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Leela's Stir-fried shrimp with nam prik pao

1. What's Cookin, Chicago from Joelen (pronounced, Jo-Ellen) who describes herself as an avid food enthusiast "with a deep passion for cooking, baking, learning and sharing anything related to the culinary arts and culinary industry". Her blog was called intially "Joelen's Culinary Adventures". Joelen was pretty much born and raised in the kitchen, thanks to her parents who were caterers before they retired. Through them Joelen picked up the passion for cooking, baking and entertaining. As a result of helping them out in the kitchen throughout childhood and adolescence, cooking became second nature. Now as an adult, Joelen is intrigued by all things food related and loves sharing her "culinary adventures" both locally and virtually. Joelen's blog captures her adventures. Check out Joelen's recipe index. See Joelen's Recipe Index http://joelens.blogspot.com/2008/01/index-of-recipes.html and forget about all the clutter on the main page.
2. and a cookie for dessert popular American type fare like burgers, pizza, muffins, "Oriental Beef and Noodles" and of course cookies from Brooke of New Jersey, a mother of triplets (one of which died).
3. eatingclub.vancouver some interesting recipes on this discontinued blog. Ones I saw are "Mussels: Baked Tahong" a Phillipino specialty using frozen New Zealand green mussels which I culled for my mussel recipes and Chinese dishes like "Red-Braised Pork", "Dumplings", and "Noodles: Pancit Canton". Plus about 5 more mussels recipes like "Moules Frites / Mussels with Polenta". I discovered great photos of Turkey on this site too. I absolutely loved the recipes I found here.
4. A Pinch of This and That a South Florida medical student offers surprisingly unhealthy desserts and comfort food, such as "Tall and Creamy Cheesecake" and "Spicy Shredded Pork"; an exception is the relatively low-calorie "Mango Sorbet" all accessed 3/12/12
5. A Scientist in the Kitchen Sawadee kha from Gay of Phitsanulok, Thailand. Gay is passionate about science and cooking. Gay divides her recipes into Pasta and Noodles, Thai food, and Filipino food. She loves Italian so expect some Italian recipes in her pasta section.
6. A Taste of Home Cooking
7. Veggie by Season by Ashlee, young newly wed. Blog was formerly called "A Year in the Kitchen". Recipe Index is at http://www.veggiebyseason.com/2008/01/recipe-index.html VEGETARIAN
8. Adventures are Better Together popular American type fare
9. Adventures in Home Cooking by Angie, a 25-year old, married teacher, foodie, writer, and reader, who lives in Chicago. Recipes that caught my attention are "30 Minute Oriental Beef Bowl" from 29 Minutes to Dinner and "Pesto Chicken Thighs with Italian Cream Sauce"
10. Adventures in My Freezer by a young Canadian whose goal is Once a Month Cooking. She likes to do a lot of stuff which can be frozen. Very interesting technique which I like very much. Her "Whole Grain Waffles" and "Super-easy Crockpot Lemon Chicken and Baked Potatoes" both caught my eye.
11. Sugared Whisk which used to be called "Amber's Delectable Delights" by Amber from Indiana has a short selection of recipes, mostly breads and desserts. Check out the Recipe Index.
12. Amy's Cooking Creations Recipes and adventures from a beginner cook includes recipes for Homemade White Sauce, Guy Fiere's Crab Burgers and Better Homes and Garden's Pancakes and much more.
13. Annie's Eats by a young physician, busy mom from Indianapolis, Indiana. Annie is a self-taught cook and photographer. Surprising unhealthy recipes from a physician!
14. APPLE A DAY from a teacher comes a blog with interesting recipes, many of them mediterranean and some exotic, like Filipino-Inspired Mango Shake no index of recipes. You just have to scout around.
15. Apple Pie, Patis, and Pâté by Jude, an immigrant from the Philippines who lives in Chicago. Super cool blog with great recipes from just everywhere. Jude loves to cook and every recipe has excellent explanatory text with photos so I enjoy browsing through his posts so much that downloaded his recipe list! Here is Jude's recipe index.
16. Apples & Oranges by a a New York-based wedding photographer. For me, the best part of this blog is the really fantastic photographs. I liked the recipe for "Simple Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes"
17. Bakingblonde's Weblog a real blonde mom blogs almost exclusively about sweets and the occasional snack. Her savory favorites are external links. A recipe I liked was "Thai Chicken with Cashews" from Gourmet, May 2007 at http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Chicken-and-Cashew-Stir-Fry-238402 Most are pretty fattening. I suspect our Bakingblonde's blog is overweight.
18. Beantown Baker - Adventures in a Boston kitchen by Jen from Cincinatti, an engineer by day who loves to bake. She and her husband are very happy living in their Boston condo with remodeled kitchen. I enjoyed perusing her Pumkin section http://www.beantownbaker.com/search/label/Pumpkin and Vegetarian too, but nothing blew me away. Just too ho hum mid-American-type food, like garlic hummus with raw vegetables. But still well worth a visit. Just for the stories.
19. Bella Lately nice recipes such as "Oven Roasted Cauliflower with Parmesan, Lemon & Garlic", "Brandied Apple Butter", and "Potatoes Roasted with Shallot, Garlic and Rosemary". Unfortunately text is hard to read on awful black background.
20. Bella's Bistro by Jordan, Jordan. I’m a 27-year-old culinary student who lives in Connecticut Very appealing recipes, sweet stories and excellent food photos. Never saw anything like "Fried Soft Boiled Eggs". That is one recipe I want to try! Then there is "Cumin Crusted Pork Tacos".
21. Belly Bytes is a One-Stop Nutrition Resource Belly Bytes consists of nutrition information on fast foods, brand-name foods, and natural foods that are healthy for your belly and beneficial to your overall wellness! They are broken them down alphabetically, first by brand name foods, then by foods for general healthy eating. Also is included a section Belly Busters, which lists the brand name foods we suggest you avoid. See the Recipe Index. Includes 6 recipes for couscous.
22. Better than takeout by a young Canadian mom who gives us recipes which have been tested on a toddler! So I am not very excited by the food. What I did enjoy was her photos of Nova Scotia.
23. Bitchin' Kitchin by Ellie Delancey from Hoboken, New Jersey, has posted nice recipes on a good clear layout with good informative images.
24. Three Square by Nicole has replaced Big City Cooking. Nicole works in Corporate America and runs a catering business at night plus she is a new mother. Nicole is very busy.
25. Bite This! by Kira Cronin was started in 2008 to share her recipes. Her posts about coupon clipping do not interest me at all because I rarely buy anything that would have a coupon. I sure wish she would change the frustrating chocolate background on the recipe index. Most of her recipes are too fattening for my taste and most are mirrored from other sources to which Kira thoughtfully links back. I was delighted to find a recipe for "Broccoli Cheddar Soup" I loved this soup at Au Bon Pain before they deleted it from the menu Interesting to track that Kira got this soup recipe via Smells Like Home ADS, Annie's Eats ADS, I like the fact that Kira does all her own photography. Stolen pro photos always look better but blogging is more fun and real when bloggers do their own.
