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Food & Beverage 

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(For related sites, please visit the Health and Fitness and Nutrition guides.)

 

Baking

Beverages

Ethnic and International

General

Historical

Recipe Collections

Restaurant Guides

Vegetarian and Vegan 

 

Baking:

 

Diana's Desserts

http://www.dianasdesserts.com 

"A website dedicated to Home Bakers and just for anyone who loves and enjoys the world of sweets and baking." Locate recipes, tools, a forum, and newsletters.

Food Network

https://www.foodnetwork.com/topics/baking

Baking recipes in a range of  categories.

 

Joy of Baking

http://www.joyofbaking.com 

Information on home baking, including recipes, videos, a glossary, conversions, and a bibliography. 

 

Beverages:

 

AllRecipes 

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipes/77/drinks/
F
rom cocktails to liqueurs to smoothies, this site has lots of categories from which to choose.

 

Epicurious: Drink Index

http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/drinking 

Search the drink file for recipes of over 1,000 alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. The “Pint of Reference” section presents glossaries as well as ideas for setting up a bar (see “The Bar Minimum”). Try the “Party Rules” section for estimating quantities and for party menu suggestions.

 

Wine Spectator

https://www.winespectator.com

After creating a free account, find wine ratings and descriptions for 10,000 wines as well as a database of wine retailers in the “Wine Search” section. Visit the “Library” for vintage charts, characteristics of wines, and storing and serving advice. 

 

Ethnic & International:

 

African Recipes – The Congo Cookbook

http://www.congocookbook.com 

Beautifully designed site with access to recipes by region or ingredient.

 

Ethnic & Regional Foods
https://www.thegraciouspantry.com/ethnic-regional-foods/

"Whether you’re looking for Mexican food, Indian food, or Southern food, I gotcha covered with this selection of Ethnic & Regional foods!"

 

European Cuisines

http://www.europeancuisines.com 

Links to a variety of recipes and other food oriented information from Europe divided by region. Most sites are in English, but some are in the local language.

Feasting at Home
https://www.feastingathome.com/recipes/

A collection of recipes that can be search with filters such as ingredients. region of the world, season, diet specifics, meal type, and more. 

 

Food in Every Country

http://www.foodbycountry.com

Select a country to view a brief culinary history, recipes, and resources for further reading.

 

Healthy Traditions: Recipes of Our Ancestors

https://www.nrcnaa.org/pdf/cookbook.pdf

Recipes for traditional Native American dishes.

 

Hot Thai Kitchen

https://hot-thai-kitchen.com/
Here you'll find authentic Thai recipes along with other Asian recipes, all with step-by-step video tutorials.

 

Mex Connect

https://www.mexconnect.com/category/food-cuisine/

Find recipes, conversion help, and spice information. Search recipes by ingredient or by course.

 

Soul Food Cookbook

http://www.soulfoodcookbook.com 

Recipes from the Black/African American, Jamaican and Caribbean cultures. Categories include chicken, beef, pork, fish, vegetables, bread, and beans.

 

General

 

Barbecue'n on the Internet

http://www.barbecuen.com/defaultframes.htm

Devoted to barbecue and outdoor cookery. Find weekly recipes, tips, secrets, and more.

 

Cook's Thesaurus

http://www.foodsubs.com 

"A cooking encyclopedia that covers thousands of ingredients and kitchen tools. Entries include pictures, descriptions, synonyms, pronunciations, and suggested substitutions."

 

Epicurious

http://www.epicurious.com 

Incredibly vast amount of information: search over 10,000 recipes for food and beverages from Bon Appetit and Gourmet magazines; consult the "Food and Wine" dictionary for definitions of cooking techniques and various foods; use the metric conversion table, follow a cooking class, investigate kitchen equipment, and explore much more. 

 

Family Food on the Table

https://www.familyfoodonthetable.com

Save money by finding items on sale each week at your chosen grocery store and locate recipes based on those sale items.

