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Cookery The Accidental Scientist: Science of Cooking: Pickles Learn about the science behind pickling, "the ancient culinary craft of preserving foods in salt brine or vinegar." The site explores the science behind how a cucumber becomes a pickle, and provides an international pickle gallery (kimchi, chutney, pickled eggs, pickled herring), pickle facts, and pickle recipes (fried dill pickles, ceviche) and pickling tips. Also includes a discussion forum. From the Exploratorium. http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/pickles/ Topics: Fruits & Vegetables Last updated Apr 4, 2006 The Accidental Scientist: The Science of Cooking This site explores cooking as a science, from the challenge of high-altitude baking to creating sculptures from table salt. "Here you'll find recipes, activities, and Webcasts that will enhance your understanding of the science behind food and cooking and may even make you a better cook!" Includes an archive of monthly Webcasts on diverse topics such as cooking holiday turkeys, home canning, and keeping vegetables fresh. http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/ Topics: Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Nov 17, 2003 Allrecipes Contains thousands of recipes. Topics include appetizers, Asian dishes, barbeque, beef, beverages, Christmas, desserts, holidays, Thanksgiving, and vegetarian. Also features a glossary of cooking terms, conversions, cooking and entertaining advice, and more. http://allrecipes.com/ Topics: Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Jul 23, 2005 American Heart Association (AHA): Delicious Decisions A site for learning how to eat right, stay fit, and establish good habits for a lifetime. Features the AHA Food Pyramid, grocery shopping advice, recipes, heart-healthy tips for dining out, and suggestions for a fitness routine. From the American Heart Association. http://www.americanheart.org/deliciousdecisions/ Topics: Nutrition & Food Safety Last updated Sep 27, 2008 America's Test Kitchen Companion site to the popular public television cooking series. "The test cooks solve everyday cooking problems, test equipment so you never have to waste money on things that don't work, and taste supermarket ingredients to save you time in the store." Equipment Corner gives advice on kitchen equipment purchases, Science Desk covers topics such as bacteria and cutting board surfaces, and Tasting Lab tests everyday products such as olive oils, mustards, and salsas. http://www.americastestkitchen.com/ Topics: California and Washington Wine, Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Recipes & Food Preparation, Snacks and Baked Goods, Sweets and Sweeteners Last updated Jun 24, 2009 Arthur Schwartz: www.TheFoodMaven.com This searchable site includes a "Diary" of writings on food, cookery, restaurants, and chefs and other food folk; an indexed collection of recipes; and a listing of New York's Most Useful Restaurants (ones with views, ones that are cheap but good, and ones near theaters). There are also a few annotated links and a guide to restaurants in Naples, Italy. Schwartz is a New York food editor, critic, and lecturer. http://www.thefoodmaven.com/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Nonfiction by Genre, Recipes by Region, Travel Last updated Sep 24, 2002 Back of the Box Recipes This commercial site is devoted to the recipes found on food packaging, initially created to spur demand for brand-name products. The site features printable recipes in a variety of categories, such as appetizers, desserts, one-dish meals, pasta, poultry, rice, beans, salads, seafood, soups, and diabetic, holiday, and low-fat dishes. Most recipes come directly from food packaging; a few are reader-suggested recipes using brand-name products. http://www.backofthebox.com/ Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Nutrition & Food Safety, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Feb 18, 2004 Baking911.com Provides "detailed information, tips, [and] techniques" for the home baker, as well as recipes for breads, cookies, pies, cakes, and other desserts. The website features practical information such as how best to freeze freshly baked cookies and homemade cookie dough or how to melt chocolate (found in the "how to" section). Also covers the chemistry of cooking. From a professional baker. http://www.baking911.com/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Recipes & Food Preparation, Snacks and Baked Goods, Sweets and Sweeteners Last updated Dec 2, 2005 BBC Food Articles, recipes, and other food-related information from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Features a searchable and browsable directory of recipes from the BBC's cooking shows, including vegetarian and seasonal dishes. Also offers interviews with chefs, feature articles, program details, a glossary, and sections on healthy eating, children's nutrition, and cooking basics. lii.org Record of the Month for October, 2003. http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Nutrition & Food Safety Last updated May 11, 2005 Betty Crocker This site has a handy, searchable and browsable collection of favorite and new recipes, meal planning calendars, and tips and advice from the staff in the Betty Crocker kitchens. Includes general reference charts (ingredient substitutions, metric conversions), cooking and baking charts, and a glossary. From General Mills. http://www.bettycrocker.com/ Topics: Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Mar 22, 2004 CheapCooking.com "You'll find frugal tips for cutting back on your grocery bill, cheap recipes and shopping hints, money saving tips and techniques, and a downloadable grocery list and price book." Recipes are browsable by type. Also includes suggested cookbooks, related links, and a free weekly newsletter. http://www.cheapcooking.com/ Topics: Home & Housing, Home & Housing, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Mar 1, 2008 Chefs of Santa Barbara, 2003 Restaurant Guide & Recipe Book "Forty-one chefs from Santa Barbara's finest restaurants and caterers share their personal food philosophies and gourmet recipes." Each restaurant profile features one recipe, the chef's comments, restaurant hours, and contact information. Also provides a map with restaurant locations. Originally published as an advertising supplement to the Santa Barbara News Press. http://www.newspress.com/chefsonline/ Topics: California Travel: Popular Destinations, California: Food & Cooking, California: Travel, Food & Cooking, Travel Last updated May 11, 2004 Cook it Quick! This site is chock-full of "quick tips, techniques, and recipes for preparing foods that taste good and are good for you!" Additionally, it offers strategies for picking priorities which add more time to life by creating "Don't Do" lists. From the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension. http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/ciq.htm Topics: Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Oct 7, 2004 Cooking for Engineers Recipes and food information for engineers and other people with analytical minds. Features include photographs and diagrams for each recipe, comments from users and community forums, and articles about kitchen equipment, food grades, and other subjects. Searchable. Created by an engineer. http://www.cookingforengineers.com Topics: Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Sep 21, 2004 Cooking With Kids Collection of recipes for foods children can help prepare. "Many of these recipes include step-by-step instructions for your children to follow including useful information about kids using microwaves." Includes recipes for heart-healthy food and snacks. Also includes suggestions for helping to get "children involved in mealtimes and to help them develop positive attitudes about food." From the website for home and family magazines, such as Better Homes and Gardens. Note: Site generates pop-ups. http://www.homeandfamilynetwork.com/food/kids.html Topics: Food & Cooking, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Nov 17, 2005 Cooking With Kids With Lynn Fredericks This site features children's activities related to ingredients (along with related recipes), with thoughts from chefs "about feeding their own children and ... some of the recipes for the foods that their kids like to eat." From StarChefs magazine, "serving the foodservice industry and food aficionados since 1995." http://starchefs.com/kids/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Nov 17, 2005 Cook's Thesaurus Substitutions for thousands of cooking ingredients, including low-calorie and low-fat alternatives for dieters, inexpensive substitutes for gourmet cooks on a budget, and innovative replacements for hard-to-find ethnic ingredients. Searchable and browsable. http://www.foodsubs.com/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Nutrition & Food Safety, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Jun 12, 2003 Diana's Desserts San Francisco native Diana Woodall, now a resident of Sonoma, California, credits her Bay Area background with her passion for food. The site features recipes for cakes, tortes, pies, tarts, cookies, breads, pastries, cheesecakes, and candies, as well as international and holiday dessert recipes. Also includes photos, a discussion forum, baking tips, and a table of equivalent measures and weights and oven temperatures equivalents. Searchable. http://www.dianasdesserts.com Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Recipes & Food Preparation, Snacks and Baked Goods, Sweets and Sweeteners Last updated Nov 4, 2004 Digital Librarian: Food and Drink An annotated directory of sites related to food and drink, arranged alphabetically. Maintained by Margaret Vail Anderson, a librarian in Cortland, New York. http://www.digital-librarian.com/food.html Topics: Food & Cooking, Travel Last updated May 11, 2005 Epicurious Contains thousands of recipes, cooking tips, holiday features, cocktails, wine advice, travel suggestions, and more. Many recipes feature helpful (and