By Christina Laun

Whether you’re into the latest in green, earth-friendly fashions or want to deck out your home in a sustainable manner, you can find loads of inspiration and shopping ideas on the internet. These blogs keep up with what’s going on in green design from a variety of perspectives, and with so many to choose from, you’re bound to find something that sparks your interest.

General

These sites are great places to look for news and information on green design in everything from a pair of pants to a new car.

1. Fabulously Green: Designer and editor Stephanie Zhong runs this blog which provides links and photos to stylish (and green) fashion and interior design ideas.
2. TreeHugger: This environmentally conscious blog can be a great place to find information on almost any green issue, but they regularly post articles on both green fashion and design to help you look stylishly in harmony with the earth.
3. Victoria Everman: This blogger is a public speaker, writer and more, and shares her suggestions for green home and fashion design on her site.
4. Green Girls Global/Green Guys Global: Learn how to be a greener shopper, check out your own closet, and develop your own eco-conscious style on these two gender specific blogs.
5. Style Will Save Us: This funky and fun online magazine provides tons of features on green clothing, home design, beauty products and more.
6. EcoStreet: Keep up with new happenings in fashion, design, energy, recycling and much more on this blog covering a wide spectrum of green issues.
7. Ecobites: This blog posts loads of articles that cover topics like buying greener footwear, watching out for led in lipsticks and making your home less toxic.
8. GreenStyle Magazine: With articles on everything from environmentally friendly jeans to choosing the most energy efficient scooter, this blog is sure to provide something that sparks your style interest.
9. Low Impact Living: Check out this blog for some tips and advice on changing your lifestyle, from the way you dress to the kind of food you eat.
10. ecosalon: This blog is a great place to find articles about up and coming or established green designers, both in the fashion world and in home decor.
11. Line Dry It: If you wear clothes, you hopefully wash them on occasion. This blog focuses on saving energy by line drying clothes rather than tossing them in the dryer.
12. Crafting a Green World: Find out about a number of organic fabrics on this blog that you can use to make clothes or decorate with as well as ideas for other crafts.
13. Haute Nature: This wonderful blog provides readers with green ideas for design, living, fashion, furniture, building and much more.

Vintage and Used

Check out these blogs for advice an inspiration on making old things new again.

14. DC Goodwill Fashion Blog: Get some tips on how you can create fashion forward outfits from vintage stores as well as some other miscellaneous fashion advice in this blog.
15. Righteous (re)Style: Here you’ll find tons of information and some really cool links to fashion and design that comes from recycled, repurposed and second hand sources.
16. Vintage Fashion Guild: If you love vintage fashion, check out this blog which provides links and photos of cool and still stylish clothing that can help your wallet and the earth.
17. Zuburbia: Get some ideas on being stylish while staying budget and environmentally conscious on this vintage clothing blog.
18. EverydayTrash: Want to make your trash into something better? Give this blog a read for fashionable ways you can reuse things you already have.

Organic and Sustainable Clothing

These blogs concentrate on providing news and suggestions for the best in organic and earth-friendly clothing.

19. Eco-Chick: The author of this blog, Starre Varta, also has a book published on being fabulously green and shares her tips and suggestions for young women who want to look good while staying green in this blog.
20. Green Cotton: Here you can read about ways that organic cotton is being used in everything, from coats to underwear and get a better idea of the process of what truly makes green cotton.
21. Fashion, evolved.: Give this blog a read to learn about organic clothing companies, get insights into the fashion industry and even get weekly recaps of Project Runway.
22. Organic Clothing Blog: If you are curious about organic clothing and want to know more about what goes into manufacturing it, check out this blog, which has a plethora of information on the topic.
23. The Cleanest Line: Patagonia, an organic and sustainable clothing company, publishes this blog to keep customers and employees updated on their line and green lifestyles.
24. The Greenloop: Stay in the loop on organic fashion with this blog, which features interviews with designers and business owners, news and shopping tips.
25. Eco Fabulous: Find new places to shop, get ideas on reusing what you already own and loads of other suggestions on greening your wardrobe in this fashion-conscious blog.
26. Zoica Matei: Keep up with what’s going on in the fashion world from a green perspective in this Atlanta-based blog.
27. Smarter Fashion Blog: Here you can learn about companies that have decided to go green, find some cute green fashions and even learn to keep all those pesky clothes catalogs from coming to your inbox.
28. Hippyshopper: Get pointed in the direction of hundreds of eco-friendly and stylish items on this green shopping blog.
29. Cebra Ethical Chic: You can use this blog as a guide to finding fair trade and ecological conscious items, especially cool accessories to jazz up your wardrobe.
30. Lucky for Baby: If you wear organic clothing, why shouldn’t your baby too? This blog can get you pointed in the right direction.
31. Pier 32: This company sells its own t-shirts, but this blog covers a wide range of organic and green clothing lines to help you make educated shopping decisions.
32. MissMalaprop: While this indie fashion blog doesn’t focus entirely on green products, it does provide regular postings on eco-friendly clothes and bags that can take you from winter to summer and even back to school.
33. Jolly Green Girl: Learn how to use reusable bags, find eco-friendly fashion designers and more on this green blog.

