The Busty Baker
The Busty Baker is the perfect blog for home bakers who are
tired of using boxed mixes. Creative
recipes are all you will find, no boxed mixes in sight. She even has put bacon into a cupcake,
that’s right I said BACON! Really
proving the point that bacon does make everything better. Aside from the bacon cupcakes, recipes
like Salted Dulce de Leche Brownies, Lavender Lemon Scones, and many more delectable
treats can be found. If the recipes
weren’t enough to pull you in, the pictures will. Gooey, chocolate chip cookies next to a glass of cold milk
make my mouth water. Great site
for those who want baking inspiration!
Baker’s Royale
Naomi, a self-taught baker who one day decided to share her
own recipes created Baker’s Royale.
Speaking to all self-taught, home bakers, she maintains a wide variety of
recipes from Pumpkin Roll to Blueberry Macarons, all ranging in difficulty. When you enter the site, you’re greeted
with a slideshow of featured recipes.
Currently it features Coconut Mango Cake, Banana Split Éclairs, and
Hazelnut Crepes. “How To” articles
also teach home bakers to make a simple caramel sauce, basic pastry cream, and
lemon curd. There is even
the occasional giveaway where you could win a KitchenAid mixer, juicer, and a
Le Creuset stockpot.
Pink Patisserie
Maria Nelson, a self-taught
baker who uses inspiration from her Grandmothers and various family traditions, created Pink Patisserie.
Pink Patisserie main focus is Fresh pastries, both sweet and
savory. Gorgonzola and sweet
potato biscuits, Eggnog Biscotti cheesecake, and brown butter, Amaretto, and
pear crumble are just a few of the many recipes that one can find. Maria’s food photography skills are
amazing. She photographs the food
in a way that makes me want to get into my kitchen and start cooking. She does not over complicate the
pictures with unnecessary props, just pictures of the food to show all its
textures and color.
100 Days of Real Food
Starting in 2010, Lisa Leake and her family pledged to eat
only “real” food. This meant
cutting out all processed food from her diet. During the 100 days, Lisa shared her experience and recipes
with the world through her blog. She
wrote about her chocolate cravings and health benefits of the pledge. Even though the 100 days is well over,
she continues to posts recipes and resources for avoiding processed foods. “Whole-Wheat Carrot Applesauce Muffins”
and food tips like “8 ways to avoid processed food” can be used as resources
for those who wish to take the pledge.
Another unique feature is the meal planner. This is great for those who want to eat “real food”, but struggle
with meal ideas.
Love & Olive Oil
A
couple, Lindsay and Taylor, created Love and Olive Oil with a focus on
inexpensive, quick, and creative meals for home cooks. Recipes such as goat cheese sugar cookies,
and Moonshine-glazed doughnuts (yes they do use legal Moonshine) are all
waiting to be tried. The blog’s
design is simple; the background looks like crumbled white paper with green and
gray accents. Navigating through
the blog is effortless. Clicking on
the “Browse Recipes” page allows you to find recipes by category, ingredients,
and date. A “Recipe
Box” page allows you to sign in using Facebook and save recipes that you
want to make. It will also create
a shopping list for selected recipes, making it easier to recreate at home.
Bon Appétempt
Video Attempt:
Holiday Cocktails and Spicy Almonds
Amelia Morris runs Bon Appétempt with the help of Matt
Bookman, the photographer and taste tester. This blog is a collection of Amelia’s various culinary attémpts,
some more successful than others. For
the holidays, Amelia created a video post that showed the humor in creating
cocktails. During the
introduction, which was shot after making three drinks, she reminisces about
the Christmas stockings hanging on the fireplace. She tells a funny story of how her mom, who needle points,
debuted her husband’s stocking. His
stocking was much different than the rest and it even hung a different
way. Then you cut to Amelia making
the cocktails, which she fumbles through, seeming to already have had too much
to drink. Suggesting that maybe
you need a few cocktails before spending a day with your family!
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