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Show DAILY THE UTAH CHR ONICLE STUDENT LIFE - I IW W I IIIJI HIIHTIIT I fl IT III ll minum ' )pj IMIIMI I 1 Mill I rMrT SHERI NIEVAARD Chronicle Feature Writer le all have to eat, right? Even those who endure hot of dogs and tater-to- t day Pop Tarts, casserole must admit that their tongues and stomach linings occasionally scream for something different. And in the Computer Age, endless volumes of flavorful, unique, and often quick recipes are just a point and click away. I day after PomL If """'& IV : www.allrecjpes.com out of five 2 2 As do practically all recipe Web sites, this site has a search engine for all food categories or a specific one if you know what you're after. These specific destinations can also be reached by directly going to barbequerecipe.com, or many other similar addresses. Other features are a in an "dinner I J ik S instant" section, hints and tips for cooking almost anything, a culinary store to purchase needed utensils, a recipe exchange and specialty recipes of the day. section for special diets contains recipes A for vegans, vegetari-- ! ans, diabetics and more. Interesting quirks of this site are its abili- ty to convert the ' m & "t t M I recipes into metric measurements and format them into either 3x5 or 4x6 cards for those who may want to add I ' ' 1 t ? them to a recipe box. , 1 Clueless in the kitchen? Check out these Web spots for easy recipes to improve your health, save money and have fun. fis soar.berkeley.edurecipes 3 cut of five The Searchable Online Archive of Recipes presents you with a search engine right away or the choice of browsing through the extensive collection of recipes in various areas. Area offerings are so extensive that they cover the basic main dish-typ- e foods but also things such as and cat dog food, microwave food, maricanning, and medieval nades food, and hair and skin rubs, products. SOAR also offers copycat recipes: it actually has more of them than topsecretrecipes.com. The interesting quirk of this site is the area featuring extraterrestrial and bizarre recipes such as Eerena (Klingon Gingerbread) and Trilobite Creole. 2 C2 csi 2 www.raarthastewart.com out of five When talking about cooking and sharing recipes, not mentioning Martha Stewart in hushed, reverent tones is against the law at least she'd like it to be. After all, the popular and the cook, TV show hosi and Donna Reed impersonator is the queen of sautee and the princess of rosemary potatoes. ' i So it only seems appropriate ed - that we take a look at and www.marthastewart.com, what she's doing (controlling) in the digital world. The site is trimmed and proper and OK, just as Miss Stewart does every morning. But, like Martha, her Web site seems to lack in the substance Most of the site is dedicated to cold, hard cash even on the "cooking" link, the visitor is del uged with "Martha by Mail" advertisements instead of those distinctive recipes. There are several message boards, allowing visitors to the site to swap ideas and recipes, but registering for the discus sion groups and chat bidh. HTJ? rooms is a tedious www.topsecretrecipes.ccrn oMo out of five This site provides kitchen clones of brand-nam- e foods so that people can make things like Chevy's Fresh Salsa or Heinz 57 Steak Sauce by themselves. The site is based on three recipe books and the are that it doesn't have that many only recipes and there's no search engine to look anything up; they're sorted by the year the recipes were "discovered." The interesting quirk here is a "Dead Food Board,' where people can ask what happened to their favorite childhood treats. let-dow- ns www.vrg.orgrecipes out of five This site was created by the Vegetarian Resource CHRONICLE FEATURE EDITOR Group to provide people with vegan and vegetarian recipes. The recipes are presented through articles written about a variety of topics, ranging from baby food to Passover. Even the search engine leads you to articles in journals or newsletters. Information on cookbooks, nutrition and guides to restaurants (although not many states are included) can also be reached through this site. Interesting quirk of the Vegetarian Resource Group is the topic labeled "Nutshell," which provides information about vegetarianism and veganism in general, animal rights, feeding vegan kids and so forth. SHANE McCAMMON task that takes for ever. Once inside, inane comments like "we're being brave tonight, pizza from local place carry-ou- t here first time" and stories about husbands mowing over tulips dominate rather than if capers or peppercorns should be used with the Mediterrean chicken. Basically, the only reason worth checking out www.marthastewart.com is for doing a case study or ego, not to mention giggles. Shane McCammon It doesn't take a lot of time to cook good food, or to even find something to cook. And with so many appealing foods in this world, why stick with pork and beans? SHANECHRONICLE.UTAH.EDU 581-704- 1 |