Menu Inspiration

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FAVORITE SOURCES FOR SAVVY MENU INSPIRATION

101 Cookbooks is the recipe journal of Heidi Swanson. She writes about the recipes that intersect her life, travels, and everyday interests. Often the recipes are from her cookbook collection, sometimes not - they might come from a friend, or she might write about a recipe she created herself. She focuses primarily on natural, whole foods and ingredients - vegetarian recipes that are good for you and for the planet. Welcome!.
A Savvy Host bookmarked reference...For people who love to eat, a site including menus, articles and guides, and online community. The recipes are from Bon Appetit and Gourmet.
Great insights from a pro's perspective!...Do you find yourself trying to sneak a peek into the kitchen of your favorite restaurant? Do your culinary experiments extend from humble pumpkin pie recipes to molecular gastronomy? Are you curious about the latest cocktail craze and wondering about what wine to drink with dinner? Do you want to make healthy and nutritious foods without sacrificing flavor?If your food and wine adventures are more about the journey than the destination, Behind the Burner is the perfect place to explore your culinary desires.
New and worth checking out what other foodies are sharing...The Cooking Encyclopedia Everyone Can Edit. Foodista is a collaborative project to build the world's largest, highest quality cooking encyclopedia. With your contributions, we can create a free resource that helps millions of people learn how to cook everything and anything.
Great sense of humor coupled with creativity & simplicity ~ worth a bookmark! ... Private chef and cookbook author David Lawrence grew up in a house where the kitchen was always abuzz with activity. He learned early the simple pleasures of cooking and spent years assisting in his Mother’s kitchen, a woman he affectionately describes as a Martha Stewart incarnate, minus the chic poncho and clunky ankle bracelet! From then on David knew his mission was clear, he wanted to feed and entertain people. David’s cookbook, Boy Eats World! A Private Chef Cooks Simple Gourmet, (Lake Isle Press) is all about having fun in the kitchen and demystifies cooking for the Atari generation. David’s humorous style and easy to follow recipes will help even the most timid cook feel like a kitchen rock star!
Viviane Bauquet Farre's philosophy ~ Food is love. It enhances our lives in every way. It benefits our bodies, our hearts, our souls. It is a magnificent way to share special moments with family and friends...can you imagine why she's a new favorite of The Savvy Host??
We have yet to find a recipe of Laura's that we didn't love ~ interesting & innovative with beautiful visuals ... Over the years I’ve had numerous people inquire about recipes or ask my opinion about cooking. This blog is to help consolidate those opinions so that they may be easily found by me and shared with my close friends. Many of the recipes are mine and many are contributions of other chef’s, restaurants or blogs. I always try to appropriately credit the source when applicable. The spirit of this website is to consolidate my favorites no matter who created the recipe...Since I haven’t always been in the habit of photographing meals – some of the images on this blog are stock images to represent the finished dish.. I will always add photos as I take or receive them...I am blessed with many talented “chefs” as friends and am hopeful they will share their secrets with the readers of this blog! Bon Appetit!
A one-stop shop for so many of the basics ~ with updates and feedback that make good sense.  Do you have a recipe binder or box of recipe index cards? Think of this site as our family sharing the recipes in our recipe binder with you. As we cook the recipes multiple times, we often think of improvements and update the recipes. So keep in mind that what you see here is a work in progress.
We learn so much from this blog and the healthy approach to delicious cooking ~ and enjoy the inspiration & education!...Into each day put equal parts of faith, patience, hope, kindness, rest, prayer, meditation, and one well-selected resolution. Be sure to put in a few tablespoons of good spirits, dashes of fun, many sprinkles of play and a cupful of good humor.
A favorite all-in-one information resource for wining, dining & travel ~ you can spend hours combing their site (and we often do!)...WineDineTV.com is the place for Wine, Food, Travel, and Lifestyle. We invite you to visit our ever expanding collection of Videos and Articles pertain to Wine Reviews & Notes, Wine Regions, Wine & Food Pairings, Wine Country Recipes, Green Tips and Eco Wines, Wellness and Health, Travel Destinations and Entertainment. We aim to provide Educational Information as well as a good dose of Fun.

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