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Another fantastic food site, Food 52

I'm always enjoy sharing great food sites and I was turned onto this one and I must say it's become my new favorite. 

Food 52 is just amazing and has so many recipes, tips and an online store. Wow, I wish I had thought of this!

www.food52.com

I particularly like the fact that you can upload recipes yourself and share with others. I've not done this yet, but planning to next week.

 Here is what they say about themselves:

Why We Started Food52

A few years ago, we set out to bring cooks together from all over to exchange recipes and ideas and to support each other in the kitchen. We wanted to create a buzzing place for others who do what we do all day long: talk about food! Together we create cookbooks, take on food projects, help others with our real-time food Q&A -- the Food52 Hotline -- and support local food producers. Since we started Food52 (we cook 52 weeks a year, get it?), millions of cooks and eaters have found their way to the site.
We believe that if you want to eat better, and you want to help change our food system, you need to cook. Maybe not all the time, but some. You don't have to eat local foods every day; you don't have to shop at the farmers market every week. But it's good to try. We're not extremists in a cult of purity, slow-foodness, or locavorosity. We're realists who believe in applying the best aspects of those food movements to our everyday lives.
I think one of the strengths of this site is that it's a mix of many cuisines, and has a wonderful section on tips. You could spend hours going through the tips and in turn they link to recipes. Very fun and lots of great ideas. Enjoy!

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