Whet Your Appetite Class 

 

 

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Class Description  

You will learn ways to find online recipes, entertaining tips, and restaurant information.

Class Outline 

 Find Recipes Online 

Nutrition Resources 

Entertaining Resources 

Restaurants 

 

 

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Class Handout

Find Recipes Online

  •   www.foodnetwork.com

  •       TV - Search for your favorite Food Network programs and find featured recipes

  •      Recipes - Use the recipes tab to find favorites

  •      Cooking - learn cooking tips

  •      Search - Use the search feature to find recipes, cooking techniques, and more.

  •   www.allrecipes.com - find a variety of recipes sent in by people from all over the world.  You can read recipe reviews or write a review of a recipe you try.

  •     Search

  •     Browse

  •     Ideas

  •     Favorites

  •   www.recipesource.com

  •       Search for recipes

  •     Browse by region - use this feature to find a variety of foods from other countries.

  •      Browse by type - browse by type to find historical recipes and restaurant favorites

Nutrition Resources  

Use these resources to find nutritional information and information on healthy eating.

Entertaining

 

Restaurants

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    Internet Links

     

    Foodnetwork.com
    http://www.foodnetwork.com
    Find recipes from your favorite Food network programs and chefs.  Users can search by show title or by food category.  Also, the site provides cooking demonstrations, culinary questions and answers, cooking encyclopedia, fat and calorie counter and ingredient substitution sections.

    Allrecipes.com
    http://www.allrecipes.com
    Search for recipes by main ingredient or follow the recipe collection links.  Recipes are reviewed and rated by users.  Features recipes of the day and meal planners.

    Ichef.com
    http://www.ichef.com
    IChef contains thousands of recipes to search for by keyword or by category. Users can request recipes from online forums, rate the recipes, create a web site in the Recipe Clubs, or listen to the Radio Kitchen cooking program. 

    Recipesource.com
    http://www.recipesource.com
    Use Recipe Source to search for ethnic cuisine by region or by type of dish.  Site contains African, Middle Eastern, Asian, Pacific, European, and American recipes.  Also, users can find camping recipes, copycat recipes, medieval recipes, and various others.

     

     

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    Library Resources

     

    Cookbooks   641s 
    Entertaining by Martha Stewart 642STE 
    The Pleasure of Your Company by Elinor Guggenheimer 642.4 GUG
    Carefree Entertaining by Mable Hoffman 642.4 HOF
    Small Town Restaurants in Virginia by Joanne Anderson 917.55 AND
    Eat Your Way Across the USA by Jane Stern 647.9573 STE

     

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    Glossary of Computer Terms

     

    CPU: the central processing unit reads and performs instructions & stores information 

    Internet: a diverse set of interlinked world-wide computer networks  
    Keyboard: an input device that allows users to type in commands on a computer

    Monitor: an output device which displays information, it is similar to a television set  

    Mouse: a hand held input device that allows users to point & click to make selections on the screen 

     

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    For Additional Help

     

    Ask a Reference Librarian

    WRL computer volunteers: call 259-4050 for the latest volunteer schedule 

     

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