PRINCE OF WALES LIBRARY: HOME ECONOMICS

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Update: 18 November, 2014

Appetizers
• All Recipes: Appetizers A wide selection of recipes. Choose a category.
• Better Homes and Gardens: Appetizers
• Cooks Recipes: Hors d'Oeuvres
• Martha Stewart Living Under Recipes, select Advanced Recipe Search. Select Appetizers from the options.
• Recipe Source: Appetizers

Ms. Moon's Chocolate Assignment

Ms. Moon's Exotic Fruit and Vegetable Assignment

• Cook's Thesaurus Start here. This thesaurus contains pictures of many fruits and vegetables. Choose Fruits or Vegetables.
• Australian Exotic Fruits This site gives nutirtional information on each fruit.
• California Rare Fruit Growers Look here for the latin names, information about cultivation, and location.
• Common Tropical Fruit Scroll to the bottom of the list to find Uncommon Tropical Fruit.
• Cape Trib Exotic Fruit Farm No pictures, but once you know what you are looking for you will find growing and marketing information here.
• Exotic Fruits Provides nutritional information and recipes for some exotic fruits.
• Fruit Pages Organizes fruit by type and characteristics.
• Tropical and Subtropical Fruits
• Tropical Fruits of Australia
• Sunkist Citrus Fruit Information
• A Guide to Common Vegetables This Singapore site describes and illustrates Asian vegetables.
• Produce Oasis This site includes information on fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices.
• Dole Fruit and Vegetable Guide
• Common Asian Vegetables This site includes pictures and is an excellent Asian cooking site.
• Asian Vegetable Thesaurus Click on the vegetable to find a picture and description.

Moon: Hot Wings and Mocktails
Hot Wings
• The Best Hot Wings Ever
• Cooks.com: Hot Wings and Buffalo Wings (A large selection of recipes.
• Recipe Gold Mine (A large selection of recipes.)
• Windsor Inn Claim to have the second best hot wings.
• Buffalowings.com Find out about the original hot wings.
• Buffalo Chicken Wings Note the additional topics at the foot of the page.
Mocktails
• About.com Mocktails
• Al's Mocktail Recipes Lots of recipes - ignore the advertisements.
• Mocktail Recipes

Low Fat Cooking
• The library has a variety of low fat cook books.

  About.com: Low Fat Cooking

  • Use the index on the left for specific topics. Note the calculators.
  Cooking Light Online
  • A great site! Select the "recipe finder."
  Cooking Low-fat
  • This site has some very useful links at the bottom of the page.
  Epicurious: Low Fat
  • You may refine your search by main ingredient, occasion, coarse or meal, and preparation.
  Fatfree: The Low Fat Vegetarian Recipe Archive
  • Select the recipe archive. Recipes are arrange by meal, region, and food.
  Low-Fat Recipes
  • Use the blue navigation bar at the top of the page to select a recipe category.
  Low Fat Recipes (About.com)
  • Read the paragraphs and select the appropriate links.
  Weight Watchers Recipes
  • Scroll down the the images and select a category. Note: These are members recipes.
  Weight Watchers.com
  • Select the food and recipe archive.

  Need More? Try these directories.

  • What's Cooking on the Net
    This site has a wide variety of sites dealing with different foods and ethnic cuisines.
  • Open Directory
    An annotated list of links to Low Fat Cooking.
  • You may also wish to search "Low Fat Recipes" in Google.

Special Diets

The library has a variety of cookbooks which deal with special diets.

Internet Resources

Comprehensive Sites

• DMOZ Open Directory: Food Allergies
  Links to sites dealing with food allergies.
• DMOZ Open Directory: Special Diets
  This directory has excellent links arranged by dietary need.
• Google Directory: Special Diets
  Links arranged by dietary need.
• All Recipes: Special Diets
  Recipes arranged by dietary limitation.
• Medical Nutrition on the Web
  From SFU, annotated links to special diet resources.
• Recipe Link
  Note the "See also:" information at the top of the page which will lead you to wheat and gluten-free, milk intolerance, diabetic, and vegetarian pages.
• Recipe Source
  Diabetic, gluten free, and vegetarian recipes.
• Recipezaar: Special Diets
  Select a filter from the column on the left. There is a wide variety of categories from which to choose.