Interior Design and Architecture

Get some ideas on jazzing up your home without hurting the environment in these blogs.

34. Green Roof Design: Roofs are spaces that often go to waste. This blog can show you how to turn yours into a lovely and potentially productive garden.
35. Small Space Living: Living in a small space can use a lot less resources but can sometimes be cramped. This blog gives you some ideas and suggestions on making the most of the space you have.
36. re-nest: This blog illustrates a wide range of green design projects from stairways to entire green homes.
37. Green Your Decor: Use this blog as a starting point to finding products that not only help the environment (or at least don’t hurt it) while making your home look fabulous.
38. Green Garden Design: Don’t just make the interior of you home green, keep your landscaping pretty and earth friendly as well.
39. Inhabitat: This popular blog is a great place to read about new and exciting products and ideas for your home, inside and out.
40. Path Design: Find furniture, fabrics and information on great products that can help you create a warm home while still staying true to your inner greenie.
41. Sustainable Design Update: If architectural and industrial design is more your taste, check out this blog for the latest news on green innovations in technology, building and design.
42. GreenFab: Find out what’s going on in the world of sustainable architecture in the articles and photos provided through this interesting blog.
43. Colors of Swallowtail: Here you’ll find some neat and environmentally friendly ideas for decorating your home and purchasing furniture.
44. Sustainable Style Foundation: Keep your style sustainable with postings that can help you find earth-friendly and sleek furniture, home supplies and much more.
45. Holistic Interior Design: Keep the interior of your home holistic and serene with some suggestions and advice from this design blog.
46. EcoKind Design: This designer focuses on making her customer’s homes more earth friendly, even if it’s just one step at a time. Check out her blog for more stories, photos and suggestions.
47. Greenwix: Peruse the design and style section of this blog to get ideas on decorating your home with a green twist.
48. Green Design Girl: Mariela Campo is a designer who works for HGTV and uses her blog to highlight some great and green home products.
49. UrthFriendly: Whether you’re looking to get safer paints, or furnish your bedroom, this blog can give you some informative articles on various aspects of green home design.
50. Green by Design: With tons of posts on both green architecture and interior design, this blog is sure to have something that strikes your fancy.

By Jessica Hupp

The Internet is full of foodies who love to share dishes of all kinds. It doesn’t matter what you’re looking for-you’re bound to find exactly what you want online. These sites in particular are great places to stumble upon great recipes, whether you’re craving something ethnic, or just feel like baking a fancy cake.

Communities

Dish and share the recipes you love in these cooking communities.

1. Allrecipes: Find more than 40,000 community-created and reviewed recipes on this site.
2. CDKitchen: Check out the recipe box, review recipes, and submit photos of your own creation on CDKitchen.
3. Online Cookbook: Check out Online Cookbook to find and share great recipes.
4. Food Geeks: Are you geeky about food? This is your place to share recipes, discuss cooking, and organize your own recipe collection.

General

These recipe sites specialize in everything-from holiday cooking to jazzed-up box cooking, you’ll find it here.

5. The Pioneer Woman Cooks!: This country housewife shares her favorite recipes, and they’re sinfully delicious. Note that there’s a lot of butter involved, and that’s a good thing.
6. Epicurious: Find loads of great recipes from this site, Bon Appetit, and Gourmet.
7. The Cake Mix Doctor: Find easy to use recipes for get-togethers on this site.
8. My Wooden Spoon: My Wooden Spoon features delights like bruschetta burgers, Mexican cornbread, and pineapple upside down cake.
9. Snacksby: Use Snacksby to create a recipe based on the ingredients you have in your kitchen.
10. RecipeMatcher: With RecipeMatcher, you’ll be able to create delicious recipes and drinks based on what’s already in your kitchen or bar.
11. Recipe Land: With more than 50,000 recipes, this site is sure to have what you’re looking for.
12. Betty Crocker: Check out recipes for just about anything on Betty Crocker’s site.
13. Wokking Mum: See what this stay at home mom cooks for her family.
14. Food Network: Get recipes from celebrity chefs and more on this food site.
15. Out of the Frying Pan: This site has recipes for speed queens, vegetarians, and vegans alike.
16. Top Secret Recipes: Use this site to make brand-name products at home with regular ingredients.
17. Food Network: On Food Network, you’ll get loads of recipes and party ideas.

