~ Early Web Links ~

Medieval Cookery hosts a detailed index to scanned manuscript images of the 'Forme of Cury,' a 14th-century English cookbook preserved as English MS. 7 in the John Rylands University Library. Each folio is linked individually, making this an invaluable reference for researchers and enthusiasts of historic cuisine and medieval food history.

Scrumptious South Africa is a long-running recipe blog by Jane-Anne Hobbs Rayner, showcasing South African home cooking with detailed recipes, cook's notes, and personal stories behind each dish. The site spans over a decade of posts and even ties into the author's published cookbook, making it a rich resource for anyone interested in South African cuisine.

Pixxiey's cozy corner of the indie web blends a cookbook in progress, book reviews, and personal blog posts into a charming personal site with seasonal layouts and pixel art flair. Visitors can browse recipes, reading lists featuring titles like 'The Priory of the Orange Tree,' and curated playlists made for every mood and person in the creator's life.

Aunt Lynnie's Kitchen is a warm, home-style recipe collection featuring family favorites, holiday dishes, Egyptian recipes, and practical cooking tips like emergency substitutions and remedies. The site also includes a creative corner called A L Creations showcasing PSP graphic tutorials and a personal retreat section for fun and relaxation.

Asian Home Recipe is a comprehensive collection of authentic recipes spanning cuisines from Burma, China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and many more Asian countries. Visitors can explore hundreds of dishes alongside cooking guides, food glossaries, conversion tables, and nutritional information organized by ingredient.

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.

Jerry Stratton's long-running personal blog features a rich mix of historical recipes, vintage cookbooks, and food history alongside posts about politics, computing, and culture. The food content dominates the visible page, with a particular focus on rediscovering forgotten recipes from 19th and early 20th century community cookbooks.

Ben Viveur is Benjamin Nunn's irreverent food and drink blog covering craft beer, pub reviews, recipes, and sharp commentary on the UK drinking scene. With features like the Lost Breweries project, London Pub of the Year, and Golden Pints awards, it offers deep and opinionated coverage for real ale and craft beer enthusiasts.

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.

Alex's Book of Recipes is a personal culinary reference site collecting dishes Alex has prepared and loved, organized by both recipe and ingredient. Simple and focused, it offers a browsable list of home-cooked favorites for anyone looking for tried-and-tested meal ideas.