrap up and of course for being part of the event once more - your presentations and comments are always so incredibly helpful and inspiring for all who attendee. So great to see you again -until FNCE!
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    • Anne
      September 15, 2015 · 9:17AM:
      Thank you so much for having me! Can't wait to see you at FNCE!
      Reply
  • Katie | Healthy Seasonal Recipes
    September 15, 2015 · 6:47AM:
    It was such a great event and so great to see you again. Your session was so helpful and a great reminder that there are lots of different ways to work with brands. I needed that! Hope to see you again soon.
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    • Anne
      September 15, 2015 · 9:17AM:
      Loved seeing you again, too! Congrats on that gorgeous cookbook :)
      Reply
  • ELANA NATKER
    September 15, 2015 · 9:15AM:
    Thanks so much for the recap! It looks like an amazing time.
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  • Lisa @ Healthy Nibbles & Bits
    September 15, 2015 · 9:37AM:
    Anne, it was so good to meet you! Thank you for a great session on branding. It reminded me that I need to update my media kit and to think of other ways to work with brands. Have a great rest of the week. I'm missing the Smug's already!
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    • Anne
      September 15, 2015 · 10:57AM:
      So great meeting you, too! Let me know if you have any questions as you're updating your media kit - happy to help!
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  • Sara
    September 15, 2015 · 10:26AM:
    Thanks for sharing your recap! This looks like a great conference. I'm a certified health coach, so this may be a conference I look in to for next year!
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  • Sara
    September 15, 2015 · 10:28AM:
    Oh, and thanks for listing all the bloggers and speakers. I followed all of them on their social media channels ; ) I'm always looking for new healthy living blogs!
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  • Emily @ Sinful Nutrition
    September 15, 2015 · 11:41AM:
    Great recap Anne! So glad I got to meet you and learn so much from your presentation! Such a great weekend. :)
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    • Anne
      September 15, 2015 · 11:48AM:
      Loved meeting you, too! :) I'm so glad you found the presentation helpful!
      Reply
  • Emily @ Zen & Spice
    September 15, 2015 · 12:24PM:
    It was so cool to meet you!! I loved the whole weekend, such a great experience. I have a huge list of things I learned that I want to get started on ASAP! :)
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    • Anne
      September 15, 2015 · 3:25PM:
      Yay, loved meeting you, too! :)
      Reply
  • Lauren Harris-Pincus
    September 15, 2015 · 12:28PM:
    Thanks so much for the awesome recap and shout out! Your session was fANNEtastic and I'm so glad we were roomies :-) See you at FNCE!! xo
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    • Anne
      September 15, 2015 · 3:25PM:
      Can't wait! Great meeting you and thanks again for that awesome breakfast feast! :)
      Reply
  • Amber @ Madden Wellness Counseling
    September 15, 2015 · 2:39PM:
    That looks like so much fun! What a beautiful landscape!
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  • Dana
    September 15, 2015 · 3:35PM:
    Love the wrap-up and photos! It was wonderful meeting you and being roomies! Thanks for the great session and inspiration to get out there and make my passion into a career.
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    • Anne
      September 15, 2015 · 4:32PM:
      Get out there and crush it, girl! Great meeting/rooming with you, too!
      Reply
  • Katie @ 24 Carrot Life
    September 15, 2015 · 9:53PM:
    It was so great meeting you, Anne! I am so ready to put some of your tips to good use and I've been brainstorming lots of new ideas. Looking forward to staying in touch and hope you're feeling better :)
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    • Anne
      September 16, 2015 · 1:22PM:
      Much better, glad to have kicked that cold. Thank you and great meeting you! :)
      Reply
  • Roadrunner September 17, 2015 · 5:40AM:
    What a neat event! Nice that you could be a briefer again!
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