
The 75 Best Blogs in the US in 2025
Food bloggers have taken over the internet — and how did we ever live without them?
Tessa ZuluagaAuthor

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Get free downloadFood bloggers are creative, passionate individuals who work hard in the kitchen and are generous enough to share their work with us online. Without these blogs, some of us would be doomed. Takeout and Top Ramen containers would fill our kitchens without warming our hearts the way only a home-cooked meal can.
Today, there are nearly 600 million food blogs online. While 75% of food bloggers claim to have created their blogs merely for personal satisfaction, they’ve also delivered a very valuable service to anybody who likes to eat. (So, everybody?) These bloggers share their favorite recipes with us because they love sharing food. They’ve inspired us at Toast to put together this list of our top 75 food blogs in 2025.
In this article, we’ll explore 75 different food blogs made up of different cuisines. Hungry yet? Let’s get started.
The 75 best food blogs in 2025
1. Half Baked Harvest
This beautiful blog will inspire you to try new recipes and create flavors you didn’t know existed. Half Baked Harvest is a blog by Tieghan Gerard that’s been around since 2012. Since then, it’s been featured on The Cooking Channel, Food Network, HGTV, Crate & Barrel, Shape Magazine, Self Magazine, the Huffington Post, and PopSugar, among others.
Check out her Weekly Meal Plan section to find a week’s worth of meals conveniently written out for you.
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2. David Lebovitz
David Lebovitz has been working in restaurants since he was 16. Having been a professional cook and baker for most of his life, he launched this website in 1999 to coincide with the release of his first book, Room for Dessert.
The site was intended as a place to share recipes and stories, as “blogs” as we know them today didn’t exist yet. As such, this blog is considered one of the very first of its kind! David has an immense number of recipes to choose from, but we highly recommend checking out his French cooking section.
3. The Woks of Life
If you’re looking for some serious eats that’ll make your mouth water, take a look at The Woks of Life. Started in 2013 and written by a family of four, The Woks of Life has been recognized as the online authority on Chinese cooking in English.
If you’re interested in taking your Chinese culinary knowledge to the next level, this is the blog for you. Sort by ingredients to work with what you have in the house already, or learn how to make some of your restaurant favorites at home. Many of these recipes also come with YouTube tutorials!
4. 101 Cookbooks
101 Cookbooks is a website that, in short, celebrates cooking! Inspired by the concept of owning over 100 cookbooks, founder Heidi Swanson focuses primarily on vegan and vegetarian recipes.
101 Cookbooks is written with the home cook in mind, making these recipes quite practical and accessible even for novice chefs. Make sure you check out their premium membership, which is ad-free and includes printer-friendly recipes.
5. Budget Bytes
If you’re looking for easy-to-follow recipes that won’t break the bank, Budget Bytes has got you covered. This blog was started by Beth Moncel when she was struggling with student loan debt. She started calculating how much each meal was costing her and was able to build out a budget.
You can spend less and enjoy more with these amazing recipes, which are broken down by both ingredient and price. For example, their Classic Homemade Meatloaf costs only $7.44 for the recipe and $1.06 per serving.
6. The Smitten Kitchen
The Smitten Kitchen is a 16-year-old food blog written by Deb Perelman. In her own, well-written words, “What you’ll see here is a lot of comfort foods stepped up a bit, things like bread and birthday cakes made entirely from scratch and tutorials on everything from how to poach an egg to how to make tart doughs that don’t shrink up on you, but also a favorite side dish (zucchini and almonds) that takes fewer than five minutes to make.”
The Smitten Kitchen is a lovely blog that’s filled with recipes you can tell are crafted with effort and care. Do yourself a favor and check out her Chocolate Olive Oil Cake recipe ASAP.
7. 2foodtrippers
Daryl and Mindi Hirsch started their travel adventure and food blog, 2foodtrippers, in 2012 after quitting their corporate jobs. Now, they travel the world and try new food everywhere they go, visiting some of the best foodie destinations in the world.
Check out their extensive city food guides; you won't be disappointed.
8. Dish Miami
Dish Miami is a digital media company founded to promote new and different restaurants. They share all sorts of important restaurant news with the public and keep them up to date with new restaurant openings.
If you love to try new restaurants, Dish Miami has you covered. Check out their article, The Best Restaurants in Miami Beach.
