Comments on: 12 MORE Things You Should Know About Food Bloggers http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/09/23/12-more-things-you-should-know-about-food-bloggers/ The slightly eccentric eating, cooking and travel adventures of a Sydney girl who loves cakes, cooking, Nigella Lawson and eating. She eats, breathes and dreams food and indeed will never get cable TV as she'd quit working and watch the Food Channel all day long. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:22:58 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ms M http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/09/23/12-more-things-you-should-know-about-food-bloggers/#comment-59544 Ms M Sun, 14 Feb 2010 05:35:02 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=18245#comment-59544 OMG - I just left a comment on your 10 things re food bloggers post and I now I come here and in the first paragraph you pretty much sum up what I wrote! Too funny. On a recent trip overseas I received an email from my father. There were no niceties...just "Can we have some pictures of people please?" It says something doesn't it?! "Just surrender to us and comply quietly." Love it! OMG – I just left a comment on your 10 things re food bloggers post and I now I come here and in the first paragraph you pretty much sum up what I wrote! Too funny.

On a recent trip overseas I received an email from my father. There were no niceties…just “Can we have some pictures of people please?”

It says something doesn’t it?!

“Just surrender to us and comply quietly.” Love it!

]]> By: Bronwyn http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/09/23/12-more-things-you-should-know-about-food-bloggers/#comment-51999 Bronwyn Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:18:00 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=18245#comment-51999 wow, that danish horn of plenty looks remarkable! is there a recipe on here? wow, that danish horn of plenty looks remarkable! is there a recipe on here?

]]> By: Suminoya – Sydney CBD, Sydney (3) | http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/09/23/12-more-things-you-should-know-about-food-bloggers/#comment-44286 Suminoya – Sydney CBD, Sydney (3) | Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:10:11 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=18245#comment-44286 [...] pianist has their hands, a singer their vocal chords but to a foodus bloggerus it is our mouths that are our most valuable asset. So when one of us needs to delve into the world [...] [...] pianist has their hands, a singer their vocal chords but to a foodus bloggerus it is our mouths that are our most valuable asset. So when one of us needs to delve into the world [...]

]]> By: Bacon Jam recipe @Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/09/23/12-more-things-you-should-know-about-food-bloggers/#comment-44170 Bacon Jam recipe @Not Quite Nigella Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:24:08 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=18245#comment-44170 [...] should add this obsessiveness to my next10 or 12 Things You Should Know About Food Bloggers. Sometimes, when we hear of a recipe, we just cannot get it out of our minds and it preoccupies our [...] [...] should add this obsessiveness to my next10 or 12 Things You Should Know About Food Bloggers. Sometimes, when we hear of a recipe, we just cannot get it out of our minds and it preoccupies our [...]

]]> By: Karen@Cook4Seasons http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/09/23/12-more-things-you-should-know-about-food-bloggers/#comment-43240 Karen@Cook4Seasons Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:19:13 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=18245#comment-43240 Hilarious - and SO true! I am sending this to all my family and friends who constantly roll their eyes when I stop everything and pull out the camera. My husband gets extra brownie points for allowing so many meals to go cold. Hilarious – and SO true! I am sending this to all my family and friends who constantly roll their eyes when I stop everything and pull out the camera. My husband gets extra brownie points for allowing so many meals to go cold.

]]> By: Mia http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/09/23/12-more-things-you-should-know-about-food-bloggers/#comment-43179 Mia Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:46:14 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=18245#comment-43179 i laughed so hard when reading this, i am a chef and this post resonates with every point-with the exception that rather than share it with everyone on the internet, we go and talk about it with Head Chef, dissect it, make it, dissect it again and make it our own, then obsess about it until we find something new! i laughed so hard when reading this, i am a chef and this post resonates with every point-with the exception that rather than share it with everyone on the internet, we go and talk about it with Head Chef, dissect it, make it, dissect it again and make it our own, then obsess about it until we find something new!

