There’s a foodie bent to this month’s selection of brilliant dad blogs, for which I offer no apologies.
Three of my six are top bananas in the punny sense of the term, not just because their blogs are feasts for the eyes but because they are also inspirational.
My top three not only share my passion for cooking (see my weekly Recipe Shed linky here) but they inspire me to raise my game.
The other three are simply brilliant reads. Like all great bloggers, they vary the pace. I never know what’s going to drop into my subscription InBox – and I’m never disappointed.
As I’ve said before, I could easily showcase a couple of dozen fantastic Dad Blogs each month, but I’m working on the principle of Less Is More.
One Man and His Hob is relatively new on my radar – but, oh, what a discovery. The busy dad lives for food and showcases his efforts pretty much every day, whether it be a foodie find at a farm shop or a brilliant moreish meal with super-clear step-by-step pictures. I could pick out a load of his recipes for you, but I’ll direct you to his most recent and you can go off and explore yourself. Try Spinach and Ricotta Canneloni or Homemade Mini-Scotch Eggs.
Dan Toombs is not A curry guy, he is THE Curry Guy. His mission is to share as make as many homemade curries as possible – and then share the results with you. He writes his own recipes and I am here to testify that the results are quite sensational. I’ve picked out one that I cooked the other night: How to make British Indian Restaurant-style Lamb Methi. The results were punchy, aromatic, authentic and delicious.
Dad’s Cooking Tonight is a dad of five hungry kids and although he doesn’t always post about food, when he does, the results are inspiring and impressive. But this recent post – Cookbooks: Houston We Have a Problem – tickled the chord it struck. He has 74 cookbooks and is wondering what to do with them. Perhaps build a playhouse for his kids? I have the same dilemma. I think I have around 100 cookbooks, but only ever seem to look at four or five.
Bringing Up Charlie aka Tim Atkinson is one of the longest-serving and highest-ranking bloggers in the dad community – and a lovelier chap you couldn’t wish to find. As well as being a witty, super-informed, prolific and helpful dad of two girls, Tim is also an accomplished author, publishing both his own books and others’ for charity through his Dotterel Press. I was especially taken by this post – What’s Your Favourite Bedtime Story – this month, as we all have our opinions and favourites. What’s yours? (Mine’s Heston Blumenthal at Home, in case you’re interested – my kids don’t seem to be!)
Dad-of-three DaddaCool writes a pretty cool blog, if he doesn’t mind me saying (I know he won’t – he told me so himself). And in this post he turns his analytical attentions to the obsession some people have of collecting discount coupons. He asks: ‘Is extreme couponing a manifestation of insanity?’ But the post that nearly took my eye out was ‘Warning: May contain references to sex toys.’ Clue: It DOES contain references to sex toys. You have been warned!
I like a good yarn. I like a yarn that both entertains and informs. And Random Pearls of Wisdom ticks both those boxes. In this post – A Tale of Two C-Sections – he breathlessly describes how his two children arrived into the world, a story that is bound to chime with both dads and mums. A very wise and moving read indeed.
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