Instead of waiting until Nourished 2013, we want to Nourish you every week. That’s right! We’re bringing you our favorite people and brands every week to chat about food, blogging, and niche diets.

Here are the details:

Nourished Tweet Chats

Every Friday starting at 10 am PST/1 pm EST

Follow @NourishedFBC on Twitter

Follow the hash tag #NourishedFBC – Yes! We changed our hashtag!

Mark Your Calendar!

Friday, May 18th – Kim Koeller from Gluten-Free Passport chatting about Easy Gluten-Free Travel

Friday, May 25th -Karen Morgan from Blackbird Bakery chatting about Gluten-Free Baking

Friday, June 1st -Dianne Jacob from Will Write for Food chatting about Publishing a Cookbook

Friday, June 8th – Kelly Brozyna from The Spunky Coconut chatting about Baking with Coconut Flour

Chat guests and topics will be updated regularly on our Tweet Chat page.

Tweet with us and get Nourished!

When it comes to gluten-free baking, Bob’s Red Mill has exactly what we need – a great variety of gluten-free flours made from top quality ingredients. This is why we were thrilled to have Bob’s Red Mill as a key note sponsor at Nourished 2012.

Quality you ask? What does that mean?

Here’s exactly what Bob’s Red Mill does to make sure your gluten-free baked goods are safe and delicious:

• They stone grind over 70 gluten free flours, cereals and baking mixes
• Gluten-free products are made in a dedicated facility free from wheat and other gluten containing grains and derivatives
• Focus on educating staff members on good manufacturing practices that ensures high levels of quality control
• Ingredients are segregated and each line is thoroughly cleaned between production runs
• Their products are not only produced in a dedicated facility but are also batch tested for purity
• The gluten free facility is also dairy and casein free

Now that’s what we call quality!

Have you connected with Bob’s Red Mill? If not, here’s how:

• Follow Bob’s Red Mill on Twitter
• Like Bob’s Red Mill on Facebook

Ready to start baking with Bob’s Red Mill?

Visit their website for tons of delicious recipes including:

• All Purpose Pizza Crust
• Bob’s Favorite Gluten-Free Pancakes
• Bakery Style Gingersnap Cookies
• Chocolate Cherry Cookies

We **LOVE** Attune Foods!

At Nourished 2012 we had the pleasure of working with Attune Foods as one of our sponsors. And we mean pleasure in every sense of the word! They’re easy to work with and have demonstrated that they are a company filled with integrity. Attune gives back to the community.

This is one company you want to know.

Here’s why:

• Attune Foods believes what matters most is what’s inside.
• Their foods are made from simple ingredients, simply made.
• Erewhon organic cereals come in seven flavors, are certified gluten free by GIG, and are made in a dedicated dairy free, egg free, peanut free, and tree nut free facility.
• They use very few ingredients so you know exactly what you’re putting into your body.

Connect with Attune

It’s fun and simple to connect with Attune. They’re unique in that they are very present and accessible in the blogosphere. Attune works to inspire change and educate people on healthy lifestyle and eating habits.

Here’s how to connect on Twitter:

• Join their weekly Twitter chat every Wednesday at 9 am PST/12 noon EST
• Follow the hash tag #attune
• Follow @AttuneFoods

Don’t use Twitter? Connect with Attune on Facebook.

Connect with Attune on their blog:

• From Our Team Monday
• Recipe Tuesday
• Weight Loss Wednesday
• Food for Thought Thursday
• Attune Foods TV Friday

On their blog you’ll also find:

• Simple, healthy recipes
• Digestive Health and Food Allergies
• Weight Loss

Have you connected with Attune? If so, what do you love about them? If not – get on it!

photos taken by Hallie Klecker

If you are following @NourishedFBC and #NFBC on Twitter, you already know that Nourished ’12 was a resounding success! Over 100 bloggers and 15 presenters gathered to talk food, blogging, and friendship.

Here’s what people have been tweeting:

@glutenvygirl: Almost home! I loved the #NFBC. Left feeling nourished in SO many ways: mentally, emotionally, creatively, & of course belly-fully!

@saltyfig: @TheCeliacDiva thanks for the love. Enjoyed chatting at #NFBC, your presentation was great! Loved your enthusiasm.

@Donna_Hann: @frannycakesblog Loved your info packed presentation at #NFBC. Very inspired. Thanks!

@wickedgoodkitch: Carolyn, enjoyed your talk last Friday at #NFBC. You did an outstanding job covering a tremendous amount of ground!

@eberan: @blackbirdbakes So appreciated your presentation! Your integrity & precision in recipe development set a valuable standard. #nfbc

At Nourished

Each session gave bloggers specific tools they need to help them take their on-line presence to the next level.

“Build Your Brand Partnerships” with Anne Lee from our title sponsor, Schar, and Lauren-Lucielle Vasser of The Celiac Diva was packed with tips about what companies are looking for when looking for blogger partnerships.

Kim Koeller, award-winning app developer from Gluten-Free Passport, shared how to get into the ever-growing and very popular mobile space with apps and ebooks.

Sessions were packed with eager students clicking away on their laptops, making sure to capture all the wisdom being shared.

After a morning of informative talks and Q&A, we sat down together for a gluten-free lunch. The cuisine was designed so that everyone could eat – and, yes, even vegans found something delicious to fill their plates!

