Dairymom's Thankful Thursday

Hot Springs was the meeting place last weekend for the fifth 

Arkansas Women Bloggers Conference. 

As a blogging member, I've attended four conferences and made sure to

 attend the food blogging option called Foodie Friday. 

As part of this year's Foodie Friday, women in agriculture provided 

information about our involvement in food production in Arkansas.

I'm thankful for any opportunity to share information about agriculture, 

to see the passion and dedication of other women in agriculture like Lori and Donette, 

to enjoy the products produced in Arkansas

 generously give to us at the conference, 

and

to be inspired by the group known as 

Arkansas Women Bloggers.

#AWBU Foodie Farmer

You don't hear too many farmers refer to themselves as a Foodie, but after this year's Foodie Friday event at the Arkansas Women Bloggers Conference located at Ferncliff  Camp outside of Little Rock, I'm thinking I'm a Foodie Farmer.


 If you look up the definition of what a foodie is, you will find a variety of definitions.  I don't fit the definition  of gourmet foodie but I do have a special interest in food and nutrition.  I also  appreciate the special talents of those who can present beautiful, tasteful food. As a dairy farmer, I'm an everyday Farmer  Foodie--working to provide a safe, steady supply of dairy products.

At the end of an afternoon of Foodie workshops that brought new and interesting information about food, nutrition and blogging, our Foodie talents were put to the test.  Seven teams of women competed in presenting a food creation with a variety of fresh  ingredients, no recipe, no knowledge of what skills each woman brought to the team and limited working facilities. Our creations were judged by a respected team of judges that enjoyed watching the madness of our preparation.

 

Our creation was a hot Cuban Slider made with Petit Jean ham and bacon and a unique

 Mango/Pineapple Salsa. It was   awesome tasting but we didn't win the contest! However, I think I can master this at home, if I can remember what the recipe was that happened in just a matter of minutes.
                    

I did learn a lot about creativity, had a lot of fun and met some really talented Arkansas Women Blogger Foodies.

I'm already looking forward to next year's competition!