Useful Gifts with Style
Sterling silver is always a welcome gift. Silvergroves.com offers a
variety of useful items like salt shakers and peppermills or oil and
vinegar sets. Make it even more special with their engraving service.
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The Fine Art
of Pasta
Chances are good you have never had pasta as tasty as that from
Pappardelle's. A true artisan product that's bursting with the fresh
taste of veggies, herbs and even chocolate!
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Healthy Eating Help
The United States Department of Agriculture can help you find ways to
make your diet more healthy. The My Pyramid website offers useful
interactive tools like a menu planner, current dietary recommendations
and fun games for kids too.
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Just Say No
Which side of the cilantro debate are you on? Love it or hate it? If you
can't stand the stuff let your voice be heard at I Hate Cilantro.com!
Their motto is simple: Cilantro. The most offensive food known to man.
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A Taste of Italy
Mariano Foods is your online Italian market. Surprise your friends with
a gift basket or stock your own pantry with the basics like tomatoes and
vinegar or splurge on authentic meats and cheeses.
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Stamp
Out Toxic Gardening
The one stop shop for all your organic gardening needs. Use the Solution
Finder at the Organic-Gardening-Shop website to diagnose your garden
problems and then learn how to deal with them.
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Table Top Glamour
Salt and pepper need not be served in plain label shakers. William
Bounds Limited offers ways to make your everyday seasonings shout good
taste. Graters and grinders are available for all your other cooking
needs as well.
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Spicy
Travel
One visit to this Kerala Tourism website will have you
amazed at the vistas, drooling over the food and planning your own trip
to the place where spices come from. Be sure to click around before you
decide on a beach resort, a Houseboat or a homestay.
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It's Herbaceous
Herbs are the stars at herbaceous.net, the site with hints, tips and great ideas. Follow their many links to a world of herbal products.
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Historical Food
Take a tour of The Food Museum without ever leaving home. Here you will find a historical perspective on the foods we love to eat plus timely culinary topics examined, explained and photographed.
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Cocktail 101
Drinkspub.com is the place to find recipes for cocktails, mocktails, coffees and teas. See what's hot on the cold drink scene or just find a new experiment.
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The Epicentre Here's a fun food site that takes you around the world with spices and other delights. Helpful cooking tips, eating Australian and preparing Turkish coffee--it's all there plus so much more. |
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Direct from Japan Fresh and authentic Japanese green tea and macha direct to your door from O-Cha.com. Visit this site to learn more about how tea is grown, the best way to brew and emerging proof about the health benefits of this delicious beverage. |
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If You Love to Cook Indian... Find out what's new, what's popular and what's cooking at the Spices of India.com website. Serving the United Kingdom with a wide variety of authentic spices, condiments and lots more. |
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A Vacation that Really Cooks Learn to cook authentic Italian as you wander the countryside of Florence. Tuscany-Cooking-Class.com lets you customize your experience while they make all the arrangements. Make yourself a hero with an unforgettable gift certificate. |
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Join the Crowd See what's cooking at the ChefTalk.com forum. Join in the discussion with fellow food lovers, culinary students and working chefs. Be sure to watch for the celebrity guest sessions. |
Dinnerware Direct
You cook like a pro, now serve like one too. Bryan China offers durable, restaurant-grade china at prices you won't believe. Don't miss the wide variety of specialized service wares like soup crocks and ramekins either.
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Caviar Darling?
Or maybe you would prefer smoked salmon or truffles? You'll find all of these and so much more at the Gourmet Food Store online. Look for all those tasty herbal treats like caperberries, gourmet mustards and European butters, too.
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Gourmet by Mail
Party planning couldn't be easier when you order from Appetizers To Go. Choose from hundreds of tasty morsels that arrive frozen. All you do is heat and serve. Your guests will be amazed by the variety while you concentrate on having fun!
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Meet Mr. Breakfast
The most important meal of the day is popular again. For breakfast ideas, restaurant reviews and tons of recipes, visit this fun interactive site dedicated to the subject.
