Alanna Kellogg calls herself a veggie evangelist, a title well chosen considering her A Veggie Venture blog. Stumped when it comes to cooking asparagus? Look no further.

Derrick Schneider's food blog An Obsession with Food is aptly named. Call it insanity, obsession, or compulsion, whatever it is that drives a man to render his own lard or make his own homemade wine vinegar by the barrel.

Like to bake? Nicole Weston's Baking Bites blog is filled with useful baking advice and terrific recipes for cakes, cookies, and pies.

Do you love chocolate? If so, you have a friend in David Lebovitz. Former pastry chef at Chez Panisse, and now currently residing in Paris, David writes books and teaches classes all about chocolate and desserts, and writes regularly to his food blog, DavidLebovitz.com.

Poet, writer, muse, pastry chef Shuna Fish Lydon takes you by the hand into her magical world in her exquisite Eggbeater Blog.

Do you have celiac or a gluten intolerance? Get back in the kitchen and cook gluten-free with these wonderful gluten-free food blogs.

Take one food-loving Texan, put her to work in New York City for 11 years and what do you get? One Homesick Texan, pining for the tamales and salsa of her home state. Lisa Fain's delightful food blog.

Kalyn Denny serves up great food while losing weight following the South Beach diet. She shares her recipes on Kalyn's Kitchen.

Follow the lively creations of Ximena Maier, a graphic illustrator in Madrid, Spain, as she delights us with her talk and playful illustrations all about food, at Lobstersquad.

Guy Prince (a.k.a. Dr. Biggles), proprietor of Meathenge, knows more about meat and how to cook it than I ever hope to. I've been to Guy's place a couple of times to enjoy ribs and roasts from his grill or smoker - those photos of food on his website? as good as they look.

Ms. Glaze's Pommes tells of her experiences attending the famed Cordon Blue cooking school as well as working in a three star Paris restaurant. She offers plenty or recipes as well as videos on her site.

Prepare to be amazed and delighted by the gorgeous food photography of Keiko in her Nordljus blog.

Once you start reading this blog, you too will be smitten with Deb's Smitten Kitchen. From New York City, Deb and her photo happy husband Alex make food that looks so good you want to eat it off the screen.

Some blogs you just want to curl up with and read, like a good book or a juicy magazine. Tea Austin's is one of those blogs, not to be skimmed, but to be read thoughtfully, so that the beauty of the Tea's words and photos have time to sink in and dance around your synapses.

Self proclaimed West Virginia Hillbilly, Barbara is the muse of Tigers and Strawberries, with thoughtful essays and extraordinary recipes.

Links to several food blogs with stunning photography.