41 tasty food and cooking resources to fill up on

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41 tasty food and cooking resources to fill up on
Cooking has become much easier and tastier with the internet. You can now find almost any recipe online and even access them on your iPad. And if you're looking for help to improve your cooking skills, the internet's got that too.

Join us as we take a look at some of the best food and cooking resources online.

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Food and recipe apps for your gadgets

 

Quick and easy meals with a little help from The Photo Cookbook
One of our favorite recipe apps for the iPad is The Photo Cookbook, which gives you great visuals for each meal you want to cook... Read more.

Jamie's Recipes combines helpful hints and delicious food
Acclaimed chef Jamie Oliver has released a great iPad app that features many of his recipes, compete with pictures and instructional how-tos... Read more.

  Recipe finders and calorie counters battle it out
Take a look at the different recipe and calorie counters that you can get for mobile devices, making sure that you're always eating healthy... Read more.

Kung Fu Panda 2 iPad cookbook recipes sizzle
Fact: Po is noodle folk. Broth runs through his veins. Kung Fu Panda 2's munchies-obsessed warrior's giant appetite (and matching belly) is the stuff of legend, as are the yummy Chinese dishes... Read more.

  6 fun beer apps for National Beer Lover's Day
Cheers, beer-quaffing friends! If you're looking for an app to celebrate National Beer Lover's day (or just any old day), look no further... Read more.

Find the beer you crave with Tap Hunter
Tap Hunter lets you find just the right beer you're looking for by keeping tabs on where to find craft beer on tap. Search by the name of a beer to learn where it's available, or search by location to see what's being served... Read more.

  5 apps that will save you money at the grocery store
Everyone likes to save money, but not everyone likes to grocery shop. These five smartphone apps will help you organize your shopping lists and coupons so you can take advantage of savings... Read more.

Brew coffee by the cup
A single-cup coffeemaker is just what it sounds like: a machine designed to brew one cup of joe at a time. Ideal for the single-person household and roommates who can't agree on a coffee flavor... Read more.

  BlackBerry Tips: Buy your Starbucks Joe on the go
Desperately craving a Starbucks Caramel Brulée Latte but forgot your wallet at home? Don't panic. There's an app for that. Really. Now you can pay for your caffeine fix right from your BlackBerry... Read more.

BlackBerry Tips: Cooking apps for sizzling summer barbecues
Tired of lugging your laptop outside to doublecheck your grilling recipes? Don't risk burning your $600 baby or the beef; barbecue with your BlackBerry instead... Read more.

  Best apps for grill chefs and picnic planners
Grilling and cooking outside? There are some great apps that will let you find exactly what recipes you'll need and monitor your grilling delicacies... Read more.

5 iPhone apps that help you eat like a locavore
Are you a locavore yet? You are if you make it a point to eat foods sustainably grown, baked, and raised in your local community. There are lots of rich green, leafy reasons to eat local... Read more.

  Eggs, exactly how you want them
Sometimes it's the things that seem easy to do that end up taking multiple tries to get right. In the kitchen, I'm talking eggs — hard-boiled eggs, to be specific. There are some good gadgets and apps that'll help... Read more.

iPads at the dinner table
Yes, the iPad is everywhere; even at the dinner table. Are iPads really the new waitresses and menus?... Read more.

   

Online cooking resources

 

5 great cooking resources online
There's a whole internet full of delicious cooking resources. These foodie favorites run the gamut from food stores to blogs to massive recipe databases; consider them a jumping-off point... Read more.

The best ways to find recipes and cooking tips online
It's easy to find great recipes and cooking tips online. Even the search engine giant Google has gotten into the act... Read more.

  Google Recipes cooks up a recipe for success
I have often been caught saying far-fetched things like, "I've never had a problem Google couldn't solve." Even as I struggle with being a terrible cook, Google fearlessly leads me through the clutter... Read more.

Learn to cook on Google+ with a virtual, casual culinary class
Looking for an easy, online way to learn how to cook a better meal? Check out this Google+ resource... Read more.

  Online grocers deliver the goods
If you're anything like me, grocery shopping takes a back seat to almost any other activity you can fill your time with. Thanks to the glorious internet, just about anything can be ordered online... Read more.

