Food for the Labor Day Weekend

Labor Day generally signifies the end of summer and many people will be going to parties held over the weekend. Whether you're the one holding the party or maybe attending, you might like to make something different this year. Here are four sites that can help.

The goal of the Gourmet Sleuth "...is to help inform and educate people interested in food, cooking and eating." The site provides articles about various types of foods and other aspects of cooking. It also contains a large data base of recipes. The site has its own catalog of cooking supplies so it's not 100% unbiased but no one says you have to purchase your supplies from them.

What about making hibachi steak just like Benihana's or the Olive Garden's Capellini Pomodoro. Get the recipes from your favorite restaurants at CopyKat Creations. Not only does this site provide main course recipes but also desserts, pasta, salad and other recipes from restaurants both famous and lesser known. My favorite of course is the White Castle Hamburger. Definitely an acquired taste.

A cook turned Internet geek put together the recipes found at Coming For Dinner. Just the names of some of these dishes are worth a visit. Jim Bowie's Chilled Strawberry Soup, Dandelion Chicken, Page Five Shrimp and Shrimp With Soundtracks. Now if that doesn't sound a little different to you then you can just blame it on my limited palate--remember I'm the guy that likes White Castle burgers.

Our listing would be incomplete without at least some reference to the greatest fictional cook around, Betty Crocker. Seasonal food ideas as well as traditional recipes can be found here.

That's about it for now until the next food grouping comes along. Bon apetit!