~ Early Web Links ~

NeverSeconds is the blog of Martha Payne, a Scottish primary school pupil who documented her daily school lunches with photos and commentary, sparking an international conversation about children's nutrition and food quality. The blog became a viral sensation and fundraising platform, raising over £131,000 for the charity Mary's Meals through reader donations and a published book.

Eric Fung's baking journal documents his dessert experiments from Toronto, featuring recipes like Black Sesame and Strawberry Hamantaschen, Vietnamese Coffee Swirl Brownies, and Gâteau Invisible. The site has been running since 2005 and offers a personal, thoughtful take on each bake, including honest assessments when a recipe falls short.

An archive of the Jewish Food Mailing List, collecting hamische recipes for daily meals, Shabbat, Passover, Purim, and other holidays submitted by members from around the world. The collection spans Ashkenazic and Sephardic traditions, with kosher and pareve options that reflect a rich diversity of Jewish culinary heritage.

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.

Vim Kay shares additional recipes and updates tied to her South Indian Vegetarian Cookbook, available on Amazon Kindle across multiple regional stores. The site features vegetarian Indian recipes like masala peanuts and air-fried potatoes, along with a comprehensive glossary and tips especially useful for those new to Indian cooking.

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.

A charming fanlisting dedicated entirely to garlic bread, inviting fellow fans of the crispy, buttery classic to join and show their appreciation. With 140+ members and affiliates covering other food fanlistings, it captures a delightfully niche corner of the Fanlistings Network.

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.

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.