Food is my hobby. I love buying it, preparing it, studying it, eating it, and sharing it. And so in that spirit, I'm sharing two of my very favorite food websites.
1. www.cookthink.com - Unlike other online recipe collections that are essentially unwieldy databases, this is a recipe site with flair. One of its best features is the ability to search for recipes by ingredient. If you're like me, you have all the best intentions of preparing menus and then going to the grocery store, but in reality, never get around to the menu planning. Thus when it's dinner time, the inevitable, "What should I cook?" question arises. The meal needs to consist of ingredients you already have -- not those you wish you had! Cookthink to the rescue! You go to the site, type in the ingredients you'd like to use (up to eight, hit return after each entry) and then search for recipes. If it's not ingredients that's driving your "what to fix" dilemma, you can also search by type of cuisine (e.g. Mexican, Chinese, etc.) or even mood (e.g. heavenly, junky, or easy). You can create your own personal cookbook and keep notes on recipes you've tried. (By the way, the site organizes recipes by "meals" -- I prefer to label my meals as categories that you'd find in a cookbook - e.g. soup, salads, desserts, etc.) One final note: there are accurate photos for many of the recipes, but some of the pictures are merely illustrations. So don't get distressed when the recipe for triple-chocolate mousse cake merely has a coca bean as the illustration. :)
2. http://whfoods.org/foodstoc.php - The World's Healthiest Foods. Although I very happily eat plenty of not-so-healthy food, as a general rule, I do try to eat nutritiously and "naturally." Plus, I am fascinated with nutritional aspects of food. This site lists the hundred healthiest foods and provides detailed nutritional information, cooking and eating ideas, and sometimes, even a history of the food. I'm quite sure this is where I learned about quinoa and the wonders of cinnamon.
Bon Appetit!
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2 comments:
Anny,
What great sites. Thanks so much for those. We love quinoa now and almost never eat rice without it mixed in - thanks to you! Did you make that beautiful fruit dish on the picture? Hmmm, I'm hungry all of a sudden!
Anny,
I'm so glad you sent me a link for your blog. I often wonder how you are doing. I'm hoping you will get a break this summer. I am excited to look at those recipe sites you talked about. I love fun new recipes and cooking creations. If you go to our blog I have a link to two great recipe blogs. One I'm a member of and the other is one I stumbled upon. Happy cooking!
Megan
Blog address is:
www.tiltonfamily.blogspot.com
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