Casual Kitchen
Casual Kitchen isn't one of those rapturous food blogs with misty photos of fancy desserts - it's a great day-to-day resource for practical home cooks. If focuses on "food philosophy, money-saving ideas and easy and inexpensive recipes," and many posts are broken down into useful tips. We love the "laughably cheap" recipe series, including dishes like Smoky Black Bean Brazilian Soup and Creole-Style Coffee; interesting food science articles (if you eat too many appetizers, you can blame evolution); and useful lists like "15 Creative Ways to Avoid Holiday Overeating," "How to Apply the 80/20 Rule to Cooking" (people do 80% of their cooking with only 20% of the kitchen gadgets they own), and "Ten Tips to Save Money on Spice and Seasonings" (start in the Latin American foods aisle). The blog's matter-of-fact nature makes it a great read for people who enjoy cooking but aren't necessarily into shopping for rare vinegars and exotic new types of salt.
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