Cooking

 For a cooking blog on the Blogger platform, your best options are either a pre-made Blogger template or a customizable template from a third-party developer. Key features to look for include a responsive design, prominent image galleries, a recipe index, and social media integration. 

Popular cooking blogger templates

From Blogger Template providers

• Cooking: This template features a specialized, recipe-focused design with an organized layout and multiple menu systems.
  • Features: Includes a multi-postcard system for displaying recipes, drag-and-drop functionality for no-code customization, and is highly compressed for fast loading.
• Foodie Responsive: A modern, SEO-ready template that offers a responsive, two or three-column layout. It is highly editable to fit your specific needs.
• Delicious Food: This free, feature-rich template is visually appealing and designed to enhance the presentation of your cooking content.
• My Recipe: A creative, customizable template with a three-column layout and a slideshow feature to showcase your best dishes. 

Free HTML5/CSS templates

These can be uploaded to Blogger for more advanced customization.

• Yummy: A free, responsive, multi-page HTML5 template with a clean, minimal design. It includes a stylish image slider in the header.
• Opium: A free Bootstrap 4 HTML5 template designed for personal blogs, including those with trendy niches like food.
• EatWell: A free responsive template with an amazing one-page layout, often used by restaurants but easily adapted for a recipe blog. 

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Key features to look for in a cooking template

• Engaging visuals: A good cooking template will offer a beautiful image gallery or featured image sections to highlight your food photography, which is crucial for a food blog.
• Recipe index: This allows you to categorize your recipes by cuisine, ingredients, or difficulty, making it easy for readers to find specific content.
• Structured recipe cards: Professional templates often include dedicated recipe cards or schema markup. This helps search engines understand your recipe details—like ingredients, prep time, and calories—and can lead to a richer display in search results.
• Mobile-friendliness: Ensure the template is responsive and looks great on any device, since many people browse for recipes on their phones.
• Easy customization: Look for drag-and-drop editors or simple customization options. This allows you to easily adjust colors, fonts, and layouts to match your brand without needing to know code.
• Fast loading times: Optimized, lightweight templates ensureg