Every Monday, we skim the cyber soup to find new food blogs for your reading pleasure!Our first stop on ye olde food blog highway is Top 10 Wine & Food Pairing, a charming blog which states that, "The adventures and challenges of top 10 wine food pairing shows that wine blogs can cover a little bit of everything ... from basic wine knowledge to worldwide travel. From A
Every Monday, we skim the cyber soup to find new food blogs for your reading pleasure!Since the Food Blog Chatterbox is a weekly look at food blogs, I thought we'd start off with an interesting article I came across on the Chicago Tribune site which illustrates the impact that food blogs are having on ye olde food establishment: "Years ago, fed-up restaurateurs
A few months ago, I put up a survey about US food blog users as part of the research for my dissertation to earn an MA in gastronomy. You might remember the survey from such great posts as this one and this one.
Well, I have officially finished the dissertation and am currently awaiting my grade. I moved from Australia back to Chicago, and now that I am settled in the city of wind and hot dog
Every Monday, we skim the cyber soup to find the top food related blog posts for your reading pleasure!The 28 Cooks blog has a nice post on beating the heat with their Thai Shiitake Mushroom Salad post. "Summer has officially arrived in the Northeast. We're expecting temperarures to reach the high 90's which is exactly what I love. But with summer comes a desire to cook l
Every Monday, we skim the cyber soup to find the top food related blog posts for your reading pleasure!One of the new food blogs I've been visiting lately is The French Fork which is written by Laetitia, a French expat in Austin, Texas who recently became a citizen of the United States. There's a lively mix of cuisine and culture on hand as the blogger integrates her memo
Every Monday, we skim the cyber soup to find the top food related blog posts for your reading pleasure!The Celine Cuisine blog has a charming post which ruminates on the many elements of food blogging. Food Blog and Gaining WeightFor all of you Bacon Hounds out there, be sure to stop by the Bacon Unwrapped blog where you find info on all things Bacon. The latest post men
Every Monday, we skim the cyber soup to find the top food related blog posts for your reading pleasure!This week, we'll start things off with a recipe posted by My Food Blog, a blog from India. The recipe, Watermelon Gazpacho, has a wonderful array of flavors (cucumber, red onion, lemon & tomato juice). I think this would be a killer item for a backyard barbecue
Every Monday, we skim the cyber soup to find the top food related blog posts for your reading pleasure!The Culinary Jigsaw Mystery blog post Feast O' Beets features some wonderful recipes for beets! The blog, which hails from the Washington D.C. area, celebrates freshly prepared food with an accent on vegetables.If improvisation in the kitchen is your thing, you'll probably en
I made two life-changing decisions this week. Not earthshattery life-changing, like having a kid or losing an eye or inheriting millions of dollars. No, I’m such a boring loser slave to my routine that even small variations in my day-to-day activities tend to seem like big changes, at least until they become part of [...]
Every Monday, we skim the cyber soup to find the top food related blog posts for your reading pleasure!I recently visited the Mad Meat Genius blog and had a great time checking out the site. There's a good take on various barbecued dishes and all things pertaining to (you guessed it) meat!If you have a sweet tooth, I recommend you head on over to the Kuidaore blog where there are many scrumptious desserts on hand. I was especially taken with the macaroons and cupcakes. Mmm mmm mmm...One of the more interesting specialty food blogs that I've discovered is The Fruit Blog. There's a multitude of well sritten descriptive info on the endless varieties of fruit here. The enthusiasm and passion shown by the blogger for all things pertain
Every Friday, we skim the cyber soup to find the top food related blog posts for your reading pleasure!Let's see... ah, let's start off with a nice appetizer, shall we? I really enjoyed the Herbed Feta Dip recipe post from Bearly Edible. It looks like it would be a worthy addition to a menu for the first outdoor party of the season. Say, hand me those tortilla chips, will'ya?There's a wonderful take on the traditional Carrot Cake from Piggy's Cooking Journal, a blog that hails from Singapore.From the Illinois-based Blue Kitchen blog comes a recipe for...
