HerbExpert

HerbExpert is a comprehensive site (with over 70 articles) which offers information on growing and cooking with herbs. The section about herb gardening features a handy Month By Month Herb Growing Calendar.

The Official Annabel Karmel Website

The Official Annabel Karmel Website is a very impressive site devoted to food and nutrition for babies and children. Annabel Karmel is a popular cookery writer in the UK and you can purchase her books via her website.

Her site offers lots of healthy recipes, how-to information, a nutrition guide, How to Cook Videos, a forum, a Kids Cooking Site with Kids Cooking Videos plus competitions, prize draws and giveaways.

There is also a new AnnabelKarmel TV channel to watch online.

Sausagefans - "your complete guide to the great British banger"

If you love to eat sausages, you will really like the site, sausagefans.com , where "...you'll find details of some of the finest sausage shops in the UK."

In addition to the search engine to find a sausage shop, there are reviews, recipes, information about sausage and other food events, and news about "...the latest goings on in the world of sausages!"

StudentCook - practical advice for eating on a student budget

StudentCook offers practical advice, articles and "...tips on preparing, cooking, eating, storing and shopping for food."

This site is a fantastic resource for all students going to university! It's packed with lots of great features such as How to Cook which explains and simplifies the whole process very well. The "Ideas for Every Occasion" and "No Time To Cook" are very useful features too and bound to be popular!

Cooking for Engineers: "Step by Step Recipes for the Analytically Minded"

Cooking For Engineers is an impressive website created by Michael Chu, "...as a place for Michael to store and share the recipes that he likes to use as well as some kitchen notes."

There is a lot of information on the site and he has a blog too.

Start Cooking - learn to cook

If you never learned how to cook, this website is just what you need:

Start Cooking is all about learning the absolute basics of cooking, with short cooking videos and step-by-step photo tutorials.

There is an impressive tips and techniques section too.

Cooking by Numbers

Cooking By Numbers is a fun and useful website.

You simply indicate which ingredients you already have in your fridge and your cupboard and then search for recipes that you can cook with, using those ingredients.

A fun food podcast and video blog

Crash Test Kitchen is a fun food podcast and video blog rolled into one. The blog is written and hosted by Waz and Lenny,"... a couple of foodies with a video camera."

Each podcast/video is a delight to watch and listen to as Waz and Lenny set about demonstrating a recipe step-by-step from start to finish (including sitting down to a taste test afterwards) and including their amusing comments and observations during the lesson.

Waz and Lenny are Australian (relocated to London) and their Australian accents and expressions as well as their friendly and genuine banter, makes the podcast impossible to resist. They are just so utterly charming! Even if you hate cooking/baking, it's worth watching Crash Test Kitchen because they are always so entertaining. You may even decide to try one of their recipes!

WannabeTVChef blog

WannabeTVChef is a very impressive blog written by chef and food writer, Kevin Ashton.

"Celebrity stories-Great recipes-Mouthwatering photos-Humorous stories about the restaurant business-Ask the Chef-Advice on ingredients and equipment"

WannabeTVChef is a blog you will want to read regularly for Kevin's expert advice, interesting stories and his delicious recipes.

Step by step recipes with pictures

Cook UK is an outstanding website that offers "Personally selected recipes for the UK. Most with step by step pictures." In addition to the illustrated recipes, the site also provides a useful cooking terminology dictionary as well as useful how-to instructions such as how to joint a chicken.

Living on a Dime: "Making the most of what you have"

Living On A Dime provides lots of practical tips and advice about frugal living, budgeting and homemaking. You can find lots of free money saving recipes and useful money saving articles.

Real Simple: Life made easier

Real Simple magazine offers "useful strategies" that "focus on making busy women’s lives easier" and their website, RealSimple.com "translates the magazine’s content and philosophy to the web by providing a fast, easy way to search more than 6,000 solutions for everyday life. But it’s much more than an information resource; with its unique online tools, RealSimple.com becomes the ultimate time-saver."

Real Simple is a very useful site. It's packed with lots and lots of tips and practical ideas - organizing, cleaning, meals, life skills, and more - to help make life easier.

A cookery site for students

Beyond Baked Beans is a cookery site aimed at students. According to the site, Beyond Baked Beans is "The best student food and cookery site in Britain." It's fun but very useful - with plenty of quick & easy recipes - and the casual attitude is perfect for students.

For Japanese Food Enthusiasts

JapaneseKitchen sells everything you need to cook Japanese. The authentic Japanese Food shop sells the necessary ingredients plus tableware, cookware, books & gifts. Buy Japanese Food online, by phone or post or visit the London shop.

A cooking encyclopedia

The Cook's Thesaurus is a very impressive cooking encyclopedia that covers thousands of ingredients and kitchen tools.