Internet Links: House & Garden

House & Garden Return to Internet Links Directory
Cooking	Gardening	Home Improvement		Pets	Research Databases

Cooking
AllRecipes.com Cookies, cakes, pies, breads, pasta, soup and special holiday ideas! Back of the Box Recipes Better Homes and Gardens Online Food, crafts, parenting and home improvement ideas from this popular magazine. Butterball Your turkey headquarters! Step-by-step instructions from buying to roasting to carving the holiday meal. cdkitchen.com Recipes, copy cat clone recipes, and new recipe sites. Calorie Control Council Look here for information on cutting calories and fat in your diet, maintaining a healthy weight, and facts about your favorite low-calorie, low-fat foods and beverages. Cook's Thesaurus Find substitutions for your recipes' key ingredients. Lots of useful information for cooks & many links to recipes. Cookin' with Google Google will retrieve recipes for you based on the ingredients you wish you use. Epicurious: Food, Drink, Cooking, and Recipes Comprehensive information on food and drink. Recipe file included. Fast Food Facts Nutritional information from 22 fast food restaurants. Food TV Network Healthy Refrigerator Visit this heart-healthy nutrition site that is dedicated to educate consumers about diet and heart disease. Kraft Interactive Kitchen Recipes, tips on food preparation, shopping & entertaining. Martha Stewart Mr. Food Top Secret Recipes on the Web Create kitchen clones of America's favorite brand name foods. Veggies Unite! Guide to Healthy Vegetarian/Vegan

Gardening
All About Lawns Botanique Portal to gardens, arboreta and nature sites. Botany.com Encyclopedia of plants. Burpee Online version of America's premier garden catalog. Chicago Botanic Garden Farmers' Almanac GardenGuides - Come Garden With Us! A searchable database of gardening tips, techniques, and articles. Gardening Launch Pad Over 2300 gardening-related links are organized into some 61 interesting categories ranging from African violets to wildflowers. GardenWeb Provides access to forums, directories, articles, contests, and more. Illinois' Best Plants Select the best plants for your Illinois landscape. PlantCare.com Plants Database A comprehensive collection of plants. Search by common or botanical names and includes pronounciations. Seasons by Rebecca Kolls Access recipes, garden tips, and garden planning. From the popular TV series. University of Illinois Extension-Urban Programs Resource Network Master gardeners provide service to the community by assisting homeowners with gardening questions.

Home Improvement
Appliance411.com Ask the Builder Get home improvement advice from the nationally syndicated newspaper columnist Tim Carter. BLUE BOOK of Building and Construction Bob Vila Home Site Welcome Page Resource for home repair, renovation, and design information. Contractor's License Reference Site Find out is a contractor is licensed in your state or what the licensing requirements are for contractors. Information links to the state's licensing agencies, contact information, types of licenses available, lists of training courses available in the state, and licensing fees. DoItYourself.com Offers how-to information on appliance care, automotive, electrical, kitchens & baths, lawn & garden, woodworking and more. HGTV: Home and Garden Television Handyman USA Home Ideas Includes indexes of sites about appliances, baths, decor, heating and cooling, light and electricity, building materials, and more. Home Tips.com Don Vandervort, a regular on HGTV's "The Fix," offers free advice, buying guides, do-it-yourself help ideas, reviews, and a helpful guide to your home. Hometime How-to information on all sorts of home improvement projects. From the PBS series. ImproveNet A nationwide database of contractors that have been pre-screened for licensing, insurance, references and clean legal & credit histories. This site helps homeowners with contractors in their neighborhood willing and able to do the job. RepairClinic.com Online appliance parts & help. Maintain, troubleshoot, and diagnose your washing machine, washer, dryer, stove, oven, range, refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, disposal, disposer, humidifier, microwave, compactor and ice maker for Frigidaire, Kenmore, Whirlpool, GE, Amana, Maytag, Magic Chef, Hotpoint, Kitchen Aid, Jenn Air, Speed Queen, Westinghouse, and more. Toiletology 101: A Free Course in Toilet Repairs Everything you ever wanted to know about the care and repair of toilets. VCR Repair Instruction Source for VCR repair tips, parts, and repair instruction. A do-it-yourself repair guide.

Pets
ASPCA Home Page Access information on pet care, animal rights issues, membership, and more. PLUS, use the "Jump Page" feature to locate animal shelters in your area. American Kennel Club Access information on dog breeds, plus read recent articles on dog care and training. Care for Pets: American Veterinary Medical Association Includes information on animal health, animal safety, pet loss, buying a pet, and selecting a veterinarian. Cat Fanciers Features include general information about cats and cat care, cat breed descriptions, an online bookstore, cat shows, cat clubs and registries, and veterinary medicine. Dogpark.com Directory of parks in the United States and Canada where dogs can roam off-leash. Healthy Pets Sponsored by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA.) Humane Society of the United States The nation's largest animal protection organization. Merck Veterinary Manual An electronic version of the print reference used by veterinarians and pet care professionals. Pet Care A library of pet care tips for dogs, cats, and more. Pet Health Topics From Washington State university's College of Veterinary Medicine. Pet Travel Pet regulations, pet friendly domestic and international hotels and pet travel information. PetEducation.com Reliable guides for a wide range of pets, from amphibians to sugar gliders. PetFinder.com Database of pets for adoption at U.S. shelters and rescue organizations. Plants Toxic to Animals Sponsored by the Veterinary Medicine Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Research Databases Palatine Public Library subscribes to a number of Web-based services (databases) which are available to users of the Library. Some are available from home and some are for use in the Library only. Resources available from home will require Palatine Public Library cardholders to type in their Library bar code number.
Available from home for Palatine Library Cardholders.			Available to use inside the library.
Consumers' Checkbook A nonprofit consumer information and service resource for the Chicagoland area. MasterFILE Premier Full text magazine article dating as far back as 1975 to the present. Coverage includes general reference, business, health, education, general science, and multicultural issues. From Ebsco Research Databases.

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