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/09/23/12-more-things-you-should-know-about-food-bloggers/#comment-42301 Not Quite Nigella Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:40:10 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=18245#comment-42301 Hi grace-Hehe yes it's speaking to you? :P Haha true true, we come with a disclaimer! Hi grace-Hehe yes it’s speaking to you? :P Haha true true, we come with a disclaimer!

]]> By: grace http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/09/23/12-more-things-you-should-know-about-food-bloggers/#comment-42263 grace Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:37:31 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=18245#comment-42263 how did i miss this one? thank goodness i backtracked and found it--it's a great read. i particularly agree with #5, except for the bill part. nobody's forcing them to devour the goodies i bring! :) how did i miss this one? thank goodness i backtracked and found it–it’s a great read. i particularly agree with #5, except for the bill part. nobody’s forcing them to devour the goodies i bring! :)

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/09/23/12-more-things-you-should-know-about-food-bloggers/#comment-41854 Not Quite Nigella Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:08:28 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=18245#comment-41854 Hi Rosa-Thanks so much! :) Hi Betty-Hehe yes I can't do it even though I sometimes really want to :lol: Hehe cool! I just use disposabel wooden ones (seen less as a weapon I suppose :P ) Hi Su-yin-Cool! :) Yes the battery often dies at inopportune times! :( Haha one day! ;) Hi Barbara-Thankyou so much! Sure! Now that would be fun! :) Hi sandra_Thanks so much :) Hi Anita-Ahhh thanks! :) Yep guilty as charged :) HI Trisha-Thankyou very much! :D Hehe that reminds me, I need to tidy mine! Hi Cakelaw-Thankyou! :) Hi Madelin-Why thankyou very much! :) Ahh those poor spouses :P Hi Elaine-Thankyou-yes perhaps it was destined given our habits :lol: You're welcome! :) Hi Kerry -LOL It's like that isn't it! :P Hi Steph-Hehe I think we took a couple of the Eiffel tower...somewhere in that pile! :P Thankyou so much! :) Hi Paula-I am but I haven't read the book-yet! :) Hi Katherine-Haha that's good, it will help them understand our kind! :P Hi Anna-Hehe I think you are perhaps destined to be one! Not a bad fate mind you! :) HI Barbara-Thankyou! :) Hi Iron Chef Shellie-Hehe thankyou! That's great, more about our misunderstood kind! :) Hi Penny-I know, they're saints really as are friends :lol: A foodblogger is lost without wonderful friends! :) Hi Reemski-Hehe I don't clear mine as often as I should! So it ends up like a tower :lol: Hi Kamran-Aww thankyou so much for your kind words! :D Haha still normal! :P My parents have given up on explaining :lol: Hehe yes people din't understand, we're interested in the food, them less so! Thankyou! Hi Betty-Thanks so much! :D Hi Paula- Hehe at gender! :) Sadly I haven't made it yet but I really want to! :) Hi MrsDesperate-Isn't it great when people get into it!? Haha detectives or tax inspectors? We sometimes get “the competition” :lol: Hi Divina-Thankyou so much! :D And you are too kind, thanks so much! :D Hi Conor-Thanks so much-eheh thankyou our baked treats probably are! :lol: Hi Julie-lol! That's great and I can feel your pain at #6. I mean golden raisins are still unusual! Yes the equipment and where to store it. I've become an expert stacker :lol: You're welcome! :) Hi Howard-Haha good stuff! Break in case of emergency! :P Hi Arwen-I will when I make it :) Haha a mum tactic-clever! Hi Shaz-Thankyou! Haha that's so cute! :D Hi CookiePie-Thanks so much! :) Hi yygall-Good idea, I mean you never know where a meal will come from right? :) Hi Rilsta-Hehe thankyou! :) Hi clekitty-Thankyou! :D Hi April Marie-Haha yes they're always so curious but nowadays I see all sorts of people taking photos. Perhaps they're tourists! :) Hi ms delicieuse-Hehe thankyou so much! :D Yep food porn, nothing wrong with that and probably the only