A Roundup of the Best Web Sites for Vegetarian Recipes

Posted on: Monday, 9 June 2008, 09:00 CDT at RedOrbit.com

I've been scouring the Internet for hot-weather recipe inspiration. And I am amazed at how many ethnic and unusual food resources lie in wait for a click of the mouse. The more-established sites are polished and dependable with regards to recipes and methods. But other recipes are not tested, are poorly written or have no yields. This is especially true on blogs.

Hard-to-find ingredients and ethnic foods can be purchased on many sites, some with no shipping charges. Just do a Google search.

Here are the recipe sites I turn to for ideas:

recipesource.com: This is the best source for global recipes.

allrecipes.com: A good, all-purpose recipe site with video cooking lessons. You can find great recipes for ethnic dishes, baked goods, beverages, healthy living and dinner in an instant. There are also recipe exchange pages. The recipes are easy to prepare and well organized. And all recipes are reviewed, much like a book review.

ethnicrecipes.org: Only ethnic foods here, including world news and a bit of food politics. The recipes, for the most part, are simple but with uneven yield results and explanations. Love the Asian recipes, but you can find everything from Australian to Welsh dishes.

vegkitchen.com: This site belongs to Nava Atlas, who has been writing vegetarian and vegan cookbooks for a long time. She offers great vegetarian recipes, a blog and cooking tips.

vegcooking.com: A solid vegetarian Web site, sponsored and supported by PETA.

vegetariansrecipes.org: Strong selection of vegetarian recipes with endless categories.

ivu.org: This site, hosted by the International Vegetarian Union, offers serious vegetarians a bit of everything. It claims to have promoted a vegetarian lifestyle since 1908, and you can look up everything from vegetarian bed-and-breakfast locations to other vegetarian and vegan Web sites. I like the international recipes, which are served up by home cooks.

vegsource.com: A resource for everything vegetarian and a good one at that. If you don't find it here, you won't find it anywhere.

sallys-place.com: I'll go anywhere for a good meal. If you love food travel and want to know what's cooking internationally, this site is for you. If you have any food travel pending, there are food travel tips as well.