Ingredient-Specific

If you love a certain food, like cheese or apples, check out these sites that specialize in them.

18. About Seafood: Check out this fish food site for healthy eating.
19. Hidden Valley Ranch Recipes: Discover how versatile and tasty ranch dressing can be with these recipes.
20. I Love Cheese!: Cheese lovers, unite! This site has recipes for entertaining, snacking, and so much more.
21. Eat Chicken: This chicken council site serves up some delicious recipe ideas, chicken cookbook reviews, and cooking tips.
22. The Nut Factory: Check out standard banana nut bread, chicken, and lots more.
23. Hummus101: If you love hummus, you’ll adore this blog, which offers recipes, trivia, and a whole lot more.
24. Vanilla: On this site, you’ll find recipes for creme brulee, pear tarte, and so much more.
25. Top Ramen Recipes: Upgrade your ramen to a main dish with these recipes.
26. Apples for Health: This site offers lots of fun and healthy ways to eat apples.
27. Chicken of the Sea: Find all sorts of different ways to eat tuna and other preserved fish on this site.
28. American Egg Board: The egg board serves up loads of different ways to eat an egg.
29. Muir Glen: Enjoy organic tomatoes in a variety of ways using this site’s recipes.
30. Crisco: Put Crisco’s oil to work to create great baked dishes, dinners, and more.
31. The Other White Meat: Find loads of tempting pork recipes on this site devoted completely to pork.

Organic

On these recipe sites, you’ll find concoctions that can be made with organic food.

32. Organic Valley: This co-op has lots of great recipe ideas that you can use with their food products.
33. Healthy Organic Recipes: Get garden-fresh goodness in these tasty recipes.
34. Eden Organic: Eden offers more than 840 tasty organic recipes.
35. Organic Homebrew Recipes: If you’d like to make your own organic beer, check out this site.
36. Mambo Sprouts: Find recipes for every meal in an easy, printable form from Mambo Sprouts.
37. Delicious Organics: Learn how to make tasty foods out of just about every organic ingredient out there.
38. OrganicToBe: This team blog serves up delicious organic recipes.
39. Healthy Organic Recipes: Check out this recipe database to find healthy and fun organic recipes.

Fast Cooking

In a rush? These recipe sites are happy to help you get through cooking fast.

40. I Shot the Chef: This classically trained chef specializes in quick, easy, and healthy food.
41. Microwave Cooking for One: Learn how to make quick and easy meals in your microwave with this recipe site.
42. Fast, Easy Recipes: Find quick and easy recipes for any meal or ingredient here.
43. Quick Dinner Recipes: The Skinny Cook offers up quick dinners, culinary travels, and more.
44. Best Simple Recipes: Here you’ll find loads of quick recipes and meals that taste great.

Healthy Cooking

Whether you’re on a diet, or just want to be a little more health-conscious, these sites are here to help.

45. Delicious Decisions: This recipe finder from the American Heart Association will help you eat healthy with your heart in mind.
46. Healthy Recipes: This site offers healthy food recipes and advice for weight loss.
47. Cooking Light: Browse menus, find recipes, and keep your own recipe file for healthy eating with this site.
48. Healthy Cooking Recipes: This site offers recipes that are both healthy and delicious.
49. KidsHealth: On KidsHealth, you’ll find healthy, kid-friendly recipes.
50. FoodFit: Learn how to make healthy food on the go with this site.
51. Mayo Clinic Healthy Recipes Center: Find special-diet, low-fat, and low-sodium recipes from the Mayo Clinic.
52. Eating Well: This site is a place where "good taste meets good health."
53. Fit Woman: This site offers healthy recipe favorites for both women and men.
54. Eat This!: Find healthy recipes and other healthy eating information on this site.
55. SparkRecipes: Check out SparkRecipes for healthy recipes and a tool that will help you find the nutritional value of your food.