26. Bon Appegeek by Annie, a young Korean-American, has given me hours of reading pleasure her blog which is rich with witty stories and sophisticated recipes like Azjuki Bean Ice Cream and Lentils du Puy with Chard Even more fun are the stories around recipes that Annie does not include. After reading Crimson coins: shredded beef and scallion soup I hunted down a recipe for this traditional Korean soup see version1 or see A Korean mother's cooking notes by Son-yong Chang Page 44-45. A plus on this blog is Annie's excellent blog recommendations. Check out Annie's short recipe list at http://www.bonappegeek.com/recipes/ and see Appegeeks' recommended foodblogs
27. Brown Eyed Baker - A Food & Cooking Blog Michelle, the Brown Eyed Baker Italian-American girl from Pittsburgh, is right up front with it when she subtitles her blog as "sweet, savory, sinful". Michelle's huge collection consists overwhelmingly of sugary and / or fattening recipes which I will never make. Hey it does not get more decadent than "Guinness Chocolate Cake with Baileys Irish Cream Cheese Frosting". One recipe which caught my fancy was "Pasta Carbonara Florentine" which Michelle got from Cooking Light and I immediately added the Grilled Fish Tacos to my make real soon list. See recipes by category at Michelle's Recipe Archives or the whole list at Michelle's Recipe Index. Michelle also has a neat Tutorial section.
28. Burnt Lumpia by Marvin, a Filipino-American, born and raised on the gritty streets of Los Angeles, who as an adult is a restauranteur, cook, and author. Lots of Filipino recipes here. Marvin's blog is GREAT and I just can't wait to delve more into it. Check out his Filipino Food Recipe Archive.
29. Cara's Cravings: My Life in the Kitchen - healthy recipes such as "High Fiber, High Protein Pumpkin Pancakes ", "Black Bean Tortilla Casserole", "Thai Peanut Turkey Burgers", and "Moroccan Chicken with Chickpeas, Dates and Raisins". See Cara's recipe index. A real highlight for me on Cara's blog is Orange-Soy Chicken and Brussels Sprouts Skillet. I love anything pictured in cast iron.
30. Carrie's Sweet Life by a young Minneapolis/St. Paul mom presents "simple, comforting, down home food".
31. Cassie's Ruminations by an engineer who works in Everett, Washington, this blog is health-oriented, most specifically Weight-Watchers. Carrie successfully loses over 78 pounds! For her recipes, check out her Yearly Goals. Wow! This is blogging at its most pragmatic!
32. Central Cooking is where Kayla from Indiana posts mid-America recipes. I did not find anything here for me.
33. Chi-town Cooking Creations by a newlywed who lives and works in Chicago. She gets most of her ideas "from magazines, The Food Network or other blogs" and her husband Joe loves 99% of what she makes, "especially if it's stuffed with cheese or wrapped in bacon" This means I will not find many recipes here. I was attracted to a photo of "Penne with arugula and pistachio pesto" but alas no recipe.
34. Chomping the Big Apple by Sarah who grew up in a town of 150 people in Kansas and now lives in New York. Great looking recipes and photos. Sarah cooks New York so you know it is going to be good. Sorry Kansas (unless it is barbecue). And there is at least one bbq recipe, albeit guzzied up "BBQ Beef Brisket, Bok Choy Cole Slaw, Lime-Basil Potato Salad". Sounds good. I'll be back.
35. Confections of a Foodie Bride from a young newly married couple. Lots of sweets.
36. Cook Like a Champion by Courtney from Virginia. American stuff. No index as such. You have to negotiate pictures of categories. Not very practical. I found Pumpkin Ice Cream in the pumpkin category. I liked that but did not have the patience to wander this site much longer.
37. Cooking and Eating in the Windy City by Erin from Chicago
38. Cooking For Fun by Annie from Atlanta, Georgia
39. Cooking This and That by an unknown author who promises "Simple side dishes. Elaborate dinner parties. Decadent desserts. And everything in between!" Site is a bit hard to get to know because there is no recipe index.
40. Crazy Delicious Food by Nikki who is a really good photographer. You are on your own for navigating because there is no index.
41. Crista's Kitchen Creations There may be good stuff here but I was unable to tolerate the white text on black background paired with Dean Martin singing That's Amore. Jeez, Crista, how about the option to turn off the audio?
42. Culinary Bliss by an Iowa girl who blogs about the food she cooks at her home in the Heartland. Alicia loves "local foods, gardening, and preserving". Above and beyond recipes Alicia shares some of her thoughts about local Iowa farmers. See post Iowa Corn Tour. As for recipes, I migrated towards the ones about corn and was pleasantly rewarded with unique and very appealing choices: "Chili and Cornbread in a Jar", "Homemade Baked Chili Lime Tortilla Chips", and "Baked Eggs! and First Fall Chili, with Roasted Hot Pepper Cornbread". Alicia likes Heidi Swanson and she uses cast iron cookware. For me a blog does not get any better than this. Real American cooking.
43. Culinary Concoctions by Peabody, a young, hocky-playing, divorcee who lives north of Seattle and has been blogging since 2004. Peabody's recipe index reflects her love of sweets and fattening fare. I did not find one recipe for me.
44. Culinary Infatuation from Ally of Atlanta, Georgia. My sense is that this blog is going to have good stuff. Ally describes her "Oven Fried Chicken Milanese" as "so good! Unlike other Oven "fried" chicken recipes that have mushy breading, this kept its crunch and was just plain delicious.
45. Culinary Kicks from Rachel of Meza, Arizona, a stay at home mom who enjoys cooking. I wandered about and it was fine, but I moved on.
46. Delicious Meliscious - a cooking blog by Melissa all I found here for me was "Iced Pumpkin Cookies".
47. Delish by Ashley, young wife and self-taught home cook. who started blogging about food in November 2006. I’m a self-taught home cook who aspires to live a healthier life through all natural and organic cooking. Ashley was born and raised Texan so she grew up on good Tex-Mex and southern food. Her mom is Chinese, so of course she loves real home-style Chinese food. This will be a blog I will like. Check out Ashley's Recipe Index. I would like to make Chinese Scallion Pancakes.
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49. Dhanggit's Kitchen by Hilda, also known as Dhang or Dhanggit, who is Filipino-French. She lives in beautiful sunny Southern France. You just know this is going to be good. How about French Chicken Casserole (Poulet Basquaise)? For more, see Dhanggit's recipe list. She has pretty photos of France too.
50. Dinner and Dessert by Erin Busch, a South Carolina seventh grade history teacher. Standard American-type fare. Lots of desserts. Nice photo. No recipe index.
51. Dinner Delish by Ashley Trowbridge, a mid-western girl. Standard American-type fare presented with white text on green background. No index.
52. Dinner With the Bickfords by Jamie, a newlywed on a budget. Though she works 3 jobs, she still manages to cook a full dinner 6 nights a week. Quite a feat! Jamie constantly looks for new recipes that are moderately healthy, taste great, and won't break the bank. I headed for Jamie's Asian section where I discovered "Pakistani Kima - beef curry".
53. Dish it up American-type fare from an exhausted, hard-working young teacher with a picky husband. Desserts, creamy baked pastas, etc. This blogger worries somewhat about her weight which seems inevitable in view of her recipes. So much sugar and fat. One recipe I liked was "Buttermilk Corn Bread" baked in her late grandmother's cast iron skillet. The photograph looks so homey.
54. Dog Hill Kitchen by a northern Michigan stay at home mom who cooks REAL food from scratch. Latest focus is the primal/paleo diet. Her dad was a good cook and both her mother and grandmother used to make the best Slovak comfort food. I liked "Smoked Paprika Turnips and Kale (with an egg)" cooked up in the cast iron skillet.
55. Elizabeth's Cooking Experiments Burgers, Sandwiches, and Other Quick Goodies from a young St Paul, Minnesota attorney who is an only child who loves cats. Elizabeth has posted lots of recipes. I headed for her family section and discovered her grandma's Cabbage and Meatball Soup plus Swedish Meatballs, a Minnesota Swedish-American version. Now that's what I love to find on a food blog!
56. Elizabeth's Edible absolutely gorgeous big photos. No recipe index (groan) and I could not find much about the author except that she is from New Orleans which means delicieux, so I will be back here for sure. The first thing I will head for is Salmon Croquettes. Let the good times roll alors.