mouth-watering) photographs. Though somewhat commercialized, the quality of the recipes--several notches above the average Web collection--makes Epicurious a first stop for many cooks. Searchable and browsable. http://www.epicurious.com/ Topics: Beverages, California and Washington Wine, Holidays & Observances, Photograph Collections, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated May 4, 2005 Everyday Cook Recipe database that includes a glossary, tip box (how to make the perfect pie crust, caring for cast iron), and basic information about spices, measurements, and substitutions. Browsable and searchable. Note: Contains annoying pop-up ads. http://www.everydaycook.com/ Topics: Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated May 4, 2005 FabulousFoods.com Recipes; message boards; low-fat, holiday, and other theme cooking; and much more. Thousands of entries. Browsable and searchable. http://www.fabulousfoods.com/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated May 11, 2005 Food Network The "companion website to cable's premiere destination for food and lifestyle programming." There are over 20,000 recipes from various shows, entertaining suggestions, profiles of different chefs, cookbook reviews, a wine section, and schedules for the shows. Searchable. http://www.foodnetwork.com/ Topics: California and Washington Wine, Food & Cooking, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Jan 15, 2007 The Food Reference Website "Culinary history, facts, trivia, quotes, humor, poetry, crossword puzzles, recipes, newsletter," a Who's Who of Culinary Personalities , and a hotchpotch of interesting general and specialized food links are the ingredients in this Web site from a professional chef. http://www.foodreference.com/ Topics: Mysteries and More, Poetry Last updated Jan 9, 2002 Food Reflections: Ingredient Substitutions Aimed at the beginning cook, this site provides substitution suggestions from food professionals for ingredients such as butter, eggs, and flour. Also has links to other resources for ingredient substitution and related topics. From the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension newsletter. http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/ftfeb01.htm Topics: Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Food & Cooking, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Jun 10, 2003 Food Theme Month Links A collection of links to materials about various foods, wellness topics, and holiday meals related to specific months of the year. Topics include Oatmeal Month in January, American Heart Month in February, National Barbecue Month in May, National Watermelon Day in August, and Thanksgiving meal tips for November. From the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/ciqlinks.htm Topics: Food & Cooking, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays and Observances Individually, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated May 11, 2005 The Food Timeline Useful for locating food history and period recipes. Features include historic food prices, lesson plans, tips for adapting older recipes for modern kitchens, and a section where you can see if a famous person associated with food (such as the Gerber Baby or Orange Julius) is real or invented. Maintained by Lynne Olver, "a reference librarian with a passion for food history." http://www.foodtimeline.org/ Topics: Food & Cooking Last updated May 30, 2006 food411.com A directory of food and food-related businesses, "designed by food enthusiasts for food enthusiasts." Includes sources of foods, cooking supplies, magazines and blogs, health and weight loss sites, recipe collections, and restaurant guides. "Each and every listing has been carefully reviewed and hand-selected. We are not compensated in any way by our listed sites." Searchable. http://www.food411.com Topics: Blogs & Podcasts by Subject, Food & Cooking Last updated Jun 28, 2005 Foodspk.com Find hundreds of Indo-Pakistani recipes, as well as Chinese, English (British), Italian, American, Arabic, and Mexican dishes. Searchable, or browse by cuisine and type of dish. Includes a food glossary, weights and measures conversion table (most recipes use metric measurements), and information on food safety, calories, and nutrition. Provides an illustrated list of spices and foods in both English and Urdu. A few misspellings, but overall a toothsome site. http://www.foodspk.com/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Nutrition & Food Safety, Recipes by Region, Recipes by Region: United States Last updated Jan 9, 2006 From the Heart of Washington This "federal grant-funded marketing campaign was designed to increase consumer demand for Washington state food and agricultural products." The consumer area of this website offers a recipe database, cooking advice, meet-the-grower feature, and an availability table for seasonal fruits, vegetables, salmon, and shellfish. Also includes sections for growers and retailers, and links to agriculture information for children. http://www.heartofwashington.com/ Topics: Washington