This afternoon went by so fast. It’s so nice to have a food focus at this event. Makes the coverage all the more fun!
After attending the Advanced Photography session (more food porn!) and then a session on "The Meaning of Identity and The Value Of Voice In A Crowded Food Blogging World," we came back down for snacktime. You never get hungry at BlogHer!
The featured snacks included a da-licious mushroom soup and chocolatey chocolate!!
The mushroom soup was just mushrooms, broth and sherry (and maybe one or two more ingredients like salt?) whirred together. It was incredibly delicious for being cream free!
But of course I added back some cream in the form of bacon-infused whipped cream and a crispy porcini mushroom.
I was still full from lunch, but I had a few delicious bites.
They were also serving a vegan quinoa-stuffed portabella. I will see if they will be posting these recipes on the Mushroom Channel!
On the chocolate front, I tried this incredibly interesting concoction:
Scharffen Berger Chocolate (sounds like Michel Schlumberger right!?) created this mixture of a bunch of flavors – from chocolate to peanut butter to pretzels to chili powder and roasted corn to promote their Chocolate Adventure Contest. I think the point was just to dip your hand in and enjoy!?!?
Testing the water..
Found a golden nouget!
HOMPH GOMPH GOMPH!
Didn’t eat it all, but it sure was fun!
We skipped out on the closing keynote to rejuvenate before the evening cocktail party. Jenna had some Amazing Grass and told me it would really help pick me up – so I took her up on a challenge to chug some.
A little aperitif before dinner if you will
CHUG CHUG CHUG!
I am totally exhausted from lack of sleep so I will most likely be posting tonight’s recap along with my KERF meet-up when I get to the airport tomorrow. Unless I get a second wind tonight.
Off to party!
Allison (Balance in Bites) says
Haha! Such a cute viedo, I love it!
Allison (Balance in Bites) says
Er, video*, not video
Melissa says
Hahaha! LOVE the video! You girls crack me up!
Food Makes Fun Fuel says
Wow, what a long and exciting day! I feel like I keep seeing the same thing again and again between you, Jenna, and Tina, but that’s OK because it always looks like a blast!
Angie says
Fabulous!! Love the grass chugging…hopefully it will power you through a fun night. Thanks for sharing the conference with us!
Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope says
Sounds like a mushroom-filled afternoon! 😉 But lots of fun!!! And that video just cracked me up. You guys are hilarious!
Allie (Live Laugh Eat) says
You take such good photos in the process of eating 🙂 Nice grass chugging!! Have a great night and safe flight home!
Kristin (Kristins Nibbles) says
HAH! That made me giggle!!!
And oh my do I love mushrooms =)
xo
K
Hallie (Healthy Twists) says
Haha I need to check that video out when my bf’s not around to wonder what the hell I’m watching on the computer 😉
I love Sharffenberger (or however you spell it) chocolate. The 62% dark flavor is AMAZING. And I love that you get local chocolate as SB is based out of San Fran! (swear I don’t work for them, just love the chocolate)
Leianna says
I want to put my hand in that chocolate goodie box!
Great grass shot, love it!
Madeline @ Greens and Jeans says
hope that grass carries you through the night! I’m glad you girls are having such a great time!
Jocelyn says
ahahah hularious ladies..ewww sludge!
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
hope that grass does it for ya – amazing grass, that is….don’t want to get you in trouble with the law here….
Cara (Cara Craves...) says
Impressive chugging!
kay (eating machine) says
bacon whipped cream sounds bizarre and yet potentially good…
Morgan (lifeafterbagels) says
Did you drink the sludge???
Marissa says
Love it!!
Jenn (www. j3nn.net ) says
I love the idea of whirring mushrooms to make them creamy! I have to try that. 😀
Jenn
Sheila says
Yeah, San Francisco was famous for amazing grass way before you were even born.
christie, honoring health says
That chocolate concoction surely looks interesting.
Glad you are having a good time!
Susan says
Haha, I just watched that video on Jenna’s blog. Congrats on your stellar chugging win 😛 Hope you had fun at the cocktail party!!
Ohmygosh, I just read Sheila’s comment. Hahahaha…
CaSaundra says
Not sure I would like to chug grass, hehe 🙂 But looks like your having a blast!
Jenna says
yummm that chocolately goodness looks sooo great!
cute vid of you and jenna 😉
jenna
shawna says
The grass chugging is too funny! Kath- you make a funny face about halfway through your chug!
That chocolate thing looks pretty good, but I don’t know if I could get past everyone’s hands being in it, even with gloves.