57. elly says opa! by a young Greek-American mom from Chicago. Lots of Greek recipes in Elly's recipe index where I looked for and found a real favorite, Moussaka. Elly blogs also about her pantry, equipment and cookbooks. Love it.
58. Equal Opportunity Kitchen co-authored by a Canadian mother-daughter pair, Giz (Gizmar) and Psychgrad. Great photos, plus knitting and travel. Recipes include a fair amount of ethnic: Jewish, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Morocco, and French Canadian. I headed right for Tourtiere which I immediately put at the top of my make soon list. Then there is the section on maple sugar.
59. Erica's Kitchen Adventures young married girl from Pittsburgh blogs about meal planning. She started her blog to store her recipes and also to get out of boring meals rut. No recipe index. Groan. Recipes I saw did not entice me. I did like "Pumpkin-Maple Granola" which actually originates from another blog. Here is the original recipe which is better "Pink Parsley's Pumpkin-Maple Granola".
60. Erin's Food Files by a television editor who was born on a Kentucky farm, but now lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Like me, Erin likes pumpkin and in her Tennessee category I found "Turkey Bean Pumpkin Chili" - sort of healthy. There will be a lot more on this blog. For fun, take a look at the Halloween costume 4-year old Erin wore. It's at the bottom of her About Page.
61. Everything but the Kitchen Sink by Kristi-Leigh has lovely photos of snow in Virginia. But we are here for the food. And I did not find it. Just a few ho hum recipes that did not catch my fancy. Kristi-Leigh's blog will be deleted my next time round.
62. Family, Friends and Food is commercial; does not seem to have original material; does accept compensation for posts; will be deleted from this list.
63. Feeding the Fire(men) by Kerry, a stay-at-home mom. I did not find recipes of note here. Typical American ho hum.
64. Cook, Pray, Love aka Food alla Puttanesca by Kira, formerly from Houston, Texas, now from Nashville, Tennessee a deacon, is a in the Episcopal Church. She enjoys running, hiking, Southern culture and food, live music, documentaries, wine, craft beer, bourbon, local fruits and vegetables, and ethnic food, particularly Indian, Vietnamese, and Ethiopian. Kira and her husband Joe are both trained musicians. All of that plus taking care of two cats must mean not much time for blogging. Kira has posted quite a few recipes under the pumpkin category. I did not find anything remarkable here.
65. Fresh from Cate's Kitchen by Cate, a working mom (middle school science / PE teacher) in Daly City, California, who, with her husband Mike spent 2009 traveling and teaching English in Asia. She cooks Asian and vegetarian. See her index. "Black Bean Burgers with Avocado Sauce" are perfect if you do not want to leave out your vegetarian / vegan friends at your cookouts.
66. From the French Kitchen by unknown runner, scrapbooker, beach lover, hiker from Greenville, South Carolina. No index. You have to pour through the entries. And I did not see any French dishes. Merde alors! Add to my delete list.
67. gaga in the kitchen by an unnamed mother of 2 little kiddies. Too much italics and text could be bigger, but thank God for a white background. No index, but I browsed the categories and enjoyed her "healthier alternatives" section.
68. Gillian's Goodies by a teacher in San Diego. A vegetarian her posts are mostly from cookbooks, magazines, and friends.
69. Gimpy's Kitchen by Paula from Blaine, Minnesota. No index. No categories, you have to browse the posts! But I will be back here because I see the names of Dorie Greenspan and Michel Richard. Paula makes reference to "Daring Bakers Challenge" which I believe is going to lead to some good things. See article "On These Blogs, Bakers Can Find Their Fix" by Nick Malgieri in The Washington Post, Wednesday, April 2, 2008, plus About the Daring Kitchen and you will understand why I will be following up on this.
70. Good Things Catered - Easy Recipes by an unknown blogger consists of 2 easy recipes but they sure are hard to read with the white text on the ghoulish black background. Both recipes "Spicy Thai-Style snapper - Easy Recipe" and "Thai Chicken Lettuce - easy receipe" appealed to me so much that I am going to copy them for myself.
71. Good Thymes & Good Food See her recipe index.
72. I can do that! by Oggi, a homemaker, from Ashburn, Virginia. Nice layout, nice photos, with a long recipe list which features a lot of Filipino recipes. includes an adaptation of Gordon Ramsay's Shepherd's Pie with beef. Oggi posts the link to a Filipino cooking club, Kulinarya.
73. We Got Fed from Erin Kristine, a young mom, who lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Decent photos. No index, you have to browse the categories. Nothing grabbed me here. Standard American type stuff.
74. It's Melissa's Kitchen by a die-hard Californian. Decent photos. No index, you have to browse the categories. Layout lacks imagination, but by God, it is easy to read and there are no ghastly ads. For the most part standard American type eats. I liked Melissa's post of Ellie Krieger's "Broccoli & Cheddar Stuffed Potato Skins with Avocado Cream".
75. Jenn and Food, Perfect Together by a married girl from Central New Jersey. Busy but readable layout. No index, you have to browse the categories. I explored the pasta category and thougt there was a glut of creamy-type pastas. When I came to a Pasta Salad, thought mayonnaise on cold pasta and I was out of there.
76. Jewels in the Kitchen by Julie who describes herself as a simple southern girl who loves to cook and loves being a wife. She claims that all of her recipes are simple and fast to make. No index, you have to browse the categories. "Caribbean Spiced Ribs" sounded good to me. Her "BBQ Pork" done in a crockpot with Hormel Mesquite BBQ pre-seasoned pork tenderloin and a bottle Kraft Thick and Spicy BBQ sauce sure seemed simple enough.
77. The Stepford Kitchen: fantastic dishes from the kitchen of Joanna Eberhart by Marie, who lives in the Midwest, has a small baking business called Stepford Sweets. Site has unappealing layout, so so photos, and too many sweets for me.
78. Julie's Foodie by a systems engineer with a love for cooking. Decent layout and photos. No index, browse the categories. I liked Julie's "Garden Fresh: Marinara Sauce" made with fresh tomatoes.
79. Just a Foodie by a gal from San Francisco, California, who started blogging to share her grandmother's and her own original recipes with family and friends. This is my kind of blog! Simple layout, decent photos, clear instructions which includes extra photos. No index, browse the categories. I browsed her pasta category and found "Rapini Anchovy Pasta". She gardens too. Check out her Urban Potager. She has also posted links about her spices and cookbooks. I will be back here for sure.
80. Just2Good by Amy, born in Chicago, but lives in Florida. Simple layout, decent photos. No index, browse the categories. I liked what I found in Amy's lemon category, especially the Cook’s Illustrated "Lemon Bars" - I make these and believe me they are good. Amy has posted Cook’s Illustrated recipe for "Classic Mac and Cheese".
81. Justice Is Served by Emily, known as the legal foodie, a Chicago attorney who is seriously considering going to culinary school once her "obscene law school loans are paid off". She adds that it is entirely possible that she will be 65 and retired by that point. She describes herself as "a wife, attorney, friend, avid reader, social chair, oenophile (i.e. a lover of wine), world traveler, party patrol, shoe whore, culinary master, lover of all things Italian, entertainer, wedding planner, fashionista, sushi consumer, messy yet mildly OCD, happy, family-oriented, and really, really ridiculously good-looking". I would add good blog writer. Simple easy to read layout and witty text. You negotiate in this blog with the labels, such as All Arise (breads and muffins), Behind Bars (cocktails), Case of First Impression (new recipe), Closing Arguments (desserts), etc. Recipes are accompanied by anecdotes about the cook's day in the courtroom. I can't wait to go back to legal foodie's amusing blog.
