Our readers define us as food bloggers.
We’ve been friends since we were 7. Of course, we’ve always been food lovers, but never really talked about our obsession as kids. We clearly thought about it a lot when we filled out our 5th grade yearbooks 
Cue to 15 years later when we both moved into our first apartments in Boston, fresh out of college.
Still close friends, we lived down the street from each other and were both ready to start utilizing our new kitchens. Cooking at home became a necessity for us and we set right in, teaching ourselves various techniques and skills and attempting to learn from our idol Martha Stewart. We quickly realized many of our friends weren’t jumping into cooking like we were and they were constantly in awe of what we were doing in the kitchen. But cooking isn’t that hard! If you can read a recipe you can cook. What were our peers afraid of? We started by introducing Wednesday night post-work dinners. No, we certainly weren’t Martha Stewart, but we were trying and people seemed to be impressed. And isn’t that all that counts?
So, we decided to start a food blog. We hoped the blog would encourage first, our friends to get in the kitchen, and then, 20-somethings all over the world. Soon we realized we had readers of all ages. And it is their messages to us that make us want to be better chefs and food bloggers. After working hard on cooking a meal, photographing it, and blogging about it, there’s no better feeling than learning we’ve inspired someone else to get in the kitchen. Or that we’ve taught someone a skill they didn’t have prior to reading our post. Or that we’ve encouraged someone to actually try making a dish instead of buying it pre-made. Daily emails and messages from readers all over the world are what motivate us to continue pursuing our passions by blogging about our adventures with food:
We became food bloggers because we wanted to inspire and encourage people to get in the kitchen and start cooking their own meals. In the process, we’ve:
Attended Fabulous Events
(Martha Stewart blogging show)
(Boston blogger holiday meet-up)
(Boston wine expo)
(covering Taste of the Nation as press)
(how2heroes 1 year anniversary party)
(Taberna de Haro, Clementines of Spain lunch)
Been featured in multiple media outlets
(Boston Herald picnic photo shoot)
(Boston Globe article)
(Andover Townsman cover story)
Worked with notable companies
(Butterball corporate offices, 2009)
Interviewed a culinary celebrity
(Interview with Bethenny Frankel, author of Naturally Thin and Skinnygirl Dish)
Discovered new restaurants
Found our new favorite cupcakes…
… and didn’t need to justify eating an entire box.
(Mix Bakery cupcakes)
Created our own culinary masterpieces
(grilled avocado with tomato and corn salsa)
And had a whole lot of fun
(cupcake tasting with friends)
We believe that we are the next food blog stars because we are constantly putting our readers first. We only share events on our blog that will teach us and, in turn, teach our readers. Whether we’re cooking a new dish, dining at a new restaurant, or trying out a new kitchen product, we always have our audience in mind.
We’re taking our readers on a journey with us, so we can learn together. We are not Martha. We are two childhood friends with a passion for learning about food, cooking it, sharing it with the ones we love, and pulling out a seat at our kitchen table for you, our reader.
This is Foodbuzz’s Project Food Blog. There are 2,000 bloggers, 10 challenges, 1 winner. If we’ve inspired you, please show your support and vote for us starting on September 20th!
Thank you for being our reader. And inspiring us.
[Chels and Sues]
You girls are amazing and do such a good job. I loved the pictures and this was post was really great. You two rock!
i’m a relatively new reader but in the short time i’ve spent with your blog i’ve really loved it! your friendship shines through, which is such an inspiring message.
Oh what a great post! I love to see how much you two have been able to do – it really is inspiring!
You two are the best! Sending lots of luck!
What an inspiring post! I didn’t realize that you gorgeous girls had been friends for so long. That makes me so happy.
I love seeing the evolution of your blog through all of these pictures and you guys put a smile on my face daily. Good luck with PFB!
This was an amazing post. I read it twice. I wish you the best of luck in this and I honestly can’t see why anyone wouldn’t vote for you two. As a certified failure in the kitchen, if there is one thing that inspires me to get back in there and try again, it’s your blog.
This is a great retrospective! Good luck! I’ve enjoyed your blog since discovering it!
I read this post twice, too. I love seeing all of the pictures from the years and the evolution of this blog. Good luck!
amazing! sending happy thoughts your way and will vote!
I always love your recipes and my favorite is the strawberry shortcake cookies…I make them all summer long and everyone always loves them!
You ladies are so cute! And so fashionable
Best of luck with the contest!
Just recently started following your blog…. I love it! You guys are the epitome of…. Uhm…. Well… Me. And you guys live close by! Every Friday I post something called “Domesticated Friday” where I showcase my inner Susie homemaker… Recipes and whatnot. If you’d like to guest post this Friday to potentially get a few more voters drop me a line @ admin@tweeded.com or on Twitter @tweededdotcom
I read this entire post with ‘My Best Friend’ by Queen playing in the background in my head. SO Adorable. Will def vote for you ladies!!! Good luck!
You girls clearly have accomplished a lot, but the sky is the limit right? I loved your recipes, and your pictures are great! Good luck with the contest and you can count with our vote!
Have a great day!
great post- ove all of your pictures!
This is such a great post! It is fun learning a lot of the things I missed before I started reading. You have done SO much! I am looking forward to supporting my fellow Boston bloggies in the Next Food Blog Star competition!
loving this post! i’ll be voting for you ladies!
