If you follow me on Instagram, you may have noticed that 90% of my stories are food related. Usually, it’s when we go to restaurants, but over the last few years, I’ve started spending more time in the kitchen. I’m still uncomfortable winging it and creating recipes, so whenever I sit down to meal plan, I always look for new recipes. So today, I thought I’d share where I find my recipes in hopes of inspiring you to try something new.
Cookbooks
I know there are so many free recipes out there these days between food bloggers and Pinterest, but I still love owning cookbooks (and still prefer print books over e-books). There’s something about flipping through the photos and having the cookbooks displayed as part of my kitchen decor — see all my kitchen essentials here. I’m slowly cooking through this cookbook, and I can’t recommend it enough.
One of my favorite recipes from this cookbook is the Croque Madame Breakfast Pizza. We went from never making pizza at home to making it a new staple. The garlic & herb pizza dough from Trader Joe’s is what we use, and it’s so delicious!
Food Bloggers
Typically I pick one recipe out of my cookbook each week, and then I turn to food bloggers and Pinterest for the rest of my meal planning. I know so many fantastic food bloggers are out there that I need to branch out more. It’s such a letdown when a new recipe doesn’t turn out that once I find a blogger I trust, I tend to stick to them. Here are a few of my favorites: Half Baked Harvest, The Recipe Critic, and Eatwell101.
10-Minute Sheet Pan Steak with Lemon Zucchini from Eatwell101 is one of my all-time favorite recipes. It’s easy and delicious; I love making it for the family when they come. Brett always makes mashed potatoes (another fave!), and we pair them with a vegetable.
I generally turn to Pinterest when I don’t know what to make; I usually search for “quick and easy dinner recipes” and see what catches my eye. I’d love it if you gave me a follow on Pinterest, and all the recipes on this board are tried and true favorites.
Who are your favorite food bloggers that you love and trust? I’m always on the hunt for my new favorite recipe! xo
I find a lot of my recipes on pinterest and I have so many cookbooks that I should tap into more! Maybe when the kids are a little older I’ll be out of survival mode and can cook better meals LOL!
I always search for recipes on Pinterest but I have to change them to fit my allergies 🙂
This is awesome, it looks yummy. I have an app that I use to find recipes.
I totally agree about cookbooks! I have so many I can’t display them all. I love reading them front to back and putting sticky notes on the recipes I’d love to try.
Those are great resources for recipes you mentioned!! I love Trader Joe’s!! I definitely need to cook more!
Great post! Pinterest is my go-to when I’m looking for some cooking inspiration. I have been looking for some good cookbooks to purchase so I’m going to give your suggestion a try! 😊
Pinterest is definitely the go-to spot for recipes. Love the ones you chose and the photos are beautiful!
Love your content!
I find so many great recipes on Pinterest! Thank you for sharing!
Have you tried 100 Days of Real Food? It’s a great food blog! Your steak looks amazing by the way 😊
I’ve never heard of it — off to check it out now! xo
This is very helpful for people like me who cannot cook lol. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for sharing! I’m always looking for new recipes. I get all of mine from Pinterest or my cookbooks, but am going to check out those food bloggers!
I love this! Half Baked Harvest is one of my favorite food bloggers, along with What’s Gaby Cookin. As a food blogger myself, I would love for you to try my recipes and let me know what you think! 😊
Your meals always look so good!
I too would rather have a physical cookbook. I also look at Pinterest, but then I print the recipe and add it to my book.
I love cookbooks, and pinterest is my go to as well to find new recipes. I will have to check out the ones you mentioned. Thanks for sharing!
Pinterest is my definite go-to!
Oh gosh, looking at all your yummy food has made me hungry. I usually go to Pinterest for meal inspiration but I should invest in some beautiful cookbooks. Hope you have a great weekend!
Love your blog! It really inspires me to cook more!
I find a lot of my recipes on Pinterest and from food bloggers too! I should probably utilize my cookbooks more, lol. One of my favorite food bloggers is Damn Delicious. Highly suggest it if you haven’t checked her content out before!
Pinterest is the perfect venue to find new ideas for recipes. So many are so wonderful.
Thanks for your honesty. Likewise, about 90% of my blog posts are recipes or food related. As food bloggers, we all gain inspiration from somewhere: books, restaurants, online.. However, I have done many culinary arts classes as part of my Nutrition college courses. But I have always had a creative side for developing recipes. Most of my recipes are inspired by cultural foods and meals are grow up eating.
Half Baked Harvest is such a good one! She makes the YUMMIEST food!
Always good to see where others find their recipes. I love to have cookbooks and pour over the delicious looking recipes and sometimes I even make them!
I always search for recipes on Pinterest, but lately even Tiktok is helpful 🙂
That breakfast pizza looks great! I love recipetineats, she’s on Instagram. Her recipes are so easy and delicious.
Great resources! I always go to Pinterest for recipes but would love to check out the cookbooks! Thanks for sharing!
Your meals are making my mouth water- I will def need to check out that cookbook- thanks for sharing!
Also a HUGE fan of Half Baked Harvest!
Would love if you tried some of my recipes sometime! 🙂 thewellnesswalnut.com
I do find recipes online a lot, but I’m not really the cook – that’s more my sister. LOL
-Lauren
Always on the lookout for new cookbooks but never know which ones to pick up! Thanks for reviewing this one – looks great!
I love cookbooks. My favorites are the ones I got from my granny’s church. All the ladies submitted their recipes and they created the cookbook.