State: Food & Cooking, Washington State: Plants Last updated Apr 5, 2006 Fun in the Sun Collection of summer-themed arts and crafts project ideas for children. Includes illustrated instructions for backyard activities, beach and summer camp crafts, and summer parties. Also include recipes and game descriptions. From Family Fun magazine. http://familyfun.go.com/parties/holiday/minisite/summer-main-ms/ Topics: Crafts, Recreation Last updated Jun 8, 2006 HomeCanning.com This site from a company provides basic information about home canning, including a FAQ, recipes, articles, recommended equipment, safety tips, and a glossary. While the site touts its own products, and the "articles" are rather vague, the canning guidelines are clear and sensible. http://www.homecanning.com/ Topics: Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Oct 14, 2005 Homemade Gourmet Pizza This website features ample information about pizza, including its history, numerous recipes, preparation tips, ingredients, and equipment. Also features cookbook reviews and a brief list of recommended pizzerias throughout the United States. Created and maintained by an amateur chef. http://home.comcast.net/~cmptj/pizza/ Topics: Recipes & Food Preparation, Snacks and Baked Goods Last updated Jul 3, 2006 Hot Topics: Science of Cooking "According to the adage, you are what you eat. Now some experts think that it could be our cooking skills which raised Homo sapiens above the other apes." This site explores the science underlying the heating of food, including the chemistry of cooking, cooking tips from celebrity chefs (with scientific explanations), and a video on how to fry the perfect chip (French fry). From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/cooking/ Topics: Food & Cooking Last updated Oct 20, 2005 IACP Cookbook Awards Find lists of the winners of this award (previously known as the Tastemaker Awards) for outstanding cookbooks. Includes cookbooks in categories such as bread and baking, food reference, chefs and restaurants, health and diet, and best first book (the Julia Child Award). Features current award winners and finalists, and an archive of winners back to 1986. From the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP). http://www.iacp.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=25 Topics: Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Feb 22, 2009 iChef The core of this site is its searchable and browsable archive of thousands of recipes. Also features daily recipes; links to food columns in various U.S. and international newspapers; mealplans; information about buying, storing, and serving wine; tips and hints for food preparation and cleaning kitchen utensils and cookware; a discussion forum; and more. Note: the information is served up with a lot of pop-ups and on-site advertisements. http://www.ichef.com/ Topics: California and Washington Wine, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated May 10, 2006 The Jewish Food Mailing List Archive Thousands of recipes from the archives of the Jewish-Food mailing list. "You will also find information on holiday menus, food preparation techniques, cookbook resources, restaurant reviews, and kashruth (kashrus) guidelines - the laws regarding kosher foods." Other features included a recipe submission form and a section on humor called "Kosher Komedy." http://www.jewishfood-list.com/ Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Judaism, Recipes & Food Preparation, Recipes by Region, Recipes by Region: United States Last updated Mar 6, 2002 Joyofbaking.com Recipes of course, but this site also provides hows and whys of home baking, notes on ingredients, measurement conversions, techniques, and inspiring photos of pies, tarts, cakes, tortes, cookies, and breakfast treats. There are videos about baking a few standards--biscotti, scones, chocolate chip cookies, and a coffee cake--with variations. Caterer and baking teacher Stephanie Jaworski carefully notes sources when she has adapted recipes, and includes a bibliography. http://www.joyofbaking.com/ Topics: Recipes & Food Preparation, Snacks and Baked Goods, Sweets and Sweeteners Last updated Nov 20, 2002 Julia Child: Lessons with Master Chefs Lessons from dozens of master chefs, with videos. Includes brief biographies of the chefs, some tips, and recipes. "Eater's Digest" offers "more ideas to encourage your own kitchen adventures." Companion site to four PBS series that first aired in 2000, featuring "Julia Child and more than 65 master chefs." Searchable. http://www.pbs.org/juliachild/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Notable People Last updated Aug 19, 2004 Kangaroo Industry Association of Australia "This [Australian industry organization] site promotes an understanding of the kangaroo industry, its vital role in the environmental sustainability of the Australian rangelands, and its role in indigenising Australian Agriculture." Provides material about the main commercial uses for kangaroo (leather, meat for human consumption, and pet food), data supporting the sustainability of the kangaroo industry, and recipes (in metric measurements) for dishes such as kangaroo medallions and coriander chili kangaroo. http://www.kangaroo-industry.asn.au/ Topics: Industries, Mammals Last updated Mar 7, 2006 Kitchen Window This National Public Radio (NPR) column focuses on seasonal cooking and entertaining. The website features commentaries on food and recipes for dishes such as pear tartlets, black bean pumpkin soup, root vegetable cassoulet, roasted chicken, kalbi (Korean barbecue short ribs), ceviche, honeysuckle sorbet, and lavender martinis. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4578972 Topics: Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Nov 15, 2005 LowCarbFriends.com A motivation and support site for Atkins and other "low carb" diet plans. Includes a collection of carbohydrate counts for popular diet foods, a body mass calculator, recommended exercises, sample menus, recipes, product reviews, a marketplace, links, and glossary. Searchable. http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Nutrition & Food Safety, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Mar 20, 2004 Martindale's Virtual Nutrition Center Includes links to information on food science and food management, cooking techniques and demonstrations, and thousands of recipes. "Nutrition Overview" is ambitious in its coverage: reference works, nutrition calculators, specialized science databases, laboratory diagnostics and protocols, safety guidelines, and travel and immuninization information. Other sources include nutrition journals, databases, courses, and tutorials. http://www.martindalecenter.com/Nutrition.html Topics: Nutrition & Food Safety Last updated Oct 8, 2004 Meals for You Contains thousands of recipes. Search options include keyword, nutritional level, preparation time, and taste (spicy, sweet). Also features a health guide, kitchen tips and glossary, dietary exchange tables, and more. http://www.mealsforyou.com/ Topics: Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated May 4, 2005 The Meaning of Food Companion site to this "documentary series that explores our relationships to food and reveals the connection food has to our identity: personal, cultural, and familial." Features stories on topics such as the slow food movement, comfort foods, an edible schoolyard, family restaurants, gourmet dog food, kosher foods, kitchen gadgets, and food and literature. Includes lessons plans and related links. http://www.pbs.org/opb/meaningoffood/ Topics: Judaism, Lesson Plans, Recipes by Region, Recipes by Region: United States Last updated Jun 1, 2005 Northwest Palate Web presence for a bimonthly magazine that celebrates "wine, food, and travel in the Pacific Northwest." The site offers book and wine reviews, recipes, and information about food and wine events. Also includes a listing of back issues. http://www.nwpalate.com Topics: California and Washington Wine, Food & Cooking, Magazines by Place, Washington State: Business, Washington State: Food & Cooking, Washington State: Media, Washington State: Media By Place, Wines by Region: United States, Wines by Region: World Last updated Oct 31, 2005 The Official Ramen Homepage Hundreds of user-submitted recipes for dishes using ramen noodles, including those with pork, seafood, sausage, and hot dogs as ingredients. Includes vegetarian recipes and desserts. Searchable; browsable by date (back to 1997) or type of recipe (such as "quick and easy"). From an enthusiast. http://www.mattfischer.com/ramen/ Topics: Nutrition & Food Safety, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Jun 7, 2007 PastryWiz Food Resource Center Decorating information and recipes for cakes including those for weddings and other special occasions are available on this searchable site. Also how to decorate with a paper cone, a history of chocolate, how to create edible flowers, food storage, safety, and additional information. There are many other recipes, job listings, a discussion group, a conversion chart, and chat. http://www.pastrywiz.com/ Topics: Recipes & Food Preparation, Snacks and Baked Goods, Sweets and Sweeteners Last updated Jun 2, 2001 Pillsbury Bake-Off Collection of recipes from this baking contest that started in 1949. The history of the contest features grand prize winners such as "Orange Kiss-me Cake" (1950), "Ring-a-Lings" (1955), "Hungry Boys' Casserole" (1963), and the well-known "Tunnel of Fudge" (1966). Also includes contest entry details (in English and Spanish). Recipes are searchable and browsable. From General Mills. http://food.yahoo.com/partners/pillsbury-bakeoff Topics: Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Feb 22, 2009 Prevention Prevention magazine sponsors this extensive website for eating healthy, natural remedies, family health, and diet and weight loss. From Rodale Inc. http://www.prevention.com/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Health, Magazines, Medical Treatments & Devices, Nutrition & Food Safety Last updated Jan 29, 2009

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