9. Plant Based with Amy
Amy Gorin, MS, is the voice behind Plant Based with Amy. She is an award-winning dietitian and media spokesperson with a goal to help people everywhere eat plant-based. As a pescatarian, Amy focuses on inclusive ways to eat plant-based to help her readers find the right plant-based diet for them.
What makes her blog stand out is her combination of knowledge as an RN and dietitian with her media experience to help showcase that there’s no right diet for everybody. But plant-based eating can have positive impacts for everybody. Amy truly wants to help each individual find the right plant-based meal plan for their body.
10. Black Allergy Mama
Creator Renia uses her blog, Black Allergy Mama, to share allergy-friendly recipes and spread awareness about food allergies and eczema. Her vegan and gluten-free banana bread looks especially amazing—you can check it out on her blog.
11. Hungry Girl
Calling all hungry girls! Hungry Girl is not a nutritionist—she's just hungry. Lisa Lillien is a New York Times bestselling author and the creator of the Hungry Girl brand. She considers herself a “foodologist” simply because she is obsessed with food.
Hungry Girl publishes weekly recipes and recipe “makeovers”. Check out this blog for all kinds of recipes from smoothies to brownies and everything in between, as well as a podcast and videos.
12. VegOut
Calling all vegans! VegOut has all kinds of guides for vegan eaters, such as The Best Vegan Menu Items Across Los Angeles, According to VegOut Staff. VegOut was started to inspire change-makers, leaders, and trendsetters to adopt a more sustainable and plant-based lifestyle, and they’re not talking about influencers. VegOut wants to reach everyday trailblazers—parents, school teachers, college students, and anyone out there trying to make the world just a little bit better.
VegOut has guides for everyone, including family-friendly content like 10 Kids Supplement Brands to Add to Your Little One’s Morning Routine. VegOut is a consumer resource, food news site, recipe guide, and much more, all rolled into one.
13. Eat Your World
Eat Your World is a guide to regional food and drinks around the globe, with a focus on culinary preservation principles. They believe tasting the locally grown, sourced, or made food and drinks of a destination is absolutely essential to experiencing it—check out their newly redesigned site for recommendations for hundreds of cities across the world, amplified by user-submitted content.
14. Bites of Boston
Discover Boston, one bite at a time, with Bites of Boston food tours. Bites of Boston offers walking food tours so you can experience Boston’s most vibrant and delicious neighborhoods.
A food tour is a great way to discover different cuisines while sightseeing a new area, all on the same day – we 10/10 recommend it. If you prefer touring on your own, their blog also features extensive food guides.
15. The Urben Life
At The Urben Life, you will find endless amounts of easy and healthy meal ideas, all of which are dairy-free and egg-free (and a majority end up being accidentally vegan as well). With several food allergies and being a former picky eater, Jenna understands the struggle of getting nutritious and satisfying meals on the table every day. The purpose of her blog is to help people like herself cook delicious, allergy-friendly recipes.
16. Clean Plates
Founder Jared Koch had struggled for years with chronic IBS, low energy, and poor immunity. He then discovered the foods that made him feel great and was inspired to write about them. What started as a personal journey has evolved into a successful blog, Clean Plates. This entire website is filled with great ideas and resources—a personal favorite right now is the refreshingly real Can’t “Go”? How to Have Healthy Poop When Traveling. Clean Plates has something for everyone. If you don’t take it from us, take it from Oprah:
"Jared Koch and Jill Silverman Hough, co-authors of The Clean Plates Cookbook, are experts at using produce and other intrinsically healthy ingredients in ingenious ways." - Oprah.com
17. Grilled Cheese Social
Of course, we have to include the world’s largest grilled cheese blog. MacKenzie Smith, the brains behind Grilled Cheese Social, infuses dairy goodness in all of her recipes. Keep Lactaid on hand while enjoying her amazing recipes—from ham and Swiss sliders to jalapeño cheddar pretzels. Smith recently released a cookbook with some of her most popular recipes.
18. A Taste of Koko
A Taste of Koko is one of Austin's top food and travel blogs. Since 2010, it has featured the hottest restaurants and weekend getaways. While this blog has tons of restaurant recommendations, we particularly love its article on the 43 Best Restaurants in Austin.
19. Elana’s Pantry
Elana Amsterdam sadly passed away in February 2025, but we’re continuing to include Elana’s Pantry on this list out of appreciation for the enormous amount of good it has brought (and will continue to bring) to millions of people.
