favorite recipe websites

here are a few of my go-to sites for food inspiration: [url=http://www.foodsubs.com][b]The Cooking Thesaurus[/b][/url] food geek that i am, this is a bookmark that i refer to often for looking up unfamiliar food terms - like what in the world is an aubergine (it's an eggplant) - or looking for food substitutions in the event that you don't have sorrel (spinach+lemon zest). [b][url=http://www.joyofbaking.com]Joy of Baking[/url][/b] has the sort of encyclopedic info that my thirsty mind loves. even has substitutions for various baking ingredients like baking powder (1/4 tsp baking soda + 1/2 tsp cream of tartar + 1/4 tsp cornstarch). [b][url=http://foodwishes.blogspot.com]Food Wishes[/url][/b] Chef John has a very down-to-earth personality and his food videos are straightforward, funny and for a chef who teaches at culinary academies, he's not too hung up on the "proper" way of cooking. just looking for good results like sumptuously flavored food. [b][url=http://www.cookthink.com]Cook Think[/url][/b] more of a tool that must use some sort of algorithm to a) create meals by using 1 recipe as a jump off point to b) select a recipe for you when you input specifications like ingredients or moods...don't ask, just check it out. [b][url=http://www.freerice.com]Free Rice[/url][/b] expand your mind and help end hunger. take mini-tests on vocabulary, math, art, language, geography and even chemistry; for each correct answer, you will have contributed rice to fight hunger. so okay this isn't really about cooking but it's a good cause and gets rather addictive. so what are yours?

I'm a food blog reader. I like the parade of food that other people are cooking. I can scroll through my Google feedreader and bookmark the ones that appeal to me (or add them right to WGE if I feel pretty certain I will cook them). I read a LOT of blogs, but these are some of my favs for recipes: [url=http://bitten.blogs.nytimes.com/]Bitten: Mark Bittman's NYT Blog[/url] [url=http://coconutlime.blogspot.com/]Coconut & Lime[/url] [url=http://everybodylikessandwiches.blogspot.com/]Everybody Likes Sandwiches[/url] [url=http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/]The Pioneer Woman Cooks[/url] [url=http://briciole.typepad.com/blog/]Briciole[/url] [url=http://smittenkitchen.com/]Smitten Kitchen[/url] [url=http://whiteonricecouple.com/blog/]White on Rice Couple[/url] I also skim through feeds from SeriousEats.com and SlashFood.com. These two can really fill up your feedreader quickly, with goofy food "chatter", but they are also full of recipe gems. I like the summaries of national newspaper food sections, like [url=http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2009/02/this-weekend-in-new-york-times-food-news-20090222.html]This Weekend in NYTimes Food News[/url] - it lets me skim the newspaper food sections without reading all those papers!

I really like Mark Bitten. He is a very good chef. One website I really like to look at is [url=http://www.culinaryconcoctionsbypeabody.com]Culinary Concoctions by Peabody[/url]. She has made some fabulous desserts. I also like to look at the photo's she takes of her food. [url=http://Epicurious.com]Epicurious.com[/url] is also a great place to find recipes. It collects all the recipes from Gourmet Magazine as well as bon appetit. Jason

I'm addicted to the [url=http://noblepig.com]Noble Pig[/url]. This lady shows step-by-step instructions which can help a beginner how to cook. More advanced chefs can just scroll down to the actual recipe. Have fun!

I'm addicted to iTunes cooking podcasts, specifically [url=http://www.hungrynation.tv/wcfoodies]Working Class Foodies[/url], which shows step-by-step instructions for interesting recipes all under $8 a person, and has really great shots of food cooking and being prepared. Another personal favorite, while not as artistically advanced, is [url=http://www.maangchi.com/]Korean Cooking with Maanchi[/url]. I also really like [url=http://www.thefoodinmybeard.com/]The Food in my Beard[/url]... yum. Great recipes there too!