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Drinking with Chickens Lives Up to Its Name

In Depth

It doesn't take long to get bored of your meals. Even if you regularly cook for yourself, it's easy to fall into a routine of making familiar dishes with ingredients you've grown used to. Thankfully, those in need of some culinary inspiration have many resources at their disposal. The ones here, listed in no particular order, offer a range of exceptional recipes to invigorate anyone's home cooking.

For #1 we have The Bewitchin' Kitchen, a blog created by British Columbia native Randa Derkson. Founded on the belief that the kitchen is the heart of the home, it features healthy recipes that balance everyday attainability with nutrition. Derkson also shares tips and ideas inspired by her many travel adventures, and maintains an extensive section devoted to health and fitness.

On The Bewitchin' Kitchen, readers can find recipes for everything from appetizers and dinners to slow cooker meals and desserts. They can also browse recipes by diet, including dairy-free, gluten-free, and paleo options. Among the other categories are snacks, sauces, sides, and soups and stews, as well as dishes that can be made with five ingredients or fewer.

Among the other categories are snacks, sauces, sides, and soups and stews, as well as dishes that can be made with five ingredients or fewer.

Showing up at #2 is Cooking with Tenina, from bestselling cookbook author and recipe developer Tenina Holder. Dubbed the "Thermomix Queen" due to her expertise with the appliance, she strives to spread her passion for real food, delicious flavors, and achievable results, sharing her knowledge through both writing and masterclasses. Unifying Holder's recipes is a focus on food positivity and natural ingredients.

Holder's cookbooks include "Keeping it Simple," "The Convenient Vegetarian," and "Tenina's America." Her site, meanwhile, features a range of both free and insider-exclusive recipes that use the Thermomix. Readers can filter recipes by categories such as starters, mains, bites, sweets, and drinks, and hone their skills with easy-to-follow steps and video tutorials. Holder also posts articles on wellness, foodie travel, and kitchen tips.

For #3 we get Drinking with Chickens. Gardening and liquor enthusiast Kate Richards created the site when she realized how many things from her backyard could be used in cocktails, including chicken's eggs. Her recipes are all inspired by these fresh ingredients, many of which she sources from her more than 100-year-old farmhouse property in Southern California. Richards doesn't only encourage growing cocktails in the garden, but drinking them there, too.

Gardening and liquor enthusiast Kate Richards created the site when she realized how many things from her backyard could be used in cocktails, including chicken's eggs.

Drinking with Chickens boasts a wide array of recipes using popular spirits like rum and whiskey, as well as ones that emphasize the inclusion of egg yolk or flowers. Some drinks include Mint Rose Petal Julep, Citrus Blossom Sangria, and the Sunnyside Up Cocktail. In addition to her blog, Richards has published a Drinking with Chickens book featuring over 60 seasonally arranged recipes.

Next up at #4 is A Classic Twist. Run by home chef and neuroscientist Zainab Storms, this blog is dedicated to everyday classic recipes with bold twists and flavors. Originally from Freetown, Sierra Leone, Storms brings her global perspective to each dish, incorporating flavors from all types of cuisines. She provides step-by-step instructions, guided challenges, and how-to posts that help readers learn new techniques.

Recipes are divided into sweet, savory, and drink categories, with an option to browse by season. Sweets include everything from pies, tarts, and cupcakes to frozen treats and no-bake desserts. Savory meals encompass all manner of main and side dishes, while drinks range from cocktails to iced tea and smoothies. Storms also posts special recipes for holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Valentine's Day.

Savory meals encompass all manner of main and side dishes, while drinks range from cocktails to iced tea and smoothies.

For #5 we come to Turin Mamma. Its creator, Rosemarie Scavo, hails from Sydney, Australia, but now resides in her ancestral land in the northern Italian city of Turin. She started the blog to give voice to her passions for cooking, travel, and food history.

Showcasing what Turin has to offer, Scavo shares a list of her favorite things to eat, drink, and see in the city. Local specialties she provides recipes for include zucchine in carpione, bagna cauda, and amaretti morbidi. In collaboration with the social eating network Bonappetour, Scavo also offers cooking classes from her home. Additionally, she works with a local Italian-English bilingual preschool to bring hands-on culinary experiences to young children.

Arriving at #6 is Tasty Ever After, which seeks to show how cooking with fresh, unprocessed, and natural ingredients can be easy and delicious. Living just outside of Boston, blog-runner Karrie Holland discovered the abundance and accessibility of sustainable, organic local farms, learning the importance of knowing what's behind the meals we eat. As a result, she shares everyday, real-food recipes to make at home.

Living just outside of Boston, blog-runner Karrie Holland discovered the abundance and accessibility of sustainable, organic local farms, learning the importance of knowing what's behind the meals we eat.

Tasty Ever After features a section dedicated to Holland's most popular recipes, which include Cuban empanadas, falafel, baked cheesy meatball sliders, and boozy triple chocolate pudding. There are also categories for appetizers and snacks, grilling and barbecue, 30-minute dishes, vegetarian and vegan meals, and much more. For additional visual content, a link directs readers to a wide selection of filmed food tutorials.

For #7 we find Easy and Delish by Denise Browning, a native Brazilian and professional chef living in Texas. Browning began the blog so she could share recipes and stories from her home country. Today the site continues to serve that purpose, while also highlighting dishes from American and other global cuisines. Most of its recipes focus on quick, easy, and healthy meals for the busy home cook.

The blog boasts a plethora of Brazilian food recipes, from breakfast, meats, and seafood to sweets including candies and flan. Readers can browse dishes by region, as well as by various holidays. A helpful key, meanwhile, identifies gluten, sugar, nut, and dairy-free recipes, plus ones that are designed for paleo or keto diets. Videos providing step-by-step cooking directions are also available.

A helpful key, meanwhile, identifies gluten, sugar, nut, and dairy-free recipes, plus ones that are designed for paleo or keto diets.

Finally, landing at #8 is Jackie's Happy Plate. It's the blog of Jackie Alpers, an award-winning professional food photographer who cooks, styles, and photographs meals in her natural-light studio, and showcases her various culinary adventures in her adopted hometown of Tucson, Arizona. Alpers is especially interested in the emotional, psychological, and spiritual relationships people have with food and drink.

Jackie's Happy Plate specializes in Sonoran-style recipes, from vegetarian nachos supreme stuffed bell peppers to sweet corn paletas. Readers will find plenty of dips, tacos, cocktails, and chicken dishes, as well as breakfast staples. Beyond her blog, Alpers has authored cookbooks focused on Southern Arizona cuisine and sprinkle-centric desserts. She also contributes her writing and photography to places including National Geographic and Food Network.