Food Tech: Super snacks for the Super Bowl
Hosting a Super Bowl party? This edition of Food Tech is going to help you prepare! After all, according to the Diet Detective, the Super Bowl is the second largest eating holiday in the United States.... Read more.

  Get to know the fish in that sushi roll with Thisfish, a seafood tracking system
Be sure you know what you're eating when you sit down for some sushi; the Thisfish app will help you do just that... Read more.

Eating healthy

 

Track your daily calories online
It's not hard to keep track of your calorie counts online. In fact, doing so will help you shed the pounds!... Read more.

6 iPad apps for health and fitness
Your iPad is a truly versatile tool for a wide range of tasks that make your life easier and more fun. So why not use it to help actually improve your physical well-being? The iPad's larger screen... Read more.

  Eat well and support your community with Local Harvest
The local food movement  has a growing number of proponents the world over, but particularly in the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada, and the United States. The idea is that purchasing your food from local... Read more.

Best Accessories: 7 accessories for losing weight
The quest to lose weight is nearly a full-time hobby for many Americans. Whether you're looking to slim down after some holiday binge eating or just trying to fit into that swimsuit for the summer, here are seven accessories that'll help you reach your goals... Read more.

 

Finding the perfect restaurant

 

Let Urbanspoon help you decide where to eat
"Where should we eat tonight?" is an age-old question that the internet was bound to eventually solve — and indeed, the answer is brought to you by Urbanspoon... Read more.

Foodspotting helps you spot your next meal
When you go out to dinner, your food choice is probably influenced by not only the menu but also what others around you are eating. There's no denying that the appearance of a dish can have a lot to do... Read more.

  Find top-rated local resources with City's Best
If you're lucky enough to live in (or visit) one of the 25 cities covered by City's Best, then look no further than this website to find the best your city has to offer... Read more.

Geodelic personalizes local entertainment recommendations
Place-based engagement is one of the new buzzwords in mobile apps, referring to the technology that allows an app to use your current location to bring you targeted information specific to where you... Read more.

  Find out what's going on in your Patch
Don't you sometimes wish that there was a convenient online place to go to keep up with local news and events? Check out Patch, billed as a new way to find out about and participate in what's going on... Read more.

Avoiding concession lines at the ballpark
Believe it or not, there's an app that will let you avoid the long lines at some baseball parks around the country... Read more.

  How to eat well on a road trip without blowing the budget
With a little bit of preparation, eating on the road doesn't have to be expensive... Read more.

More on food and cooking

 

Kitchen gadgets you never knew you wanted
There's a lot of different ways to prepare a meal, and there's some amazing technology you can use to help you along the way.... Read more.

Cook up some fun with useful kitchen gadgets new and old
Kitchen gadgets generally come in five categories: things that cook, things that cut, things that mix, things that serve, and things that store. There are also, of course, things that are just strange... Read more.

  Automated wine bars expand your palate
Popping up as early as 2004 in San Francisco, automated wine bars have started to make their way across the United States. What's an automated wine bar, you ask? Basically, instead of ordering a glass... Read more.

Minimalist kitchen gadgets designed to play well together, look good doing it
More space and less clutter are the two things that every kitchen needs — and there are some amazing gadgets to help you reach this goal... Read more.

  Fruit label dissolves into soap so you can wash your food clean
Have you ever been annoyed at how fruit labels can be so incredibly difficult to peel off at times? So is Scott Amron, a New York-based electrical engineer and designer... Read more.

President Obama brews up presidential beer
Did you celebrate National Beer Lover's Day with a frosty cold one? It's pretty well known that President Obama is a fan of the beverage, so there's a good chance that he did indeed crack open a brew... Read more.

  Domino's plans to open first pizza place on the Moon... some day
What happens when competing pizza chains go all-out in an attempt to outdo each other? Apparently some big, ridiculous promises are made... Read more.

Surf the web and fry an egg on this futuristic computer
The Electrolux Mobile Kitchen can slice, dice, cook, and surf the web all at the same — and, miraculously, all on the same laptop. Unfortunately, it's just a concept design right now... Read more.

   

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