FoodBlogSearch.com

You probably know this about me, it isn't a dirty little secret... I love looking at recipes. Finding the ones that are both special and within my skill level is my goal. When I do find them, I tuck them away for future use. I'm the kind of person who cooks the same thing again even though I am always looking for something new.

My favorite food blog is Simply Recipes. It's author, Elise Bauer, creates all kinds of delicious things that even I can cook. Among my favorites is her Roast Turkey recipe. I also follow some other foodie blogs: Kalyn's Kitchen (a great resource for low carb options), Chocolate & Zucchini (beyond my skills but fun to read), Tea & Cookies (but the entries are generally too long for me to read thoroughly), David Lebovitz (another French cooking site), and some others... But, me being me, I am always hungry for more.



That's why Simply Recipe's blog on Saturday really "spoke" to me. The topic: a new search engine that specializes in food blogs, Food Blog Search (conveniently at http://foodblogsearch.com/). The search engine scours over 1900 food blogs to find recipes that meet your criteria. Here are some examples of how robust the tool is. Say you have Salmon in the refrigerator and you don't know how you feel like preparing it. You look around the kitchen and you also have some fresh dill and some mustard... Hmmm, what can you do with all that? Just go to Food Blog Search and type in salmon dill mustard; results are returned using those ingredients. Those are pretty specific ingredients; what if you do a search for something a little more general? Your family likes meatloaf, but you would like to come up with a new variation. Type in meatloaf and you get hundreds of results back. My mouth is watering just thinking about it!

I love having more options! Yummy...