The blog is just one part of the New York Times Best Selling Author’s mission to bring wellness and healthy eating to the masses. From keto to paleo and nut-free to gluten-free, if you struggle to find tasty recipes due to food restrictions, Elana’s Pantry and Amsterdam’s three cookbooks remain great resources.
20. Veggies Don’t Bite
A food lover and food photographer, Sophia DeSantis is the writer and chef behind the lens at Veggies Don’t Bite, a quirky, fun, plant-based food blog that wants to avoid overwhelming those looking to eat healthier.
Sophia focuses on teaching her readers small habits that they can start daily that will help them work toward a bigger shift in their health goals. Her rule of thumb is, “Remember to balance out the salad and the fries.”
21. 12 Tomatoes
12 Tomatoes is a leading online food destination for home cooks. This blog provides kitchen tips, cooking advice, and thousands of food recipes, offering so much more than your average website. With content on lifestyles, crafts, and diets, this is your one-stop shop for anything you may need.
12 Tomatoes also posts often on social media, so you can follow them to see when they post new recipes.
22. Chef Zee Cooks
Xenia Zee is an NYC foodie who loves rice and beans. She learned how to cook from her grandmother and continues to spread her legacy with her blog, Chef Zee Cooks. The site offers recipes from different cuisines, such as Cuban and Dominican. If you’re looking for Hispanic recipe inspiration, this is it!
23. Kalyn’s Kitchen
Kalyn Denny is the author of this carb-conscious blog, which started after she lost 42 pounds. Kalyn’s Kitchen offers healthy recipes that consider all different types of dietary restrictions, such as low-carb, keto, gluten-free, and more. Try filtering your recipe searches to discover good food options for your specific diet!
24. Miami Food Pug
This food blog is written by two food (and pug) lovers, Geoff and Dianne. One great thing about Miami Food Pug is that it only features restaurant reviews from places Geoff and Diane have enjoyed. They don’t waste time posting about their not-so-favorite restaurants. They’re keeping it real over at Miami Food Pug, and we respect it! Check out their blog to discover all the must-try spots in Miami.
25. Love and Lemons
If you’re looking for easy-to-follow “how-to” guides, we highly recommend Love and Lemons. They post plenty of useful content, but their simple articles such as How To Make Pickled Red Onions are super helpful.
Love and Lemons was started by Jeanine Donofrio, a New York Times best-selling cookbook author. Her goal is to inspire readers to try new vegetables or try cooking vegetables in a new way. Beyond useful “how-to” guides, this blog also produces an immense amount of recipes using whole foods and lots of vegetables. This is one of those must-read blogs you have to check out!
26. Ambitious Kitchen
Something about the name “Ambitious Kitchen” piqued our interest, and the blog doesn’t disappoint. The author, Monique, puts it best: “Having ambition is about being brave. It's about having the confidence to do what we were made to do. By fueling your body and honoring your journey, you can accomplish whatever you set your mind to.”
Ambitious Kitchen shares a mix of globally-inspired recipes with a healthy twist. Inspired by her Puerto Rican mama and her father, a man who made his baked goods, there’s something for everyone at Ambitious Kitchen.
27. Mike Bakes NYC
Cookies ‘n cream babka? Sign me up. Mike Johnson is a NYC-based baker, recipe developer, author, photographer, and lawyer who started his Instagram and blog back in 2016 to share his favorite comfort foods and desserts. From homemade versions of grocery store classics to chocolate peanut butter pretzel macarons, Mike Bakes NYC is a must-follow for all those with a sweet tooth.
28. Frances Largeman-Roth
Frances Largeman-Roth is a nutrition expert, author, and mom. She enjoys writing recipes that help her stay fit and are also convenient. One thing we love about her blog is that she has a breakfast category, so you don’t get tired of eating the same meal every morning. She also offers super discounts to those who register on the site, so make sure to subscribe!
29. Blue Mountain Belle
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but we’re pretty sure it’s actually brunch, and Channing, the Blue Mountain Belle, agrees. Brunch is a wonderful dining experience typically filled with mimosas, sandwiches, and glorious breakfast foods. Check out their article on Where to Eat Brunch in Denver to satisfy all your cravings.
30. Minimalist Baker
This aesthetically pleasing website shares recipes that require only 10 (or fewer) ingredients, 1 bowl, or 30 minutes or less to prepare. Now this is the kind of minimalism we can get behind! And don’t be fooled by the name- this blog shares a lot more than just baked goods. Every week, the Minimalist Baker shares desserts, breakfasts, entrées, sides, snacks, and more.