  Specific Sites

• Anaphylaxis Network of Canada
• Celiac.com
• Diabetes and Diet: Nutritional Information
  This site also contains lifestyle information.
• Diabetic Recipes for Diabetic Diets
• GFlinks
  Gluten Free resources.
• MedicAlert Foundation
• Vegetarian Society: Gluten Free
  This site contains good basic information.
• No Milk Page
  Lots of links for restricted dairy.
• Dairy-Free Recipes Index
• Peanut Allergy Home Page

• Food Safety Quiz

General Cooking Sites

All Recipes
• A large collection of recipes organized by category.
Cooking Light
• This site offers great recipes and advice on healthy living.
Cook's Thesaurus
• This is an excellent resource for learning about all types of food and includes excellent pictures and ingredient substitutes.
Encyclopedia of Spices & Herbs
Epicurious Food Dictionary
Fabulous Foods
• This magazine style site offers interesting articles as well as recipes and links to other food related sites.
Foodweb
• This site boasts that "If it's about food, it's here." Look here for most topics.
The Internet Chef
• This award winning site includes a recipe archive, recipe of the week, discussion forums, a kitchen chat, tips and hints and a wine section. It also has a search function that allows you to search for recipes.
Mimi's Cyber Kitchen
• This is a very useful site. Check the web links to find different kinds of food links. Look at the food tips and recipe links.
Online Chef
• This site includes sections menus, recipes, tips and techniques, equiping a kitchen, shopping for produce, a glossary and a community cookbook. You may submit recipes to the community cookbook. The site also features articles on cooking.
The Recipe Link
• Recipe Link is an extensive index of food and cooking links.
Recipe Source
• Formerly Searchable Online Archive of Recipes, this archive contains over 67,000 recipes. You may search the archive or browse by area (main dishes, soups, etc.) or region and ethnic group.

Barbecue'n On the Internet
• There are many barbecue resources on this site. There is a section for beginners.
BBQ.com
• Similar to Barbecue'n On the Internet, this site contains a wide range of Barbecue resources including recipes.
Capriel and John's Kitchen
• This site completes the PBS show of the same name.
Home Canning
• Learn how to preserve foods safely.
Pasta
• The National Pasta Association site includes nutrition information and recipes.
Robin Hood Baking Site
• Check out Baking Festival for baking tips and recipes. Look at Interactive Bread Baker for bread making recipes and tips.
Veggies Unite
• Vegetarian Recipes and Information.

China Bistro: Chinese Recipe Collections
• This site contains many links to Chinese recipe and cooking sites.
Gourmet World
• Gourmet World has a series of indexes and links to unusual and interesting sites.
  Select "Recipes" and then "Ethnic Cuisine".
Kitchen Link Ethnic and Regional Cooking
• Under "Recipe Links" select "Ethnic."

Native America Recipes
• Search the Archive or go to one of the related sites.
Recipe Source
• You may search by region or by type of meal.
Vegetarian Recipes Around the World
• Select "Go to Recipe Indexes" to find recipes organized by region.
Yahoo Food and Drink Directory
• This directory is arranged by country and culture. Look here for the food of specific countires and cultures.

