I just voted for How To Cook that in the best recipe blog! Chocolate love heart boxes, macarons & Indiana Jones monkey brain cakes!!! The best thing to come out of Australia since Hugh Jackman.

Beets and blue cheese had inspired me to use a variety of spices that I never realized can enhance the flavor of food. Thanks to beet and blue cheese roasted paprika is now in my soice rack and used with many of the recipe from the blog. I think it is awesome that you have the contest to enable us readers to give credit to the authors of the blogs whom put such effort into for us to enjoy!

Tracy Morgan

I nominated Manger because Mimi's recipes are exactly the type of dishes I like to make - French comfort food, with some homestyle Chinese classics thrown in. The writing is engaging, and the photography is exquisite.

Oops -- someone nominated us twice, same blog, two addresses/ways to get there. Flattered, though!

So excited to see all the great sites highlighted on this list. Shout out to the Runaway Spoon, another Memphis mention.

I never realized how good a vegetarian diet could be until I tried some recipes on The Chubby Vegetarian.

I love How To Cook That all the videos make it so easy to make impressive desserts and cakes, love it.

Go HOW TO COOK THAT got to love all that chocolate!

The URL for Two Tarts is wrong - it should be www.two-tarts.com (pesky hyphen!)

'Kiss My Gluten Free Buns' has inspired me to try more gluten-free baking because the results are spectacular. I love the format, great instructions and recipes and beautiful photography.

I nominated SwellFood.com, she (Ceci) is really good and has a very fun 'voice'. Every recipe I make from her site is a winner. She is also so down to earth, I like her Twitter and LOVE that she always has a glass of wine in her hand. :) My fave recipe is Oven Baked Potato chips although I also love all her sides!

Definitely voting for "whaticookedwhatiwore"! Great blog combining fabulous and easy-to-make recipes with mouth-watering photography and a fun sideline of what the chef/hostess likes to wear (or would like to wear...). Keep those recipes coming!

please put http://www.bettybake.co.za up on this list :) nominate!!!

When you read the first sentence under "Best Recipe Blog" it says voting is open until February 8, but then it says "Voting has ended."

Good Luck PANFUISINE!!

Keirsten's Kitchen has the best pumpkin whoopie pie recipe I have ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just nominated Pies and Plots. A unique blog that blends writing a baking seamlessly. The author is really beginning to find her voice and is offering up something truly one of a kind.

CooksSmarts.com has great photos, videos and recipes. Just made Easy Pad Thai for a dinner party and everyone loved it. recipes are healthy with lots of good tips on how to do it and how to vary it.

http://www.whiskaffair.com/ is my nomination...

If you haven't checked out www.thechubbyvegetarian.com - YOU MUST!

Recipes so good you'll never miss the meat! Seriously, a super talented couple writing a delicious blog.

Empty Nesters (and I know you're out there!), check out Empty Nest Two Plates Full blog. And vote. :-)

Thank you! We are so glad you have found some inspiration in our recipes!

Adobo Down Under for the win!!!

Simple Green good luck!! They have changed my families lifestyle.
I love my smoothies!!

Amazing recipes at Pickled Plum!!

COOKING STONED has the best vegetarian recipes that everyone can enjoy. Jerry is awesome and very talented in presenting these different, fun and exciting recipes.

SIMPLE GREEN SMOOTHIES changed my life!!! It was the simple first step in a series of major improvements in my life. Before, I was tired and sick all the time, this past weekend, I just finished my first half marathon and I havent been sick in almost 2 years, I owe a major part of it to my green smoothie lifestyle.Thank You SGS, good luck!

I nominated Jane's Adventures in Dinner. She posts some of the most amazing comfort food type meals, quick snacks, and desserts. For instance, Cheater’s Beef Bourguignon, Croque Monsieur Hand Pies, and once a year brownies. What makes it even more of a delight to read is she tells you a little bit about herself, a story, and sets the mood for cooking but keeps it simple and sweet.

I literally get so hungry when I visit her blog and she makes everything look so easy.

how many top blogs do you select for the final voting process?

