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Recipes & Cookbooks

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Cooking & Recipe Blogs
Blogs sharing recipes and cooking tips as well as journals by chefs, food critics and food authors.

Resources in this category:

AllRecipes.com: The Recipe Network
http://www.allrecipes.com/
A vast library of all kinds of recipes. The categories of recipes include: salad, soup, vegetarian, holiday, baking, chicken, pasta, seafood, and more. Each recipe can be automatically converted to metric measurements at the click of a button. Recipes are grouped by category and alphabetically.
Anna Maria's Open Kitchen
http://www.annamariavolpi.com/page57.html
This website features traditional Italian cooking recipes. Each recipe is illustrated in step-by-step pictures throughout the preparation and cooking process.
Back of the Box Brand Name Recipes
http://www.backofthebox.com/
Back of the Box provides recipes found on the back of brand name food packages, ones that use brand name foods as ingredients, or ones created by brand name food companies.
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book
http://www.bartleby.com/87/
Web version of the classic cookbook. "The Boston Cooking School Cookbook" by Fannie Merritt Farmer, first published in 1918, was dedicated to "scientific cookery and the elevation of the human race."
Cookin' with Good Morning America
http://www.wchstv.com/gmarecipes/
A Charleston T.V. station has created this resource of over 300 recipes presented on the ABC morning show Good Morning America.
Culinary Cafe
http://www.culinarycafe.com/
The makers of the Culinary Cafe describe it as "the Internet's best hand-picked recipe archive." Its many recipe categories are all searchable. There are also a FAQ sheet (with conversion information) and a page featuring detailed cooking tips and hints.
Food Resource: a source of science-based and business savvy information for the food industry
http://food.oregonstate.edu/
Food Resource, on the Oregan State University Web, has a digital library (Food & Ingredients), many food links and frequently asked questions about food topics, such as "doughnuts" or "chemicals". Although hosted by the Oregon State University Web, a single individual with a food science background maintains this site.
FoodieView
http://www.foodieview.com/index.jsp
Search over 400,000 free recipes by cuisine category, by ingredients, or even by name of famous chef.
Free Food Recipe Online
http://www.foodrecipeonline.com/
Chinese cuisine, seafood, chocolate, and fruit are the kinds of free recipes that can be found at Food Recipe.
The Free Internet Bread Recipe Archive: Bread Net
http://breadnet.net/
"This archive was started with the notion that although it is impossible to break bread with ALL the PEOPLES of the WORLD, at least through the global medium of the Internet we can SHARE some recipes!" Includes both traditional and bread machine recipes. Searchable. Also includes a listing of Internet bread baking and recipe resources.
Jewish Food Mailing List Archive
http://www.jewishfood-list.com/
This archive site collects kosher recipes from over 1200 members; also included are kitchen anecdotes and some Jewish humor.
Meals.Com
http://www.my-meals.com/Index/Index.aspx
"Meals.Com offers access to an ever-growing collection of over 10,000 recipes, menu suggestions and drink ideas. There is something for everyone to enjoy --- from the cordon bleu chef to the complete kitchen novice. Meals.Com gives you more than just recipes. You can email questions to The Chef, chat about food, select one course, build an entire menu or plan your meals by the week, and print a shopping list that includes all the ingredients from all the recipes you select." Registration required for customized features.
Reader's Digest Christmas Recipes
http://www.rd.com/splash_holiday.jhtml
Festive recipes for holiday meals. Most of the recipes are for appetizers, drinks, and desserts.
Recipe Archive Index
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/
This is a comprehensive collection of recipes which have been posted on the newsgroup rec.food.cooking. Included are recipes for people on special diets, such as vegetarians and diabetics.
Recipe Finder
http://www.ivillage.com/food/recipefinder/
Search an archive of over 2600 recipes. You can specify your search by type of dish, main ingredient, calories, or preparation time.
RecipeCenter.com
http://www.recipecenter.com/
"RecipeCenter has over 100,000 recipes for you. Download our Recipe Software for Free. The Recipe Sotware enables you to add, modify, delete, import, print recipe card, recipe sizing, and download recipes from the site. Compile your own recipes using our recipe software. Receive great recipes with picture thru email, answer our poll, quiz, perform online recipe sizing, and a lot more. This definitely an excellent site for all food and cooking enthusiasts."
RecipeXchange
http://www.recipes.parenthood.com/recipes.html
"The place to find family-tested recipes and cooking secrets. If you enjoy cooking and love to share your passion with other cooking lovers this is the place for you." Search or browse thousands of recipes by category, ethnic origin, or date submitted. You can also share your own recipes.
Recipezaar
http://www.recipezaar.com/
"Browse thousands of recipes in a unique category hierarchy or find recipes using our powerful search engine which finds title as well as ingredient matches, and a Fridge Search which will find recipes you can make with what you have on hand, without having to go to the store. Every recipe is displayed in an easy to read format, including nutritional information. Users can print, email, rate, review and post their own recipes, making it an interactive community. We also offer a unique weekly email newsletter, Eater's Digest, which summaries the best in recipes, cooking technique, food, wine and cookbook news from around the internet."
Soul Food Cookbook
http://www.soulfoodcookbook.com/
"A collective cookbook of Recipes, for all to enjoy culinary delights born from the Black/African American, Jamaican and Caribbean cultures."
Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes
http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Soups-Stews-and-Chili/Main.asp...
Features recipes for soups of all kinds, including international ones. You can search or browse by category or from an alphabetical list. There is also a recipe exchange for requesting and submitting recipes.
Top Secret Recipes on the Web
http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/
"This is the place to get the very best original recipes for cool kitchen clones of your favorite brand-name foods."
 
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