Hit me with your favorite recipe sites!

August 6, 2015 10:44 PM

The title says it all. I've been getting bored with the stuff I've been cooking, and I'm just looking for some inspiration. I like recipes that are Asian or Asian-inspired, because I don't have a lot of time on weekdays and love doing quick, flavorful stir-frys, for example. But I'm open to other kinds of food as well, as long as it doesn't take 2 hours to make. So just wondering if anyone's got some recipe sites they love and regularly use. Thanks!
posted by madonna of the unloved to Food & Drink (22 answers total)

Almost everything I have made from the Smitten Kitchen website has been delicious and bombproof.
posted by charmedimsure at 10:52 PM on August 6, 2015 [13 favorites]

I love Food52 and go there for interesting recipes. The comments on the recipes are usually pretty helpful too. Chowhound is good if you have weird ingredients or a specific recipe/technique (I google the domain and the keywords).
posted by dorothyisunderwood at 11:40 PM on August 6, 2015 [2 favorites]

* Smitten Kitchen for well-tested recipes with a decent amount of variety
* Alton Brown's recipes on foodnetwork.com
* I like Jamie Oliver for vegetarian main course recipes
* Kalyn's Kitchen for low-carb
* Homesick Texan for TexMex
* Produce on Parade for vegan
* Joanne Eats Well With Others for vegetarian and desserts
posted by neushoorn at 11:57 PM on August 6, 2015 [1 favorite]

I like Luke Nguyen's Vietnamese and greater Mekong cooking. This link is to the public TV station site and you can watch all his episodes for inspiration or search hundreds of recipes. And there are sections on general Vietnamese cooking guidelines, flavour profiles, essential ingredients and utensils and things too. I rarely cook his exact recipes but I do watch for inspiration before I make a trip to my local asian food markets. Then I improvise to suit my budget, taste, time available and cooking skills.
posted by esto-again at 3:42 AM on August 7, 2015 [1 favorite]

Best answer: I actually forgot Maangchi, who focuses on Korean food. Her videos are fun to watch and helpful if you want to see a specific technique in action.
posted by neushoorn at 5:15 AM on August 7, 2015 [3 favorites]

The Kitchn and Serious Eats post a lot of good recipes.
posted by BrashTech at 5:21 AM on August 7, 2015 [2 favorites]

SkinnyTaste
Pinch of Yum
posted by slipthought at 6:03 AM on August 7, 2015

Best answer: Another Vietnamese resource is Wandering Chopsticks. It isn't updated much anymore but still has 600+ original recipes and a section with guides, how-tos, and ingredients.
posted by Room 641-A at 6:20 AM on August 7, 2015

Best answer: The Woks of Life - beautiful photos and great writing
Budget Bytes - for affordable and quick Asian-inspired dishes
posted by pumpkinlatte at 6:22 AM on August 7, 2015 [3 favorites]

Totally seconding budget bytes! It is amazing, great directions, great flavors--I stumbled upon it this summer and have already made several recipes, all delicious and easy!
posted by bookworm4125 at 8:44 AM on August 7, 2015

Cookpad's translated Japanese recipes are fun.
posted by wintersweet at 9:13 AM on August 7, 2015

After stumbling upon it about 8 years ago, Simply Recipes has been my go-to.
posted by mont the drifter at 9:57 AM on August 7, 2015

http://cooking.nytimes.com/
posted by Juliet Banana at 11:00 AM on August 7, 2015

The One Ingredient Chef is my favorite of them all.
posted by hz37 at 11:53 AM on August 7, 2015 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Veg Recipes of India
Rasa Malaysia
If you read French or want to battle with a translator Marmiton
posted by fiercekitten at 5:44 PM on August 7, 2015

Best answer: Seconding Maangchi and Wandering Chopsticks

For Central Asian, Tasty Arbuz (the older stuff), and Silk Road Chef
posted by scrambles at 6:58 PM on August 7, 2015 [1 favorite]

I like Damn Delicious.
posted by Nosey Mrs. Rat at 8:24 PM on August 7, 2015

Golubka.
posted by motownie at 8:58 AM on August 8, 2015

I'm a big fan of Food52.com, especially their Genius Recipes, 20-minute 20-dollar meals, and Kitchen Confidence columns.

Serious Eats is also a perennial favourite, and I'm a sucker for the voice of Orangette's writing (and every recipe I've tried of hers has been great.)
posted by heeeraldo at 2:14 PM on August 8, 2015

I like Post Punk Kitchen and 101 Cookbooks. Neither is strictly Asian but if you're looking for different combinations to inspire your cooking, I think you'll like them. They're both vegan/vegetarian.
posted by Frenchy67 at 2:43 PM on August 8, 2015 [1 favorite]

Happy to see Silk Road Chef get a mention above! (that's my site)

These days I mainly watch Youtube videos for recipes. While it can be annoying to watch through the whole video instead of reading a recipe, I find I get a better sense for the quantities and how things need to be cooked. Then I just write down my own shorthand version of the recipe for next time.

Cooking with Dog for easy homestyle Japanese recipes
Xawaash for Somali and Middle Eastern food, they also have a traditional blog
Ahmet Kocht for Turkish (videos are in German but with English subtitles)
Nyonya Cooking for SE Asian

There are also a lot of really excellent Russian-language Youtube recipe channels, which, unfortunately, you need to know Russian to understand, but I'll post them here anyway for anyone who does:
Abdulaziz Salavat for restaurant-style Uyghur and Central Asian food
Семейная Кухня for easy homestyle Russian/Eastern European food
For homestyle Russian/Central Asian/other former Soviet Union food, BigGeorgeHighlander and Natalia Kim are both great.
posted by pravit at 12:33 PM on August 9, 2015

Epicurious gets my vote! Sort by ratings, and take advantage of filters to drill down on ingredient/dietary consideration/cuisine type.
Also make sure you read the reviews because there can be great tips in there.
posted by dotparker at 11:42 AM on August 21, 2015