Every Friday, we skim the cyber soup to find the top food related blog posts for your reading pleasure!Happy Friday folks! The week that was is still the week that is so here we go... One of the new blogs I've been reading is Renaissance Culinaire, authored by a pastry chef. One of the must read recipes is for Tuile Cookies!I always enjoy a good, solid kitchen tip and the Brownie Points blog has one with their...
Every Friday, we skim the cyber soup to find the top food related blog posts for your reading pleasure!Hoo Hah! Is it Friday again already? Let's see what's cooking in the world of Food Blogs, eh? On my first visit to Kayln's Kitchen, I found tasty recipes for Spicy Mexican Slaw and Chipotle-Lime Devilled Eggs. Ah, a little bit o' Springtime is in the air, folks!I recently visited Gastronomical Three, a charming food blog written by three gals out in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The blog features some well written posts reflecting food and daily life along with some superb photography. Two recent posts included recipes for Turkey & Wild Mushroom Risotto and Porkchops & Gremolata, Braised Fennel.One food blog I hadn't visited in awhile is N
Every Friday, we skim the cyber soup to find the top food related blog posts for your reading pleasure!Let's start things off this week with T'is The Season to be jolly; a wonderful post on crawfish from the passionate eater blog! The blogger did a great job capturing the true spirit of a crawfish boil--- If you're interested in doing your own boil, check out my post (from the Mardi Gras season) How To Make Your Own Crawfish Boil --- definitely a yumbo-licious experience!The Hungry Tiger blog (from Maryland) has a nice post on..
Thai food and especially Isaan food fascinates me a lot, both because a lot of it tastes really good and secondly because that is what my girlfriend cooks for us. Therefore, widening my own horizon on the possibilities of Thai, Isaan and Lao food is a constant endeavor of mine. On this blog I found, a Thai / Laos girl named Manivan Larprom shows you how to cook Thai and Lao food through her videos. Her authentic cuisine roots from Sakon Nakhon, Thailand and Paksan in Laos. Enjoy! As K. Manival tells about herself: "I am part Thai and Lao. The reason for my blog is to preserve the authenticity of the Thai and Lao food. Enjoy watching the home videos as I follow family recipes. Growing up, I was spoiled by my parent's home cooked Thai and Lao food. When I moved out, I sea
Every Friday, we skim the cyber soup to find the top food related blog posts for your reading pleasure!I recently stumbled across Sunday Night Dinner which is a well written group blog with some dandy visuals. The blog grew out of actual dinner parties this group of friends would have from time to time and that spirit of friendship really shines through here. Most recent post: Light Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting ( make that a big piece, please.)The Mommy Cooks blog features a...
Every Friday, we skim the cyber soup to find the top food related blog posts for your reading pleasure!One of the new blogs I've discovered lately is Hand To Mouth, a food diary of sorts by "two young women, N and B, who live in two of the world’s most expensive cities and cook constantly, mostly for the pleasure it gives but also for the ends it helps meet." Posts such as Vaguely Lebanese Couscous-Stuffed Peppers feature a nice light writing quality that reflects everyday life. A good read indeed!Another blog with a playful quality is...
Every Friday, we skim the cyber soup to find the top food related blog posts for your reading pleasure!Howdy folks! I can't believe it's Friday already... whew! This week's Food Blog Chatterbox makes the rounds of some of my favorite food blogs! Huzzah!
Why avocados in a post about food blogs? WHY NOT?
Recently, I posted an online survey about U.S. food blogs and U.S. food journalism. You can read about it here. Thanks to the help of a number of generous food bloggers, I was able to round up 1853 of you to take the survey, a very successful response indeed. I would like to officially thank the following food blogs and bloggers for promoting the survey:
Anna @ Sunday Night Dinner
Shuna @ Eggbeater
Michael Ruhlman @ Michael Ruhlman: Notes from the Food World
Sam @ Becks and Posh and Food Blog Scool
Robyn @ The Girl Who Ate Everything and Serious Eats
Cookiecrumb @ I’m Mad and I Eat
Dylan @ Sourdough Monkey Wrangler
Vanessa @ What Geeks Eats
Amanda @ What We’re Eating
Molly @ Orangette
Read more! »
***UPDATE***The survey is completed and is no longer live. I received 1853 responses, so thank you if you participated or help promote the survey. Please go here to read updates about the survey results.***
I am like an onion. I have many layers like an onion, many different pieces to the puzzle that is Leena and sometimes, I make you cry a little. SO Leena = onion...we on the same page so far?