This blog has grown to write recipes for those with different dietary restrictions and preferences, such as their tasty Italian Herb Tofu Wraps with Garlicky Hummus Sauce—a must-try for lunch!
31. Damn Delicious
Looking for a new recipe that’s damn delicious? This just might be your blog! Damn Delicious was started by Chungah, who originally started posting her recipes on Tumblr making 30 cents a month. Today, she connects with readers all over the world and uses her Korean heritage to inspire some of her recipes, like her Korean Instant Pot Beef recipe.
32. Kimberly Motos
One of the most attractive features of a food blog is its food photography. Kimberly Motos is a professional photographer who has been featured in Eater, San Diego Magazine, and Bon Appétit. Her Instagram is made up of her beautiful work that captures interiors, people, food & drink, travel, and more. If you’re looking for some inspiration, make sure to check her out. Pro tip: Check out her saved Stories for great restaurant highlight reels from her travels.
33. Sally’s Baking Addiction
It’s okay, Sally, we’re also addicted to baking delicious goods. Sally is a baker, blogger, cookbook author, and food photographer. Before sharing a recipe online, Sally tests it in her own kitchen dozens of times.
In addition to the hundreds of recipes on Sally’s Baking Addiction, you’ll also find helpful kitchen tips, lessons on baking basics, step-by-step photos, and video tutorials that will help you gain confidence and expertise in the kitchen.
34. Jessie Sheehan Bakes
Jessie is bringing vintage desserts into the 21st century. The queen of the icebox cake, Jessie Sheehan Bakes, focuses on “unfussy” sweets and desserts. The buttermilk bar doughnuts and chocolate mousse are two of our favorites – check out the rest of her recipes on her blog.
35. Chef Travel Guide
When it comes to Chef Travel Guide, the more niche the request, the better. Whether you’re looking for the best food in Oaxaca or the best beaches in South Lake Tahoe, Gabriel has the perfect curated list.
36. Resplendent Kitchen
The Resplendent Kitchen focuses on seasonal recipes and offers options for gluten-free readers or those looking for refined-sugar-free recipes. From appetizers and side dishes to the main course or dessert, the Resplendent Kitchen has ideas that are 100% plant-based and have substitutions for those who need them.
37. Savory Spin
Photographer and recipe developer Shashi started Savory Spin as a recipe journal for her daughter, eventually transitioning into a full-blown food blog.
Her recipes are heavily influenced by her years living in Sri Lanka and the Middle East – make sure to check them out.
38. Cookie + Kate
Cookie + Kate is a Kansas City-based blog that was started in 2010 by a self-taught photographer and cook. Kate enjoys food photography, which can be seen throughout her website. All of the recipes on Cookie and Kate are vegetarian and delicious, like her Asian Brussels Sprout Slaw with Carrots and Almonds recipe. If you’re curious who Cookie is, she’s Kate’s four-legged assistant who has the very important job of catching all the crumbs!
39. Maangchi
Maangchi is all about Korean cooking! Maangchi was born and raised in Korea and lives in NYC now. Through this blog, you can learn about more than just recipes- you can become educated on Korean ingredients. There are so many flavorful roots, spices, and grains you could be using in your cooking, and Maangchi is your guide to learn how.
40. Get on my Plate
Casey, the author of Get On My Plate, lives in the suburbs of San Francisco and enjoys cooking and helping other food bloggers. The goal of this blog is to uncomplicate cooking for busy parents. She has a whole category of easy, air-fryer recipes, like her Best Air-Fryer Broccoli recipe.
41. The Pancake Princess
The Pancake Princess was inspired by what’s truly the best version of a popular recipe. This led Erika, the author, to start bake-offs, where she tests popular internet recipes head-to-head, collects data from tasters, and analyzes the crowd favorites.
For each bake-off, she tests 8-16 recipes that claim to be the best. Beyond Erika’s bake-offs, she also shares plenty of recipes such as celebration cakes, healthy everyday recipes, vegan baking recipes, and more!
42. In Good Taste Denver
What started as a column in a college newspaper has now grown into this vast, informative website. In Good Taste Denver is your one-stop shop for all things entertainment, food, and travel. They feature lots of recipes, even ones from the Denver restaurants you love. For example, you can learn how to make Earl’s pumpkin pie at home.
