I'd avoid it, simply because for every Mom Blog there are 10 porn blogs.
I'm also a curmudgeon when it comes to web stuff - I write the straight up HTML code (or generate it via another programming language) and upload files directly...
BUT... a coworker (who has similar skills, just not as super-geeked) is very happy using blogspot.com for her cooking stuff...
Glo's Kitchen
So I'd recommend looking at that.