# cooking blogs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 17, 2009, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-blogs/500065 "2009-06-17T14:02:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shy\_kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@shy\_kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_kat)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-blogs/500065/1 "2009-06-17T14:02:55Z")
Anyone have good recommendations for food/cooking blogs (any cuisine)? ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-blogs/500065/2 "2009-06-17T14:05:53Z")
[Michael Ruhlman](http://blog.ruhlman.com/) ---
**Author:** ![carlb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carlb/32/5930_2.png) [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-blogs/500065/3 "2009-06-17T14:13:33Z")
> [@Motorgirl](#): > > [Michael Ruhlman](http://blog.ruhlman.com/) Yeah, I really enjoy his blog. Did you see the post the other day about curing your own Prosciutto? Mmmmm. If only I had enough room in the refrigerator. The other one I read regularly is [Alinea at Home](http://alineaathome.typepad.com/alinea_at_home/). The blogger has set out to make every dish in the Alinea book, one recipe a week (roughly). It’s written fairly humorously, liberally photographed, and presented warts and all. When she screws something up, she says so, and tries to figure out why it went wrong and what she could have done differently. She had previously done the same thing with the _French Laundry Cookbook_ at the [French Laundry at Home](http://carolcookskeller.blogspot.com/) blog. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-blogs/500065/4 "2009-06-17T14:16:11Z")
I love [seriouseats](http://www.seriouseats.com/). ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-blogs/500065/5 "2009-06-17T14:44:12Z")
I love [The Pioneer Woman’s Blog](http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/). It’s entertaining, witty and full of pretty fat and cholesterol. ---
**Author:** ![kurilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ea5d25/32.png) [@kurilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kurilla)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-blogs/500065/6 "2009-06-17T14:55:15Z")
Another Pioneer Woman fan here! I made her creamed spinach once and my husband said, “You’re never using boxed creamed spinach again, are you?” [Cheap Healthy Good](http://cheaphealthygood.blogspot.com) and [Casual Kitchen](http://casualkitchen.blogspot.com) are also good. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-blogs/500065/7 "2009-06-17T15:06:16Z")
Check out [Homesick Texan](http://homesicktexan.blogspot.com/)! In which you’ll find a link to Alison Cook’s [Cook’s Tour](http://blogs.chron.com/cookstour/). (More “Restaurant” than “Cooking”–but there’s Prime food porn today!) ---
**Author:** ![shy\_kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@shy\_kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_kat)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-blogs/500065/8 "2009-06-17T15:15:38Z")
Some great options here–thanks guys! Off to browse the food porn (and maybe find some interesting recipes along the way)… ---
**Author:** ![Surok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@Surok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surok)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-blogs/500065/9 "2009-06-17T15:48:32Z")
[smittenkitchen](http://smittenkitchen.com/) has pretty pictures and some good recipes (often ‘adapted’ from other sources). She’s also good at writing about how the recipe turned out, and what she might change next time. ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-blogs/500065/10 "2009-06-17T16:13:05Z")
I’ve recently become hooked on [Joy the Baker](http://www.joythebaker.com/blog/). ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-blogs/500065/11 "2009-06-17T16:14:22Z")
[101 Things Every Cook Should Cook](http://101things.wordpress.com/) - A Doper no less. Lots of interesting recipes. [Cooking with Amy](http://cookingwithamy.blogspot.com/) - Very SF-centric, one of my favorites. ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-blogs/500065/12 "2009-06-17T16:17:31Z")
[101 Cookbooks](http://101cookbooks.com/). Focuses on vegan & vegetarian foods, and includes some really decadant desserts. ---
**Author:** ![baileygrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@baileygrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/baileygrrrl)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-blogs/500065/13 "2009-06-17T16:26:03Z")
> [@koeeoaddi](#): > > I love [The Pioneer Woman’s Blog](http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/). It’s entertaining, witty and full of pretty fat and cholesterol. I LOVE her blog. It’s basically food porn 😛 ---
**Author:** ![susan\_foster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@susan\_foster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan_foster)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-blogs/500065/14 "2009-06-17T16:48:57Z")
The writing can be a little overly flowery, but the pictures are awesome - [Culinary in the Desert](http://desertculinary.blogspot.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d9b06d/32.png) [@Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichini_Sanshigo)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-blogs/500065/15 "2009-06-17T16:50:18Z")
[Not Eating Out in New York](http://noteatingoutinny.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-blogs/500065/16 "2009-06-17T17:06:29Z")
> [@kurilla](#): > > Another Pioneer Woman fan here! I made her creamed spinach once and my husband said, “You’re never using boxed creamed spinach again, are you?” > > [Cheap Healthy Good](http://cheaphealthygood.blogspot.com) and [Casual Kitchen](http://casualkitchen.blogspot.com) are also good. Boxed cream spinach? WTF? ---
**Author:** ![MissRancher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@MissRancher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissRancher)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-blogs/500065/17 "2009-06-17T17:22:13Z")
[Good Eats and Sweet Treats](http://www.goodeatsblog.com) [Cara’s Cravings](http://carascravings.blogspot.com) [Confections of a Foodie Bride](http://www.jasonandshawnda.com/foodiebride) [What’s Cooking in the Orange Kitchen](http://jessicasfoodspot.blogspot.com) ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-blogs/500065/18 "2009-06-17T18:38:21Z")
I’m another Pioneer Woman devotee. I’ll never make another lasagna recipe besides hers again. (Well, with my modifications. :D) She is buds with [Bakerella](http://bakerella.blogspot.com/), which is pretty to look at, but contains stuff I’ll NEVER make. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-blogs/500065/19 "2009-06-17T19:29:44Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > I’m another Pioneer Woman devotee. I’ll never make another lasagna recipe besides hers again. (Well, with my modifications. :D) > > She is buds with [Bakerella](http://bakerella.blogspot.com/), which is pretty to look at, but contains stuff I’ll NEVER make. I like Bakerella, I don’t have to plan on making the food, sometimes it’s just fun looking at food porn. I like [Lunch in a Box](http://lunchinabox.net/) for ideas on Bento lunches. I haven’t really used any ideas yet but I want to start bringing my own food to work instead of ordering out all the time. ---
**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-blogs/500065/20 "2009-06-17T21:51:40Z")
[The Steamy Kitchen](http://www.steamykitchen.com) [Simply Recipes](http://simplyrecipes.com) [Kayotic Kitchen](http://kayotickitchen.com) [Cake Central](http://cakecentral.com) [Chowhound](http://chow.com) [Chocolate And Zucchini](http://chocolateandzucchini.com) [Chez Pim](http://chezpim.com) I would have added 101 Cookbooks, Ruhlman, and Smitten Kitchen, but others beat me to it 🙂 I like Pioneer Woman, but she gets on my nerves once in a while. If you’re a novice cook, though, she’s very helpful.