Get Your Sugar Fix At Dessert Haven
Dessert Haven is aptly named. The sign at the top urges visitors to “Go ahead, free yourself of guilt, indulge your sweet cravings!” and then the writer proceeds to provide plenty of tempting amunition for that tasty task.
If you’re looking for a variety of dessert treats this is definitely a good place to look for them.
Readability 8.2
The text color is a #666666, which works out to a medium gray on a background color of #CCF8FF, which is a light, almost cyan, shade of blue. I think a text color a few shades darker like #2B2B2B would stand out better against that background color.
Layout 9
It’s a refreshing variation that moves away from the standard vanilla Blogger templates. I like the hanging sign style of blog header. I uses a bunch of the “above the fold” space, but more than makes up for that by giving the blog a unique personality.
Load time 7.5
Firebug reports 129 requests (585K) in 32.11 seconds. The sidebar loads first so you don’t see any of the post content until it’s finished. Fortunately the sidebar isn’t overloaded and comes in reasonably quick. I’d recommend that if possible it would be great for the template to be adjusted so that the post content loads first, especially if there were to be much more added to the sidebar.
Scrollability 10
Smooth scroll, no heavy javascript or flash widgets to slow things down.
Writing 9.5
There’s some interesting recipes, usually with pictures showing the finished product and always with clear directions for making it. The blog is also not exclusively recipes and includes occasional random thoughts about other topics
Total Score 44.2
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