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Cooking Schools
Explore the exciting world of food service at Cooking Schools 101.com. Read job descriptions and educational requirements, decide on a school and find the funding--it's all here, plus more.
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Herb Plants at Your Fingertips
Herbfresh.com covers all your herb plant needs, especially hard-to-find varieties and scented geraniums galore. You will also find good tips for placing plants in the garden and unusual "back to nature" gift ideas.
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Indian Ingredients Online Explore and enhance your passion for authentic Indian cuisine at Simply Spice. They have it all from atta to vindaloo with free delivery in the UK.
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Just Ginger The Ginger People know their subject well. You can purchase all sorts of ginger related products here but you can also find fun facts, recipes and even take a virtual tour of the factory.
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Right Off the Boat Longing for Florida seafood but no time for vacation? The folks at Fresh From the Boat will catch, clean it and ship it right to you. They also have a wide variety of nicely-spiced prepared foods to put you in an island frame of mind. |
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Fresh Eggs in the UK Eggs don't get any fresher than those from your backyard. At Omelet's site you can order the chicken and house as well as learn how to care for said bird. Even if chicken-keeping is not your style, the site has a fun birdcam and lots of egg info. |
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Taste the Insanity If you like it hot, check in with the Insane Chicken for sauces, marinades and spicy gifts. The chile pepper rating system lets you know just how hot an item is going to be. |
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Say Cheese Set sail with Beecher's Cheese Flagship variety. These handmade cheeses will make you swoon. The website is full of cheese facts and a look at how the dreamy wheels are produced. |
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Cooking the Kiwi Way Find out about New Zealand cookery at this award-winning site that covers food, wine and good living. |
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Cooking Under Pressure Using a pressure cooker is the new way to make wholesome foods fast. Check out this site for a wide variety of stainless steel pressure cookers as well as professional quality cookware. |
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Pioneer Thinking Join people from around the world for new perspectives on life and health, beauty and family, or the universe in general. Share your own opinion or just take a look around. |
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Can You Take the Heat? Whether you're in it for the flavor, the fun or the bottles, Sweat n' Spice is the place for hot sauce lovers and collectors. More than 300 choices including sauces for hot wings. |
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Food Substitutions The recipe calls for an ingredient you don't have. Is there something you can use instead? Check the Cook's Thesaurus. It lists them all! |
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Culinary Cultures This chef-written site features tools you'll use along with recipes, menu ideas and cultural articles. Don't miss the cyperspecials for some great deals. |
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Dear Emily Compost... On name alone you have to love this website but it is full of terrific gardening information, plenty of photographs and answers to your outdoor curiosities. |
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Spiceware Only Tubular Spices offers you an amazing array of herb and spice storage possibilities from test tubes to the traditional wooden rack. Don't miss the hard to find accessory listings or their great gift ideas. |
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Boston Cooks The Boston Channel Food site has tasteful seasonal tips, recipes galore, calculators for calories and conversions plus special columns like Ask the Cook and The Adkins Man. |
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Toys for Cooks A Cook's Wares is like a toy store for cooks and food lovers. Shop by your favorite brand names or just browse to find wares you didn't even realize you needed. |
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Mint Mania More mint than you ever imagined can be found at this site from Austria. Hermann says: I work like a horse to bring pictures of all my mints, 250 - 300, to my web pages. |
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Calling All Chowhounds This site says foodies follow fashion but chowhounds know how to eat and will go to great lengths to find the perfect foods. We say this site is fun and chock full of passion for culinary delights. |
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Chef2Chef
Culinary Directory
Restaurant professionals and home cooks alike will find useful information and links galore at this comprehensive website. |
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Cookbooks for $1? If you love cookbooks like we love cookbooks you will want to investigate this club. Your first four are only a dollar each. Who can resist? |
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Treats from Canada The Epicurean Foods site offers a wide variety of gourmet goodies from maple syrup to flavored oils and vinegars. Find something for yourself and great gifts for friends. |
