~ Early Web Links ~

Proto's Garden is a personal notes-driven site by proto (they/them), featuring a substantial recipe collection, music listening logs, synth reference notes, and a library of book and article annotations. Built with a custom static site generator that weaves together personal notes, it has a pleasantly organic structure with RSS feeds for each content category.

Pasta Pete is a personal cooking site by a home chef who shares holiday meal recaps, family dinner menus, and recipes like Cranberry Jello, Apple Pie, and Cabbage Rolls. The site blends food as a lifestyle philosophy with warm personal updates, capturing the spirit of Italian-American home cooking across Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Fourth of July celebrations.

FoodReference.com, created by Chef James T. Ehler and active since 1999, is a sprawling food encyclopedia covering recipes, food history timelines, trivia, festivals, cooking tips, and culinary quotes. With over 9,000 food festivals catalogued and sections on food poetry, cookbooks, and a 'Today in Food History' feature, it's a genuinely eccentric and encyclopedic resource for food enthusiasts.

Good Fortune is a fanlisting dedicated to Chinese food, celebrating everything from egg rolls and chow mein to fortune cookies with over 1,600 members from around the world. Owned by Demora and part of The Fanlistings Network, it invites fellow Chinese food enthusiasts to join and show their appreciation for the cuisine.

Rice Paddy is a webring dedicated to rice lovers, connecting sites that celebrate rice in all its forms, from plain bowls to elaborate dishes. Members join by submitting a rice bowl image or drawing, and the ring includes a custom rice bowl maker tool for creating personalized badges.

Chef Wayne shares a collection of recipes gathered over 60 years, ranging from quick and easy dishes to secret family recipes, with sections covering herbs, peppers, and international cuisines. The site also features a themed link directory of cooking resources, affiliate kitchen appliance recommendations, and a forthcoming cookbook from the chef himself.

VeganYumYum is a long-running vegan food blog by a creator called Lolo, featuring original recipes with beautiful food photography and approachable instructions. Posts like Kitsune Soba and Curried Chips with Lemon Sunflower Spread showcase creative plant-based cooking with a fun, conversational voice.

Lynn Bonnett's dedicated guide to baking the perfect popover covers everything from the science of why they rise to step-by-step recipes, equipment tips, and even restaurant recommendations for popover lovers. Created in 1998, this charming specialty site digs into the surprisingly finicky secrets behind getting these yeast-free pastries to puff up magnificently every time.

Whybird's Recipes is a no-nonsense cooking archive built on the philosophy that great food doesn't require fancy ingredients, exotic equipment, or bloated food-blog filler. The collection spans pasta, curries, roast dinners, Mexican-inspired dishes, and baked goods, with practical instructions and vegetarian/vegan alternatives throughout.

Jeff MacKinnon's personal blog from Nova Scotia features a steady stream of baking posts, bread recipes, and local wanderings, with a notable focus on home cooking and regional ingredients. Highlights include recipes sourced from old Nova Scotia cookbooks, weekend baking experiments, and occasional notes on local nature and community life.