82. Kaitlyn in the Kitchen in Renton, Washington posts a personal blog with appealing layout and good photos, but for the most part I did not find many recipes there to my liking. She does post some King Arthur recipes, including their "Quick and Easy Foccacia" which we already know about and have made often.
83. Tote's Life by Katie, a young mother, has overwelmed her food blog with childbirth/baby banter. If, like me, you are in it for the recipes, explore the labels. I found interesting recipes (mirrored with credits from other sites) under the Katie's Asian label. I enjoyed the personal comments she adds to the recipes she has tried.
84. Katie's Kitchen by a dietetics major from Michigan State University. I despise the small white text on teal, but Katie has posted some recipes that i like, for example "Hoisin Pork Roast" and "Black Bean & Mushroom Burgers".
85. Kayte's Kitchen is where you will find an explanation of the difference between Shepherd's Pie and Cottage Pie. Text is readable on a light yellow uncluttered background. I found a number of recipes which caught my eye: "Not so Spicy Honey-Brushed Chicken", This is a fun blog to explore with its personal recipe notes and photos.
86. Kelly B Well combines Kelly's fitness blog started in January of 2010 with her food blog "Kelly Cooks and Other Amazing Feats". Kelly is determined to lose weight so there is a lot on her blog about her weight problem. I fear that many of her recipes, like "Italian Sausage Sandwiches", are fattening. There is an index, but it does not display the whole thing on one page. Nice readable layout on an uncluttered white background. I liked "Shirley’s Crab Cake".
87. Kickin It in the Kitch by Stef, a married woman in her 20's from Ohio who loves cooking, baking, and attempting to be domestic. Good readable layout with white background. However, rather huge apple pie header picture forces the user to scroll down for every recipe. Not good. No index, you are stuck browsing labels. I liked "Iced Pumpkin Cookies" and I really liked her post of "Asian Dumplings" reprinted from Everyday Chinese Cooking: Quick and Delicious Recipes from the Leann Chin Restaurants and I will add that to my Asian collection.
88. Kim's Kitchen author from Atlanta, Georgia has planted her blog on an appealing background, although I would get rid of the worthless traffic feed gadget. No index. You have to browse. The first recipe I saw was these delicious healthy "Blueberry Oatmeal Pancakes". However, there is a lot here which is unhealthy sugary. I should not have, but I found "White Chocolate Chip Macadamia Cookies". Linking does not make you fat, even making is ok. It is the eating you have to avoid.
89. Kitchen Canister by Melissa, a New Jersey tax accountant, who lives near Philadelphia, is best avoided. I was immediately turned off by the entry page's ad with rather lengthy plug for Dominoes Pizza. Next I was totally appalled to see Melissa's Kitchen Canister Original for "Crockpot Beef TENDERLOIN". That has got to be the most expensive crockpot recipe of all time! 3 lb beef tenderloin $$$ cooked away for 8 hours! Finally, one of her photos is identified as Linguini with Clams, but the bi-valves are definitely mussels. No index. Browse the labels - at your own risk. This one blog I'd prefer with navy text on black background. I hope Melissa is better at numbers than she is with cooking.
90. Lauren's Kitchen by a young mom, inspired by Rachel Ray, enjoys cooking, photography and blogging. Layout is fine with white background, but choice of fancy all caps text is tiring to read. Lauren is very careful about fully crediting her recipes and she has documented her 3 failures. Of course one of the disasters is Gnocchi, not an easy thing to make. I found it fun wandering around Lauren's site and will go back for more. I liked the fresh Cranberry Pomegranate Sauce.
91. Le Petit Pierogi from Kristen, mother of twins, who makes her own baby food. Decent layout. No Index, you have to browse the categories: 1 Asian, 28 Cakes and 38 Chocolate, so there may not be much here for me. I looked through the 44 Healthy items. Most are but some are a stretch. Mujadrah, Middle Eastern soup of lentils, brown rice, caramelized onions, caught my eye.
92. Lemonbasil Allison Jones has ceased updating her blog about "living and eating sustainably, creatively, and deliciously" in Portland, Oregon. Good recipes, reviews, and revelations. Wonderful engaging photos. Good layout. You can catch the new Allison as Contributing Food Editor at Portland Monthly Magazine, managing the web content of their food section, Eat Beat. I personally prefer wandering around her blog where I find gems like "Happy Birthday Muffins" made with 100% whole wheat flour, organic multi-grain hot cereal blend and yogurt. We are talking healthy here. The recipe for Sweet Carrot Soup with Basil, Goat Cheese, and Capers which was adapted from Leanne Kelley's Blue Eggs and Yellow Tomatoes is one I have to steal. Thank you Lauren for leaving your blog up. I'll be back.
93. Life, Lightly Salted by Michele from Cleveland Ohio, an aging punk rock princess who refuses to grow up, now lives on the Jersey Shore. Michele has been creating in the kitchen since she was tall enough to hold on to her Grandmother’s apron strings and blogs about using quality ingredients in new creative ways. Easy to read but ugly punk rock layout. No index nor division into categories, but Michele's original interesting writing style and her pretty good photos and nice recipes will draw me back. I liked her page on "Cabbage Rolls".
94. Lime In The Coconut by Lisa, newlywed, wannabe gourmet, ok dancer, backseat driver, card player, wine drinker, margarita maker, chain blinger, expert shopper, crazy cat lady, spicy Italian gal. and occasional runner. Decent layout. Lots of nice photos and recipes. Lisa tells stories about her recipes and she credits the source. Here are a couple of good ones "Tagliatelle with Chicken from the Venetian Ghetto" and "Italian Wedding Soup". I love Lisa's post on Authentic Thai Cooking with Rasamee where she gets recipes from her mom's friend Rasamee. Ras is from Thailand and makes some of the most delicious Thai food Lisa has ever tasted. Ras generously prepared each dish as Lisa watched, asked tons of questions and scribbled down notes all while snapping photos. Lisa gives us the recipes for Ras's Shrimp Pad Thai and Tom Kha Gai (Coconut Chicken Soup). Wow! Blogging at its best: personal, authentic, original.
95. Lindsey's Kitchen by Lindsey who is working towards her associates in Culinary Arts. She and her husband, Ben, live in Chicago. Good layout, but no index and a hard to read category list. I liked Lindsey's original recipe "Pumpkin Black Bean Quesadilla" which is in a cookbook. I know there will be a lot more hidden on this site so I will be back there.
96. Little Miss Foodie Two Shoes by native Floridian Shauna whose main dishes tend to stay on the healthful side. She advises that if you are looking for dishes that are lower in calories and fat and made from fresh ingredients, you should be able to find quite a few things on her site. But she likes baking too. Here is a decadent recipe that caught my attention. "Chocolate Red Wine Cake" from Epicurious and Food & Wine looks so good. It is made with 1 1/4 cups red wine.
97. Savory Spicy Sweet by Liz used to be called Liz's Cooking Blog. Very nice layout. Good photos. No index, but extensive list of categories. "Spicy Broccoli Stuffed Baked Potatoes" looks good indeed.
98. Lovestoeat's Weblog by a newly wed who wants to make use of her wedding gifts. No index. You have to browse around. Good simple easy to read layout. Interesting recipes are accompanied by good photos. Here are some examples "Balsamic glazed chicken with pine nuts and scallions" and "Garlicky Green Beans" which I like because it is my friend Eva's recipe.
99. Lynsey Lou's by a southern girl who loves homestyle cooking. The old url was Lynsey Lou's Place. She moved her site and now it has rather busy layout, cluttered with irritating ugly ads and some gimmicky stuff like giveaways for liking on FaceBook. Fair photos. But hurrah! for a white background and a Recipe Index where I found "Grilled Steak with Tapenade", "Pork Tenderloin with Balsamic Cranberry Sauce", and "Pumpkin Thai Soup".