43. Two Peas & Their Pod
Two Peas & Their Pod is written by Maria and Josh, a couple who find great joy in cooking, baking, and entertaining. They even catered their own wedding! Two Peas & Their Pod shares sweet and savory recipes, indulgent and healthy recipes, and recipes for every meal and occasion. Check out their Hunan Chicken with Chow Mein Noodles and Vegetables recipe, which was inspired by their time in the Bay Area and all the incredible Chinese restaurants located there.
44. Pinch of Yum
Pinch of Yum has been around since 2010 and has been featured in several news sources and digital food magazines. Written by Lindsay, she shares recipes that she cooks in her own life, with the goal of inspiring readers with food that is both approachable and exciting. You’ll find comfort in her recipes, like her Best Sunday Chili or Best Detox Crockpot Lentil Soup.
45. Sweet Potato Soul
On Sweet Potato Soul, you’ll discover hundreds of delicious and easy-to-make vegan recipes. This blog also shares lots of cooking videos and healthy eating tips. The author, Jenné, is a Georgia Peach living in Los Angeles who discovered healthy eating in college. We recommend checking out her most popular recipes page.
46. Healthy Nibbles
Healthy Nibbles provides well-tested Asian recipes that have been around since 2014. Author Lisa Lin learned how to cook from her mother, Mama Lin, and has been a food lover ever since. We highly recommend her blog if you’re looking for a new appetizer recipe or want to start cooking Dim Sum!
47. Creative Culinary
If you’re looking for new cocktail inspiration, look no further than Creative Culinary. From raspberry and chocolate Valentine cocktails to summer Campari drinks, Barb has you covered. Check out her favorite margarita recipes.
48. Living Locurto
Living Locurto’s mission is to share easy recipes and fun party ideas to help spark more creativity in your life. Amy’s blog is filled with tips for entertaining, delicious recipes to make, and DIY projects to indulge in. Check out her “snacks” category for charcuterie board inspiration and party-themed bites, or cool off with a magical butterbeer recipe!
49. MiamiCurated
MiamiCurated’s author, Karen Escalara, has a taste for the luxurious things in life, including food. She enjoys the finer things, and her reviews and recommendations reflect this taste. We recommend checking out her Best Dishes of 2024 to spend 2025 catching up on Miami’s best risotto, mussels, and more!
50. We Are Not Martha
We Are Not Martha was started in 2008 by Sues, who has lived in Boston her entire life. The focus of this blog is to create a more affordable version of Martha Stewart’s recipes and lifestyle. Sues also features plenty of Starbucks “copycat” recipes so you can enjoy your grande Pistachio Cream Cold Brew without the long drive-through lines.
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51. Serious Eats
Serious Eats is an award-winning food and drink website visited by over 7 million hungry readers every month. Their fans love their rigorously tested recipes, science-driven cooking techniques, robust equipment reviews, and stories that offer cultural and historical context to the foods they enjoy.
Since it was founded in 2006, Serious Eats’s editorial staff and contributors have included recipe developers, practiced home cooks, professional chefs, scientists, historians, journalists, photographers, novelists, and more.
52. Saveur
Saveur has been bringing its readers a treasure trove of international food stories since 1994. The independently owned media company specializes in international foodways and caters to passionate home cooks, culinary pros, and enthusiasts eager to “Eat The World.”
53. Food52
Founded by Amanda Hesser in 2009, Food52 has grown into an extensive community for finding recipes, shopping for kitchen and home products, and getting advice on a wide variety of culinary and home challenges. Where else can you find a spectacular Aperol Spritz recipe and find hangers to maximize your closet space in the same place?
54. The Pioneer Woman
Ree Drummond is the wife of a farmer, and she’s turned her passion for country life into a mini food blogging empire. The Pioneer Woman focuses on affordable, easy cooking for families and big crowds. From the mouthwatering chili dogs to easy cleanup weekday meals, Drummond offers practical cooking advice alongside entertaining tidbits from her life for the more reality show-inclined.
55. On My Kid’s Plate
A food blog dedicated to picky eaters and kids who need to be tricked into eating healthy? What’s not to love! We’re kidding, but On My Kid’s Plate does offer parents an awesome array of family-friendly meals that both kids and adults will love — no tricks necessary.
56. Recipe Tin Eats
On the Recipe Tin Eats “About” page, creator Nagi writes, “Growing up, budget was tight and even though my mother worked full time, we dined like royalty because she was so creative in the kitchen. And this is why I know it’s possible to make great, fresh food even if you’re short on time and on a budget.” Based in Sydney, Australia, Nagi has dined all over the world and brings a globetrotting perspective to her site that inspires her healthy, creative recipes.