This is my seafood layer, Larry the Lobster.
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Every Friday, we skim the cyber soup to find the top food related blog posts for your reading pleasure!The mele cotte blog has been running a great series of posts on Christmas cookies which is a definite must-read! My favorite cookie post was Twelve Days of Cookies-- Gingerbread Man; it really captures the spirit of the season-- the scent of baked cookies drifing around the house. Ah, all seems right with the world, eh?The spirit of Hannukah comes alive on the post punk kitchen blog with Happy Hannukah-- Eat Some Latkes For Me!Another highlight of this season is seeing food bloggers across the world coming together to support Menu For Hope and the U.N. World Food Programme. The chez pim blog covers all of the relevant points in the post, What Is Menu For Hope? I've always been a fan of food history, so when I came across a post titled George Washington Story: Hercules the Slave Chef on the Super Chef blog, my curiousity was full tilt.&n
The nominations have begun for the 2007 Food Blog Awards, hosted by the Well Fed Network. You can nominate your favorite food blog in one or more of 14 categories from now through December 5.
Once the nominations are closed, the top five blogs in each category will be announced on December 10. Voting then begins from that point through December 14, and the winners will be announced on December 17.
If you want to nominate a blog, choose from one of the fourteen categories and post a comment with your entry. Keep in mind that the number of entries that a blog has been nominated has no bearing, so if you see your nomination already there, adding it again doesn’t add to its chances. And if anyone wants to nominate my blog, I won’t be offended!
Every Friday, we skim the cyber soup to find the top food related blog posts for your reading pleasure!The Well Fed Network has announced its 2007 Food Blog Awards. Nominations will begin next week. If you publish a food blog or are an avid reader of food blogs, you may want to get involved in the nomination process. Read More...Recently I started visiting the redacted recipes blog which descibes itself thusly: "An Anglo American narrative about food, wine and items of interest as they arise" It's a fun blog with a lot of different content. I especially liked the recent post on Thanksgiving Leftovers: Turkey Soup --- we've all been there, haven't we?
Every Friday, I skim the cyber soup to find the top food related blog posts for your reading pleasure!This week we begin with The Salted Cod blog, which has a great post on the food documentary King Korn. The scenario for the movie is described thusly: King Corn is a feature documentary about two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation. In King Corn, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, best friends from college on the east coast, move to the heartland to learn where their food comes from. With the help of friendly neighbors, genetically modified seeds, and powerful herbicides, they plant and grow a bumper crop of America's most-productive, most-subsidized grain on one acre of Iowa soil. But when they try to follow their pile of corn into the food system, what they find raises troubling questions about how we eat-and how we farm." If you've seen King Korn or are interested in the movie, check out this blog post t
Every week, we skim the cyber soup to find the top food related blog posts for your reading pleasure!In the course of setting up the food blog directory on this site (The Chef From Hell Food Blog Directory), I've come across many food blogs I'd never read before. One of these is The Great American Cooking Project which is a food blog with a historical and American cultural theme. This week there was a great post on Slow Cooked Rice Pudding and a few other items of interest that I'm sure you'd enjoy. The writing here is lively and engaging and the whole site is a hoot so stop on over and check it out!
Every week, we skim the cyber soup to find the top food related blog posts for your reading pleasure! The Raw Cuisine blog has an informational post on what going on with the issue of food irradiation. Check out Nuclear & Agribusiness Cabal Work With FDA. The Tigers & Strawberries blog has a post titled Is Alice Waters An Elitist Food Snob? It's extremely well written and covers various sides of the argument. As I stated in a comment I posted, I admire Alice Waters' ideals but don't care for her desire to keep all of the credit for making Chez Panisse what it is today when over the years many folks labored to make that restaurant a legend. Especially the folks in the kitchen. At times, Waters strikes me as someone who wants to inherit the crown of James Beard (all knowing food seer etc.) but I ain't buying that particular bag of radishes.
