If you write a food blog and are looking for writing inspiration, this post is for you! Below you'll find over 25 blog ideas to inspire your next post, including a free printable to stash away for later.
Well hello there my foodie friends! Today we're talking food blogging! If blogging isn't your cup of tea and your just here for food and the recipes, I promise I have some more deliciousness in store for you (really, scout's honor!) soon. In the meantime, why not check out some tasty desserts or decadent breakfast recipes?
For the rest of you, pull up a chair, pour yourself a cup of coffee, and let's get at it! So, you write a food blog. First off, virtual high five for that (let's face it, you're pretty awesome)! But, back to the topic at hand... Sometimes, no matter how much you love what you do, it can be hard to come up with material. Sometimes you just hit the proverbial wall that is writer's block, where you find yourself staring at your computer for hours and you've just got nothing. Not a single blog idea.
Bleh. I know how you feel. You're just sitting there thinking "Brain! Why you no have food blog ideas?!"
Well food bloggy friends, this is for you. Over 25 blog ideas to inspire your next post and fend off writer's block! You can even download the free printable version here to tuck away for later! Just 'cause I love your faces.
- Write a seasonal post/recipe
- Share your favorite food blog sites
- Replicate a recipe and write about the experience/outcome
- Share the cookbooks you're crushing on at the moment
- Share a quick baking/cooking tip
- Try a difficult recipe/technique you've always wanted to try and write about it
- Write a recipe round up (with proper permissions and credits, of course)
- Review a local restaurant/bakery
- Write a post about your baking/cooking essentials
- Create a recipe series based on a single ingredient
- Review a cookbook
- Collaborate with another food blogger on a recipe or series of recipes
- Bake or cook with a family member or friend and blog about it
- Interview a fellow blogger, baker or cook
- Write a post about why you love to cook/bake
- Write about your favorite childhood recipe and why it was your favorite
- Create a recipe with an unusual ingredient
- Make a recipe 100% from scratch (no pre-fab ingredients)
- Try making a foreign dish
- Take a cooking class and blog about the experience
- Collaborate with another food blogger by making each other's signature dish (or style of dish)
- Perfect a recipe (for example, the perfect cupcake/cake/etc.)
- Participate in a food challenge or charity event and write about it
- Present a recipe in a different format than you usually do (video, GIF, etc.)
- Create a food challenge of your own
- Share some ways to upgrade store bought food
- Put a unique twist on a trending food or food style
- Create a dish inspired by a favorite movie, TV show or book
Help another foodie out and leave a blog post idea in the comments below!
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Update Notes: This post was originally published in November of 2015 but was republished with additional ideas in January 2022.
grace says
i've definitely suffered from post idea droughts and this is infinitely helpful!
The Simple, Sweet Life says
So glad you found it helpful! π
Sybil says
Love these ideas!!
The Simple, Sweet Life says
Yay! π
Ai Ping says
Wow. These are great ideas. Saving it for days when I'm stumped.
The Simple, Sweet Life says
So glad you found some useful ideas! π
Katie @ Talk Less, Say More says
Great ideas!
The Simple, Sweet Life says
Thank you! π
kwalker396 says
What a great article with some insanely awesome ideas!! π CHEERS!
The Simple, Sweet Life says
Thank you! π
foreverfaithandfood says
Thanks for the ideas - such a great help!
The Simple, Sweet Life says
So glad you found this helpful Kayleigh! π
Nestor Paul says
Getting mire ideas from your blog. Awesome!
The Simple, Sweet Life says
So glad to hear it! π
thequinoagmailcom says
Great post thanks for sharing π
The Simple, Sweet Life says
I'm glad to hear you found it helpful! π
Carmel Mifsud-Giordano says
I am just starting out in the world of blogging and this has been very informative. Thank you for sharing! Very helpful indeed!
The Simple, Sweet Life says
I'm so glad you found this helpful! Good luck on your blogging journey! π
Rahul Yadav says
Great post. Iβm pretty new to blogging, and love your ideas. Thanks! π
Zanydoll_shola says
Thank you, this post was very useful, I am still new to food blogging and now I have a few ideas on what to blog about
Kuan says
Great Blog manβ¦ Very beautiful.. Keep it up with new blogβ¦
Rajat Kumar says
I ran out of ideas today what to write on. I googled the same and came here. Now I have got a nice idea... Thanks for this nice post.
Dennis Edward says
Thanks for sharing blog post ideas for food bloggers.Really Informative.Keep posting.
Meera says
Lovely !
Abhilasha says
can your please share some more tips & ideas
Newton says
Answer the public has been my number 1 go to for content ideas and its been going great ever since plus i just learnt a few good things from this post, thanks a bunch!!!
Cropino says
Amazing idea for foodies. Will definitely implement it.