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The Cook’s Thesaurus
Cooked up on January 25, 2012 in Resources
The Cook’s Thesaurus is a cooking encyclopedia that covers thousands of ingredients and kitchen tools. Entries include pictures, descriptions, synonyms, pronunciations, and suggested substitutions.
Create new combinations with Food Pairing
Cooked up on January 25, 2012 in Resources
Foodpairing is a source of inspiration that allows chefs, bartenders, and others in the food industry to create new combinations of ingredients for dishes or drinks. Foodpairing is not based on intuition or existing recipes, but on science, providing an objective overview of possible pairings.
Thumbnails added to RSS Feed
Cooked up on January 23, 2012 in News and Updates
I forgot to include code to display thumbnails in the RSS Feed. The code has now been added and the RSS Feed is now displaying thumbnails if available. Much better!
Recipe thumbnails added to Facebook comments
Cooked up on January 19, 2012 in News and Updates
I was noticing that when commenting on recipes, Facebook would randomly select an image from the page when displaying it in the Facebook feed. I updated it so that if a thumbnail exists for the recipe, use it. If a thumbnail doesn’t exist, use a default image instead. Much better!
The Holiday Finger Food Combination Generator
Cooked up on December 21, 2011 in Tips and Tricks
3 steps is all you need to go by when putting together a quick and easy finger food. The New York Times posted a Holiday Finger Food Combination Generator which has the potential to produce 504 combinations!
Kill weeds with white vinegar
Cooked up on December 19, 2011 in Tips and Tricks
Getting annoyed with all the weeds growing out of your driveway and sidewalk cracks? Kill them with white vinegar! Continue reading »