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General Information & Recipes
All Recipes.com
Articles, healthy cooking, recipes, and more.
American Recipes
"Our cooking reflects the great diversity of our country. Try some classic American recipes today." Topics include Recipes from Famous Americans, Regional Recipes, and more. From USA.gov.
American Regional Cuisine
Includes the history as well as the recipes.
Butter Through the Ages
Includes: Cooking, Global, History, Composition, Making. From the Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement (IDEA). (Nota bene: Campbell Hall, NY, home to the first U.S. butter factory, as designated by the NY State Education Department in 1956, is not mentioned.)
Cookstr
"Cookstr.com is a new cooking site dedicated to providing our users with great recipes from the best chefs and cookbook authors. It's still early days for us, and we're adding more chefs and authors - and more recipes - all the time. We'll also be adding new features over the next few months. But in the meantime we're excited to share with you thousands of recipes from cookbooks you know and love, and help you discover wonderful new books and cooks." Search or browse. Includes a blog and a free newsletter.
The Culinary Cook
Topics include Learning How to Cook, Stocks & Sauces, Meats, Baking, Misc. and Recipes.
Eat Well Guide: Find Sustainable Food!
"Free online database for finding fresh, locally grown and sustainably produced food in the United States and Canada. Listings range from stores, to farms, to restaurants, to local bakers and butchers, and visitors can search by location, keyword or category to find good food, download customized guides, or plan a trip with the innovative mapping tool Eat Well Everywhere." Also search by zip code.
Food Ingredients
Alphabetical list of food with a picture. Clicking on the picture will take you to recipes, information on each food, storage and a buyer's guide.
The Food Timeline
Ever wonder what foods the Vikings ate when they set off to explore the new world? How Thomas Jefferson made his ice cream? What the pioneers cooked along the Oregon Trail? Who invented the potato chip... and why? This website arranged as a timeline presents food history. Created by librarian Lynne Olver.
Epicurious
This website contains "recipes, cooking features, and video how-tos" as well as articles and holiday food guides.
FDA: Food
Information, news, and advisories for consumers from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Topics include: Baby/Infant Formula, Biotechnology, Canned Foods, Compliance and Regulatory Information, Dietary Supplements, Food Defense and Emergency Response, Fruits, Labeling, Milk, Nutrition, Science and Research Seafood, and Vegetables.
Food Network
"Easy recipes, healthy eating ideas, and chef recipe videos." Includes information related to popular shows such as Barefoot Contessa, Giada at Home (Giada De Laurentiis), Iron Chef, Nigella Kitchen (Nigella Lawson), Rachael Ray, and more.
Food Safety Fact Sheets
Topics: Safe Food Handling, At-Risk Populations, Meat Preparation, Poultry Preparation, Egg Products Preparation, Seasonal Food Safety, Appliance & Thermometers, Foodborne Illness & Disease, Emergency Preparedness, FSIS Programs & Workforce, Production & Inspection, Food Labeling. From USDA.
Food Shelf Life
"Our guide to safe food storage tells you when to toss (or keep) your pantry staples." From Good Housekeeping.
Food Surveys Research Group
"Our mission is to monitor and assess food consumption and related behavior of the U.S. population by conducting surveys and providing the resulting information for food and nutrition-related programs and public policy decisions." From the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Includes: What We Eat in America, Dietary Methods Research, What's in the Foods You Eat search tool, Food and Nutrient Database, MyPyramid Equivalents Database, and more.
How To Cook Everything
Recipes for appetizers, breakfasts, desserts, entrees, salads, sauces, sides and soups from Mark Bittman's cookbooks.
Keep Food Safe
Guidelines to follow to prevent food poisoning. From FoodSafety.gov. See also: Storage Times for the Refrigerator and Freezer.
Measurements, Cooking Times, and Conversions
Find answers to questions about baking with sugar and sugar substitutes to turkey cooking times.
MedlinePlus: Food and Nutrition
From the U. S. National Library of Medicine. See also these MedlinePlus pages:
Dietary Supplements
Diets
Eating Disorders
Food Allergy
Food Labeling
Food Poisoning and Foodborne Illnesses
Food Safety
Nutrition
Nutrition for Children
Nutrition for Seniors
Pregnancy and Nutrition
100 Greatest Cooking Tips of All Time
Food/meal preparation/serving advice provided by popular chefs. From the Food Network.
PBS Food
Browse recipes by Course, Genre/Cuisine, Occasion, or Theme. From PBS.
Rachael Ray: Food
Official website of Rachael Ray. Topics include: Appetizers, Beverages, Brunch, Budget Meals, Burgers, Cakes, Casseroles, Chili, Chocolate, Christmas Festivities, Cocktails, Cookies, Dessert, Dinner, Food for Pets, Grilling, Healthy Food, Herbs and Spices, Holiday Recipes, Kids' favorite foods, Liquor, Lunch, Outdoor Entertaining, Pasta, Pizza, Salads, Seafood, Sides, Snacks, Soups, Vegetarian dishes. Search or browse recipes
RecipeSource.com
Recipes are organized by ethnic group and geographical region and also by categorized by type of dish, i.e. main dish.
Sustainable Table
Created to celebrate shopping smarter, eating nutritiously, and enjoying an abundance of fresh, locally-grown products. Includes recipes, cookbook reviews and more.
World Hearth Circle of International Cooking
Click by country or category.


