My New Favorite Blog

Its subject matter is one with which I'm fairly well-acquainted. It posts an easily digestable amount of material daily. It's Cookthink.

Now, I know in many minds the difference between average Joe gormandizer and urbane foodie is a dollop of pretention and use of the words "bouquet" or "clarity" in reference to Franzia's expensive cousins, but, to me, it's all about making a certain amount of deliberation about what you shovel into your face. This extends beyond adhering to the latest nagging health caveats into being adventurous with your tongue in ways that aren't inherently tied to getting that frickin' girl off so you can go to sleep (not that Vince ever has such compunctions). Concordantly, an interest in food will naturally lead you to at least a passing interest in cooking, a skill sure to help you in getting to aforementioned uses of tongue.

Anyway, the blog is clean with natural tone highlights, a cutting board banner, and lots of white space. The recipes are practical and peppered with enough pictures to provide a sense of confidence during execution. Periodically, they'll post on a basic cooking technique or preparation. I recommend signing up for their e-mail newsletter, Root Source, in which they delve into a particular ingredient's history, uses, and trivia. Last week's was quinoa, a grain sure to aid in my continuous quest to wean myself from the long grain rice that raised me. I dare say it's better than coping with Rachel Ray's disconcerting mania and just shy of Alton Brown's anal retention.