25 Top Food Blogs Of 2013 (Slideshow)

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Geared toward those on special diets, Elana's Pantry is an amazing resource for those who are grain-free, gluten-free, nut-free, paleo, agave-free, dairy-free, egg-free, or on the Candida diet. Elana doesn't just provide recipes; she offers info on the fundamentals of everything from flaxseed meal to yacon syrup, and also posts articles on ways to lead a healthy lifestyle.

Average Monthly Unique Visitors: 71,253
Twitter: 19,254
Facebook: 71,742
Pinterest: n/a

Joy the Baker, the founder of her namesake web site, has been delighting readers with beautiful photos and sweet dessert recipes since January 2008. The blog has spawned a series of podcasts and a cookbook.

Average Monthly Unique Visitors: 59,056
Twitter: 38,043
Facebook: 49,680
Pinterest: 120

A newcomer to our list based largely on a booming Pinterest board, Bakers Royale was started by editor Naomi in February 2010 and features baking recipes developed by her and found from sources all over the Web. The goal is to keep it simple, so when she posts complicated recipes, a simpler alternative is also provided as well.

Average Monthly Unique Visitors: 48,271
Twitter: 9,246
Facebook: 24,290
Pinterest: 694

This blog started out as a venue for family and friends to view the recipes developed by the husband-and-wife duo of Maria and Josh. Soon their page views began flourishing and they decided to turn Two Peas into a full-time blog. Maria has become so well-known for her outstanding cookie recipes that she published several e-books featuring her favorites.

Average Monthly Unique Visitors: 118,702
Twitter: 23,536
Facebook: 60,532
Pinterest: 261

Since the Wild West days of 2003, Heidi Swanson has written about her meals, travels, and interests in her blog 101 Cookbooks. Swanson's recipes — taken from her personal cookbook collection, friends, and family, or created by Swanson herself — focus on utilizing natural, whole foods and ingredients. While a large portion of the site's recipes are for savory vegetarian dishes, Swanson occasionally features desserts as well.

Average Monthly Unique Visitors: 131,250
Twitter: 158,730
Facebook: 2,013
Pinterest: 215

Moving back seven spots on this years' list is Deb Perelman's Smitten Kitchen. This blog has it all: beautiful food photography, contemporary twists on classic comfort food, and cooking technique tutorials. Perelman's recipes are inspired by her quaint New York City kitchen.

Average Monthly Unique Visitors: 214,597
Twitter: 48,055
Facebook: 146,824
Pinterest: n/a

Punctuated by world-class food photography, Food52 was founded to "bring cooks together from all over to exchange recipes and ideas and to support each other in the kitchen." At the smartly designed site, you'll find recipes, columns about everything from apple-picking tips to advice on gluten-free baking, recipe contests, a new kitchenware shop called Provisions, and a "hotline" where you can post all your food-related questions.

Average Monthly Unique Visitors: 260,006
Twitter: 75,960
Facebook: 63,448
Pinterest: 148

Since September 2003, Clotilde Dusoulier has been posting recipes and writing about quirky ingredients and kitchen tools, reviewing cookbooks, and reviewing restaurants on her blog Chocolate & Zucchini, and since then she's become a full-time food writer and has published three books. She still posts a few times a week. And her writing is always conversational, informative, and thoroughly entertaining.

Average Monthly Unique Visitors: 23,035
Twitter: 58,265
Facebook: 17,687
Pinterest: 2,145

Bee Yinn Low, the author and professional recipe developer behind Rasa Malaysia, has published authentic and approachable pan-Asian recipes since July 2006, and the blog has jumped up from number 24 last year. Low's cookbook of easy Chinese recipes hit bookshelves a couple of years ago. The blog has one of the largest Asian recipe collections available online.

Average Monthly Unique Visitors: 97,817
Twitter: 29,546
Facebook: 53,445
Pinterest: 2,063

Serious Eats founder Ed Levine has assembled a team of knowledgeable food writers to explore everything from how to sear a perfect steak to how to differentiate between pizza styles, with recipes, restaurant reviews, taste tests, and plenty of other food-oriented content mixed in. There's also a very active community of commenters, and coverage has expanded to 12 cities.

Average Monthly Unique Visitors: 528,944
Twitter: 206,531
Facebook: 65,970
Pinterest: 128

Started by Jenny Flake in 2007 after she retired from her job as a dental hygienist to spend more time at home with her sons, Picky Palate is full of recipes designed to appeal to picky eaters of all ages. The dishes that appear on the blog tend to be family-friendly and are interspersed with giveaways and the occasional product review. The first Picky Palate Cookbook was released last year.

Average Monthly Unique Visitors: 80,043
Twitter: 20,401
Facebook: 66,816
Pinterest: 3,075

Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond documents her life as a "domestic country wife," with photos and recipes that she whips up for her husband and four young cowpokes. Two years ago, Drummond went from blogger to television host, bringing her "cowboy-friendly" dishes to Food Network.

Average Monthly Unique Visitors: 162,477
Twitter: 423,685
Facebook: 841,945
Pinterest: 14

A virtual recipe box of founder Elise Bauer's favorite homespun dishes, Simply Recipes features her tried-and-true recipes, along with those crafted by family and friends. Bauer started the blog in 2003 as a way to document the recipes that she grew up with and those that she developed. Simply Recipes claims the top spot on our list for the fourth year running.

Average Monthly Unique Visitors: 2,130,665
Twitter: 81,313
Facebook: 91,557
Pinterest: 58