What choices! My food and recipes links collection run over 3500 now, so my executive decision is to treat you to a few of the most lovingly done and unusual each time:

June 2005
A favorite recipe site, the recipe goldmine, is e-publishing several great bakers guides. Check it out.

Autumn 2004
Chocolate! History and more at a most charming self-described "Politically incorrect cooking site".

Already tired of thinking about holiday foods? How about a wonderful potato link?
Big Spud!
over 60 high fiber vegan recipes

Summer sped by in an orgy of cooking and painting. Now there is a big blue Hubbard squash beckoning from the pantry as world leaders threaten once again to disrupt the lives of families. Let's figure out how to cook up some peace.

• Here is a hard to find link for a wonderful cookbook for ICARDA, a little international organization that helps farmers in drought-stricken areas get back to work. Legune-based (lentil wine!) but not strictly vegetarian.
• Also, check out "495 human-selected African recipe linkss". "If you bookmark this page, you will soon be as happy as me," invites this webmaster, and the recipes he links to are simple, unusual, and delicious.
• Storage foods are economical and always give you something to share. Check out these dried fruit recipes for apple pumpkin muffins with links to other frugal cooking sites and many other recipes at this site.
• A wonderful index of crockpot recipes for autumn evenings

Foggy winter easing into spring. Let's take a trip:

• Starving Armenians? Not so, to judge by this wonderful Armenian collection of traditional dishes, including savory vegetarian and meat recipes.
• Lots of requests this month for low carb vegetarian protein products! Check out this comparison of commercial "meatless meats"
• Visit the Phillipines for traditional Tagalog recipes, sort of downhome tropical with an Asian base.
• My local cooking beautifully presented by Garry's Texas cooking page.

Autumn treats

• Take a little break from traditional Anglo holiday foods with authentic Mexican recipes at the Mexican grocer's.
• A sweet site for 1950's-based comfort food. Wonderful, simple hot desserts and other fall foods.
• We're filling lunchboxes with Veggieburgers . Check out a collection of prize-winning burger recipes. Tofu, nut, vegetable, or grain base? Baked or fried? All are represented here. I especially like the prize-winning "Beet this burger.".
• A collection of Middle Eastern appetizers and salads to provide a nice buffet for about a dozen. I would add my Arabic green soup, Gormeh-sabzi or another vegetable or lamb stew.

Summer 2001-grills, grills, grills and other hot stuff:

• I really depend on Gernot Katzer's spice encyclopedia.
• When you eat chiles, a chemical in the chile pepper called Capsaicin, irritates the trigeminal cells. These nerves are located throughout the mouth, the nose and the throat. Your stimulated brain responds by automatically releasing endorphins (the body's natural painkiller). These endorphins kick in and act as a painkiller and at the same time, create a temporary feeling of euphoria, giving the chile pepper eater a natural high. Take a look at this excellent personal chili page: the Wallen personal chili page. A good hot read is a short history of American hot sauces. Vegan chili recipes or Abigail's chili collection offer meat-free chilis for the spice-loving vegetarian.
• Top barbecue links for the summer griller, smoker, or rotisserie mad.
• Jim Barrick's vegetarian recipes, a great private collection with an astonishing links page.

Winter 2000- Stir up your winter soul:

• A history of soup to encourage you to haul out the kettle or crockpot. And when you are stirring up your soup, net over to Scotland for recipes for fantastic authentic Scottish quick breads.
• Armenian recipes include wonderful soups, and many unusual vegetable dishes and vegetarian main dishes. Look here for some unusual recipes.
• Some fine Arabic recipes, updated weekly.
• And for quiet reading on a grey afternoon, make a cup of tea and check out the Internet storehouse for faqs of all kinds: not just food but virtually any other topic.

December:Take a break from your holiday preparations and get inspired. Check out:

• The Muffin Archive for Christmas morning or another relaxed brunch day
• I used to struggle with tough crusts. Now I found a comprehensive pie-making lesson and a general pastry secrets site, the Pastry Wiz
• Russian recipe archive
• Grits and many other Southern delights

From August, enjoy:

• The Toaster Museum
• Tropical fruits and vegetables
• Sweet potatoes and more sweet potato secrets
• Authentic Indian recipes updated weekly

Muslim Halal news updates- fascinating and helpful reading.

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