Monday,
March 10, 2003
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Culinary Websites get
cooking
Shalini Singh
KHUSHI
was too happy. She was getting married to the love of her life. As the
ceremonies proceeded, she was welcomed with great love and fervour. And
now she had to prove herself. She was asked to make something sweet in
the future kitchen of her dreams.
Without hesitating, she
headed towards the kitchen and within an hour’s time, she was sitting
with everyone watching them eat garam garam gulaab jamun that she
had just made.
Her parents-in-law
complemented her profusely. Khushi was overwhelmed and in anticipation
of more admiration looked at her husband. His face was replete with love
and pride. He just got up and thanked Khushi for making everyone happy.
The next moment, Khushi
was on the phone, narrating everything to he mother. She was so
contended and kept on saying, "Mummy did you see how my information
technology proved to be a boon?"
Khushi, is an example
here, but we know in today’s fast moving world all of us want to catch
up as much as we can. Today, apart from going to the cookery classes, or
reading those volumes of cookery books, you can just log on to various
cookery sites and learn new recipes.
Several sites have been
catering to the younger generations. So when mothers are busy watching Khana
Khazana or The Tarla Dalal Show, daughters can log in to
www.sanjeevkapoor.com and www.tarladalal.com
As we have been talking
about newly-weds and have been trying to help them through our
information in their endeavours to reach out to the hearts of their
in-laws, www.tarladalal.com needs a mention. She has been holding
numerous cooking classes, which were supposedly an essential
pre-requisites for young girls of marriageable age. You have to register
yourself to traverse through this informative site. There is also lots
of stuff related to kitchen and dining for online shopping.
The kind of membership you
choose, you can be a gold, silver or a regular member.
All these three
memberships have different benefits attached to them. To avail those
benefits and learn more about the site log on to www.tarladalal.com/Benefits.asp
Now if you are looking for
recipes from all over the world, log on to www.topsitelist.com/world/recipes
You will find professional
recipes. A click on the section ‘What’s Cooking?’ leads you to an
easy and quick recipe, which is also very easy on your wallet.
Especially designed for
those who want to and are trying to build up their cooking skills is
www.murphynews.org/recipe/ recipehome.html
This link has recipes of
food that are easy to prepare – which is a must for the newly weds as
they want to spend more time with the new family knowing them, rather in
the kitchen. The delicacies are also supposed to be delicious to a
palate.
Besides these, there are
various other cookery sites also. For example, www.recipesource.com is a
cookery site that was started by collecting recipes from all over the
world. Jennifer Snider compiled the collections in 1993. The recipes are
divided on the basis of regions, ethnicity and dishes too.
Another interesting site
that we came across is www.mouthshut.com. Hey! no don’t worry, this is
nothing derogatory. In fact, it is supposed to be one of India’s most
comprehensive person-to-person (P2P) information exchanges.
This site doesn’t
confines itself to the knowledge of cooking but also diversifies into
various other segments essential to become a good homemaker. ‘ Home
makers for the life time!!!!!’
The best part about their
particular site is that there is no need to login or register and this,
thus saves our concern of filling those unending forms for simple
recipe.
For those health freaks,
there is microwavecookingforone.com. The name might raise few eyebrows,
but is justified in today’s world of nuclear family tradition. So, if
you happen to be a newly wed couple, the site serves just the right for
you. Log in and enjoy.
Now for those who want to
prove the art of cooking during festivals, we have www.womenexcel.com/cuisine/festiverecipes.com.
Click on the link and
experience the gamut of dishes made on the various known festivals also
the renowned recipes of the popular restaurants and hotels.
Marriages, they say, are
made in heaven. So you never know whether your daughter’s stars will
keep her in India or take her abroad. The Website,
www.cuisinecuisine.com/indiancookinglinks.html,
is designed specially for those married abroad. It is a fun site for
anyone interested in learning how to get started with Indian cuisine.
The site helps you when you are away from home and are not surrounded
with the everyday cuisine.
This site helps to bridge
this gap by helping you keep in touch. The main goal of the site is to
let the culture be alive. Information on organizing parties, cooking
tips, managing time while cooking, menus and more are here on this site.
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