CHEESE

How delicious is cheese! What do you know about cheese? Find out how cheese is made. Learn about Bleu 'Auvergne, Caprice des Dieux, Fleur du Maquis, and much more on the following web sites.
• Canadian Cheese (A good Cheese Encyclopedia)
  From the Dairy Farmers of Canada. Visit the Encyclopedia for information on various cheeses.
• Canadian Dairy Information Centre
  Select a cheese by milk type. Many of the sites have recipes.
• Cheese.com
  Use the headings at the left to access the appropriate area of the site to find the information that you require.
• Cheesenet
  This comprehensive site has information related to all aspects of cheese.
• Cheese Making: The Basics of Making Cheese
  This site explains the different types of cheese and how they are made.
• Cheese FAQ
  About.com is a directory. This page answers frequently asked questions about cheese.
• Camembert
  The town of Camembert is famous for its cheese. Follow the links to find out about the history of Camembert cheese and how it is made.
• Fromage.com French Cheese Library
  Find basic information on a variety of French cheeses.
• French Cheeses
• Good Cooking: French Cheese
  Find out about the variety of cheeses that are produced in France.
• Kitchen Link Cheese Recipes
  An extensive list of web sites that feature cheese recipes.

Nutrition Navigator
• This Tufts Univerisity site has evaluations for nutrition related web sites. Use the search function if you are looking for a specific aspect of nutrition. e.g. sports (Unavailable June 21, 06)

Australian Institute of Sports: Nutrition

• Select "Fueling Your Sport" from the left index to find specific sports.
Ask the Dietition
• Ask a Dietician addresses a wide range of nutrition topics. Each section is set up in a question and answer format.
Body Mass Index
• You may use this index as one measure of healthy weight.
Canada Food Guide
• This is the online version of the Rainbow Guide.
Dieticians of Canada
• A comprehensive site covering all aspects of nutrition.
Great Nutrition on the Web
• This is an annotated list of web resources from Simon Fraser University.
Food Safety
National Food Safety Database
• This is a very complete database that covers all aspects of food safety.
Health Canada: Food and Nutrition
• This site contains the Canada Food Guide, Nutrition Policies and Programs.
Health Canada: Healthy Weight BMI
Nutrition Source Harvard School of Public Health.
Weight of the World
A Canadian nutrition and obesity project. The library has a copy of the DVD and the Guides.

Sports Nutrition

• Australian Institute of Sport
• Center for Nutrition in Sport and Human Performance
• Food and Nutrition Information Center
• Frequently Asked Questions About Sports Nutrition
• Nutrition for Female Athletes
• Sports Nutrition Links
• Nutrition Science and the Winter Sports
• Sports and Nutrition
  University of Illinois
• Sports Nutrition for Vegetarians
• Winning Nutrition for Athletes
  Annotated links to Sports Nutrition Websites.
Nutrients
• Elements of Nutrition
  This site introduces all the elements of nutrition.
• Nutrition Source Harvard School of Public Health. This site contains information on nutrients.
• Nutrition Basics
  Excellent information on all nutrients as well as nutrition and health.
• Carbohydrates
  This scientific site has excellent molecular diagrams.
• Fats
  This article is on the How Stuff Works Web Site.
• Fats
  A Consumer's Guide to Fats is authored by the American Food and Drug Administration.
• Fats: The Function of Fats in the Human Body
• CNN Food Central Guide to Vitamins and Minerals
• Food and Nutrition Information Centre: Vitamins and Minerals
• Proteins

• Produce Oasis contains information about fruit, vegetables, and herbs. For more information on fruits and vegetables see Ms. Moon's Assignment

Vegetarian Christmas
• The All Recipe site has vegetarian recipes organized by meal, dessert, etc.
Vegetarian Society Christmas Recipes
• Note: Select "more recipes" for additional recipes.
Fat Free and Low Fat Vegetarian Recipes
• If you are concerned about fat, here are low and no fat recipes organized by category.
Great Vegetarian Recipes
Vegetarian Diets
• American Dietetic Society. Type "Vegetarian" in the search box.
Vegetarian Pages
Vegetarian Recipes
• A well organized site with many recipe options.
Vegetarian Recipes
• All Recipes.com - recipes organized by meal, appetizer, etc.
Vegetarian Recipes Around the World
• International Vegetarian Union - Look here for international recipes.
Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes
• Recipes from the Vegetarian Resource Group.
Vegetarian Youth Network
• This is a site was created by vegetarian teens for vegetarian teens .
Veggies Unite
Virtual Vegetarian
• The Virtual Vegetarian offers recipes, articles and links to other vegetarian sites.