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Organize Those Recipes Finally there is a way to organize all those recipes you have collected over the years. Freedom Software can help you manage more than just the kitchen. |
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Culinary Art Museum Wander the gardens, visit the kitchen and order up some art on the side at this website for Copia, Northern California's museum of food and wine. |
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For Your Table Have you been to Sur la Table yet? They have herb and spice gadgets you didn't even know you needed! |
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Salt Free Herb and Spice Blends Sister site to this one, we offer you eleven savory blends to suit your every cooking need. There is no salt, no MSG and no fillers--just flavor. |
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Handmade Herbal Gifts The next best thing to a gift you have made yourself is to give a gift handmade by someone else. Check out Herb Fancy Gifts' site for lovely items to pamper your friends or yourself. |
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Grow an Heirloom Go back to the good old days of gardening as you help keep a species alive. Learn more about heirloom seeds at this charming and informative Native Seeds website. |
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Join the Club If you love salsa or know someone who does, don't miss Salsa2U for the Salsa of the Month Club. Send this great gift idea to a friend or find new taste sensations for yourself. |
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America's Test Kitchen The experts at Cook's Illustrated will test fifty recipes to find just the right one or try out all the latest equipment to see which is the best. They will reveal partial results to you to you at this site but to get the full scoop you have to subscribe to their magazine
or website. |
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Get the Blues Everything comes up blueberries at this site devoted to the tasty fruit. Find your local U-pick farm, recipes for what to do with them and why they are so good for you. |
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Kids Can Cook Here is a cooking site by kids for kids with recipes, fun pages and even some secrets. |
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Thyme for Gifts Sayit-n-herbs.com is the place to find herbal gifts and fun with herbs. Take part in the discussion boards to ask questions, exchange information or just while away some time. |
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UK Spice Shopping The Tea, Herb and Spice Shop ships your spicy essentials all around the United Kingdom. Good variety at a fair price, right to your door. |
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Just the Facts Finally, a reliable source of up-to-date information about medicinal herbs. This portion of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering website provides facts, not sales pitches. |
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"the 35 cent seed packet" Le Jardin du Gourmet became famous in 1978 for their sample seed packet offer. Today they still offer small amounts of seed for a small price but also sell plants, onion sets and so much more. |
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All Herbs, All Organic Shop for all sorts of organic herb plants with Mountain Valley Growers online or order the print catalog. Plenty of gardening tips and links round out a site filled with photos of your favorite herbs. |
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Gardening Help Online Garden Guides has the answers to your questions along with recipes, shopping and forums for chatting with fellow gardeners. |
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Beautify Your Kitchen A little more beauty in your kitchen and at the table is always welcome. Check out these Italian Pottery gems for a special splurge on useful items. |
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Attention Garlic Lovers Whether you want to eat it, grow it or read about it, The Garlic Store is your one-stop shop. Great gifts and fun information too. |
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Kitchen Outlet Here's a wide range of fun things for your kitchen and table at prices that can't be beat. |
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Curry in a
Hurry
At The Spice of Life you will find a wide selection
of herbs and spices plus "Easy Peasy" curry blends.
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Helps You Grow
Park Seed has everything you need for winter
dreaming or Spring planting along with online-specials, informative newsletters
and pretty pictures.
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Eating Well
aPinchOf.com's favorite magazine from the '90's
returns.
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Make it Healthy
At the
Eat California Fruit website you'll find healthy recipes like Basil and
Nectarine Bagels or Plum Pork Wild Rice Salad.
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Celebrate Mustard
Visit this pretty website to learn all about Napa Valley's annual three month long mustard festival.
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Picnic in Style
Pack your fabulous home cooking to go in these equally fabulous picnic baskets and wine totes.
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Visit the Curry King
Browse the online version of the famous Seattle spice shop, World Merchants. Be sure to notice all the authentic curry powders and other original blends available.
