~ Early Web Links ~

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.

PastryWiz is a sprawling food resource center offering thousands of pages covering cake decorating techniques, seasonal recipes, and themed cooking guides for holidays and special occasions. From step-by-step wedding cake instructions to sugar artistry and edible flowers, this site caters to both professional bakers and home cooks looking for inspiration.

A remarkable collection of classic seafood and fish recipes drawn from 10 historic cookbooks spanning 1747 to 1903, compiled by a former Key West chef with real culinary expertise. Visitors can explore recipes from legendary authors like Fannie Farmer and Eliza Acton alongside authentic Florida Keys seafood dishes, making this both a historical archive and a genuinely usable cookbook.

Curtis Claymont documents his pellet smoker BBQ adventures from New York City, sharing detailed cook logs for meats like beef cheeks, dino ribs, spatchcock chicken, and reverse-seared porterhouse steaks. Each post includes temperatures, wood pellet choices, timing, and results on his Camp Chef Woodwind smoker, making it a practical reference for backyard BBQ enthusiasts.

Mawood's Kitchen is Albert F. Wood's personal recipe collection featuring dozens of homestyle dishes organized by category, from Blueberry Peach Poundcake and Old South Caramel Cake to Spareribs & Sauerkraut. The site spans multiple tabbed sections including fruit recipes, fruit coolers, and quick 60-minute meals, and was recognized as a Food and Cooking Site of the Week in December 2000.

Marie T Smith's dedicated resource teaches home cooks how to prepare complete, nutritious meals for one using only a microwave oven, going far beyond reheating leftovers. The site includes conversion charts, a full table of contents, shopping guides for utensils and cookware, and tips on saving time and money through microwave cooking.

Table Bread is a food blog centered on homemade bread baking and cooking, written by an enthusiast who relocated to Italy as a network technician. The site features participation in the Daring Bakers challenges, original recipes baked entirely from scratch, and a warm community feel with links to fellow food bloggers.

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.

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.

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.