You know, I’ve got A LOT of people fooled. They think I’m a good cook. Sure. I can whip up a mean batch of black bean hummus and my baked pasta dishes are pretty fantastic. But I gotta fess up. It’s not me that’s fabulous…
It’s all about the recipe.
- Might as well get the obvious one out of the way first: Pinterest. Yep, I’m a pin-addict. But, it’s important to note, just ’cause it’s on Pinterest doesn’t mean it’s good! Use the method above first before you hit print and put together your shopping list!
- Cooking Light – Most of my recipe repertoire is from Cooking Light. It makes it easy to recipe-hunt when you know that all of the recipes within the covers are pre-selected to already be healthy for you. And usually, the recipes are fairly simple to prepare. Win-Win.
- Blogs – Yep, I read in addition to write blogs. I subscribe to a ton of RSS feeds devoted to cooking. Some of my favorite blogs to scan for recipes include: Vegan Yack Attack, Biscuits and Such, Lottie + Doof, and Big Girls Small Kitchen. Good stuff there.
- My recipe box and recipe folder. I’ve got TONS of recipes that I’ve torn from various magazines filed into folders based on category. And, then there’s the recipe box of hundreds of recipes I’ve made and been handed down from my family. When push comes to shove, trust the generations before you.
- Side note: Back in college I borrowed my mother’s recipe box and typed out every recipe in the box, printed them out on to recipe cards and gave a set to my dad, sister, and kept one for myself. It’s the best gift I ever gave myself.
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