socially acceptable form of porn :P Hi Mel-Thankyou so much! Yes I've seen it thanks! :) Hi Belle-Hehe yes it just horrifies me the idea of ordering the same thing :lol: Hi Sophia-Thankyou! :D Yes supermarkets are fun, especially ethnic ones with a guide! :) Hi Johanna-Thanks, yes they're very well “trained” for lack of a better word! :) Hi Karen-Yes you never know! :) Yes raise a glass to our partners, we couldn't do it without them :) Hi bethany-hehe yes my husband would eat pasta bottled and sauce every day if he were by himself :lol: Hi Lex-hehe really? She's not into photographing food? Hi Sophie-Thankyou so much! Yes hopefully different in a good way :) Hi Marilyn-Hehe that's great! :D Mango eel rolls? How fantastic! :) That's absolutely wonderful to hear! :D You are too kind and I hope you like the pie! Woohoo! :D Hi Ja-Hehe cool! :) Hi Kavey-Thanks so much! :) Hi Fuji Mama-hehe we are but that's a good thing right? :P Hi NotAnotherFoodBlog-Yep you need to look out for the food for sure! :) We choose destinations based on food sometimes :lol: They must be very happy flatmates and neighbours! :) Hi aforkfulofspaghetti-Thankyou! :) Hi Esz-Thankyou very much. We are rather strange aren't we! :) Hi Anja-Thankyou! :) Hi Adrian-Hehe yes got to look out for the stomach :D Thankyou! :) Hi nora-Thankyou! :) Hi Kyle-How strange! :lol: Perhaps we have? I know my feedburner has been acting up badly. Or yes maybe it's the tang that's enveloping Sydney! :P Hi Trissa-Hehe that's cool! Thankyou so much-100 now that's a challenge but I think I can do it possibly! :P Hi Simon-Scary but true! :lol: Hi Ffichiban-Surely you have a man bag no? :P No not the back pocket-you could hurt yourself! :P Hi LK-Thankyou so much! :) Hehe but I'm sure he's happy when he gets to eat it all right? :) Hi Morta Di Fame-LOL yes it's certainly a conversation piece! :) Hi Avanika -Hehe wonderful, thankyou! :) Hi Blond Duck-That's a good thing. I mean food memories are great! I love flicking through photos and being reminded of food :) Hi faith-Thankyou so much! :) Ahh you would be the most popular tenant there I think the way you cook! Hi The Duo Dishes-Hehe true! :P Hi Jackie-Hehe cool! :) Yes I agree, there's no ice cream like Berthillon! :) Hi Shanks-hehe you definitely are then! Thankyou! :) Hi Indigo-Haha it's for practical reasons totally! :D Hi Palidor-That's great thankyou so much! :D Hi Phuoc-Hehe hubby is worried about that too. Luckily he is a string bean that does lots of exercise (but perhaps that's more as a precautionary measure) :lol: Hi Lauren-Hehe thanks! Yep they must be rubbing their stomachs in anticipation :) Hi Maria-Hehe cool! :D Oh yes it's all disposable. Yes it's for practical reasons really! Hi Kel-Yep it sounds like you're definitely a blogger to come! :D Hehe food is how I remember things too! :o Hi Angela-Yep me too -nothing wrong with that :P Perhaps that's how we all start! :) Thankyou so much! :) Hi zaou-They are the rock stars! :P Hehe thanks, I guess their expression would depend on whether they read food blogs or they don't. Hopefully they will :P Hi Moya-yep cool! It's a good idea I say! :D Hi Helen-Hehe perhaps he will get used to it :) Yup of course not and all in descending order :) Hi 5 Star Foodie-Thanks so much! :D Hi Jessica-Thanks! :D Yes sharing is definitely the way :) Yes I can't work with those people! :lol: Hi DC-Ahh you must be a very lucky man indeed! :) Yes Angela dishes up some amazing food so I'm sure you're not worried if the food isn't quite piping hot. Aww no really? She must be a brilliantly intimidating cook. :o Hi Rosa-Thanks so much! :)

Hi Betty-Hehe yes I can’t do it even though I sometimes really want to :lol: Hehe cool! I just use disposabel wooden ones (seen less as a weapon I suppose :P )

Hi Su-yin-Cool! :) Yes the battery often dies at inopportune times! :( Haha one day! ;)

Hi Barbara-Thankyou so much! Sure! Now that would be fun! :)

Hi sandra_Thanks so much :)

Hi Anita-Ahhh thanks! :) Yep guilty as charged :)

HI Trisha-Thankyou very much! :D Hehe that reminds me, I need to tidy mine!