Amazing post, ladies! Best of luck!
What a fun recap of the history of WANM. Of course I recognized all of the pictures since I’ve been following your friendship and blog since the very beginning. What people who don’t know you in real life might not realize, is that the two of you are just as incredible in person. You are two genuine girls with a true friendship who light up the lives of those around you. Good luck!!!
Thanks for the comment on my blog! If nothing else, this competition is bringing all of us food bloggers closer together, and I’m so excited to be introduced to such great food bloggers as yourselves! Good luck!
I’ve been following your website for the last couple of years and though I’ve cooking myself for more years than I care to count you have taught me a few new lessons. I’ve used many of your recipes for friends and family and have always gotten many compliments. Good luck and keep up passing on your inspiration!
Cheers to the both of you! You were destined to share your passion for food with others.
There is no greater force that sustains our bonds with each other, than the grace of sharing a meal.
I hope you both will continue this journey.
Velva
Thank you for sharing you life with us. I am loving reading about everyone’s life during this foodbuzz challenge. I posted my FBC blog yesterday. Check it out and let me know what you think.
Ashlee
http://ashandlewplus2.com/2010/09/18/project-food-blog-ready-set-blog/
Love it! Great job ladies. I feel like what’s interesting about this competition is that I have never loved my competitors more. Nice job.
you two are great! i will definitely vote for you and support you
i love your blog!
I’m just discovering you guys for the first time too and you look like so much fun! Good luck with PFB, it’s going to be a great competition!
Yay! I love your blog so much! Good luck & much love.
Awwwwww… I wish I had my best friend with me also. It’s really lovely to see that. Best of luck and I will sure check on you guys now that I fond you. Have a great week.
What a fun post! Your blog is definitely an inspiration. Just looking at everything you’ve done makes me tired!
And hungry!
I’ve learned so much from following your blog………..goes to show… .you can teach an old dog new tricks. Keep up the fantastic blog, good luck in the contest, be assured of my vote and know you’re already winners in my book!
Great post! Y’all have a great site and I wish you the best of luck in Project Food Blog. I’ll be following along!
It is wonderful to see the evolution of your blog. I’m wishing you well and can’t wait to see what you have planned for the next leg of the competition. Have a great day. Blessings…Mary
What a lovely introduction for me to your blog!! You sound like truly wonderful people and I wish you many votes for this competition. In the meantime, I’m going to go back and drool over those Indian spiced doughnuts for the third time in five minutes…
You girls have done such an amazing job with your blog, you have my vote of course!
and can I also add that you’ve participated and experienced so many incredible events and opportunties all while looking gorgeous and super stylish? I’m pretty sure if you wanted to write a fashion blog, you could. You do it all so well. I loved this post. I WISH you could have joined us this weekend!! Hopefully our paths will cross sometime in the near future!
WOW! I am so glad I foudn your blog girls. Even though I joined the challenge, I’m definitely voting for you
Thanks for visiting my little space.
Great profile, ladies. You are top notch food bloggers. Love to see all the pictures of your journey together. So glamorous!
Good luck girls! I voted!
aww fun! i’ll definitely be voting for you guys!
Good luck! You guys are too much fun! You would be perfect!!!
Good luck guys! It’s so great you have someone to share your love for food and cooking with.
This is such a fantastic post! Best of luck to you in Project Food Blog!
So proud to vote for you guys! Congrats!
Just voted! Good luck girls, you deserve it!
ladies, you have really outdone yourselves! i love this entry! Looking for your link to cast my vote!
love love love!
Good luck ladies! So proud of all the work – and so flattered to be included in the press pics!
xo
I just voted for you because i think you ladies are awesome! Love the post and the positive energy that comes out of your blog. Good luck!
I LOVE this post ladies! I’ve read a lot of these today and in all honesty, this is my fave
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I LOVE this post. You both are awesome
I plan on going on a voting binge tonight
I forgot to mention before that I love that Chels’ favorite movie was D2! haha… such a great movie!
You two are adorable! I loved this post. Voting!
this is awesome and i adore this post!!! so excited for you two and definitely heading over to vote, good luck!!
You guys are so cool! Good luck!
Just sent a vote atchaaa! Good luck.
So glad for PFB because I found your cool blog! I love how you guys go back to school days and are still friends and are blogging through together! You have already done so much! You have my vote!
I wish you both good luck in the competition! You have an amazing blog!
Magda
You’ve got my vote. You’re so endearing, both of you! (Plus, you’re one of a half-dozen or so blogs competing that I’m already a regular reader of.) Good luck!
I love you guys, I am so envious that you have each other to share this ride with! So loving the photos, and I feel like even though I just found you I really get you and what you are doing here!!
Keep up the great work, congrats on an awesome blog! Good luck!
You two are amazing. What a GREAT story and how lucky you are to have known each other since childhood. So jealous
Good luck to you — you’ve got my vote 
Awww, what a great post – going to vote now
OK, gals, you convinced me to cast one of my votes. Thoroughly enjoyable post.
i love your team spirit! let’s definitely meet up at the next foodbuzz festival
in the meantime, i look forward to your upcoming dishes. you got my vote!
Lick My Spoon
Thanks for stopping by my blog-you 2 are just too fabulous for words..congrats on advancing !