Every week, we skim the cyber soup to find the top food blog posts for your reading pleasure! If you're looking for a chuckle or two, the 7 Days Omnivore blog has posted a series of links to humorous articles from The Onion magazine titled Eating The Onion! From The Greasy Spoon blog comes a detailed post on Black Pudding. "What's Black Pudding?" It's a type of blood sausage! For those of you who are not squeamish about this type of culinary adventure, check out Black Pudding!
Every week, we scan the cyber soup to find the top food blog posts for your reading pleasure! The Garden Of Eating blog has a timely post on the recent Olive Oil controversy--i.e. a product manipulation fraud that's being perpetuated on foodies everywhere! If you're particular about your ingredients, be sure to give Oy Vey, Evoo a read! From the Boston version of the Menu Pages blog comes a post called Are You A Food Snob? which celebrates food snobbery as a way of life. Like the "we-are-the-only-people-who-know-what-good-food-is" attitude of the Top Chef reality tv cooking show, this culture of food snobbery reminds me of a bunch of "art critics" who stroll around a museum commenting on the paintings in front of them without really seeing them. I personally find that this food establishment kind of crap reeks of craving membership in an exclusive clique, what do you think? Pertinent Reference Po
Each week, we scan the cyber soup to find the top food blog posts for your reading pleasure! Sept. 24thNight of the living Freegans? Ah yes, for those of you who don't kow about the cult of folks who dumpster dive and call themselves "Freegans", go to the Food Museum Blog where the folks there have a great post on this cultural pheomenon. Apparently this is a widespread movement and while it reminds me of my college days when we used to trash pick to furnish our respective homesteads, the thought of picking food out of the garbage and then eating it makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up on end. Yes, I know the homeless are forced to do this, but the sites where these "non-homeless" folks go to pick edibles out of the trash are usually restaurants and markets. A better idea would be for these businesses to -gasp!- donate these foodstuffs to their local food banks and pantries in an effort to give the homeless a decent meal witho
Each week, we scan the cyber soup to find the top food related blog posts!Sept. 13thThe U.S. Food Food Policy blog had a post that was both laughable and thought provoking at the same time which describes how the Federal government Pork Board had a hand in developing -gasp!- McDonald's infamous McRib Sandwich! Hoo Hah!
Each week on the Food Blog Chatterbox, I'll be doing a rundown of food related posts from other websites that I think you might enjoy. So sit back in your easy chair, kick off your shoes, uncork that bottle of Dr. Lazlo's Imitation Silicone Whiskey that you've been saving for a special occasion and enjoy!From the U.S. Food Policy site:One of the highlights this past week is a great post on U.S. Food Policy which has to do with buying food locally; this is an issue I've been discussing on my food blog as well. In addition to the content, the presentation was very striking as it was a blog post done in video which gave the blogger's words extra weight. This blog is always a good read so be sure to stop by U.S. Food Policy!From The Gurgling Cod site:On Friday, this blog posted a great link to whenthesaints.org, a site dedicated to aiding in the hurricane ravaged Gulf Coast. When you follow the link you'll find a petition you can sign which urges the Cong
Send me a comment via this post and let me know what topics concern you. I usually do my research on the weekend and queue up a dozen posts. This week, we had big news… Royal Canin’s recall extends into Cana and South Africa… The Chinese wheat supplier purchasing melamine… People are searching on “safe pet foods”… The beginning of the Senate hearings on Pet Food… What is on your mind, tell me and I’ll try to cover it.
My new mantra goes to the post where I discuss it: http://NoWheat-NoWheat.com
And this one goes to a safe pet food distributor’s site: http://NoWheatPetFood.com
Teresa Holladay
The Safe Pet Food Blog
http://safepetfood.wordpress.com
Did you know that 13 pieces of California Roll sushi have only 9.5 Weight Watchers Flex Plan Points? So not only is sushi low in points, fat, calories, and healthy for you but it's delicious as well. That's why I love it, and most folks agree.