 

Food Network’s Food TV

http://www.foodnetwork.com 

In addition to a large database of recipes and menus, this site offers a searchable encyclopedia of more than 4,000 food, wine, and culinary terms, a "Fat and Calorie Calculator" (with additional nutritional information) for raw ingredients and prepared foods, suggestions for ingredient substitutions, and video demos of cooking techniques.

 

Recipe Link

http://www.recipelink.com 

Links to everyday cooking, special diets, ethnic cooking, outdoor cooking, canning and preserving, the food service industry, and more.

 

Spice Advice - Encyclopedia

https://spiceadvice.com/encyclopedia/

Everything about spices: history, taste and aroma, geographical sources, storage tips and photos. An A-Z arrangement from a pull-down menu. 

 

Historical

 

Fanny Farmer Cookbook

http://Bartleby.com/87 

Search the 1918 version of the classic cookbook by keyword, chapter, or subject index. Over 1,800 recipes included.

 

Feeding America: The Historic American Cookbook Project

http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/cookbooks/html/project.html

"The Feeding America project has created an online collection of some of the most important and influential American cookbooks from the late 18th to early 20th century."

 

Godecookery.com

http://www.godecookery.com/godeboke/godeboke.htm

The source for a history of medieval cooking and sample recipes from the 14th century. Includes a section on Chaucer’s food and links to other historical cooking sites.

 

Key Ingredients: America by Food

https://izi.travel/en/fcde-key-ingredients-america-by-food/en#27fb78f3-c93c-4a47-a166-04b15d4c3c7d

A companion to a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition. Features the American Cookbook Project and a historical online chronology about food in the United States with audio clips. Downloadable lesson plans can be found here for teaching American history through food. 

 

Recipe Collections

 

All Recipes.com: The Recipe Network

http://allrecipes.com 

Large, general recipe search site that includes links to their specialty recipe sites for appetizers, barbeque, breads, cakes, pies, pasta, seafood, vegetarian and more. Use the recipe exchange to request a recipe or to submit a favorite. Options for printing to an index card or full page.

 

American Diabetes Association: Food Hub

https://www.diabetesfoodhub.org/

Find nutritional recipes by searching or browsing this page from the American Diabetes Association. In addition to the recipe archive, cooking tips, an explanation of food labels, and a virtual grocery store tour are offered.

 

Betty Crocker

http://www.bettycrocker.com 

Special features of this site include a weekly menu planner that automatically creates a shopping list and a recipe finder for specific ingredients. Keyword and category searches for recipes.

 

Restaurant Guides

 

New Jersey Online: Restaurant Guide

https://www.nj.com/food/

Search by location, name of restaurant, or type of food for reviews of over 3,500 New Jersey restaurants from the Star-Ledger and the Times of Trenton.

 

Zagat Survey

http://www.zagat.com 

"Zagat Survey's format allows people to search for and find the best places to meet their individual needs based on a variety of criteria." Search over 30,000 restaurants, hotels, and nightclubs worldwide. A free registration entitles users to participate in discussion boards, view menus, and to access member reviews.

 

Vegetarian and Vegan

 

FATFREE: The Low Fat Vegetarian Recipe Archive

http://www.fatfree.com/cgi-bin/recipes.cgi

An archive of over 3,000 fat free and low fat vegetarian and vegan recipes. Search in over 50 categories from soup to desserts. 

 

VeganCooking.com

http://www.vegancooking.com 

"Designed to provide simple recipes that taste great and contain ingredients that can be found in your local grocery or health food store." Provides a collection of recipes which are accompanied by photos.

 

The Vegetarian Resource Group

http://www.vrg.org 

Source for vegetarian and vegan recipes, vegetarian nutrition information, and articles from Vegetarian Journal.

 

VegWeb.com

http://vegweb.com 

Recipes grouped by category, the VegWeb Newsletter, FAQs, information about vitamins and minerals, and more.

 

 

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