Barbecue & Grilling
Barbecue and Food Safety
Fact Sheets from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Barbecue and Grilling
From About.com.
Barbeque Basics: Tips to Prevent Foodborne Illness
From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Barbeque Recipes
From Bon Appetit.
Barbecue Recipes
From the Food Network.
Barbecue Food Safety Tips
From the New York State Department of Health.
Best BBQ Recipes
From AllRecipes.com.
Grilling Central
From the Food Network.
Healthy Summer Barbecue Guide
From Fitness Magazine.
Ultimate Grilling and Barbecue Guide
From Epicurious.


Herbs & Spices
Add a Little SPICE (and HERBS) to Your Life!
Includes: Fat, Sugar And Salt Reduction Tips, Flavor and Food Combinations, Common Substitutions, General Rules for Amounts, When to Add Spices and Herbs, Storing Spices and Herbs, How Long To Keep Spices and Herbs. Document in Adobe Reader PDF format. From University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension. See also their Healthy Cooking with Spices and Herbs guide and Test Your Salt Savvy website.
Enspicelopedia
"Read all about your favorite spice folklore, origin and uses in our Enspicelopedia." From McCormick.
Guide to Fresh Herbs
From the Food Network.
Guide to Spices
From the Food Network.
Herb and Spice Guide
Spices 101
Includes: Spice Usage Tips, Recipes, Spices for Health, and Meals in 30 Minutes. From McCormick.
A Visual Guide to Fresh Herbs
From Epicurious.


History of Food & Cooking
Food
"Part of a nation's history lies in what people eat. Artifacts at the Museum document the history of food in the United States from farm machinery to diet fads." From the National Museum of American History.
Food: Transforming the American Table, 1950 - 2000
From the National Museum of American History.
Food History
Recommended reading list. Topics include: Food Fashions and Fads, Food Processing and Preservation, Food Writing and Gastronomical Literature, Gender and Food History, Wartime and Military Food, and more. From the Library of Congress.
What's on the Menu
"With approximately 45,000 menus dating from the 1840s to the present, The New York Public Library’s restaurant menu collection is one of the largest in the world, used by historians, chefs, novelists and everyday food enthusiasts."


Recipe Search Engines
DiffordsGuide.com: The Home of Discerning Drinkers
Search for cocktail recipes by name or ingredient. The ingredients are arranged in categories including base spirit, liqueur, wine or vermouth, and mixer.
Foodily
A metasearch engine for comparing recipes. You can specify what ingredients you do NOT want in a recipe. Includes a blog and social networking integration with Facebook.
Good Housekeeping Recipe Finder
Browse featured recipes or find recipes. Includes an advanced search.
Google Recipe Search
"Get help finding the right recipe with ratings, ingredients, and pictures displayed on the results page. With just a few clicks, you can customize and filter search results to show recipes with your ideal ingredients, cook time and calorie count."
LightSwitch Search Tools: Food and Cooking
From Middletown Thrall Library. Discover, and learn to use, and compare search results from various food and recipe search engines.
Supercook
"Supercook is a new recipe search engine that finds recipes you can make with only the ingredients you have at home."
Yummly
Recipe search engine. "Find recipes by ingredient, cuisine, nutrition, course, diet, allergy, price, time, taste and source."


Terminology
The Cook's Thesaurus
"The Cook's Thesaurus is a cooking encyclopedia that covers thousands of ingredients and kitchen tools. Entries include pictures, descriptions, synonyms, pronunciations, and suggested substitutions."
Culinary Terms
"From Acidity to Ziti." From Calphalon.
Food, Cooking, Ingredient, Equipment Glossary
From Cooking.com.
Food Dictionaries and Encyclopedia
Links to food sites compiled by the USDA.
Food Dictionary, Culinary Terms, Cooking Definitions
From Epicurious.com.
Glossary of Baking Terms
From Pillsbury Baking.


Vegan and Vegetarian Meals
Easy Vegetarian Recipes
Includes meals, snacks, desserts, and drinks. From Compassionate Action for Animals.
Making Non-Vegetarian Dishes Vegan-Friendly
From the Vegetarian Resource Group.
Recipes Around the World-Vegan
Over 3000 recipes from Africa, the Americas, Asian Pacific, India/South Asia, and Europe. Note: No pictures.
Vegan-Vegitarian Recipe Book
Includes pictures and under Breads shows how to grind your own flour.
Vegetarian Society
"The Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom is the oldest vegetarian organisation in the world." Topics include: Lifestyle (Becoming a vegetarian), food facts, product lists, and more.


Magazines & Periodicals Online
Bon Appetit
Cooking Light
Cooks Illustrated
Eating Well
Every Day with Rachael Ray
Everyday Food
Food & Wine
Gourmet
The New York Times: Dining & Wine
Parents Magazine: Food and Recipes


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