In the October 4, 2006 Newsday story, Sushi swims into unlikely waters, by Joan Remick, sushi was hailed as a comfort food by Manhattan-based restaurant consultant Clark Wolfe, who after 9/11 noticed that while:...some Americans turned to comfort foods such as macaroni and cheese and meat loaf, others were seeking culinary solace elsewhere."After 9/11, sushi really did enter the vernacular as a comforting food," Wolf said. "A lot of people who wanted something clean and pure perceived sushi as something nutritious that was fun to eat and that was happening all over the country."In his book The Nasty Bits, Anthony Bourdain mentioned that sushi is the favorite food of many chefs. He also has an interesting take on what he calls the sushi barrie
At He Can't Eat That!, Ann D blogs about the trials and tribulations around her children's allergies. While not strictly a food blog, it does deal with food allergies. Since it's a great resource for anyone trying to cook yummy meals while dealing with a food allergy, I've decided to name it Food Blog of the Week.
Ann, I feel your pain. Trying to cook at the same time for a gluten free mother-in-law and a daughter with egg and soy allergies is a nightmare. I too hate having to go to several different health food stores to find everything I want, especially since they're all 30-40 minutes away. Plus health food is expensive!
The regular grocery stores are getting better, but they still don't carry everything. Luckily Ann's out there finding products like, Fleischmann's Unsalted Margarine and giving us links to recipes for meatcakes.
He Can't Eat That! - providing inspiration for all us food allergy-challenged moms.
Happy almost Thanksgiving! Thanks for joining me between brining the turkey and baking the pies.
This week's Food Blog of the Week is the Gluten Free Goddess. I really appreciate her gluten free since my mother-in-law has celiac. Cooking for her isn't much of a challenge, now that I've discovered all the gluten free mixes, pastas, breads and cereals at the health food store.
Gluten Free Goddess is blogged by Karina, an artist who loves to cook - or is she a cook who likes to paint? - living in the high desert of northern New Mexico with no TV. Karina also designs gluten free, vegetarian/vegan, and foodie art designs for Mucho Gusto! at Cafe Press.
Among all the bloggers with CafePress sites, I think she's among the best - good design, great graphicd, and she really fills up the front of the t-shirt. (Too many CafePress designers are skimpy on their designs.) Now if she'd only make some peanut and egg free designs for kids with other allergies. (Hint, hint - Boo Girl needs an
No I haven't been struck with food poisoning or kidnapped by alien chefs. Just busy writing, and having family and childhood friends visiting. Plus I've been working with a local chef on a new food venture, which once launched, I hope to announce on this blog. (Exciting stuff, take my word for it.)
So back to the not-so-weekly Food Blog of the Week with a local food blog, Culinary Colorado. It's blogged by Claire Walter, who also wrote the book Culinary Colorado: The Ultimate Food Lover's Guide. She must have found my blog through the Boulder Media Women (BMW). I just joined - she's a member, too.
Claire has only been food blogging for a couple of months, but she covers the Colorado (especially Boulder) food scene better than any of the local papers. And this is coming from someone who only subscribes to The Denver Post because of the Wednesday food section and the free subscription to Cooking Light magazine for signing up for direct pay.
I look forward to reading more from Cl
Hooked on Heat is written by Meena, a creative writer and designer living in Toronto, Ontario. (She's also writes at Girl en Route.) The blog is entertaining and well written, the photography wonderful, and the layout (especially of the recipes) clean and easy to read.
As she writes, "With my Mom being Malaysian, my Dad an Indian, me growing up in the Middle East and having been in Canada for the last few years, my recipes reflect the eclectic tastes that I have gathered along the way."
Eclectic she is. Like the title says, Girl likes her hot and spicy food as her "Curry Culture" and "I like 'em Spicy!!" catagories show. While I appreciate a good curry now and then, my palette is pretty wimpy and I love my sweets. Not to worry, Girl has a "For the Sweet Tooth" category as well. (Nutella on croissants? Oh my - better than birthday cake!)
I was especially intrigued with her recipe for Sooji Halwa, an Indian dessert that reminds me of eastern cousin to rice pudding.
Sooji Halwa
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I came across KidsKuisine when I did a Google search looking for Spider Cake ideas for my children's books and cooking blog, A Readable Feast. KidsKuisine is from the folks at CopyKat Recips, another terrific foodsite.
