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Photo by Shannalee T’koy. Feature by Theilr
Not since Georgia O’Keefe has one woman made inanimate objects seem quite so sensuous and alive. Shanalee T’Koy of Food Loves Writing fills her blog with soft, warm, tasty photos of fruit, bakery buns, brunches and the people who lust after them.
In spite of her fantasy-provoking and mouth watering photography, Shanalee’s writing and recipe style is down-to-earth and easy. She makes you feel like you’d just love to sit down over a plate of blueberry waffles and spill all your dirty details.
Food As Frugal Philosophy
Daniel Koontz’ Casual Kitchen is about cooking more, thinking more and spending less. There, Daniel presents easy to make, healthy and unique recipes that work easily within a budget while simultaneously offering thought-provoking food related philosophy links around the web.
First, brush up on Daniel’s glossary of Casual Kitchen memes before diving into discussions of ways to help the environment from your kitchen or new ways to think about rising food costs.
Food As Fashion and Art
Luxiraire, without a doubt, presents the most jaw-dropping and awe-inspiring creations I’ve ever seen.
Photo by Sean McGrath
The most difficult avocado recipe ever first caught my eye. Then I became distracted by a parfait. I’m not usually much for parfaits, not to mention finding the word silly, but Luxirare’s method of creating solid caviar-like bubbles out of a juice to use as a layer in the dessert simply won me over.
Food As Culture
Laylita grew up in Vilcabamba-Loja, Ecuador. Her recipes have been inspired by her mother’s New Mexico cooking, the Ecuadorian market food stalls and street snack carts and from the food she ate made by her Texas grandmother.
I found Laylita’s website while searching for a good humita recipe. Humitas are fresh corn cakes served traditionally throughout Argentina, Peru and Ecuador. The corn is ground, cheese added and then wrapped in corn husks and steamed. They can be made dulce or salada, sweet or savory.
Food As Obscenity
The food creations on This Is Why You’re Fat will make your stomach turn and churn, yet you won’t be able to look away. In fact, don’t be surprised if you find yourself marveling in disgust at photo after photo of the most horrendous, artery clogging, sickening food combinations you’ve ever seen.
Photo by Alexik
Ok, maybe the Oreo S’more doesn’t look so bad, but the bacon maple hot dog drizzled with chocolate sauce?
Or how about the infamous Widowmaker? Any food that begins with 1.5 pounds of ground beef, continues to a whole package of bacon and not one, but TWO entire packaged pepperoni pizzas has got to be worth a mention.
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Have you made or eaten anything spectacular, disgusting or amazing? Share your favorite recipes and websites in the comments below.
For some of our own Matador food porn, be sure to take a peek at our tasteful beefy centerfolds or read our guide to seven decadent New Orleans desserts.
Leigh Shulman
Leigh Shulman is a writer, photographer and mom living in Salta, Argentina. There, she runs Cloudhead Art, an art & education group that creates collaborative art using social media to connect people and resources. You can read about her travels on her blog The Future Is Red
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Bookmarked this, although I think I’ll avoid the last one. Just looking at the ‘widowmaker’ almost made my lunch come up….gross!
I’m suprised nobody has mentioned Epicurious.com! I love all the immense collections of recipes, and they set up fancy menus to try out.
Tastespotting is a favorite of mine also. And thegluttonousvegan.com has some INCREDIBLE vegan recipes on there. Try the slow ramen! A favorite of mine, though I’ve decided that vegan is not in my vocabulary.
Baking Bites (www.bakingbites.com) is my favourite recipe blog. One very simple reason. It’s the food you can find at home. In other words, yummy baked goodies you really want to eat. Heart this site.
Great post, Leigh! For one that really takes a different tack, check out Hank Shaw and Holly Heyser’s mind-opening Hunter Angler Gardner Cook…
http://www.honest-food.net/blog1/
Don’t forget, SmittenKitchen.com, if that isn’t food porn than I don’t know what is. I will have to check out these other blogs mentioned!
Yeah, food blog recommendations are the best! Thanks for the roundup.
I love Joy the Baker (www.joythebaker.com). Her recipes are amazing and her writing is adorable.
Half-Assed Kitchen (http://alladither.typepad.com/halfassedkitchen/) has tasty-looking stuff too.
Food and travel, best things in life
i always bookmark food blogs becuase i want to look at new recipes.*”~
If you are really interested in watching food and travel videos, we are traveling around the world and making videos of learning to cook traditional food in the street stalls and small restaurants around Asia. This is how the food is really made by the experts!
We are also having a wicked time doing it while meeting the most interesting and beautiful people around the world.
Take a look at our webite with links to videos and photos.
http://www.withoutborderschefs.com
These are indeed great recipes!And i would love to try the widowmaker or at least attempt it .It just might be worth the heart problems later Ha Ha!