Love Food Hate Waste

The Love Food Hate Waste campaign aims to raise awareness of the need to reduce food waste. The impressive site offers tips on how to save time and money by planning meals using the recipes provided on the two week menu planner. The website offers lots of different recipes to "cook once, eat twice" and plenty of ideas for ways to use up leftovers.

There is also a Love Food Hate Waste Blog.

Tea and Cake

Tea and Cake is a lovely site "dedicated to the little ritual that is tea and cake."

The comprehensive site really offers everything you need to know about this British tradition, including ideas for tea parties, a selection of recipes, a listing of tea and cake places (in England) and even a fun quiz to see which cake you are.

The friendly creators of the site, Janine and Sam, welcome ideas for the development and improvement of teaandcake.co.uk so if you have recipes, tea shop/tea-rooms recommendations, or a photo to add to the teapot or mug gallery, you are invited to send them in and they may add your submission to their site and they will credit you on the site to thank you.

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.

Junkfood Science

Sandy Szwarc writes Junkfood Science, a blog offering qualified analysis of health issues, and providing information about news on food, weight, health and healthcare.

Sandy is a registered nurse with impressive qualifications and experience , "...a biological science degree and 30 years in neonatal intensive care and emergency triage; medical outreach and health communications; and research.", so her informative blog is a welcome balance to the way health stories are usually presented (distorted) by the media.

It's refreshing to read an honest and educated view about news related to food, diets, and other health issues.

Laughing Hens

If you enjoy knitting as much as I do, you will appreciate the delightfully named site, Laughing Hens where you can purchase yarns, kits and patterns plus a lot more, such as fabrics, books, a range of hand made items and even special occasion cakes.

There is also a Laughing Hens Knitting Forum where you can discuss knitting and seek advice if you need help with your knitting.

Laughing Hens also offers workshops (like a retreat for the day) which are held in Burwash in East Sussex in a rural setting. The workshops cost between £60-£75and include lunch and afternoon tea. Their beautiful rural cottage is also available for location hire.

Kids and Cooking: Encouraging Kids in the Kitchen

KidsandCooking offers lots of recipes for healthy family meals at home as well as recipe ideas for school fetes, party food, picnic food and recipes for making your own healthy fast food.

The site also has lots of other features and (over 70) articles such as how to encourage your children to help make dinner, lunchbox ideas, food crafts and teaching children about healthy eating.

In addition, KidsandCooking also offers some fun videos demonstrating how easy it is to cook with children.

Foodari - Recipe search, store and share

Foodari is "the ultimate community for food enthusiasts on the web." Register for free and use Foodari to store your recipes and search other member's recipes as well as share your recipes with others.

There is a forum and a Foodari blog too.

Kitchen Parade - a foodie blog

Kitchen Parade is a food blog and the food and recipe column written by Alanna Kellogg, a second-generation food writer and a home cook in a home kitchen in suburban St. Louis (USA).

Alanna also writes A Veggie Venture, a food blog which focuses on vegetable recipes (obviously).

French Kitchen in America - a blog

French Kitchen in America is the name of a charming foodie blog by Mimi. The tagline tells you what her blog is about: "A chef's daughter looks at food, family and France."

Think Vegetables - the definitive source for vegetable info

Think Vegetables is the definitive source of information about vegetables.

The site also provides seasonal recipes as well as a nutrients search and a nutrients dictionary.

Homemade Baby Food Recipes

If you are the parents of a new baby, I think you will appreciate the site, Homemade Baby Food Recipes.

In addition to the recipes, there is information about baby food allergies and digestive problems, and a guide to introducing solids. The site is an excellent resource for all new parents.

Mr Breakfast: breakfast recipes & restaurant reviews

If you get a bit bored with the same breakfast foods all the time and would like new ideas, you will be pleased to know there is a site called Mr Breakfast with plenty of recipes, restaurant reviews, and interesting articles about breakfast.

Veg Box Recipes

Veg Box Recipes is a fantastic site which offers a lot more than just recipes!

Veg Box Recipes, created by Clare Jaques, is a "website for people who want recipes that work with veg boxes, farm shops, farmers' markets and allotments."

In addition to the recipes, the site offers a friendly forum and there is a Veg Box Recipes Blog too.

You can also request a copy of a Free Guide to Seasonal Food via the site, and subscribe to a free newsletter.

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!"

Retro Food Recipes - vintage recipes

Retro Food Recipes offers exactly that,"a collection of authentic vintage recipes." It's a fantastic resource for all those old but classic recipes.

There is a fun blog called Retro To Go too. It's a "guide to all things hip and retro" with features about retro items available for purchase on the net, and if you feel like having a chat, check out the Retro To Go Forums where you can discuss your favourite decade or join any of the other interesting discussions in the forum.

The Daily Tiffin - a blog "For A Healthy Family Lifestyle"

The Daily Tiffin is a fun food blog written by "Nine lovely ladies located in various cities around the World...", with recipes and suggestions for a healthy family lifetyle.

Choose British: Buy British food & products

Choose British provides advice and information about buying British food and British products.

Choose British encourages everyone to "shop patriotically" and support British agriculture and British industry.

The site also provides informative articles about British music and British films.

Lunch in a Box - a blog about 'Building a Better Bento'

Lunch in a Box is a fun blog, written by "Biggie: avid cook, speedy lunch packer, mom & former expat fluent in Japanese."

In addition to her lovely blog, there is also a page of useful tips and tutorials, and a page of recipes.

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!

Matching Food and Wine

Matching Food and Wine is "the most comprehensive food and drink matching resource on the web" created by award-winning food and wine writer Fiona Beckett.

I think the list of pairings for the times you might be in a hurry is a very useful feature. There's also a match of the week and Winelovers' Kitchen offers recipes for those who like to cook with wine.