The recipes on KidsKuisine just for Halloween are hysterical - Pumpkin Gut Nachos, Graveyard Pudding, and Witches Tongues, for example. Of course there's the infamous Kitty Litter Cake, too.
Their creativity blows me away. In the future, I will be consulting this site every time a kids' party food idea is needed. Out of the 34 Halloween recipes, I especially loved this one:
Strained Eyeballs Serving Size: 12
Not all Halloween treats need to be sweet.
Ingredients:
6 eggs, hardcooked, cooled and peeled
6 oz. whipped cream cheese
12 green olives stuffed with pimientos
red food coloring or ketchup
Directions:
Half eggs widthwise. Remove yolks and fill the hole with cream cheese, smoothing surface as much as possible.
Press an olive into each cream che
Food Blog of the Week is back with a recommendation to check out another UK-based food blog, Nami-Nami. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, it's written by Pille, an Estonian foodie.
Pille also has two other food related blogs, Nami-Nami Reads the Papers, where she scans the UK newspapers for stories about food and eating, and Nami-Nami Recipes, which is a listing of all her recipes by type and cuisine.
So why do I recommend it? The photographs! Honestly, I just want to eat this blog. Look at the rolls or the wheels of cheese on fire and assorted wedding fare. She even makes Scottish haggis, neeps and tatties look good.
But my favorite are the mushrooms she picked. Someone please pay her lots of money to put this on a postcard or book cover - it's GORGEOUS.
But it's not all food porn. There's some terrific recipes as well, including her famous (Non) Candian Apple Cake. It's a great recipe to try now that we have so many terrific apples in season.
This Mama has severely overextended herself this week with writing assignments, Usborne Books recruiting, and charter school matters. So no Food Blog of the Week today. Instead, I offer up a recipe for Omelet in a Bag, which was emailed to me by two friends last week.
Omelet in a Bag
Use quart size Ziploc freezer bag.
Have guests write their name on bag with permanent marker.
Boil pot of water.
Crack 2 eggs (no more) into bag, shake to combine them.
Add ingredients such as: ham, onion, green pepper, tomato, hash browns, salsa, etc.
Get air out of bag, zip up and shake.
Place bag in rolling, boiling water for exactly 13 minutes.
You can usually cook 6-8 omelets in a large pot.
Open the bag and the omelet will roll out easily.
I think it's a great way to cook up omelets when you're camping (no frying pan to wash), or when you have a bunch of people over for breakfast and want to serve them all at the same time.
It's also a handy idea for making quick eggs in the
Let's take a jump across the pond for this edition of Food Blog of the Week. The Passionate Cook is blogged by Johanna Wagner, 35, an Austrian based in London. She loves cooking, fine dining and wining, traveling, and hates beetroot (!) and mediocre food. She's also a member of Slow Food, so obviously practices what she preaches.
The Passionate Cook stands out because it is extremely organized. I love the pull down menus on the left, which make it so easy to find what you're looking for. They encourage browsing as well.
Johanna's photos are as yummy as her recipes. I especially enjoy her photos of London food markets. One of my favorite things about visiting Europe is touring the grocery stores, butcher shops, and indoor and outdoor markets. The variety of meats, fish, cheeses, and produce is amazing. It's something we sorely lack in America, with the exception of our better farmer's markets and bigger ethnic food stores.
So stop by The Passionate Cook and tell her that This
I am regularly asked how I come with ideas for blogs on my food blog. I find blog topics so easy to come up with; but my problem is that I don’t have time to write them. For the past few years, I’ve had a food blog topic file on my laptop which I constantly add new food blog ideas to. So I thought it might be useful if I made a few changes to the list and blogged about food blog topics that I’ve come up with in my file.
For bloggers who post every couple of days, there’s a year’s worth of blog topics for your food blog right here. I’ve kept a few good topics for myself – so make sure you subscribe to my RSS Feed.
If you don’t have a food blog but have been itching for sometime to start one check out a previous post about The secret to creating a Food Blog.
If you find this list of food blog topics list useful, then please make sure you link back to www.benjaminchristie.com
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