We ended the day with our signature Nourished Happy Hour, complete with gluten-free snacks, beer, and even dairy-free chocolate martinis!

Nourished 2013 will be in Dallas sometime in September – the exact date will be announced soon. Stay tuned so you can mark your calendar and get Nourished!

May you be Nourished!

Amy & Jen

We’re food bloggers. Obviously, we love food. And my, oh my, will you love the dining opportunities available to you while at Nourished! There are so many fantastic dining options available in and near the hotel, you just might have a hard time deciding where to go. Here are some of the wonderful restaurants that you have to choose from:

Peter Bronski from No Gluten, No Problem, and Kim Koeller, from GlutenFree Passport are teaming up to share the secrets to their success in both traditional and non-traditional publishing methods. As they discuss publishing traditional books, ebooks and apps, Peter and Kim will help you to determine which is the publishing route for you.  When it comes to publishing, Peter and Kim know what they are talking about.

Peter is an award-winning writer by trade. You can currently find his gluten-free cookbooks Artisanal Gluten-Free Cooking and Artisanal Gluten-Free Cupcakes on bookstore shelves. In addition to these widely-praised cookbooks, Peter has also published three other books, and his work has appeared in over 80 magazines.

As Founder, President and successful entrepreneur, Kim Koeller is the internationally acclaimed co-author of the Let’s Eat Out! series and creator of over 25 books, eBooks and leading Android / iPhone / iPod / iPad applications.

Don’t miss out on this chance to learn from these two talented individuals who have found success in the world of publishing!

If you haven’t purchased your tickets to Nourished, you can do so here.

Karen Morgan is the gluten-free founder of Blackbird Bakery, a virtual online bakeshop, and author of the gluten-free dessert cookbook Blackbird Bakery Gluten-Free. Since being diagnosed with celiac disease nearly ten years ago, Karen has striven to create gluten-free recipes that are equal to, if not better than, their traditional gluten-laden counterparts. She has a reputation for creating such delectable recipes that you forget you are eating gluten-free!

In her session at Nourished, Karen will empower you how to take your recipes from good to great. She will teach you the five pillars of gluten-free baking and how to:

• Undertake recipe research and development
• Understand the characteristics of gluten-free ingredients so that you can the maximize taste, texture and appearance of your recipes
• Map out your monthly planning schedule
• Keep a working recipe journal to track your successes and failures AND
• Make your failures work in your favor.

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This is one session you do not want to miss!

If you haven’t yet registered for Nourished, you can do so here.

There is more to a successful blog than just great recipes and drool-worthy photographs. Your prose has power — the power to draw in readers to create a loyal following. Want to evoke emotion and responses in your readers, improve the quality of your prose and strengthen your voice and storytelling? Join Dianne Jacob at Nourished for her session “The Art of Food Writing”.

Dianne Jacob is a skilled author, writing coach and nationally-acclaimed author of Will Write for Food: The Complete Guide to Writing Cookbooks, Blogs, Reviews, Memoires and More.  After a long and successful career as a top editor and writer, Dianne now coaches both experienced and beginning food writers in cookbook writing, freelance writing and blogging. In her session at Nourished, Dianne will teach you how to refine your writing to attract readers and bring them back for more. You do not want to miss this opportunity to learn from one of the best in the business!

If you haven’t yet registered for Nourished, you can do so here

I asked some of my favorite, most successful food bloggers what they’re reading to help boost their blog presence. Here’s what they shared:

Food Writing & Recipe Development:

• Will Write for Food: The Complete Guide to Writing Cookbooks, Blogs, Reviews, Memoir, and More, Dianne Jacob
• The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America’s Most Imaginative Chefs, Karen Page and Andrew Dorenburg
• On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Harold McGee

Food Photography:

• Plate to Pixel: Digital Food Photography & Styling, Helene Dujardin
• Food Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots, Nicole S. Young

Personal Development:

• The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, Jack Canfield
• The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, Don Migel Ruiz
• A Woman’s Worth, Marianne Williamson
• Organizing from the Inside Out: The Foolproof System For Organizing Your Home, Your Office and Your Life, Julie Morgenstern

Browse them all, choose the ones that speak to your heart and start reading – and growing your blog!

Amy Green is co-founder of Nourished Food Blogger Conference, The Balanced Platter, and the author of Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free where she shares simple-to-make, gluten-free, refined sugar-free recipes along with tips for living well. She also authored  the book Simply Sugar and Gluten-Free: 180 Easy and Delicious Recipes You Can Make in 20 Minutes or Less.

Get ready to be fed, supported, encouraged and inspired on April 13th.

When you pack your bags, be sure to bring the following with you:

• Casual clothes – you want to be comfortable but still presentable. Remember that your appearance says a lot about who you are. Nourished will give you the opportunity to meet other bloggers and forge relationships with key gluten-free companies.
• Dress in layers. The session rooms can be chilly at times.
• Camera and charger for all the photo opps you’ll have!
• Laptop and power cord so you’re connected during each session.
• Business cards – and lots of them! Consider adding your social media accounts to your cards if they aren’t there already.
• Extra room in your suitcase for the swag!

If you don’t have a Twitter account yet, you’ll want to get signed up and learn how to tweet before Nourished. Sign up for one here.