57. Gimme Some Oven
In addition to being a very cleverly named food blog, Gimme Some Oven is a creative outlet for founder Ali Ebright. With fresh, delicious new recipes added regularly (like this Lemon Herb Potato Salad) and informative posts about being an American living abroad in Barcelona, DIY, and much more, Ebright’s blog is more than just a food blog.
58. Fox and Briar
“Simple Recipes for Busy People.” That’s the tagline atop Fox and Briar’s homepage, a food blog that has been featured on Buzzfeed, Elle, Esquire, and more leading publications. Founder Meghan keeps her site down-to-earth, with practical but healthy recipes that anybody can make regardless of ability.
The site is meticulously organized with categories like 30-minute dinners, Crockpot dinners, Instant Pot recipes, and more to make it easy to find something to whip up when you’re busy or tired.
59. Well Plated by Erin
Featured on The Today Show and Good Morning America, Well Plated by Erin has had some impressive success since its 2015 founding. Erin offers a huge array of recipes, from appetizers to breads to vegan meals to special occasion highlights. (A Flag Cake for 4th of July, for instance.)
60. Tori Avey
Tori Avey puts a special focus on Mediterranean food, with recipes that celebrate her heritage but also help home cooks build confidence in the kitchen. She has special sections of the site for Jewish and Mediterranean dishes, but what really makes her site stand out is the “How To” section. From healthy cooking methods to information about gardening and home decor, she offers loads of great tips for anybody looking to make a happier, healthier home.
61. Baker By Nature
Ashley Manila started Baker By Nature in 2010, and today it has more than 1,000 recipes across cupcakes, pies, breakfast dishes, and much more to explore. While Ashley primarily focuses on desserts, there are plenty of more savory options on the site.
She also offers tutorials on baking techniques, her favorite kitchen tools, travel guides, and more.
62. Nutmeg Nanny
Brandy at Nutmeg Nanny is active with new recipes every week that will make your mouth water. She’s got the basic sections like desserts and appetizers, but also an array of more focused recipe categories, including for the air fryer, grill, and Midwestern Favorites. Plus, she has a bunch of great city travel guides from around the world, filled with gorgeous photography and tips for your trips abroad.
63. Love From the Oven
This bright and colorful food blog is run by Christi Johnstone, who creates beautiful desserts and decadent mains that will inspire foodies and chefs of all levels. Love From the Oven allows you to search for dishes by course and by method, depending on what you’re thinking, and provides thoughtful guidance through every recipe. If you want to just stare at the Chocolate Pound Cake, though, that’s also cool.
64. Chocolate Covered Katie
The name doesn’t leave much to the imagination, and, sure enough, Chocolate Covered Katie is the ultimate food blog for the chocolate-obsessed. Katie’s been on The Today Show and many other networks showcasing her love of chocolate and mastery of chocolate craft. But don’t be fooled by all the sweets; her site’s also devoted to healthier options (like chocolate-covered Protein Donuts) and occasionally offers some savory recipes, too.
65. How to Feed a Loon
Kris Longwell and Wesley Loon have been married for 30 years. So, if you’re wondering where How to Feed a Loon comes from, it’s from Kris’s love and devotion to feeding Wesley for all these years. We think that’s pretty dang sweet.
We also think the massive website of baked goods, sandwiches, weeknight dinners, pastas, and so much more looks pretty dang sweet, too. There’s no shortage of great recipes on How to Feed a Loon, but one of our favorite sections is the “Copy Cat” area, where they offer their best recipe take on famous items like the McDonald’s Big Mac or Taco Bell’s Cheesy Gordita Crunch.
66. The Foodie Affair
Many of us feel like we’re in an affair with food, but Sandra Shaffer beat us all to the punch with her blog title. The Foodie Affair offers an extensive, diverse mix of recipes and a beautifully indexed website that makes it really easy to find recipes based on your diet, course, method, and more.
Of course, you can also just look at the currently trending recipes on the homepage, and there’s a decent chance you won’t make it any further.
67. Taste & Tell
Deborah Harroun launched Taste & Tell back in 2007, making it one of the older entries on the list. Over 20 years, Deborah has refined this site to give her audience exactly what they want: Delicious, well-thought-out, accessible recipes that can help them eat well without breaking the bank or burning out.
