Eat your heart out

Since we have been on the topic of food lately, let’s just continue the trend today in preparation for Friday’s food photography workshop. I find the greatest culinary inspiration online from some of the most talented and innovative food bloggers. Who are some of these people? Well, I’m glad you asked or at least wondered in your head. Below is my next list of 30 cooking/food blogs that will whet your appetite.

30 Cooking/Food Blogs to Whet Your Appetite

1.   Steamy Kitchen
2.   Good Life Eats
3.   Our Best Bites
4.   They Draw and Cook
5.   Life's Ambrosia
6.   Good Cheap Eats
7.   Sunday Suppers
8.   Joy the Baker
9.   101 Cookbooks
10. Buns In My Oven
11. Everybody Likes Sandwiches
12. Picky Palate
13. Taste Spotting
14. New Asian Cuisine
15. Canelle et Vanille
16. Smitten Kitchen
17. The Girl Who Ate Everything
18. Snappy Gourmet
19. Elana's Pantry
20. Italian Dish Blog
21. Baked Bree
22. Passionate About Baking
23. Bakers Royale
24. Simply Recipes
25. Matt Bites
26. Serious Eats
27. Pioneer Woman Cooks
28. The Kitchn
29. Tartelette
30. Pinch My Salt

{They Draw And Cook} Source: creaturecomfortsblog.com via Teresa on Pinterest

{ THE CHALLENGE }

Here it is...the start of another year, another decade. This one seems to have a greater impact on my life than the rest. As this year begins, it will only be a year and a half until I turn 30. That 3 in 3-0 looks especially ominous and signals the the beginning of real adulthood. At the age of thirty, I feel like I need to be accomplished, need to know who I am, need to have it all together, and not have any excuses. 

This fear and impending dread has motivated me to start living life to the fullest, hence this blog. This is where I will document the things I want to experience or the goals I've established for myself before I celebrate my 30th birthday, and it will pretty much be a place to just voice anything else that I learn within the next year and a half. I can't say that these goals will not change or that I won't add or replace some, but this is my starting list from January 1, 2011, in no particular order.

My Thirty Before 30 List: 

1. Read the complete One Year Bible and journal what I learn
2. Memorize at least 30 verses of scripture
3. Launch my own freelance design business
4. Purchase a car with cash
5. Quit my day job to pursue my passions
6. Go on an international mission trip
7. Have a baby
8. Return to my pre-baby weight after having a baby
9. Run in a marathon
10. Learn to scuba dive and get PADI certified
11. Read at least 3 classic literature novels I never read in school
12. Take a photography class or seminar
13. Cook at least 30 new recipes
14. Grow an herb garden
15. Learn to water ski
16. Visit a famous museum
17. Learn CPR
18. Print/publish a cookbook with my mom's recipes
19. Go indoor rock climbing
20. Cook a whole turkey from scratch
21. Decorate a cake using fondant
22. Learn how to play chess with my husband
23. Write a song
24. Do something nice for a stranger
25. Try snowboarding
26. Begin a stock portfolio
27. Become a certified Zumba instructor
28. Learn to sew and complete at least 3 sewing projects
29. Start a blog and learn web design
30. Celebrate my 30th birthday in another state/country