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some of these links are found in the archives, but it's nice to have them all in one place, for easy reference. chicago resources ----------------- * chicago's operation food basket: "a new initiative of the department of consumer services to offer a snapshot of the prices of over two dozen food items most commonly purchased in chicago's grocery stores." * a kickass list of 24 hour greasy spoons in and around chicago. * a listing of asian markets in chicago * angelic organics, a program i'd like to get involved with next summer * jen's guide to eating vegan in chicago * chowhound has an awesome chicago area message board, which i found via a thread about local grocery stores. * metromix has some decent restaurant info. * chicago's chinatown * maxwell street still kicks ass. * ethnic shopping in chicago home vegetable/herb gardening ----------------------------- * using successive planting in a home vegetable garden * the usda home gardening page * how to start an herb garden * plan and grow a medicinal herb garden * herb reference contains lots of useful herb info, including how to dry herbs * how to winterize an herb garden * herbs for healing * i wish i had a backyard to garden in. * composting is good produce ------- * grow some sprouts! * how to ripen green tomatoes * grow an avocado from a pit * a listing of illinois apple orchards * starfruit is neat * mmmmmm mushrooms * lots of cabbage info * a guide to citrus fruits * an online farmers' market broccoli -------- * broccoli.com has lotsa stuff. * a broccoli faq has lotsa stuff. * tons of broccoli recipes in one place * the origin, distribution and classification of cultivated broccoli varieties * really cute drawings of broccoli * commercial production of broccoli * growing broccoli in a home garden * maintaining the post-harvest integrity of broccoli chocolate --------- * official site of the u.s. chocolate industry * the sustainable cocoa program promotes sustainable agriculture for cocoa * a very thorough chocolate timeline * how to make chocolate at home * the official chocolate faq * a listing of chocolate manufacturers and trade associations world-wide * lots and lots of chocolate recipes * chocolate classifieds * two chocolate glossaries: one in english, and a very interesting one for spanish cocoa terminology. * chocolate can be medicinal: 1 2 farming ------- * some organic resources: the organic kitchen has a good listing of markets, vineyards, restaurants, vendors, and recipes. official government standards for organic are on the national organic program site. * find a local harvest or a u-pick * the sustainable agriculture network * attra - appropriate technology transfer for rural areas * a look at food distribution from farm to table * intercropping as pest management * they own us, like it or not. but they know where all of the illinois farmers markets are. vegan ----- * defeat the milk subsidies! - a guide to making your own alternative milks * milk sucks, drink rice dream * vegan.org * vegan essentials for cruelty-free commerce * why vegan? recipes ------- * the red kitchen is a good recipe blog * s.o.a.r. - a searchable online archive of recipes * ethnic recipes: - thai - creole/cajun - indian - shanghai - japanese - vegan - mediterranean - mexican - misc. food blogs ---------- * gohan taberu is a blog about cooking japanese food in tokyo * read some other people's grocery lists (not really a blog, but kinda) * the eating journal loves overcooked broccoli too! * food words: all about food * a blog devoted to the joy of soup * the red kitchen is a good recipe blog * the making of a restaurant - a blog abut two guys trying to start a restaurant in chicago. * the frustrated chef asian food ---------- * asianfood.com * a list of substitutes for asian condiments * asian noodles and other asian noodles * yum: bubble tea! * the bottom of this recipe page contains good tips and hints for cooking japanese food sushi and sashimi ----------------- * how to make your own sushi * sushi in chicago * mmmm, sashimi * the sushi infosite * a cute japanese food message board (lots of broken english) * how to eat different kinds of sushi * sushi photo gallery * japanese menus translated for your palm coop info --------- * a couple of directories of coops * my friend whendee helped start a coop in milwaukee: 1 2 * a history of the hyde park coop misc. ----- * the making of a restaurant - a blog abut two guys trying to start a restaurant in chicago. * epicurious help: a food lover's dictionary and how to eat lots of stuff politely. * dr. toast loves toast even more than i do. * aaron's flavoured syrup page * soy is good for you * wow, someone else is more obsessive about shopping than i am! * all about goat cheese * bad candy believes that "bad candy is the impetus of all wrongdoing." * the great soda vs. pop debate * bevnet reviews all kinds of drinks * a guide to mexican cheeses * i love chai * the spice lady at the maxwell street market * a cook's thesaurus * green people, a directory of businesses owned by socially and environmentally conscious individuals * center for food safety & applied nutrition |