- http://www.foodsubs.com/ - 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. There are 17 categories to choose from, including vegetables, fruits, dairy and baked goods. To find something specific, try the search box.
- http://www.webicurean.com/ - Webicurean produces thematic guides that discuss food in relation to holidays and different times of the year. Tips on shopping, dining out and holidays are presented here in detail. Also, there are tons of great forums in which to ask questions or make comments about a specific topic. This site is both informative and entertaining.
- http://www.my-meals.com/ - My-Meals.com is a personalized source of recipes and meal planners. Tips on entertaining meals and leftover cooking, plus weekly meal plans are good aids in helping you become a better cook. Find anything you're craving in the massivre recipe center, and check out the regular features and advice on all aspects of cooking.
- http://www.thefrugalcook.com - The Frugal Cook offers online auctions of all types of kitchen equipment, supplies, cookware, books, outdoor grilling, linens, and more. Get brand name cookware at rock bottom prices. Shop for free, list for free. Webpolls, a links page, numerous community boards, and free email are just a few of the other features on this site.
- http://www.globalgourmet.com/ - The Global Gourmet has regular features on all aspects of cooking, presented in an informative and entertaining fashion. The Culinary Sleuth, Cookbook Profiles, Global Destinations and WineDay are just a few of these regular features. Also on the site are cooking resources, tips on cooking for kids and a schedule of TV cooking shows.
- http://www.cheftalk.com/ - The idea behind Chef Talk is simply to expose people to what top chefs are talking about. Chef Talk looks at what restaurants the chefs are dining at, techniques they use in the kitchen, books they recommend and much more. This is the place on the web where you can learn everything you need to know from the pro's. Chef Talk provides lessons from the experts in Culinary 101, as well as presenting some of the hottest new recipes from chefs around the country.
- More links about Food and Drink in our alternate directory
- http://www.inquisitivecook.com/
- The Inquisitive Cook brings you the science of cooking made simple.
Articles on all aspects of cooking and baking can be found here, plus quality
cookbooks and software to help you become a better chef. Tune into The Inquisitive
Cook's own version of talk radio. This hands-free presentation offers a lively
sampling of a selection of questions and answers from the site's You Asked
Us section. There's also a monthly contest with great prizes.
- http://www.minutemeals.com/ -
MinuteMeals.com provides advice for preparing 20 minute meals of all
kinds. There are tons of good, quick recipes here, for both day-to-day life
and holidays. If you have any questions about these meals, simply ask the
Minute Cook. Certain celebrity chefs are featured, as they give you advice
and recipes of their own. There is also a free newsletter you can sign up
for which will give you more tips and suggestions if you don't always have
time to go to the site itself.
- http://www.countrycook.com/ -
At Country Cook you can find recipes, locate nutrition facts, watch
FoodSmart TV, meet chefs, and visit restaurants across the country. Chef profiles
provide you with small bios and tips from top chefs, plus their suggestions
and favorites. There is an abundance of recipes, nutrition and food facts
here.
- http://www.ichef.com/ - The Internet
Chef gives you great info from all aspects of cooking, beginning with
the latest news from the cooking world. There is a great recipe list, with
tons of great recipes for appetizers, breads, desserts, eggs and so much more.
Tips on how to shop for food and advice on many other topics will help increase
your knowledge, and there is a quality links page and directory here. Drop
into the wine cellar for a taste of the good life.
- http://www.tudocs.com/ -
Tudoc's is a great directory of cooking sites. With the internet comes
a proliferation of recipe and cooking sites, a virtual library which holds
tens of thousands of recipes from across the globe, most of which may be accessed
without cost. This directory is designed to speed you to the exact recipe
or cooking information you want, and to give you an idea of what you might
expect from the cooking sites that have been reviewed. There are tons of categories
to choose from here, such as beverages, ehtnic foods, chocolate, meat and
fruit.