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PSYCHOLOGY

Psychological Disorders Assignment

Use the sites listed below or search in Google or the Yahoo Health Directory to find information on your topic.

Comprehensive Health Sites

• Psychology and Mental Health - ebook from Salem Press (access password is login name for databases)
• Psychologynet
• An excellent starting point with lots of information and resource links for a large variety of disorders.

 

• allHealth.com Choose a topic or enter a search term.
• AMA American Medical Association. Lots of good links.
• America Psychiactric Association: Phobias
• Children's Medical Center Information on vaious illnesses.
• HealthCentral.com In the Where Box choose Library: Encyclopedias or enter a term in the Search Box. For illnesses select Conditions from the Topic Box.
• Internet Mental Health This excellent BC site has information on 54 disorders.
• Mayo Clinic Health Oasis Lots of health links.
• Neuroscience for Kids: Neurological and Mental Disorders This site contains an excellent introduction to many disorders. It also includes a list of references and links.
• NOAH Online health information on many topics.
• Phobia List
• PSYweb: Specific Anxiety Disorders Use the navigation tools provided.
• Web MD Health This site also you to choose a variety of topics. For medical issues choose Diseases and Conditions.
• Yahoo Health Directory

Specific Sites

ADD and ADHD
Attention Deficit Disorder
Alzheimer Society of Canada
Anorexia Nervosa A BC site. Be sure to look at the links section.
Autism Resources
Autism Society of America
Center for the Study of Autism
The Body: Aids and HIV
Conduct Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Parkinson's Disease Foundation
Parkinson's Web
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
American Parkinson's Disease Association
Schizophrenia
Tourette's
Vegetarian Youth Network

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Social Issues

See also: Social Issues on the Planning page.

American Psychological Association
British Columbia Ministry of Children and Child Development
Internet Mental Health
Kid's Help Phone A wide variety of CAPP topics.
Ministry of Children and the Family
Planned Parenthood

DREAM ASSIGNMENT Ms. Kidd

Dream History (Egyptian, Greek, Roman) site written by students for students. 

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Wedding Ceremonies

Assignment: Wedding Ceremonies- Ms. Kwan

Primary Children Activity Planning

• Index to ideas for children summer camp and games
• Ultimate Camp Resources - Indexed list of activities submitted by others
• BBC Schools
• Australian Primary school website
• Living Well – Home and Family

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TEXTILES

General Resources

• Fabric Land Links
• Fabric Link: The Web Resource for Fabrics and Textiles
  • This is an education resource for fabrics and apparel. The Consumer Guide has a handy reference and tips. Fabric University contains information on fabrics and fabric care. There is also a retal forum and a dictionary of fabric terms.
• Fashion Net
  • Fashion Net has links to fashion sites as well as information on the fasion industry.
• Textile Institute
  • Visit the Virtual Links for links to fiber and textile resources.
• Textiles.org
  • This Internet Textiles Server is undergoing some revisions (August 2002) but has links to resources.

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Specific Sites

Costume History Links
• This site has exhaustive lists of links organized by era. See also: Costumes.org for a timeline of images.
Internet Centre for Canadian Fashion and Design
Sewing World Discussion Group
• You will find a series of discussion groups on specific sewing topics.
Textile Dictionary
• Use this site to find information on fibres.
Welcome to the World Wide Quilting Page
• Look here if you are interested in Quilting.

