A holding post before you all think I’ve disappeared. This weekend, I went to the incredible Cybermummy conference in London, a massive get together for around 180 mummy bloggers.
I will give a more detailed rundown on my thoughts about the day and how mummy bloggers compare to food bloggers in the next few days but here are a couple of shots to give you a flavour what it was like and ahem, a taste of the homemade flapjacks that I handed out to Cybermummy delegates along with sachets of porridge oats courtesy of my sponsor Flahavan’s, the Irish oat company.
Due to my ridiculous, and mostly self inflicted itinerary this weekend, I have not yet been able to visit people’s blogs and say hallo, it was so nice to meet you etc. But I will. Neither have I forgotten my foodie friends, if you are following me on Twitter you will have some idea what I’ve been doing – a garden party, a birthday cake to make, a family get together for Ted’s baptism this weekend. Heck it’s my birthday too (someone else’s cake though) and I’ve not even thought about this.
As if that’s not enough, today I am about to go to a food bloggers’ Masterchef event hosted by Miele. Five of us will be cooking infront of Greg Wallace and John Torode. To be honest, I am not sure how I’m going to manage with this, I am after all more Bejam meets vicar’s tea party than posh nosh. I will not be making scallops and black pudding, the Masterchef cliche, but instead some french macarons and a variation of a very tasty Hummingbird Bakery apple cake. I leave home in one hour. My son screamed the place down at pre-school drop off this morning because he knew it wouldn’t be me collecting him after lunch. So not exactly a great morning for concentration. Wish me luck, I need it.
Jay, aka Mocha Bean Mummy epitomised Cybermummy for me here – laptop and camera!
There was a huge amount of #cybermummy twittering going on.
And everyone lugging around enormous goodie bags!!!
I introduced myself to the Cybermummies with my home made flapjacks. There were FIVE flavours and I will blog these recipes plus more Cybermummy pictures in another post later this week.
But in the meantime, do check out some other Cybermummy posts linked to www.mummy-tips.com and amodernmother.com and keep your fingers crossed that I do not make a compete numpty of myself infront of everyone this afternoon. They actually cook proper things with carefully selected cuts of meat and fish. Not just school fete style cake and biscuits. Why did I agree to this? I must be mad. But then if they read my blog they’ll know that already.
UPDATE: I survived… the full food bloggers’ Masterchef experience coming soon!
I have gone through the panic stage and am now resigned.
I possibly have been taking this too seriously!
Just need to harvest my window box and I am good to go.
Good luck with Greg and John! You'll do brilliantly. Can't wait to hear all about it, and see your flapjack recipe. Cybermummy looked brilliant – wish I had been there.
Cooking infront of Greg Wallace and John Torode my my i would be nervous, good luck to you.
I hope they record and air it, as i love wathcing masterchef when i have time.
Ok you're making macarons in front of Greg Wallace and John Torode? Wow – you are brave! Good luck!!!!!
Gosh you are a busy bee! Wishing you the best of luck for today, but mostly hoping you have fun and enjoy yourself. Looking forward to hearing all about it!
Morwenna x
PS. When is your birthday?
Sending tons of good thoughts your way!
Looks like it was a cool event. Cant wait to hear more about how all of this ends up working out for you.
I am not a mummy but i want some flapjacks daaaaahling. Looking forward to the recipe.
*kisses* HH
It was so nice meeting you 🙂
I am going to be returning everyday until I get the sour cherry & coconut flapjack recipe!!
Lovely to meet you! 🙂 x
It was so lovely to meet you on Saturday – and I hope your cooking was top notch today! xx
How awesome that you are cooking for Greg and John. I really enjoyed meeting you on Saturday and giggling with you throughout the quiz…..which we very nearly won 😉 The chocolate flapjack was amazing by the way!!!
The sour cherry and coconut flapjack was superlush and I wait with anticipation for the recipe so i can whup some serious cake stall ass at the next available opportunity!!!!!
Was fab meeting you and finding a foodiemummyblogger kindred spirit 😀
Yay for Masterchef…………superb job and I'm sure Cyber Mummy was fantastic! Take it easy and happy birthday…
Ohhh I missed the flapjacks!! I'm sure they were VERY yummy… Can't wait to hear about the Foodie Bloggers, and I LOVE your pics – they're great!! Was LOVELY to meet you 😀
Though…it took me a while to realise the woman with her arms in the air on the first pic isn't actually on the panel… *duh*
xx
Goodness me you're so busy Sarah! And making flapjacks for everyone? You are definitely a supermum! 😀
Not only did I miss you but I missed the flapjacks! Curses! What a great day it was. AMAZING news about the Masterchef event – it doesn't get taffer than that! (ho ho.)