20 Fantastic family food blogs
Thu, 5 Apr 2012
Muffins and macaroons, slow cooking and soul food – it’s all here, as we’ve gathered together some of the best family food blogs around. Read on for a celebration of fabulous food.
Maison Cupcake
Maison Cupcake is home to sumptuous baked goods, desserts and party food recipes. Yummy treats like the Christmas pudding cake pops and pink praline and white chocolate macaroons are easy to follow and fabulously impressive.
Casa Costello
Casa Costello is the blog of Helen, mum-of-three and cake-maker extraordinaire. It’s packed with fantastic ‘how-to’ tutorials and delicious cake recipes, as well as thoughts and stories on parenting, caravanning and setting up your own Clandestine Cake Club.
Thinly Spread
Thinly Spread has a page dedicated to delicious vegetarian recipes for all the family. Chris’s recipes are easy to follow and ideal for getting the kids involved in the kitchen. Try out her ‘jewel filled treasure chests’, comfort pies and sunshine cakes.
Cooking, Cakes and Children
Recently crowned Best Food Blog at the 2011 MAD Blogging Awards, this one is not to be missed. Not only is it packed with great recipes, but you can join the online baking club and enjoy delights such as fudgy chocolate pudding and apple crumble cupcakes.
Crumbs - Recipes to Feed your Family
Written by two sisters with a love for cooking and eating, this blog inspires healthy, tasty, quick meals for your family. Recipes are divided up into how long they take and whether they are for grown-ups or children.
Eggs, Cream and Honey
Written by an American mother of four living in the English countryside, Heather shares some traditional English recipes, as well as plenty of her own homeland’s fayre. There are pumpkin spiced latte and chocolate and peanut butter cookies, as well as countless other gooey and delicious creations.
English Mum
While browsing the many wonderful recipes by English Mum you can learn how to cater for a Star Wars film marathon in your living room, make hibiscus icing and read the adventures of Ninja cat.
Home Baked
Home Baked is a hive of crafting, cooking and seasonal living. Join Hannah as she shows you the difference between a blondie and a brownie, how to spice up the kids’ lunch boxes and what to do when you’ve run out of chocolate.
Jam and Clotted Cream
Jam and Clotted Cream is the delicious food and drink journey of a thoroughly Cornish mum. Delighting in all the marvellous ingredients her beautiful county has to offer, this blog brings over a hundred recipes to life with easy-to-follow instructions.
The Crazy Kitchen
Just like any family kitchen, this blog sees all manner of daily activities. There’s lots of crafting, plenty of toys and loads of insightful reviews. A special feature is the section ‘Cooking with your toddler’, where you and your kids can get plenty of inspiration and advice on making cakes, treats and pizzas.
Mediocre Mum
Mediocre Mum is a thought-provoking and enjoyable family blog, and a fantastic culinary find for any readers with a slow cooker in need of inspiration. Damson mulled wine, anyone?
My Daddy Cooks
Video blogger and BBC radio foodie Nick Coffer cooks up treats with the help of his three-year-old son, Archie. The videos demonstrate how to prepare the food and each post comes with the full recipe and lots of laughs. Try his easy panna cotta or mouthwatering muffin recipes.
Fabulicious Food
Fabulicious Food is home to seasonal recipes that use healthy, locally produced food. Special sections are filled with culinary ideas for kids, and blogging events such as ‘Simple and in Season’, where bloggers from around the world share seasonal recipes.
The Five Fs
The Five Fs are: Family, Football, Fitness, Fun and, of course, Food. Mum of two Kate blogs about each topic and even adds a spot of award-winning poetry. The recipe section is well written and covers cakes, casseroles and slow cooking – all delicious, quick and easy to make.
The Pink Whisk
This blog is written by Ruth, the runner-up in the very first series of BBC2′s Great British Bake Off. If you’ve ever wanted to make choux pastry, macaroons or sugar roses, then check out The Pink Whisk, where you’ll be in safe baking hands.
Recipes from a Normal Mum
Always keen to make cakes that involve creating small animals to sit on top, Holly is a mum of two sharing her inspirational recipes for meals and treats on her ever-growing blog. Another contestant on the Great British Bake Off, Holly has the skills and talent to impress in the kitchen. See if some of it rubs off on you!
Tinned Tomatoes
Don’t be put off by the name! This blog is a place for Scottish vegetarian mum Jacqueline to share her easy but delicious family recipes. Try out everything from delicate homemade jams to hearty pub grub-style dinners.
Utterly Scrummy Food for Families
Michelle hopes to inspire you to cook healthy and delicious meals for you and your family using inexpensive ingredients and uncomplicated recipes. Covering dinners, desserts and scrumptious baked goods, these recipes live up to the blog’s name.
Jenny Eatwell’s Rhubarb and Ginger
Jenny is a 50-something mum who uses her blog to share recipes and ideas for cooking good food for pleasure on a modest budget. Her simple recipes come with a flourish, such as the smoked salmon pinwheel and blini.
Working London Mummy
A chocoholic paediatrician with a chef for a husband? What a recipe for an excellent family food blog! Working London Mummy is an incredibly creative cook – she even has a recipe for chocolate ravioli, served with cold creme anglaise and strawberries.
Comida y Vida
Since living in Spain, this Midlands mummy has become a true foodie. There’s a handy recipe index for some quick inspiration, and beautiful food photographs that will make your stomach rumble. Buena appetit!
Comfort Bites
Jo has a passion for food that is made to be eaten slowly. There’s a huge selection of recipes, and some fascinating articles about the science behind our food. This blog is a haven from the mealtime rush: so sit back, relax and take the time to relish what you eat.
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