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Solutions Catalog
As the name promises, you will find hundreds of useful items at this site. Be sure to look for the clever "herb keeper" and the petite "herb spinner" for washing your delicate leaves.
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Foodies Unite
Slightly offbeat and lots of fun, this tasty website offers something for every dedicated foodie.
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Hard to find foodstuff
Earthy Delights says they are "where great chefs buy" but it's a site for everyone who loves to cook with special ingredients. Excellent spice blends are offered here.
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BAM! dot com
The rowdy cajun chef is online with a site full of Emeril. Check out his restaurants, sure, but look for lots of great recipes, cooking tips and general happy, happy food fun.
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A well-seasoned catalog
After exploring Penzey's spicy website be sure to request their mail-order catalog. It's full of recipes, great info and gorgeous photos.
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Not So Plain Vanilla
One look at this website and you will never think "just vanilla" again. You'll find out where it comes from, why it tastes so good and how you can get your own.
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Cookie Recipes!
Old favorites or new ideas, this site has a cookie recipe for every baker.
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World of Chiles & Spices
Pendery's is the place for hot sauces, peppers and decorative chile stuff. But there's more, the list of available herbs and spices is exhaustive and the products are high quality.
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Fun with Food
This could possibly be the most entertaining food site on the Web. Look for kitchen humor, trivia, even crossword puzzles that challenge you to learn new things.
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Especially Special Gifts
Zofia's handmade treasures are truly unique! Incredible wreaths, topiaries and other special items like you haven't seen before. Excellent service with reasonable prices.
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Colorful flavors
Go behind the scenes of those beautiful boxes of teas at the Celestial Seasonings website.
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Peppers Galore-- Time to order!
Cross Country Nurseries sells chile plants and peppers but their website should be required reading for every respectable chilehead.
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A Splendid Table
Read it or listen to it, the website of this NPR program is full of fun and great information.
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US Farmers' Markets
The best part of summer, farmers' markets, will soon be open again. Find the one closest to your house and learn more about how they operate at this informative site.
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Herbal Beauty
This site has organic beauty care products but be sure to check out the "edibles" section for a wide variety of flavored vingers and oils. Look for the spice blends, too!
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Wolfgang Puck
This spunky Austrian chef has left his mark on American cooking. Find out how he did it and how you can cook like Wolf at home.
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So Much Seafood
Trying to eat more healthy fish? This is the place to find new ways to prepare it.
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Time to Grow
Tis the season to grow herbs. Check out this site for all the plants you need but keep in mind they only ship before June 15. Be sure to enter the drawing to win a free herb garden with the 'free plants' button.
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Baker's Market
The King Arthur Flour online catalog provides everything the home baker needs along with recipes and tons of information.
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Know your Chiles
This site from a New Mexico school is an education in identifying and growing chiles.
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Cajun Country
Take a big bite of Louisiana! This shopping site has reasonable prices plus a whole lot more. Recipes, articles, music...
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Ethnic Grocer
Shopping here is as much a culinary education as it is a great place to find every international ingredient you need to bring the world into your kitchen.
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Queen Julia
Julia Child's website with PBS is full of fun. Find recipes, watch videos and read all about her famous chef friends. It's easy to lose track of time here.
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Cooks Illustrated
Although this is a subscription site, you'll find plenty of free information as well. Look for a fascinating taste testing of vanilla extracts.
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The Slow Food Movement
This Italian-based organization considers itself "the international herald of tastes." Explore their website and they promise to help you "...rediscover the richness and aromas of local cuisines..."
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San Francisco Herb Company
These folks have a little something for everyone who loves to cook.
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Frontier Herbs
This well-rounded site offers information along with sales of culinary herbs and spices plus coffee/tea, aromatherapy supplies and natural supplements.
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Organic herbs and seeds
A reliable source for organic herbs, spices and much more.
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The History of the Spice Trade
This fun site from the American Spice Traders Association takes you through the fascinating history of seasonings.
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Food TV
The companion to cable television's Food Channel, this site is full of information for any cook.
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