Aggie's Kitchen

Aggie's Kitchen

Aggie's Kitchen started on a casual summer afternoon a couple of years ago. During this time, my children—age 3 and under—and I spent a lot of time entertaining ourselves by cooking and watching food shows, and it just sprouted from there. Little did I know how much I would enjoy taking pictures of food and sharing recipes with people I've never met!

My cooking and eating philosophy has always been focused on using healthy, fresh and whole ingredients, but I always reserve the right to enjoy the occasional treat...especially if it includes peanut butter and chocolate. ...

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Elanas Pantry

Elana's Pantry

Elana’s Pantry is the creation of eco-entrepreneur and gluten-free guru Elana Amsterdam. Elana shares weekly recipes, ingredient selection, food purchasing, and preparation tips. She has written for publications including the Denver Post, Shape, and Parents magazine. Her book, "The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook", was published by Random House in July 2009. Elana lives in Boulder, Colorado with her husband and two boys (chefs in training), two bunnies and five chickens.

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herbivoracious

Herbivoracious

I live in Seattle, with my wife and two beautiful daughters. I've been both a vegetarian and a serious cook for about 25 years. I'm passionate about bringing modern techniques, regional authenticity, and solid fundamental skills to vegetarian cooking. I've taken a couple of breaks from my day job to work in professional kitchens, and hope one day to open my own restaurant. In the meantime, Herbivoracious has been a great way for me to connect with the culinary community. I'm also writing a cookbook for Harvard Commons Press, due out in Fall, 2012. I work at ...

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Savory Nest

A Savory Nest

A Savory Nest was inspired by a simple desire to provide our daughters with some of the many favorite recipes we’ve enjoyed over the years. It began as a labor of love—gathering culinary memories from the heart of our home—and has continued as a platform to share my passion for cooking simple, fresh, flavorful meals; one that I hope inspires others to chronicle and share their own culinary memories with the ones they love. I am a self-taught cook with years of personal cooking experience. Though I have cooked for groups both large and small, I prefer the intimate ...

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Erin Chase

$5 Dinners

I'm Erin Chase, founder of $5 Dinners.com and author of "The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook" (St Martins Griffin, 2009), and "The $5 Dinner Mom Breakfast and Lunch Cookbook" (St Martins Griffin, December 2010). I started blogging about the meals that I was making for my family for $5 or less, using smart shopping strategies, coupons, and meal planning. I cook with all natural foods, and I enjoy experimenting and coming up with creative new meals that use simple and basic ingredients. My goal is to make healthy meals for my family while on a budget. I also hope ...

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Steamy Kitchen

Guest Commentator:
Steamy Kitchen

I’m all about fast, fresh and simple for tonight’s dinner. I’ve got two little boys and if I don’t get food on the table fast enough, they’ll shimmy up the pantry shelves to get to the cookies. My blog, SteamyKitchen.com, started 3 ½ years ago and from that, an entire career opened up for me. I’m a food columnist for Discovery Health and the Tampa Tribune; a television chef for the syndicated Daytime Show and cookbook author of "The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook".

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