Veggie and Vegan

Find delicious vegetarian and vegan recipes on these sites.

56. VeganImprov: This site celebrates vegan cooking without boundaries.
57. Regina’s Vegetarian Table: Regina has loads of international vegetarian favorites on this site.
58. VeganYumYum: VeganYumYum’s photos will make you want to eat everything in sight.
59. The Conscious Kitchen: Drool over this conscious cook’s tasty creations.
60. Fatfree Vegan Kitchen: This site is "sinlessly delicious," offering concoctions that don’t hurt the world or your waistline.
61. The Vegan Kitchen: This kitchen features delicious-looking dinners, dips, and holiday treats.
62. Veggies Unite!: On this site you’ll find vegetarian and vegan recipes for every meal.
63. Lily and Chew: This blog’s rule is that nothing dies for their dinner.

Holiday Recipes

Celebrate the holidays with the recipes on these sites.

64. Noel Noel Noel: Save these tasty recipes for Christmastime, or enjoy them year round.
65. Easter Recipes: Check out this site to find chocolate eggs, traditional Easter breads, and more.
66. Santa’s Favorite Food: This site has great ideas for holiday treats.
67. Bella’s Holiday and Seasonal Cooking: Find all sorts of yummy special occasion recipes here.
68. Christmas Baking with SusieJ: Susie has a whole lot more than just Christmas cookies on her site.
69. Christmas Recipes: Find Christmas favorites and beyond on this site.

Ethnic & Regional

These sites feature recipes from around the world.

70. The African Cookbook: Find African fish entrees, desserts, and more on this site.
71. Portugese Recipes: Check out this site to find recipes with beans, Cajun flair, and more.
72. Sherie’s Kitchen: Sherie serves up some delicious German, Austrian, and diabetic recipes for your enjoyment.
73. The Global Gourmet: This site features recipes and food tips from around the world.
74. France This Way: Check out this site to find some easy French recipes.
75. Indian Recipes: This site offers a massive collection of authentic Indian recipes.
76. Oriental Food: Check out this site for recipes from all over Asia, and especially China.
77. Spanish Recipes: This site is full of the best food Spain has to offer.
78. Cuisine-France: Cuisine-France is your gateway to French cooking, cuisine, and recipes.
79. Irish Recipes and Baking: Find out how to make an Irish breakfast, soda bread, and lots more.
80. Creole and Cajun Recipes: Learn how to make Louisiana basics and beyond here.
81. Hispanic & Spanish Recipes Directory: Here you’ll find loads of Hispanic and Spanish cuisine.
82. Indian Vegetarian Recipes: Here you’ll find delicious, authentic vegetarian Indian dishes to make at home.
83. French Food and Cook: Get French menus, recipes, tips, and lots more on this site.
84. Texas Cooking: Check out Grandma’s cookbook, traditional Texas fare, and much more on Texas Cooking.
85. Mexican Meals: Find traditional Mexican recipes for south of the border gourmet.
86. Italian Chef: Here you’ll find both classic and new Italian recipes.
87. Food Down Under: Find ethnic recipes by nation, ingredient, method, occasion and more.
88. German Recipes: Come armed with sauerkraut and an appetite when you check out this site.
89. Adventures in Armenian Cooking: Get more than 200 Armenian recipes on this site.

Baking

If you’re in the mood to fire up your oven, check out these sites.

90. The Cookie Tin: Find regional favorites, specialty cookies, and even participate in a cookie exchange on this site.
91. Better Baking: Learn how to make Irish soda bread, pastries, and more on this baking site.
92. For the Love of Baking: Get tips and recipes for home baking on this site.
93. Cookie Recipes from Europe: This site has recipes for favorites like coconut macaroons, gingerbread, and soft sugar cookies.
94. Baking Bits: Check out this baking collection to find from-scratch breads, muffins, and so much more.
95. Your Baking Story: This is a fun site to find baking recipes and the stories that go with them. You’re encourgaged to submit your own baking story as well.
96. Very Best Baking: Nestle’s site offers loads of free recipes and baking tips.
97. Home Baking: On this site, you’ll find recipes for baking from scratch.
98. Joy of Baking: This site features baking and dessert recipes, complete with photos and substitutions.
99. Hershey’s: Hershey’s features loads of dessert and baking recipes that include Hershey’s chocolate products.
100. Cheesecake World: Check out this site for cheap and simple cheesecake recipes.