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Hobbies and Recreation

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General and Miscellaneous Sites

Kovels' on-line price guide to Antiques & Collectibles

Yahoo Hobby Directory

Recipes Allrecipes.com

Food Network
Wine Sites

Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisers Open Appraisal

Grogan's Auctioneers: free verbal appraisals

Dates

Hummel US Price Guide

Curioscape.com (recommended by Kovel's)

Coin Collecting -- US Mint

Fitness: suggested links from Information Today Jan. 2005

American Council on Exercise

WebMD's Guide to Fitness

Fitness Online

Body & Soul Magazine

Spirituality and Health Magazine

Prevention Magazine

Spa Finder

Gardening

Gardener Resources at UMass Extension 

Drought Info

Nature Sites

Mass Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Recreation Map

Apple picking

Around the House

Fine Homebuilding

Knitting and Crocheting

Knitting Pattern Central: Knitting pattern directory with links to tutorials and patterns

KnittingHelp.com: 150 free online videos

Wiseneedle: yarn reviews, patterns, glossary and knitting wiki

Yarndex: Descriptions and photos of more than 3000 yarns.

True Crime

Court TV Crime Library: Criminal Minds and Methods

Cooking

James Beard Foundation's list of 20 most essential cookbooks: 

1. American Cookery by James Beard; 
2. Authentic Mexican by Rick Bayless; 
3. Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook; 
4. Classic Indian Cooking by Julie Shani; 
5. Jacques Pepin's Complete techniques; 
6. Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan; 
7. How to Cook Everything: Simple recipes for great food by Mark Bittman; 
8. Joy of Cooking by Irma Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker (2006); 
9. King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion; 
10. Maida Heatter's Book of Great Desserts; 
11. Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook; 
12. Mastering the art of French Cooking (volume 1) by Julia Child et al; 
13. Modern Art of Chinese Cooking by Barbara Tropp; 
14. New Food Lover's Companion by Sharon Tyler Herbst; 
15. Oxford Companion to Wine by Jancis Robinson (2007); 
16. Rick Stein's Complete Seafood; 
17. Silver Palate Cookbook by Sheila Lukins and Julie Rosso (2007); 
18. Thrill of the Grill by Chris Schlesinger and John Willoughby (2002); 
19. Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison; 
20. The Way to Cook by Julia Child (but they suggest 1993 ed.).

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