100. Macaroni and Cheesecake by Stephanie, a young married girl from beautiful Southeast Tennessee who is "passionate about Jesus, traveling, sports and food" whose selections consist of a lot of cupcakes and creamy high calorie American-type dishes: buffalo, dips, cream cheese. More desserts than food. ok layout with few ads. I fear I would have to head to weight watchers if I stayed here long, but I am sure Stephanie has some tasty recipes in her colletion.
101. Made by Melissa by Melissa who lives in New Hampshire. Good readable text on white background layout. Recipe Index shows a lot of desserts. I did notice "BBQ Pulled Pork" in a crockpot which looked original and good.
102. Made with Love by Jenn who announced that she was discontinuing her posts in March 2009. I amused myself in the crockpot section where I found something I had never seen before "Homemade Bread in the Crockpot". Note that making this bread is more complicated than this recipe shows. Be sure to google for more detailed instructions.
103. Mary Ellen's Cooking Creations by a young mom from Pennsylvania who loves to do her own creations. Great simple easy to read layout. Nice photos. No index. Browse the categories. A lot of original recipes with personal notes. Mary Ellen has posted a couple of Polish recipes like her mom used to make. Healthy section has 40 recipes. I liked "Chicken and Edamame in an Orange-Ginger Sauce over Quinoa" I also marked this not-so-healthy pasta "Creamy Penne with Blue Cheese and Arugula"
104. Bev Cooks by a gorgeous gal from Kansas City has nice layout and tasty recipes geared on the healthy side. She writes with lots of funny banter and she has lots of fans. Great photos and lots of them. Bev documents her recipes with photos of every step. No recipe index, just categories. I found a lot I liked here, including "Asian Chicken Burgers" and "Creamy Penne with Blue Cheese, Arugula and Toasted Walnuts" and especially "Linguine with Kale and Tomatoes".
105. Blazing Hot Wok by a Portland, Oregon mother, former scientist turned science educator and passionate family cook. Bev is half Thai so has posted a lot of Asian recipes. See Bev's Recipe Index. Good layout. I like this blog a lot. How about "Canning Harissa". I will be back to this blog a lot.
106. Mary Ellen's Cooking Creations from a young mother in Pennsylvania. Most recipes are her own and it is a very nice selection. Check out Mary Ellen's Recipe Index.
107. Meagan's Cooking Blog from a young married girl who lives in Mesquite, Texas. Readable layout. Good but grainy photos. Sure wish Meaghan would change the ugly chocolate and chartreuse colors.
108. Milk & Honey by Chicagoan Erin McQuade McCoy, a graduate of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who lives in north western part of the state in Palestine, Illinois, describes herself as, the "Milkman's Wife". Could this be her husband "The Milkman" on YouTube? Unfortunately not because this milkman is Eric Burgess and Erin's milkman Eric L. McCoy. In any event Erin has posted a blog with good layout, lots of fun writing and a Recipe Index, which includes: "Julia Child's Beef Bourguigon" and "Homemade Italian Beef fromThe Paupered Chef". I will be back to Erin's blog.
109. Missy's Mixing Bowl by Missy from Texas who forewarns you to "not expect anything fancy, just a simple place for her to scribble down some of her favorite or new recipes". And that is exactly what you will get. Ok very readable layout. No index, but you can check out the labels. Missy's photos are fair resolution, but document well what she is cooking. Missy has posted typical American fare. I did not find any recipe to feature.
110. Mrs Sac's Purple Kitchen from Melissa, a young married girl who is originally a Canuck from Ontario, now living in Tennessee. Melissa has triplets! She also has a nice blog with good clear layout and good photos. I liked her recipe selection. No index, but categories. I got "Smokin' Potstickers" from her Asian section and "Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread" and "Orange Banana-Nut Bread" and also her "Whole Wheat Pita Bread" from her Bread section.
111. Must Love Chutney by a young lady who lives in the Dallas - Fort Worth area of Texas. Pleasing easy to read layout. Nice photos. ok writing needs some spellcheck. Navigation does not exist. It is really hard to find the recipes. No index. I tried browsing the categories, but they do not seem to match well and when I pulled down all posts from 2008 through 2011, I did not find headings that helped me find out what was there. Some I went to and there were no recipes. I found Indian-spiced Red Lentil Stew. I also liked the post for "Thai Noodles and Peanut Sauce". Strangely I did not find any chutney recipes.
112. My Baking Heart by Jessica who takes good photos and has posted a nice blog, but with a garish layout on an overwhelming green busy background. Fancy light green text for titles sure makes it hard to see the recipes. Navigation is unpleasant. The ugly ads do not help. Irritating drag down categories - jeez how much time do I have? but if you explore you will like her photos and some of the recipes. I found a "Szechuan Beef Stir-Fry" but I did not have the patience to linger much longer. Was losing my way in a tangle of garbagy button ads.
113. My kitchen nightmare very skimpy blog by IdgieMay. Very simple. Hardly any photos. I would not bother with this one.
114. My Sweet Life... by Kelly, a newly wed from Tampa, Florida. Another garish layout on an overwhelming busy background which looks like 1920's wall paper. Yuk. All of that with centered white text on pale blue background. Ok I would give it a go and I saw some nice photos. I think there are some good recipes and stories hiding there, but I was getting a headache.
115. My Vegetable Blog by Joanna Miller. A real gem of a blog. Good layout, writing, and photos. Check out her writing about Upper Peninsula aka UP, Michigan. Great recipes too. I really like "Smoky Red Lentil Soup". See Recipes and Reviews and More Recipes.
116. My Yummy Goodness by Maci from Tennessee. Typical American type stuff like shells and blondies. I did not find any recipes I wanted to feature. Background to me is garish, sort of something you would see on a quilt, but text was very readable. Navigate with the categories.
117. Nestie Potluck photos looked good but layout is a disaster. Unreadable. Perhaps author will fix.
118. New Adventures in the Kitchen by Amanda who loves Knitting, Cooking, Baking, Horses, Theatre, and Singing. Very readable but no index. No categories. You just have to poke around. Nice photos. I liked "Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken" which is so fast, easy and popular that I decided to add it to my own collection.
119. No Slivers Here seems like there are some good recipes here, but I find the text on pale yellow background tiresome to read. I will go back. "Chicken and Vegetable Curry" looked really good. I like the photos which are original and enlarge.
120. Northwest Noshings by Peabody, a young married girl from Seattle, who loves food and plays hockey. Peabody has built a streamlined blog - I really liked that I could just click on the link and swoop down and see a nice line of good photos and recipes. Wow! So practical. I sure wish there were an index or at least categories, but it was ok. Finding recipes like "Roasted Poblano and Chicken Chowder" made up for it.
121. One Bite At A Time by a young, married, budding journalist who posts a really nice food blog. No index, but categories. I like what I see for recipes,. Other than its bringing out my obsession to correct the html code so that ingredients would display single-spaced, I really like this blog. Enough original explanatory photos that it runs like a movie when I scoot down a recipe and really good healthy selection of recipes, like "Rosemary Garlic London Broil" and "Spicy Kafta With Yogurt Sauce".
