New Search Engine for Veg Blogs
I've just added a new feature to my Blogs List that should be a big help for those of us who read a lot of vegetarian or vegan blogs. It's a Google Custom Search Engine designed to search only veg(etari)an blogs. So, if you want to find a recipe that you noticed sometime last spring for The Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever, or you can't quite remember the name of the blog that brings us Friday Cow Blogging along with astute political commentary, Veg Blog Search makes it easy. You can even add the search engine to your personalized Google homepage, if you have one, just by clicking on the button: 
There are a few limitations. It won't catch very recent posts because it takes a week or two for Google to update its index, it's weighted heavily in favor of blogs with high PageRank, and the most recent posts are not listed first, like I'd like. But I think you'll find it more useful than Google's blog search if you read mostly vegetarian blogs. (To search food blogs in general, check out Elise's very thorough search engine at FoodBlogSearch.com, and to search for recipes in magazines, take a look at Alanna's Food Magazine Search.)
Give it a try and see what you think. All of the vegetarian blogs on my bloglist have been added, plus any others that I've tracked down. If you're a vegetarian or vegan with a blog, search for your blog's name to see if it's included (enclosing it in quotes helps), and if it's not, send me your URL in a comment below or email it to me at blog [at] fatfreevegan [dot] com and I'll get it added. To be included, your blog should deal at least in part with some aspect of vegetarianism, even if it's just a post every now and then. My apologies to those of you with almost-vegetarian blogs, but I'm working hard to keep the search engine strictly focused on vegetarian blogs: i.e. no posts about fish or chicken.
I hope you find this search engine as useful as I have. Happy blogging!
Tags: vegan vegetarian cooking food blogs
posted by SusanV at 10:45 AM
16 Comments:
This sounds like a great idea! And thanks for including me, even though I blog about much more than veganism!
On a related note, I've been thinking for a while it would be nice to start a group vegetarian blog. As far as I know, there's not anything like that out there. Only problem is, I'm not that familiar with blog technology.
Anyone out there game?
I just wanted to let you know that I tried your recipe for the "impossible pumpkin pie" and it turned out great! It was so easy to make and it held together surprisingly well.
I'd love it if you added my blog to your search engine:
theveggievoice.blogspot.com
A veg-only search engine was such a good idea!
Hey! That really is a great idea. Thanks a lot! I <3 your blog.
And Kati thanks for that feedback on the pumpkin pie.. I want to make it.
That was awfully nice of you to go to that trouble, Susan!
I'm going to feel left out if I don't make Impossible Pumpkin Pie, so that's next on my list of treats to bake.
Thanks for the info! I love finding new vegan blogs and searching for recipes! :)
For all of you mentioning that impossible pumpkin pie...you're talking about my new favorite! Lol! I love that recipe so much!!!
Thanks! I actually qualify for your list for the search engine. I am at http://www.the-green-eyed-monster.blogspot.com/
Susan, the search engine is a great idea! I'd love you to include my blog as well:
http://myedenkitchen.blogspot.com
Thanks!
This is great, I added it, it works, I searched for myself and that works too. Thanks for all this info you have provided.
As for the veg-only, right on! It sucks you have to mention that, but even more so that people call themselves veg when they do eat one sort of animal or another. Oh well, you have just made searching easier where we won't find veg stew with chicken in it! Thanks.
Kathyf, there are a few group veg boards, one specifically was started by Harmonia and a group of other women called Veggie Boards.
I'm not talking about starting another veggie board; I'm talking about a vegetarian food blog, updated every day by different bloggers--with photos! Food and recipes only. There are group food blogs that aren't vegetarian; I think it's time we had a vegetarian one!
KathyF--I had considered starting a vegetarian group blog, with people to cover different "beats"--food, politics, animal rights, lifestyle, etc. But then several group blogs popped up, and I figured that another one would be unnecessary. (Looking at them now, they don't seems as well-rounded or inclusive as my idea was.)
But I don't think there's any veg. group blogs that focus solely on recipes. I'm interested. Let's talk about it.
Kati and Candi, thanks for the feedback on the Impossible pie. I'm thrilled to hear that you both liked it so much!
I've added your blogs, Kati, Kareno, Laura, and everyone who emailed me. There's been such an explosion of vegetarian blogs that it's tough to keep up with all of them. But I plan to try.
I think the search engine is an amazing idea! I just made your lasagna a few days ago, even my dad liked it (that takes A LOT, especialy if there is tofu in it). I would loe if you could add my blog:
http://veganventures.blogspot.com/
its 100% vegan.
Thanks for doing this, Susan! I made a Google home page and added your search to it!
The group blog is an excellent idea-- I'd love to be a part of it, even in a small way!
Susan - this is WONDERFUL! Ever since I learned about this user-defined blog search from Google I've been meaning to compile all my favorite veg blogs... but you've done all the work for me! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
This is so cool and useful! I've just started my own vegan blog, The Strict Vegetarian, and would love to be included. It started as a school project, so right now it's at: http://senna.sjsu.edu/dfaires/jgoodman/wordpress
After the semester ends, I'll move my blog and website to a new host and will update the address for everyone.
Thanks!
Jessica
I would love for you to put my blog on your list. www.vegheads4life.com
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