Anyone hungry?

With the current media obsession about food and cooking, there has been an explosion of websites to guide you and, certainly, overwhelm you. Below are a sampling of some popular ones.

All Recipes (www.allrecipes.com) offers recipe collections (desserts, breakfasts, etc.), a recipe exchange, holiday recipes and more.

America the Bountiful (http://digital.lib.ucdavis.edu/projects/food/index.html) is a library exhibit about 10 classic American food groups and a historical perspective for each including recipes.

Cookstr (www.cookstr.com) has recipes by well-known chefs and authors from accalimed cookbooks. You may sign up for a weekly newsletter with 10 recipes.

Episurious (www.epicurious.com) was one of the first food sites. It has recipes from Bon Appetit and Gourmet. It includes cooking videos and information on wine pairings.

Sustainable Table (www.sustainabletable.org) encourages visitors to "eat local and buy local." The site links to the Meatrix http://www.themeatrix.com/ which explains the difference between factory farms and locally raised meat. Also included is an "Eat Well Guide" for finding local, organic food. Resources for teachers are also included.

-DB

The Omnivore's Dilemma

"What shall we have for dinner?" is often called the omnivore's dilemma as we choose among the countless offerings of nature and try to assess our foods' safety, nutritive value,
health benefits and potential implications for the health of our environment. Best selling author Michael Pollan's brilliant and often shocking examination of eating in America is an eye opener. As we begin to recognize the profound implications of our everyday food choices, we realize that we really are what we eat and what we eat can remake the world. -DB

Food Blogs

In 2005, Julie Powell published her cooking blog which became a popular book. That book was recently made into a feature film titled Julie and Julia, starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams.

Four years later there are countless food blogs and publishers are buying the rights to many of these. Here are some scheduled to come out in the fall.

The Foodie Handbook http://www.chezpim.com/ by Pim Techamuanvivit

The Vegan Lunch Box Around the World http://www.veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/ by Jennifer McCann

Vegan Yum Yum http://www.veganyumyum.com/ by Lauren Ulm


Make it Fast, Cook it Slow (all glutenfree recipes) http://www.crockpot365.blogspot.com/ by Stephanie O'Dea

Pioneer Woman Cooks http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/ by Ree Drummond

(Drummond's transition from city life to ranch wife).

The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook (Asian recipes) http://www.steamykitchen.com/ by Jaden Hair


On a Dollar a Day http://www.onedollardietproject.wordpress.com/ by Christopher Greenslate and Kerri Leonard (A monthlong experiment to eat for $1.00 a day)

Browse the websites and look for these and other cookbooks at the Wellesley Free Library in the coming months.

-DB