122. One Filipino Dish a Week by Paoix, a young Filipino in New York who has taken upon the challenge of enticing us to make Filipino food. He points out "The population of Filipinos compared to Thai people in the US is so much more yet there’s a Thai place every two blocks and I can count on one hand the number of Filipino restaurants. Why doesn’t anyone know about Filipino food?" Good question. I agree that it is time to learn about and taste more Filipino dishes and I am hell bent on doing so myself. Paoix has good videos and a Facebook page too. Photos are not perfect and layout can be a little bit cumbersome. There is some glitch in the html*. But no problem. I go back here often will be back even more often. Absolutely great recipes. I wish he would put out a cookbook. Love Baked Tahong (Mussels). I have learned a lot about Filipino food with this blog and also by the research that it has inspired in me. It is not all good. I am big on Tahong (Mussels), but I am going to pass on the Lukot "noodles" which are not noodles at all. Lukot is the excretions/eggs of the sea cucumber. Not for me. But bring on the Filipino Style Burgers made with longanisa and the Lumpia Shanghai, Pork BBQ, and the Pancit Bihon Guisado
     * "Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in /home/jpaoixc/public_html/blog/wp-settings.php on line ___" appears in the header of Paoix's blog. Just ignore it. I lurk here as much as I can.
123. Open The Oven & Take A Look by Enza from New Jersay is blogging, from what I can see, only desserts.
124. Oralgasmic by Thais who grew up in southern Brazil and now lives in San Francisco.
125. Our Sweet Life by Beth G. from Culver City, California. Nice recipes on layout which is too busy. No index; no categories. You have to explore. Sometime but not now.
126. Paved with Good Intentions Nice recipes on decent layout. No index; no categories. I did some scouting but did not find anything new, unique, nor remarkable.
127. Pennies on a Platter used to be http://penniesonaplatter.blogspot.com/ is now on a garish, pretty ugly layout. The first recipe that I saw Chocolate Chip Hot Cross Buns is not for me. No index; you have to look through the drop down categories. Groan. The overall purple color motif is driving me out fast. I tried. "Roman Chicken Pizza" looked like a possible stop. One saving grace is that this blog has good photos.
128. Prescription for good food by a young Ohio pharmacist who enjoys cooking and good wine; easy to read, if not very pretty with its olive green background color. Appealing recipes like "Pasta with Goat Cheese and Roasted Asparagus" and "Thai Shrimp on Baby Greens".
129. The Balanced Baker (formerly Proceed with Caution) by an unknown blogger has very nice, technically first class, images plus it is very easy to read and navigate. However there some glitches. Note that the recipe index does not work. You have to explore the labels. I have constructed my own Balanced Baker aka Proceed w/ Caution Recipe Index which links back to recipes old site (where there is no index). Meanwhile I spotted some recipes I liked: "Slow-Cooker Honey Sesame Chicken", "Creamy Pumpkin Penne", and "Pumpkin Ice Cream" "" ""
130. Reading, 'Riting and Recipes from Mollie who's trying to eat better food and live a better life. Good instructional photos and nice layout for seeing the recipes. Check out the labels. I liked what I saw in the Asian section especially the "Vegetarian Pot Stickers" and her post about "Learning to Love Brown Rice".
131. Realistic Eats by anonymous has decent layout and lots of posts (21 Asia posts) with run-of-the-mill ordinary fare. I like "The Most Perfect Pad Thai" from Thai Table.
132. Rediscovering the Joy of Cooking by a young Chicagoan living in Los Angeles who is a pediatric nurse practitioner.
133. Rumbly Tumbly Treats by some unnamed girl who looks attractive but posts a Peanut Butter Cup Chocolate Cake recipe on a layout graced by one of those ugly garish layouts. No index. No categories. I scooted down the page to find even more disgusting cake recipes. If this blogger eats what she posts she will be getting very fat.
134. ruth's kitchen experiments by Ruth Elkin, a young married youth and family worker from Northern Ireland, is an interesting personal blog with videos. Ruth is a fan of Nigella whom Laura P. pretty much dismisses. I am not that familiar with Nigella, but frankly I value Laura P.'s opinions who to follow on food. When scanning Ruth's categories, I did not see any Asian - not good for me. In the pasta section I found tasty (but fattening alas) "Creamy pasta with mushroom and bacon" and what really attracted me "Lasagne of Emilia Romagna" from The Splendid Table by Lynne Rossetto Kasper. Now that's the kind of post I like to see.
135. Say Yes to Hoboken by Liz Stanley who was born and raised a New Yorker, plus a few newlywed years in charming Hoboken, I now live in the fairytale city of San Francisco with my husband and son. This blog is a collection of simple ideas for making your home and life more crafty and stylish. Not so much food, but great content, layout, and writing. Too many ads, esp. for deodorant ?!
136. Savory Safari expeditions in the kitchen by a young attractive young married gal from the Ann Arbor area of Michigan who "prefers cooking to baking, so you will not find many desserts here". My kind of food blog! First thing I saw here was "Burmese Chicken Stir-fry" so I knew I would be around for a while. No index, but readily available categories to explore, like Asian (9 recipes), Southwestern/Mexican (6 recipes) including "Green Enchiladas with Roasted Chicken" - way to go! Great savory recipes on a simple easy to read and navigate layout. I will be back again and again.
137. Kaitlin Cooks by Kaitlyn from Vancouver, B.C. who lives in beautiful Bend, Oregon, shares her original recipes, adapted recipes, wine reviews, and micro-beer reviews with family and friends from afar. Super layout and text and an index. I already added her "Moroccan Kefta" to my recipe db and how about "Fresh Vietnamese Spring Rolls"?
138. Simple, but delicious. by Amy from Pennsylvania. Typical American fare ho hum cheesy bacon dips, trifles, cold pastas. 22 desserts and 24 main dishes. Looks like no ethnic. Nice layout and photos.
139. Macheesmo by Nick Evans is a very popular readable blog. I have already added to my own collection his post about organizing your spices "The Joys of Being Organized" accessed 7/3/12. Nick is the author of Cornerstone Cooking: Learn to love your leftovers. See Nick's Macheesmo recipes sorted by ingredient.
140. Smells Like Home by Tara who describes her blog as "A Collection of Favorites from a Kitchen-Savvy New Englander". Super photos. Good recipes, including 7 Asian-inspired. No index, but you can check by categories. I like Tara's blog. Her posting of Williams-Sonoma recipe for Pad Thai is a welcome addition to my collection. I last accessed Tara's blog June 20, 2013
141. Someone's in the Kitchen with Brina by Beth from Baltimore has distracting, cluttered layout, so so photos, no recipe index, and seems to be dominated by trendy American fare like desserts, creamy pastas and cooked Brie. I always have a problem with broiling and or saucing cheese. Ditto on puffy pastries. According to the categories, Beth has posted 77 desserts and 2 vegetables. I will not be here long at all.
142. Nifty Foodie used to be Skinny Food By Amy
143. Spryte's Place
144. Stephanie Cooks
145. Sugar & Spice ugly design, garish (although not in your face ads, and lots of yukky sweets like "Vanilla-Glazed Yeast Doughnuts", which is just what the blog name implies. Duh.
146. Sweet Savory Southern has simpe design and NO ads. I'm in it for the Mexican which includes Vegetarian Quesadillas and Chipotle Chicken Tacos . More good one for me are: Santa Fe Soup from her soup category and Baked Pumpkin Bread. Nothing Thai. But there is an Asian Stir-fry. There is also a "Chicken Tortilla Soup" hidden away in soups and crockpot categories.
147. SweetTea in Texas's Weblog "A Southern Wife's adventures in cooking & marriage" is a nice organized ad-free blog. Linda likes to collect cookbooks from places that she and her husband have visiten in their travels. She started with the A Taste of Our Island, a collection of recipes from Port Aransas, Texas the weekend they were there when they got married. Needless, I love the cookbook collection idea.
