In my Interweb travels, I’ve run across a few true, blue beauties– sites that I return to, again and again. Perhaps they have great content, brilliant ideas, amazing photography, huge blogging hearts or, in many cases, the whole enchilada.

I’m afraid I haven’t included every site I frequent and enjoy, so don’t get your feelings bruised if you’re not on this list. If you, too, have a huge blogging heart and/or the most amazing blog on the planet, I’m sure I’ll find you. I’m attracted to smart ideas, good writing, pretty photos and thoughtful design. That’s you? Then no worries. All in good time, my friend. All in good time.

Food
NEW! A Cook’s Library (Karen left the world of shoes and fashion to join the “slow and happy in the oven” movement. Lucky us!)
A Cozy Kitchen (Two cool California chicks that cook well, live well.)
Bread + Butter (Jenn Razon is the hardest working food blogger in show business. Literally!)
Cannelle et Vanille (Aran is a master food stylist and chef.)
Chef Wanabe (Wonderful, inventive and just plain nice. Oh, if we could all be more like Anna!)
Culinate (A community site. Well-written and researched. For the organically-inclined.)
Dalla Mia Cucina (California seasonal dishes served up with love.)
deliciousdays (My first food blogger idol. I wanted to be just like her.)
Eclectic Recipes (Angie’s a 21st century Southern belle–generous, poised, writing prose from her heart. Plus, she’s an incredible cook and a coding whiz!)
Food Blog Alliance (Must-read articles for and by sincere foodies.)
In the Kitchen and on the Road with Dorie (Adored by the masses.)
Joy the Baker (The most beautiful person you’ll meet on the Web & her sweets are to die for.)
{Kiss My Spatula} (A precious newlywed bride, whose photos, stories and food are all delish.)
La Tartine Gourmand (Béa’s artistic sensibility is so French. I want to wrap myself up in it and dream up a new life.)
Lucy’s Kitchen Notebook (Again, French. Feminine and earthy. Let your senses soar for a few unbearably sweet minutes.)
Mae Bird (Sometimes I forget what it’s like to be authentic. Mae reminds me.)
Mathilde’s Cuisine (A French cook’s bi-lingual blog on la bonne cuisine.)
My French Kitchen (Ronelle’s work is fascinating. She’s a watercolor artist and a brilliant cook.)
Not Without Salt (Newly discovered & just lovely!)
Palate to Pen (Jen pens well. Adept at phrases and corkscrews.)
Sense & Serendipity (To know Divina, is to love Divina. Healthy, beautiful food. Have a nutrition question? Ask Divina. But, give her time, I understand she may be on hiatus…)
SippitySup (Greg {a.k.a. GREG} makes my day every time I drop by his LA food blog. I wish he would make me lunch.)
Simply Recipes (Elise Bauer’s family-sized food blog. Tons of trusted recipes from her extended family.)
Sprouted Kitchen (Psst… this is one of my all-time favorites! Sara & Hugh are the hippest couple on the planet. I go hang out on this blog and I just feel better. It’s like a free shoulder massage.)
Still Life with Food (Professional Food Stylist/Photographer shares her secrets.)
Tales of a Spoon (A young Russian living her life in Spain like an open {cook} book.)
Tartelette (Helen’s pastries are exquisite and so is her lovely self. She’s a Frenchie living in Charleston, SC!)
TaStE WiTh ThE EyEs (Lori Lynn lives a fairy-tale life and she is gracious enough to share it with the world.)
The Cutting Edge of Ordinary (Lisa’s lush, homespun reality show that I wish I lived.)
The Sophisticated Gourmet (Kamran’s a 17-year old cooking and baking phenom from NYC. Check out his newly redesigned site.)
Very Culinary (Amy’s mouthwatering food will whet your appetite & her sense of humor will wet…well, you will LOVE her!)
Working Lunch (Cucinista lives in London and blogs about quick & easy lunches. For someone so worldly, she’s very down-to-earth.)
NEW! The Yum Diary (Former San Francisco SF Station Food Editor-turned-Columbia-locavore, Tracie Broom’s leisure guide to life, cooking, gardening and travel. Think YUM!)

Design & Craft

Design*Sponge (Style-setters)
grain edit
Louise Fili, Ltd. (Lovely, lovely logos)
Madame Bonbon (This Australian style-setter not only has exquisite taste, but she’s been kind enough to feature Paper Apron on her blog. Check out her worldly view from down under.)
Sew Liberated (Setting the standard for young-at-heart seamstresses everywhere.)
The He♥rt of Paper Cuts (Brilliant. Her art makes me swoon. One day, I will beg her to cut a paper apron for my logo. I’m saving up. ; ) )
UPPERCASE
100 Layer Cake (For Crafty Brides and Wedding Voyeurs)

Friends, Family & Miscellaneous Topics

NEW! AlphonseFM (Taking the wifi waves by storm, Alphonse and his cast of motley hipsters, wax poetically and sardonically on life as 30-somethings. Oh they make me laugh!) Explicit. (Subscribe on iTunes.)
NEW! The Avarice (The journal of a home and life transformation. Whitney is one to watch.)
Count Sneaky’s Journal (My Uncle’s wit in full view.)
Cercie Love
Critters of Kiawah (My friend Kelly’s homage to the amazing wildlife on Kiawah Island, SC)
Deliberations on Life, Love, Food,Work and Creativity
NEW! Fridaville (Skirt! Magazine founder/publisher Nikki Hardin’s inspired rants and thoughtful whispers– a real pleasure.)
Little French Nest
Oh, Joy!
The Shop Tart (A local Columbia, SC, blog about shopping your heart out. Anne takes my hometown, uptown! But best of all, shows us how to support our local merchants.)
This is GOOP (Gwenyth Paltrow’s gift to all of us.)
The Hidden Seed (Elsa Mora, of H. of Paper Cuts {see above} personal blog. She expresses such an adorable personal style that you’ll want to tie it up with a pretty bow and take it home with you.)
The Sartorialist (The Beautiful People)
NEW! Under the Big Blue Sky (Lovely still photographs with a long, lazy weekend aesthetic, from a wannabe homesteader, single mother of two.)