Just voted for Gormandize with A-dizzle and K-bobo! It's the best blog I've come across, check it out!

I want to vote for JulieBakes but don't see it on the list. Help!

I've voted for Marmaduke Scarlet because all of her food looks so d*mned delicious! I want to try everything and there seems to be a recipe for all my moods, from all around the world. She also makes me laugh a lot because she is happy to talk about her mistakes and how she fixed them!

I nominate www.YumVeg.com. This site has healthy, easy to prepare recipes along with beautiful photos of the process as well as the end product.

Vegetarian and a lot of vegan recipes surprisingly made with many ingredients you already have in your kitchen! Love this site.

Ringingthedinnerbell.com!!

*clapping*

Budget Bytes is on there twice. lets be fair now and combine those up for a proper count

Well... GOOD LUCK TO ME !! Go italianMondays.com GO !!! UP UP !!!

p.s.
this list is awesome, I discovered so many new interesting blogs, now I have to find a cure for over-blog-reading! :#

How do YOU select and filter your favorite blogs ???

I am going to start follow them, thanks!

Tadka Pasta is a beautiful blog for recipes, pictures and "kitchen poetry." Awesome stuff!

http://tadkapasta.wordpress.com

I voted for "Rose Water and Orange Blossoms" for the window it provides on Lebanese cuisine and the colorful imagination of its author.

Thank you so very much!

Rose Water and Orange Blossoms is beautifully written and photograped.. A perfect combination of authentic, healthy Lebanese recipes similar to the way my mother and grandmother cooked and warm family stories that make you love the story-teller! I (and many others) look forward to reading everything she sends and miss not hearing from her. Wonderful photography, too. A real joy.

Rose Water and Orange Blossoms is beautifully written and photograped.. A perfect combination of authentic, healthy Lebanese recipes similar to the way my mother and grandmother cooked and warm family stories that make you love the story-teller! I (and many others) look forward to reading everything she sends and miss not hearing from her. Wonderful photography, too. A real joy.

Rose Water & Orange Blossoms for fantastic food accompanied by beautiful stories!

Poor Girl Eats Well.

Healthy, yummy and inexpensive. Every recipe includes a price breakdown!

Why has the survey ended? I thought it was open until the 13th?

Simple Green Smoothies Rocks!!!

Seems like an odd group of finalists. I am an avid follower of food blogs, and those in the top aren't ones I've necessarily heard of or know are popular. The smoothies one in particular appears to have only 16 recipes total (unless the index is not complete?). Little confused.

I'm completely with you @AmandaSW
Very strange list of finalists. Paleo and smoothie blogs? Trendy maybe, but not what I'd expect to see listed as "best" recipe blogs from regular Kitchn readers...

This kind of a contest doesn't work for showing what regular Kitchn readers really think... blogs ask their followers to come over here and vote for them. On the other hand, that brings lots of people here who may not otherwise know about The Kitchn.

@RachelO. Ha ha, I agree. I mean, would you rather eat this:

http://civilizedcavemancooking.com/grain-free-goodies/raw-pumpkin-brownies/

or THIS:

http://mimithorisson.com/

Maybe The Kitchn needs to come up with some sort of requirement to be listed in the "healthy cooking" or "best recipe" competitions... A caveman blog that raves about fried eggs and fried bacon (so gross & unhealthy) seems to be winning in both categories... As it stand right now any blog can get nominated and win simply based on how often they badger their twitter and facebook "followers" to vote for them... Regardless, there are some super cool blogs listed - so hopefully people will be smart enough to check out the others :) Happy Herbivore, Chocolate Covered Katie, Post Punk Kitchen, Oh She Glows, Fat Free Vegan, Meet the Shannons, The Vegan Zombie, Jason Wrobel's Blog - just to name a few... all super creative, delicious and cholesterol free :)

Interesting - Simple Green Smoothies has only existed for like 2 months and is a spin-off from a site called Family Sponge. I guess that explains why they only have a handful of actual recipes listed.

