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U.S. Department of Agriculture

Cooking.com

Cooking Light

Food Network
The site that accompanies the TV network.

KitchenMath.com
Conversion tables for cooking measurements.

Center for Science in the Public Interest's Food Additives Guide

SauteWednesday: Links to Newspaper Food Sections
A great collection of links to newspaper food sections.

Food Timeline: Prices Over the Years
Track prices of various food items over decades.

The Grocery Game.com
Tracks prices of more than 10,000 grocery items. Great for cost comparison studies over time.

HungryGirl.com
Great site on food and nutrition. Includes an e-newsletter.

ChefAdventures.com
Recipes, nutrition information and cooking techniques.

National Center for Food Safety and Technology

MyFoodPyramid.gov: Dietary Guidelines

BacteriaMuseum.org
From the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

WhyBiotech.com
Food technologies and stories by farmers and food researchers.

CooksIllustrated.com
Look up any entree, snack, or side dish and get a recipe. The site charges a $25 annual online-only fee.

Association of Food Journalists

World's Healthiest Foods
Run by nonprofit George Mateljan Foundation, this site provides the latest information on how foods impact health.

Top Secret Recipes
Cook Todd Wilbur shares the secret recipes of popular restaurants.

FoodProof
Videos, recipes, blogs and more. Covers a wide range of food and cooking.

MenuPages.com
Search a database of thousands of restaurant menus.

Extra Tasty
Search a database for drink recipes.

PizzaMarketplace.com
Great facts, figures and trend story ideas from the pizza industry.

Epicurious.com
Recipes for anything.

World Food Store
All kinds of ethnic foods. Look up recipes, read articles on quality foods and find out inexpensive ways to get healthy. Research nutritional information and fat content.

Zagat.com: Search Restaurant Reviews

Canning and Freezing Summer Fruits and Vegetables
Tips galore.

Better Homes and Gardens: Gardening Tips

The Food Reference
Cooking tips galore!

Timeout.com
Cooking and lifestyles portal.

OnlineChef.com
Another cooking and lifestyles portal.

WineSpectator.com
Wine and lifestyles portal.

Nutrition.gov
This government site offers tips and all sorts of nutritional facts, including dieting.

Restaurant.com
A site for restaurant owners, it features a searchable database of restaurant listings.

Gallery of Regrettable Food

Dinner Unplugged
An easy-to-use recipe site.

Recipe Box

A Pinch of ...

Saveur.com
Online magazine full of recipes and tips from the world of food and drink.

Global Gourmet

Delicious Decisions

Web MD Health

VegEats

Low-FatRecipes.com

U.S. Census: Stats on Turkeys
A more detailed collection of statistics on consumption, etc.

USDA Meat and Poultry: Holiday Food Safety
Look under featured topics menu and pull down to Holiday Food Safety.

National Turkey Federation
Two dozen recipes from various chefs, including prep tips and video.

Reynolds Turkey Tips Line

Butterball Turkey Tips

Perdue Farms

Restaurant.org Food Safety
From the National Restaurant Association.

The Food Section

American Pie Council
An organization that promotes "pie as part of our American heritage." Celebrates National Pie Day on Jan. 23 of each year. Includes a press resources page.

Food Reference

World Wide Sushi Restaurant Reference
Glossary of sushi terms and a global restaurant locator.

USDA: Holiday Food Safety Tips

Center for Science in the Public Interest: Leftovers

Food Timeline
Prices of various foods, dating back to the 18th Century.

PC Magazine's Undiscovered Websites: Food
From November, 2007, a great collection of sites that provide shortcuts to several food and lifestyle sites.

WineSpectator
Rankings, prices and news on the wine industry from the online version of the magazine.

National Ice Cream Retailers Association
Stats and research on ice cream, yogurt sales, experts, product safety, etc.

CheckPlease.TV
Website for the television program. Archive of restaurant reviews from all over the country.

Holiday Calorie Counter
Calculate how much you would have to walk to burn off the calories that you eat on Thanksgiving. The meal I anticipated would force me to walk 25 miles. I am rethinking my plan.

HealthyDiningFinder.com
Searchable database of thousands of restaurants around the nation.

FoodandWaterWatch.org
Track studies, findings. Includes newsletter and RSS feed.

Spatulatta
Video clips and tips for kids' cooking.

Garden Writers Association

National Gardening Association

EatDrinkorDie
From the FunnyorDie creators, this site combines cooking expertise with humor.

Chowhound
Foodie website features a newsletter and a well-organized listing of restaurants (by state, region, country, type, chains, etc.)