Selected Food & Drink ResourcesRecommended by Barbara Terner, FCL Reference Services 
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Extracted with permission from Bea Sandler's African Cookbook (New York: Carol Publishing Group,1993) |
Random House cookbook editors answer questions from readers. With archives. |
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Unsure when to take off those burgers or chicken? A temperature and cooking time guide is just one of the features on this great barbeque site. Create different sauces, check out the featured recipe, go to the archives, or visit the bookstore for some great grilling books. |
Great BBQ recipes containing detailed information from some of the top cooks in the country. Not only will you find the "Best Ribs in the Universe", but check out "Food with an Attitude", "Great Fiery Recipes", and "Aussom Aussie BBQ". |
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Recipes, timely food topics, and a menu planner. Or become a member and receive daily e-mail recipes. |
For chocolaholics (and the rest of us, too!) this page links visitors to 24 chocolate sites, including Godiva and Hershey. |
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Reproduces famous recipes from restaurants and other locations. Try their incredible version of Cinnabon. |
Includes a recipe exchange board, cookbooks, and links to over 4,000 other sites. |
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A great site for recipe searching, product reviews and food news. Has bulletin boards for posting questions and ideas. |
Offers seasonal, restaurant, and kid-friendly recipes as well as cooking tips and techniques. Has links to Bon Appetit and Gourmet magazines. |
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Chef Talk, the food lover's link to professional chefs, is based in the Midwest. Check back each month for special culinary features, a new chef of the month, and other special articles relating to the Midwest. |
"Maven" is a Yiddish word that means connoisseur; in other words, a person who can discern quality. This searchable site is rich with writings on food, cookery, restaurants, chefs, etc. Includes a listing of New York's Most Useful Restaurants. Arthur Schwartz, the host, is a New York food editor, critic, and lecturer, who lives to avoid using the "G-word"—(=Gourmet). |
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A wonderful assemblage of recipes centering about the world-famous chocolatier"s products. Also contains baking hints, holiday recipes, and offers an e-newsletter. |
This site has news columns on food from major newspapers. Lists recalls/alerts on food from various government and consumer oriented sources. Links to cookbooks, menu helps, and recipes. |
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Cooking, and so much more. Entertaining from the do-it-all diva herself. |
Includes helpful hints on planning menus, to organizing shopping lists. "With over 10,000 recipes to choose from, the hardest part is deciding!" |
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A good site for beginners and intermediate cooks. Included are techniques, recipes and tips from the viewpoint of a nonprofessional cook. |
Not just for Southerners, this site contains recipes from all over the country, including 1,200 crockpot recipes! |
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Clone recipes from restaurants and fast food places, brand-name foods, and more! |
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Selected Links to Healthy Cooking |
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A great source for food and fitness. Features include: a recipe search, today's tip, bulletin board, contests and events from Cooking Light magazine. |
Fresh Starts has great resources for maintaining proper nutrition. Includes lesson plans for teachers, activities for students, and recipes for parents. |
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A colorful site where nutrition information is fun! Just click on a game and test your nutrition knowledge. |
Everything you need to effortlessly transform your daily habits into a new healthy lifestyle. Offers recipes, step-by-step instructions, techniques, and low fat cooking supplies. |
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Selected Links to Vegetarian Resources |
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Brought to you by About.com, the site offers a recipe index, the top 10 most requested recipes, holiday cooking, vegan, and fruitarian menus. |
This archive has over 3,000 vegetarian recipes as well as information about healthy low fat vegetarian diets.But you don't have to be vegetarian to enjoy these recipes. Browse and enjoy! |
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A great on-line vegetarian resource guide. Contains the recipe of the week, searchable archives, a bulletin board to post vegetarian recipes, and even veggie poetry! |
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Selected Ethnic Cooking Resources |
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A sampling of different cuisines from around the world. Try some Borscht from Russia, Pad Thai from Thailand, or how about Baba Ghannouj from the Middle East? Be adventurous and enjoy! |
Menus and recipes from every African country, with tips on authentically presenting and serving each dish. |
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This is the web site of Marcy Goldman,author of a popular Jewish baking book and a freelance writer whose work sometimes appears in the Detroit Free Press. |
Whether you prefer the Cantonese, Northern, Shanghai, or Szechuan style of cooking, it's all here. Learn about the etiquette, food, and culture of China along with traditional Chinese holidays. |
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Sample some of the best recipes from Japan, Italy, India, and Thailand. Also features a link to EthnicGrocer.com where you can shop for ingredients and find other recipes from around the world. |
About.com brings you the best of French cooking with decadent desserts and pastries, cheeses, soups and coffee French Style. Also, check out the cooking schools, learn some new cooking techniques or take a culinary tour of the country. |
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Antipasti, wines, pasta, and pizza brought to you by About.com. A constantly changing feature, "In the Spotlight", highlights subjects ranging from life in Italy and restaurant reviews to making Wedding Soup. |
Part of the Jewish Web WebRing, a What's Cooking section, features what's new and hot at Kosher Express; Recipes is an online cookbook, and Resources provides links to Judaic resources on the web and allows one to peruse articles, review questions and answers on Passover baking, etc. |
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Authentic recipes for Mexican, Tex-Mex, American-Mex and more. Also contains hundreds of vegetarian recipes, and a link to other Mexican regional foods. |
Not only will you find some great Irish recipes such as Colcannon and Irish Whiskey Cake, but click on "The Toasts of Ireland" link for such gems as "May you live to be a hundred years with one extra year to repent". |
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Featuring everything Southern including Jambalaya, fried chicken, cornbread, and biscuits. Also has holiday, Cajun and African American recipes. |
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Selected Links to Beverages |
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While this is a commercial site, many useful tips are offered, together with listings of recommended equipment and techniques. |
Find your favorite cocktail in the A to Z list, along with the best finger foods to go with any occasion. Also contains a "Drink Responsibly" link and one for the best toasts for any event. |
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Join a Coffee/Tea of the Month Club, home roast your own,and learn to make the perfect cup. |
Featuring wineries from the U. S. and around the world, recipes, books and magazines on wine, and beginner's wine info. |
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