I am certainly disappointed by these food blog winners. I hope it gives AT a boost.

For me, AT and theKitchn give me a nice place to sneak to during my busy work week, and I feel like I'm having a nice little break with old friends. But the blog voting seemed so out of alignment with TheKitchn that it makes me feel like an outsider.

That said, I did learn about Oh She Glows, and made an awesome vegan dinner last night from their recipes.

Not surprised that the food awards were swept by 2 paleo blogs. After all, 2 of the 3 food awards given out by TheKitchn LAST year were won by paleo blogs (NomNomPaleo and Clothes Make The Girl). These wins over the past 2 years were the result of rabid followings voting as a bloc rather than pure merit, although I will grant that one of last year's winners (NomNomPaleo) also won a Saveur Magazine Best Food Blog Award, which, unlike The Homies, have finalists that are picked by editors (though the winner is still picked by popular vote afterwards).

Before i get into my beef with the Homies, i want to say that I am not close-minded about paleo. Since last year's awards, I have actually started reading a few paleo food blogs (I particularly enjoy Roost, though I also have enjoyed the writing styles of last year's 2 paleo winners). I'm not yet familiar with the Civilized CaveMan Cooking and Against the Grain sites, and although I can't say I have been particularly impressed on first glance with their recipes or writing, I am sure there must be something that made them resonate with their fan base.

But that's exactly the problem with The Homies: they're a flat-out popularity contest, plain and simple. No editorial filter, no quality control. Bloggers can just rally their troops to descend en masse onto The Kitchn and AT. And that's EXACTLY what AT and TheKitchn want: hits and clicks and exposure -- credibility be damned. This is just the online equivalent of free city mags with their local "Best Of" awards; the point is to boost circulation and exposure to drive ad sales.

Let's face it: Until or unless the paleo craze wanes and/or The Homies change the rules, we're going to keep seeing paleo blogs keep winning year after year. Some may end up being terrific, while others are not. But it's not their fault for playing by the Homies' rules and getting their fans to come vote. What needs to change are the rules themselves. But: Do AT and TheKitchn care enough to make changes for 2014 when paleo blogs can drive so much fans over here?

If not, get ready for a third year of the paleo stranglehold on the Homies. :P

Not surprised that the food awards were swept by 2 paleo blogs. After all, 2 of the 3 food awards given out by TheKitchn LAST year were won by paleo blogs (NomNomPaleo and Clothes Make The Girl). These wins over the past 2 years were the result of rabid followings voting as a bloc rather than pure merit, although I will grant that one of last year's winners (NomNomPaleo) also won a Saveur Magazine Best Food Blog Award, which, unlike The Homies, have finalists that are picked by editors (though the winner is still picked by popular vote afterwards).

Before i get into my beef with the Homies, i want to say that I am not close-minded about paleo. Since last year's awards, I have actually started reading a few paleo food blogs (I particularly enjoy Roost, though I also have enjoyed the writing styles of last year's 2 paleo winners). I'm not yet familiar with the Civilized CaveMan Cooking and Against the Grain sites, and although I can't say I have been particularly impressed on first glance with their recipes or writing, I am sure there must be something that made them resonate with their fan base.

But that's exactly the problem with The Homies: they're a flat-out popularity contest, plain and simple. No editorial filter, no quality control. Bloggers can just rally their troops to descend en masse onto The Kitchn and AT. And that's EXACTLY what AT and TheKitchn want: hits and clicks and exposure -- credibility be damned. This is just the online equivalent of free city mags with their local "Best Of" awards; the point is to boost circulation and exposure to drive ad sales.

Let's face it: Until or unless the paleo craze wanes and/or The Homies change the rules, we're going to keep seeing paleo blogs keep winning year after year. Some may end up being terrific, while others are not. But it's not their fault for playing by the Homies' rules and getting their fans to come vote. What needs to change are the rules themselves. But: Do AT and TheKitchn care enough to make changes for 2014 when paleo blogs can drive so much fans over here?

If not, get ready for a third year of the paleo stranglehold on the Homies. :P