Hi Cakelaw-Thankyou! :)

Hi Madelin-Why thankyou very much! :) Ahh those poor spouses :P

Hi Elaine-Thankyou-yes perhaps it was destined given our habits :lol: You’re welcome! :)

Hi Kerry -LOL It’s like that isn’t it! :P

Hi Steph-Hehe I think we took a couple of the Eiffel tower…somewhere in that pile! :P Thankyou so much! :)

Hi Paula-I am but I haven’t read the book-yet! :)

Hi Katherine-Haha that’s good, it will help them understand our kind! :P

Hi Anna-Hehe I think you are perhaps destined to be one! Not a bad fate mind you! :)

HI Barbara-Thankyou! :)

Hi Iron Chef Shellie-Hehe thankyou! That’s great, more about our misunderstood kind! :)

Hi Penny-I know, they’re saints really as are friends :lol: A foodblogger is lost without wonderful friends! :)

Hi Reemski-Hehe I don’t clear mine as often as I should! So it ends up like a tower :lol:

Hi Kamran-Aww thankyou so much for your kind words! :D Haha still normal! :P My parents have given up on explaining :lol: Hehe yes people din’t understand, we’re interested in the food, them less so! Thankyou!

Hi Betty-Thanks so much! :D

Hi Paula- Hehe at gender! :) Sadly I haven’t made it yet but I really want to! :)

Hi MrsDesperate-Isn’t it great when people get into it!? Haha detectives or tax inspectors? We sometimes get “the competition” :lol:

Hi Divina-Thankyou so much! :D And you are too kind, thanks so much! :D

Hi Conor-Thanks so much-eheh thankyou our baked treats probably are! :lol:

Hi Julie-lol! That’s great and I can feel your pain at #6. I mean golden raisins are still unusual! Yes the equipment and where to store it. I’ve become an expert stacker :lol: You’re welcome! :)

Hi Howard-Haha good stuff! Break in case of emergency! :P

Hi Arwen-I will when I make it :) Haha a mum tactic-clever!

Hi Shaz-Thankyou! Haha that’s so cute! :D

Hi CookiePie-Thanks so much! :)

Hi yygall-Good idea, I mean you never know where a meal will come from right? :)

Hi Rilsta-Hehe thankyou! :)

Hi clekitty-Thankyou! :D

Hi April Marie-Haha yes they’re always so curious but nowadays I see all sorts of people taking photos. Perhaps they’re tourists! :)

Hi ms delicieuse-Hehe thankyou so much! :D Yep food porn, nothing wrong with that and probably the only socially acceptable form of porn :P

Hi Mel-Thankyou so much! Yes I’ve seen it thanks! :)

Hi Belle-Hehe yes it just horrifies me the idea of ordering the same thing :lol:

Hi Sophia-Thankyou! :D Yes supermarkets are fun, especially ethnic ones with a guide! :)

Hi Johanna-Thanks, yes they’re very well “trained” for lack of a better word! :)

Hi Karen-Yes you never know! :) Yes raise a glass to our partners, we couldn’t do it without them :)

Hi bethany-hehe yes my husband would eat pasta bottled and sauce every day if he were by himself :lol:

Hi Lex-hehe really? She’s not into photographing food?