The site is cleanly organized and designed, making it easy to scroll and find 30-minute dinners, baking recipes, the newest recipes, and more in just a matter of seconds. Plus, she runs a YouTube Channel where she shows viewers how to make her recipes, offers dining recommendations, and more.
68. Naturally Ella
Since 2007, Erin (aka e.l.l.a) has been building a beautiful, incredibly user-friendly website that goes beyond just recipes to help you become a more holistic home chef. Naturally Ella is chock-full of sections on how to stock your pantry, component cooking, and an ingredient index that lets you start with a specific ingredient and find inspiration based on what you have at hand.
Erin provides a gourmand’s education on why ingredients work together, how certain food methods and techniques work, and how to keep your pantry up to date throughout the year. It’s a food blog for home chefs who may or may not have wondered about becoming pro chefs.
69. Natasha’s Kitchen
Natasha’s Kitchen is the playground of New York Times Bestselling Author Natasha Kravchuk.
The site itself is much like the ethos behind it: Simplicity. It’s cleverly organized between recipe categories, instructional videos, cookbook entries, and a shop to load up on Natasha’s preferred items and tools. It’s a good resource for outfitting your kitchen as well as finding a great recipe for any occasion.
70. The Spice Train
Nicole Branan is the cook and food photographer behind The Spice Train, a no-frills site that focuses on the magic of spice blends and sauces. It’s an awesome resource whenever you’re looking to bring a little extra out of your dishes, like an Ahi Tuna Rub or a Spicy Burger Sauce. Nicole offers up complete recipes, too, but the seasoning blends and sauces are what really make her site stand out.
71. Jo Cooks
A food site dedicated to gourmet meals with everyday ingredients, Jo Cooks is full of Instant Pot, one-pot, and 30-minute meals designed to help you eat well without dedicating a ton of time. Founder Joanna is a self-taught cook and aims to help cooks of all levels gain confidence in the kitchen through practical advice and simplified recipes.
72. Cravings by Chrissy Teigen
Chrissy Teigen is a bit of a Renaissance woman these days. Cravings by Chrissy Teigen is just one arm in Teigen’s expanding fashion and home empire, and it’s a very cool window into the home life of a celebrity.
If you’re a reality or tabloid junkie, you’ll love getting cooking inspiration, restaurant recommendations, tips, and more straight from Chrissy’s mouth.
73. Hapa Nom Nom
Founder Kathleen writes, “On Hapa Nom Nom, food is a kind of connective tissue, bringing my background, family, travels, and tastes together in one delicious bite.” Given that her heritage includes Swedish, Scottish, English, and Japanese backgrounds, it’s not surprising that Hapa Nom Nom is an eclectic, exciting collection of cuisines, cooking methods, and presentation. The site is full of great recipes, but it also includes videos to help you along and a pantry section detailing traditional ingredients and how you can use them in your cooking.
74. RecipeJay
Jay Gaulard proudly states that he owns “approximately 20 very high-quality cookbooks” and “when I cook, I mean business.” After going through America’s Test Kitchen’s online cooking school in 2015, Gaulard has made food, and food blogging, his life.
RecipeJay has plenty of great recipes, but it’s also a useful resource for other aspiring food bloggers. It provides resources for operating and monetizing a food blog, how to master methods and techniques, and even some interviews with the world’s most popular food bloggers. It’s a nice place if you want more than just a recipe.
75. Sprouted Kitchen
Sara and Hugh Forte are the authors of two cookbooks, and it shows in the elegance of Sprouted Kitchen’s website. Each recipe tells a story, but it’s not so SEO-spamming as to require a “jump to recipe” button or violent scrolling until you get to the ingredients. The whole site feels like an upscale menu experience, with tasteful, vibrant descriptions and gorgeous photography that really immerses you in their food.
Plus, they have a “Tools” section on the site in case you’re interested in food photography or looking for inspiration to gear up your kitchen.
All the cooking inspiration you need
There may be over 600 million food blogs online, but these are the best ones (that we’ve seen so far!). Use these unique online publications to spice or sweeten up your cooking this year. Don’t be afraid to try something new!
Let us know which blogs and recipes you like the most by emailing us at ontheline@toasttab.com. By emailing us, you become a part of a community of people excited to exchange ideas. Lastly, don’t forget to subscribe to these blogs to receive new recipes right in your inbox. Happy cooking!
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