148. Tangled Noodle In Search of the Why of Chow is a rather fancy, very well laid out, blog by Paola Paska who started Tangled Noodle in late 2008 as a corollary to her studies in a self-designed undergraduate curriculum exploring food in anthropology, sociology and history. Thanks to her blog, she become a (slightly) better cook, learned to take (reasonably) good photographs, and polished her writing skills well enough to be paid for it. Bravo! Great phots and good writing. Unfortunately no search box nor index. Not even categories. So I just browse but have difficulty finding recipes. From what I can glean Paolo has quite a bit on the Phillipines. Where's that index??
149. Taste & See
150. Telly's Tasty Tidbits by Maryanna, a very religious girl from Alabama, offers lots of sweets and creamy dishes. What is it about the South? Hey, southern food is good but makes you fat. Paula Deen is a good example. I did like Pumpkin Spice Latte Granola Pumpkin Spice Latte Granola
151. The Beancounter by an Australian man is an ok chatty sort of blog with ads (groan) a simple layout. The content is, in my opinion, squeezed into a central band that is too narrow. But hey that sort of thing is much better than layouts with garish backgrounds or light colored text and/or links. So on with the good points. Recipes I like with good explanatory photos. He has some unique items, such as how to make chicken congee and a side dish of tripe. Now I will never make tripe and I do not know anyone who has made tripe, but I find it interesting to hear about it from someone who has made tripe. Who could not like a food blog that includes Pistachio Ice Cream complete with lots of good tips? Not I. Lots of Thai, Philipino and Asian entries. The Beancounter is well worth perusing. I'll be back. I really like it here.
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152. The City Girl Cooks nice layout, no ads, and good recipes, such as reposted from Cookie Crumbles Crockpot Pulled Pork>. I was definitely happy here.
153. The Cooking Ninja is a young Singaporean mom living in France who loves cooking. Ninja's blog has a simple layout and Chicken Korma! Need I say more. There are a few tolerable ads. No index, but you can Search Cooking Ninja by Keyword or Browse Cooking Ninja by Food Type or Browse Cooking Ninja by Cuisine. I expected a lot of Asian dishes, however there are just a few. Ninja has definitely embraced la cuisine fran¸aise because she has 49 French dishes, including a very authentic Moules Marinière.. Nice blog indeed.
154. The Cynical Chef has a "one long skinny centered column" layout with a rather dull gray background, but there are NO ads and unfortunately no index either. But there is a good choice of recipes. At the bottom of that long column I discovered categories and there is a real gem of a recipe, Mike Lata's Shrimp and Grits, which can be found in either seafood or spicy categories. Nothing, I repeat NOTHING is better than Shrimp and Grits.
155. The Food Duo from Carlo and Carmella, fun-loving New Yorkers who are now vegan. I enjoyed their post on Vitamix vs. Juicer (I have and enjoy both of these machines, and their post reiterates what I like about both) I also liked their recipe for "Mango Salsa Juice" Blend in the Vitamix: 1 Mango, 1 Tomato, 1/4 Cucumber, 1/2 Large Bell Pepper, Handful of Cilantro, 2-3 Clove of Garlic, and a Dash of Cayenne and Tabasco.
156. The Foodie Fashionista by Dori, a graphic designer from Massachusetts, has a pleasant layout, but I would like to see the actual text in a white background so it would me more easily read. I like the photos and the recipes. On the first page I saw Chinese Vegetable Stir Fry, Steak Fajita Quesdillas, Guacamole, and Linguine with Mussels and Clams. If I find Chicken Korma, Dori will get an A for sure.
157. The Lighter and Local by Kim from Newburyport, Massachusetts, a beautiful, little seaside, typical New England city filled with brick-lined streets and homes dating back to the 1600's Kim buys local. Good recipes and photos. And there is a Recipe Index plus labels on same page. Great! That means I will be back.
158. The Organized McTatty by Patty from Minnesota, a young married who is "easily amused, incredibly disorganized, cooks with somewhat skill and loves to decorate." She also fosters dogs and grows vegetables. Her blog serves as a journal of her life, and a fun tasty life it appears to be. OK blog with nice simple layout and ok photos. No recipe index. While browsing I found some ok mainstream USA recipes, the type of fare you'd expect to find at tables in Minnesota. Not enough to lure ME back. Bring me back to NYC, Miami, LA and San Antonio!
159. The Spicy Skillet by Ashley is updated haphazardly. Ashley cooks only when her husband is home. When her husband is deployed she lives on junk food. Thank God he is home enough for Ashley to post some pretty good recipes. Ashley has a nice blog with good photos. No index, but categories and a seach box, and there are NO ads. I like the idea of Shredded Pork Tacos in the slow cooker.
160. The Summertree Cafe by Katie, from Kansas, has rather poor design, specifically the links are in a hard to read light blue, but she has a Index Recipes. Hurrah! Katie likes "carrots, especially carrots" so here is the link to all her recipes which include carrots. Whoops. She has no carrot recipes, but here is her for Sunrise Smoothie Pulse in a high-power blender until smooth: 1 washed peach with skin, 1 frozen banana, 1/2 cup orange juice and a handful of ice cubes (optional).
161. The Most Secret Recipes by a young American chef from Henderson, Nevada who promises to post "top secret" recipes from all over the world, from famous chefs and himself. Except for the very ugly irritating ads, I liked what I saw One fattening recipe I liked was "Peppered Shrimp Alfredo" I better make that fast before I go back on my health kick. Accessed 4/2/2012
162. Two Peas and Their Pod by Maria and Josh Lichty from Salt Lake City, Utah has good photos and recipes. Check out the categories. Ads and horrors! survey requests lurking about. Found Two "Lemon Cornmeal Pancakes".
163. The Way the Cookie Crumbles Fantastic blog with a complete Index Recipes. Interesting stories and perfect photos and layout. I already took the "Goat Cheese Almond Strawberry Cheesecake" she posted from Love and Olive Oil. I was so impressed with Bridget's blog that I took her up on her offer of "Liking" her The Way the Cookie Crumbles Facebook Page. I make a habit of checking out the blogs good food bloggers recommend. Here is the List of Bridget's Favorite Food Blogs with some added comments by me.
     
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164. Pantry Raid
165. Epicurean Travels by Erin Claassen who travels by cooking exotic foods in her kitchen. Erin has posted recipes from Hot Sour Salty Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid, and from, what is most unique, Thai Cooking by Bahn Gah-Nah. The latter is a hand-written cookbook directly from Thailand. What a treasure. I will soon be back to both her entries regarding this one-of-a-kind delilght. See Massaman Curry from Thai Cooking by Bahn Gah-Nah and Pad See Iew for these two posts.
166. This Girl's Food
167. Thyme For Cooking, the Blog
168. Tiffanesh's Treats No index. Not much spicy. Fine layout. You will find dishes like Lemon Bundt Cake with Glaze. Tiffany's husband Ganesh is Indian, so I did find 2 interesting recipes with the label "Indian" and I will return to check them out.
169. Tiffany's Temptations I found Beef and Paprika Ragout here and will check back later to see if anything else tempts me.
170. Tiny Kitchen Cooking Did find Chicken and Broccoli Thai Curry. And I found 2 recipes from Camellia Panjabi I'll be back to check those out and to explore more in the categories.
171. Two Novice Chefs, One Tiny Kitchen How about Creamy Artichoke Lemon and Chicken Pasta or Tandoori-Spiced Chicken
172. Two Scientists Experimenting in the Kitchen
173. Vicki's Healthy Eats and Sinful Treats is mostly treats. Layout consists of a dark pink background. Zucchini Bread caught my eye. Vicki makes it from one giant zucchine she buys at the local farmers market from "an old man, in his early 80's, who drives an old rusty red ford pick up truck, and is the nicest little guy ever". We have this same guy to thank for Zucchini and Turkey Lasagna too. Chicken Riggies seem to be like Pasta al Vodka with chicken and no vodka.