Hi Sophie-Thankyou so much! Yes hopefully different in a good way :)

Hi Marilyn-Hehe that’s great! :D Mango eel rolls? How fantastic! :) That’s absolutely wonderful to hear! :D You are too kind and I hope you like the pie! Woohoo! :D

Hi Ja-Hehe cool! :)

Hi Kavey-Thanks so much! :)

Hi Fuji Mama-hehe we are but that’s a good thing right? :P

Hi NotAnotherFoodBlog-Yep you need to look out for the food for sure! :) We choose destinations based on food sometimes :lol: They must be very happy flatmates and neighbours! :)

Hi aforkfulofspaghetti-Thankyou! :)

Hi Esz-Thankyou very much. We are rather strange aren’t we! :)

Hi Anja-Thankyou! :)

Hi Adrian-Hehe yes got to look out for the stomach :D Thankyou! :)

Hi nora-Thankyou! :)

Hi Kyle-How strange! :lol: Perhaps we have? I know my feedburner has been acting up badly. Or yes maybe it’s the tang that’s enveloping Sydney! :P

Hi Trissa-Hehe that’s cool! Thankyou so much-100 now that’s a challenge but I think I can do it possibly! :P

Hi Simon-Scary but true! :lol:

Hi Ffichiban-Surely you have a man bag no? :P No not the back pocket-you could hurt yourself! :P

Hi LK-Thankyou so much! :) Hehe but I’m sure he’s happy when he gets to eat it all right? :)

Hi Morta Di Fame-LOL yes it’s certainly a conversation piece! :)

Hi Avanika -Hehe wonderful, thankyou! :)

Hi Blond Duck-That’s a good thing. I mean food memories are great! I love flicking through photos and being reminded of food :)

Hi faith-Thankyou so much! :) Ahh you would be the most popular tenant there I think the way you cook!

Hi The Duo Dishes-Hehe true! :P

Hi Jackie-Hehe cool! :) Yes I agree, there’s no ice cream like Berthillon! :)

Hi Shanks-hehe you definitely are then! Thankyou! :)

Hi Indigo-Haha it’s for practical reasons totally! :D

Hi Palidor-That’s great thankyou so much! :D

Hi Phuoc-Hehe hubby is worried about that too. Luckily he is a string bean that does lots of exercise (but perhaps that’s more as a precautionary measure) :lol:

Hi Lauren-Hehe thanks! Yep they must be rubbing their stomachs in anticipation :)

Hi Maria-Hehe cool! :D Oh yes it’s all disposable. Yes it’s for practical reasons really!

Hi Kel-Yep it sounds like you’re definitely a blogger to come! :D Hehe food is how I remember things too! :o

Hi Angela-Yep me too -nothing wrong with that :P Perhaps that’s how we all start! :) Thankyou so much! :)

Hi zaou-They are the rock stars! :P Hehe thanks, I guess their expression would depend on whether they read food blogs or they don’t. Hopefully they will :P

Hi Moya-yep cool! It’s a good idea I say! :D

Hi Helen-Hehe perhaps he will get used to it :) Yup of course not and all in descending order :)

Hi 5 Star Foodie-Thanks so much! :D

Hi Jessica-Thanks! :D Yes sharing is definitely the way :) Yes I can’t work with those people! :lol:

Hi DC-Ahh you must be a very lucky man indeed! :) Yes Angela dishes up some amazing food so I’m sure you’re not worried if the food isn’t quite piping hot. Aww no really? She must be a brilliantly intimidating cook. :o

]]> By: DC http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/09/23/12-more-things-you-should-know-about-food-bloggers/#comment-41841 DC Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:56:25 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=18245#comment-41841 I will add one more, cause this one is a bit of a soar point. Food Bloggers never get invited to people's homes for dinner. I can only assume it is because our friends are intimidated by Spinach Tiger's food and think they can't measure up. We tell our friends, "We'll eat anything, don't worry about it, just throw something on the grill"... but nothing works. We never get invited. But we sure do get the hints... "we'd LOVE to come to your house for dinner some time!" I will add one more, cause this one is a bit of a soar point. Food Bloggers never get invited to people’s homes for dinner. I can only assume it is because our friends are intimidated by Spinach Tiger’s food and think they can’t measure up. We tell our friends, “We’ll eat anything, don’t worry about it, just throw something on the grill”… but nothing works. We never get invited. But we sure do get the hints… “we’d LOVE to come to your house for dinner some time!”

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