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Food

3 Fat Chicks
Contains everything from recipes, to health-realted news stories to fast food fat counters. Want to see something scary? Check out the fat in a Whopper!

All about food
Ever wonder what 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?

Center for Science in the Public Interest
This is the site recommended by the guest speaker at our January 3, 2003 in-service. Chock full of good nutritional information.

Dietitian.com
This website takes you through a quiz about your health and lifestyle and then gives you a detailed analysis and results.

Fast Food Facts
See what you are actually eating at each of the popular fast food restaurants.

The Food Guide Pyramid
The Food Guide Pyramid is a practical tool to help you maintain a balanced diet.

Food Surveys [Food & Nutrition Information Center]
Lots of information here about American eating habits and their consequences.

Nutrition Navigator
Tufts University reviews and rates sites offering nutrition information on the Web.

Spice & Herb Encyclopedia
Use as encyclopedia or cookbook or both. Search by name of spice or herb, or by recipe type. It tells you where each spice is found, what it tastes like, and ways you might use it.

US Department of Agriculture, Center for Nutrition
The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion was created in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, December 1, 1994, and is the focal point within USDA where scientific research is linked with the nutritional needs of the American public.



Recipes

All About Mushrooms
The Mushroom Council explores everything about this fabulous fungus, including preparation ideas.

Asian Connetion
Martin Yan's "Wok Talk" helps you with the fine details of preparing Asian food.

Chef Paul Prudhomme
Master the basics of Cajun cooking with Paul Prudhomme's tips and recipes.

The Chitterling Site
Also known as the Soul Food Site
In addition to the classic soul food recipes linked from the main page, this site includes many reader-provided recipes available through the searchable archive for its discussion board. Despite a few typos, thi is a cook's treat!

Coffee World
Brush up on your coffee history and trivia, then head on over to "World Coffees" to learn about various beans.

Country Cook
Updated food news and an impressive list of recipes provides the country cook with daily reading material.

Delicious Decisions
The American Heart Association shows you how to shop, cook, and eat for a healthy heart.

Emeril
Add the essence of Emeril to your table tonight with his Cajun concoctions, and BAM! You'll see smiling faces.

Food Stop
Chef Ashbell serves up the best soul food recipes on the Net.

Food TV
"Video Demos" take the guesswork out of common culinary questions

Home Food Safety
Keep your kitchen clean by following these general sanitation guidelines.

The Inn Chef
If you miss the Inn Chef's daily television show, you can still find his recipes here.

Jacques Torres demystifies pastry and chocolate
Jacques Torres takes you through some of the recipes and techniques found in his delectable dessert cookbook.

Kitchen Kaboodle
Recipes are sorted by category so you can plan your meals accordingly. New dishes are catalogued each month.

National Food Processors Association's (NFPA) Safefood Consumer Web site
Learn to cook, store, and freeze food safely to promote a healthy atmosphere in your home.

Perfect Pasta Recipe Collection
Determine how much packaged pasta expands along with more practical facts about your favorite noodle

The Picklenet: A guide to all things pickle and pickling
If you miss the Inn Chef's daily television show, you can still find his recipes here.

Pizza Archives
No matter if you prefer New York or Chicago-style pizza, learn the secrets of creating a perfect pie.

The Reluctant Gourmet
He's not a professional chef, but he plays one on the Net. Let the "RG" guide you to culinary respectabilit

Road Food: A site devoted to eateries discovered on the roadside
Get out on the open road, drive right by the fast food, and discover what it REALLY means to eat on the road.

Robin Hood
No matter if you're making bread from scratch or with the help of a machine, these recipes will get you baking. Has a French translator.

Salt & Pepper
A virtual rolodex of the best recipes collected from various sources on the Net.

Sam Gugino
Consult the "Produce Guide" to determine how to buy, store, and prepare fresh fruit and vegetables.

Seafood Recipes
If you can't decide which seafood sensation to try next, let the "Recipe of the Day" make the decision for you.

Seafood Steward
Brush up on some fish tips and gain more seafood insight through various video clips.

Sierra Home's Master cook
Browse the recipe library and check out the the helpful online tools, such as the "Substitution Calculator."

Soul Food Cookbook
Recipes celebrating the "culinary delights born from the Black/African, Jamaican and Caribbean cultures."

 

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