174. Vida e Dolce.....e Saporito!
175. Vintage Victuals
176. What Recipe? by CDL, a young mother from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Good layout. No ads. Good recipe selection including a number from The Wine Lover's Cookbook one of my favorites.
177. What's Cooking in the Orange Kitchen blog has moved Sunny Side Up in San Diego. accessed March 12, 2012
178. What's cooking, Kylee?
179. yum.
180. Love Deliciousness

1. A Chicken In Every Granny Cart
2. A Southern Grace by a food technologist who describes herself as "American by birth, Southern by the grace of God". I did not find recipes, but blog has great luscious food photos.
3. Accidental Scientist by Michelle Kaneohe who has a PhD in Biology. With a real passion for food, Michelle explores the island of Oahu, Hawaii and its culinary adventures it has to offer. See Recipe Files
4. Baking For Britain
5. Cakespy, authored mostly by freelance writer and illustrator, Jessie Moore Oleson. Cakespy is dedicated to seeking sweetness (literally) in everyday life by writing about bakeries, conducting baking experiments, and picking the brains of bakers and food artists, and finding awesome products for lovers of baked goods.
6. Canela & Camino about Peruvian food; by a missionary who has lived in Peru since the beginning of 2003.
7. Canelle et Vanille - did not find recipes here. They may be here, but I did not readily see any. Lots and lots of good photos of food and scenery, including the Basque area. Will have to go back when I have more time.
8. Caviar and Codfish - all I found was text - lots of it pretty rambling and boring. I could not seem to navigate to a recipe. Will never go back there.
9. Chefs Gone Wild by Chef Zen, a private chef in New York City
10. Daring Bakers Kitchen
11. Dhanggit's Kitchen
12. Food Blogga
13. Food On The Food
14. French Tart grew up in France, lives in Georgia. is a certified holistic nutrition consultant and wellness coach who writes all about food. Fancy (an cumbersome) layout with NO, ZERO, ZILCH search ability. Hey, there are recipes in that blog somewhere, but the only way you are going to find them is to open up each post. Her mom probably does that. Don't know about the rest of us. I found a Tuna White Bean Salad. Yea, open up and empty out 2 cans and cover what's in the bowl w/ vinaigrette and serve with Romaine. Bye.
15. gluten-free girl
16. Green Gourmet Giraffe
17. HotPotato
18. Jumbo Epanadas
19. Kalofagas
20. Kuidaore by Jocelyn from Singapore has absolutely fantastic photos of cupcakes. I think Jocelyn is a food photographer.
21. Lucullian Delights
22. Mele Cotte
23. More Than Burnt Toast
24. My French Kitchen
25. No Special Effects
26. No Recipes from Marc Matsumoto, freelance food photographer, recipe developer, and marketing consultant who’s loved cooking since before he could "see over the kitchen counter". For Marc, food has been a life long journey of exploration, discovery and experimentation, and as he continues along his own culinary path, he wants to share what he learns along the way. His philosophy on cooking is that "it’s 50% technique, 40% inspiration and 10% ingredients". He strongly believes that with some basic techniques and a little inspiration, you can make a tasty meal, and Marc does indeed share experience, thoughts and techniques. Despite the name of his blog, Marc actually does provide recipes, but with much more so, when you read his posts, it is like having a teacher at your side. (The great chef James Beard used to write his recipes this way.) When I checked out Marc's recipe for "Pho Gà (Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup)", I learned a lot about making chicken broth. My own method is debone chicken and make a broth with bones using a pressure cooker then add chicken just long enough to cook, but I am going to try Marc's reverse method of simmering a whole chicken, taking it from broth when it was done, remove chicken meat, then let the bones cook longer. With the very helpful Recipe Index, you can easily browse through Marc's entire collection of recipes by cuisine, type, main ingredient and diet. Marc is of Japanese origin but he cooks all types of ethnic foods. An added plus is Marc's list of his favorite equipment, which includes a Macbook Pro. I was so impressed with Marc's blog that I signed on for the No Recipes Facebook page and I will be hanging around a lot. Fun informative reading, perfect layout and navigation, good photos too. I would have no problem making every recipe here starting with "Coconut Shrimp with Spicy Orange Sauce". I LOVE this blog.
27. Passionate About Baking
28. Sass & Veracity
29. Spittoon Extra
30. Sugarlaws
31. Tales of The Basil Queen
32. Tartelette
33. Taste With The Eyes
34. Technicolor Kitchen
35. The Daily Tiffin
36. The Fine Art of Confectionary
37. The Finicky Lawyer
38. The Mini Pie Revolution Headquarters
39. The Perfect Pantry
40. The Recipe Girl
41. The Well-Seasoned Cook
42. Thursday Night Smackdown
43. Vanielje Kitchen
44. What's For Lunch, Honey?
45. You Say Tomato, I say Tomato

Warda, author of 64 sq ft kitchen blog http://thym-thym.blogspot.com/, is a 25-year-old Algerian woman who lives in Southeast Michigan with her husband and her two-year-old daughter. This blog is about recipes and stories of my childhood and the food that Warda likes to eat and talk about -- Mediterranean cuisine in general, and North African in particular. She welcomes your feedbacks and does her best to reply to the messages she receives. Warda is available for freelance work as a food writer and recipe developer. Contact Warda 64sqftkitchen@gmail.com for further information. Warda has posted North African tajines - see Tajine, Tchicha and Sellou Here are some of the blogs she follows. (I deleted some of Wanda's entries because they are duplicates like 101 Cookbooks. Every one follows Heidi's blog.)

Food Blogs (some) recommended by My Feasts author*

1. Appetite for China by Diana Kuan, a New York-based writer and cooking teacher who is somewhat obsessed with Chinese food around the world. Her family ran a Latin-flavored Chinese restaurant in Puerto Rico, and later a Polynesian-style take-out and Cantonese bakery in suburban Boston. Diana;s blog is about the "diverse regional foods around China, and also the Chinese food outside the mainland: Portuguese-accented Macanese, Peruvian chifa, Indian-Chinese, and a myriad of other hyphenated Chinese cuisines. Diana has French culinary training and her writings on food and travel appear in The Boston Globe, Food & Wine, Gourmet, and the book Food Journeys of a Lifetime (National Geographic, 2009). She also taught Chinese cooking in New York and Beijing. In The Chinese Takeout Cookbook (Random House/Ballantine) which will be out in Dec 2012. Diana will bring Chinatown to your home with 80+ popular, easy-to-prepare and MSG-free, Chinese takeout recipes. I can't wait! See publisher's review. Meanwhile, check out the recipe index on her blog.
2. applemint
3. canelle et vanille
4. chez pim
5. cook and eat
6. cupcake
7. day dream delicious
8. dorie greenspan
9. eating asia professional; great photos; did not see recipes, but, like I said, GREAT photos. Recommended also by Bon Appegeek
10. farida's azerbaijan kitchen
11. mahanandi
12. midtown lunch
13. orangette
14. rasa malaysia
15. salt and turmeric
16. simply recipes
17. sunita's world
18. tartalette
19. tastespotting
20. technicolor kitchen
21. the food section
22. use real butter
23. white on rice couple

Food Blogs recommended by Bon Appegeek

1. Scent of Green Bananas
2. Gernot Katzer’s Spice Pages
3. Ideas In Food
4. nordljus
5. Habeas Brulee
6. Cook and Eat
7. Fancy Toast
8. Lobstersquad, A Food Blog with Illustrations is posted by a 37 year old illustrator from Madrid, Spain, who is currently living in Scotland with her husband and small daughter and son. Well, beautiful illustrations. Not much in the way of recipes.
9. A Veggie Venture