Pioneer Woman

Folks I am so excited by my new find I don't know how to tell you about it fast enough. She calls herself the Pioneer Woman and she not only cooks.

I'll fess up, it WAS the recipes that brought me to her site, but then perhaps the fact that 'she returned' to the country that kept me hanging around and find out more. I will highly recommend that you do the same and promise you won't regret it. You will find terrific recipes and the insight into the life and attitude of a terrific and talented sister woman.

Oh, and the page is put together so thoughtfully and beautifully that you get print out your recipes (no copy and paste here) directly from the site WITH PHOTOS!! Don't know about you, but I've never yet cooked anything I didn't see a photo of. Call me visual :)

Enjoy! I hope this page makes you as happy as it had made me.

The Edible Tulip

Owner of the Edible Tulip uses simple staples to make healthy, attractive food. Check out the Pepper Salad pictured along with three other dishes made from the same three staples.

Chili & Vanilia

Chili & Vanilia is a delightful blog by a young woman in Budapest. Although she travels she still has time to cook and also offer her recipes in English.

If you've always wanted to try Hungarian cooking or would like to revisit a forgotten dish, here is your opportunity. Pssst! If you want a 'to die for' chocolate dessert recipe, here it is.

Happy 2009!

Cook. Eat. Think

A Wisconsin mother of two shares her recipes and wisdom.

Organically Cooked

An introduction to Crete and its food. Come by and enjoy.

Al Dente

The motto is quite a tease already: Serious gastronomy meets culinary calamity. The blog is operated by Amazon and features guest chefs who bring their talents and samples from their kitchen to yours. Colorful, tasty and interesting.

Cheap Eats

Just what the name states, recipes and tips for eating well inexpensively. Now who couldn't use that kind of reading?

Vanilla Garlic

An interesting blog with recipes and comments. Worth reading through to see what you may take away with you.

Cook & Eat

An attractive site with practical and visual recipes. Enjoy the visit and the experiment with the recipes found there.

The WeekEnd Chef

Simple recipes for those of you who have limited time in the kitchen but prefer a wholesome meal. Visit and see if any of the recipes would work for your busy week-ends.

A Year In Bread

Baking bread requires time but it is one of the most wholesome experiences and is highly recommended to all of you. Time on your hands during the holidays is a perfect opportunity to try some of these wonderful recipes. The rewards will be better than you've expected starting with the satisfying fragrance from the oven in anticipation of the finished effort.

Make it From Scratch

The motto of the blog is: Where Creativity and Frugality Intersect. It is exactly what it delivers. Ways to increase the quality of what we eat and decreasing the cost by revisiting dishes our grandparents used to make easily, happily and regularly.

Consumed (I, This)

Unfortunately for the author of this blog, his/her photos are simply too captivating and as a result I've never gone further to look for the author's identity. Here is beautiful food, great ideas for when you don't know what you want, but you want it now!

Julie's Raw Ambition

There is a fascination with raw food and the people who are able to maintain their diet with raw foods alone. Occasionally, I would like to think that I too can be that health conscious but those occasions are very short lived.

Hats off to those who do it as a lifestyle and make it look so easy and attractive. Julie is a perfect example of what I'm talking about.

Le Petit Pierogie

This young lady also began to cultivate her affair with food at an early age with great enthusiasm. Enjoy her presentation and flavorful recipes.

Mean Green Lunchbox

Recipes, comments, tips from a Southern food lover living in New York. This young woman truly loves food and has a 'food future' all planned out. Keep an eye out and prepare your taste buds for some tasty treats.