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Pattern Companies

• Butterick, McCalls, Vogue, Wallies
• McCall's Patterns Online
• Simplicity Pattern Company
• Vogue Patterns

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History of Shoes

• Bata Shoe Museum
• Costumer's.org
  A series of links to footwear resources.
• Footwear of the Middle Ages
  Find out about the shoemaking industry of the Middle Ages.
• History of the Cowboy Boot
  Links to resources.
• History of Shoes
• History of Shoes in China
• Jessamyn's Regency Costume Page
  Shoes from the Regency Period. (18th Century)

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TOURISM

British Columbia

Canada

International

Travel and Accommodation

Vancouver

Domestic Information: British Columbia

• Search BC Search Engine

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BC Bed and Breakfast Only
BC Chamber of Commerce
British Columbia Ministry of Small Business and Economic Development (Ministry responsible for tourism)
British Columbia Tourism Information (Hello BC)
BC Golf Guide
Prince George Excellent site.
Whistler / Blackcomb Includes reservation service.

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Domestic Information: Canada

BB Canada: Canadian Bed and Breakfast
Canadian Bed and Breakfast Guide
Provincial Travel and Tourism Sites
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Tourism Newbrunswick
Bonjour Quebec
Ontario
Travel Manitoba
Tourism Manitoba
Travel Alberta
Supernatural British Columbia
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Canadian Travel and Tourism This is the Dmoz directory.
Directions Online Canada A very comprehensive site.

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VANCOUVER

• City of Vancouver
  • The site includes information about Vancouver's neighbourhoods, transportation, The Arts, and walking tours.
• In Vancouver
• Tourism Vancouver
• Vancouver Tourist
  • This site is maintained by a private citizen with an interest in promoting Vancouver. In the search function remember to use quotation marks for phrases.

Accommodations

• Fodor's Vancouver
• In Vancouver

Attractions and Entertainment

BC Mining Museum
• Mining museum at Britannia Beach - on the road to Whistler.
Capilano Suspension Bridge
CN Imax Theatre at Canada Place
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
Fort Langley National Historic Site
Harbour Cruises
H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
Minter Gardens
Orpheum, Queen Elizabeth, Vancouver Play House Vancouver Civic Theatres.
Science World
Storyeum
University British Columbia Botanical Gardens
University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology
Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre
Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation This site gives access to information about parks (including Stanley Park) and community centres.
Vancouver Magazine
Vancouver Maritime Museum
Vancouver Museum
Vandusen Botanical Garden

Dining

Vancouver Restaurants
Fodors Restaurant Guide
• Select the restaurant guide. Select Vancouver from the pop-down menu. You may browse a list or Fodors' favourites or search by criteria. You will get the best results searching by criteria.
Cuisine Scene This is an annotated list of restaurants.

Transportation

Translink
• Look here for Lower Mainland bus, skytrain, and Western Express information.
BC Ferries
Vancouver International Airport

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International Information

Language Translators

• Babel Fish Alta Vista Translator
• World Lingo Free Online Language Translator

General Resources

Asia Travel Links to Asian Countries.
CDC Travel Information Page
• This is the Center for Disease Control's Travels' Health Site. Find out what the health risks are before you travel.
Google Directory: Europe Travel and Tourism
Fodor's Travel
Hawaii Tourism
Paris
• This French 11 project site will give you access to information on all aspects of planning a trip to Paris.

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Travel and Accommodation

Travel Web
Yahoo Travel Directory
Airlines of the World
• Select a region of the world and then a particular country to locate the airlines that interest you.
Expedia
Hotel Reservation Network
• Look here for discount hotel rooms.
Travelocity
• This is a comprehensive online travel service. It includes reservations and travel guides. You can search for cheap fares and good deals.
The Travel Channel
• This site is hosted by the Discovery Channel and has great links.

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MEDIA

Canadian Living
Cooking Light Magazine
Food Network
• Look here for anything on the Food Channel. There are excellent food and recipe resources on this site.
Epicurious Food for people who eat.
Global Gourmet
• Check the list of categories on the right to explore this site.
Martha Stewart Living
• Access Everyday Foods from this site.

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PROFESSIONAL

California Culinary Academy
Culinary Institute of America
Culinary Schools
Dubrulle Culinary Arts (Art Institute of Vancouver)
The Knitting Guild of America
VCC Hospitality and Culinary Arts

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