MY FAVES These are my favorite food- and kitchen-shopping sites that I use all the time. Here in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, it's very difficult to find anything "gourmet" beyond some generic balsamic vinegar and Pyrex dishes :( I urge you to browse around them all and shop to your heart's content, but HERE ARE MY ABSOLUTE TOP FAVORITES: THE CRAB PLACE NEW!!!! These people have the most gorgeous tasty flavorful seafood and shellfish EVER!!! Direct to you from Crisfield, Maryland, the Crab Meat, Carb Legs, Clams, and more are TO DIE FOR!! They ship overnight, safely, iced down or frozen-----and terrific! Try it today! THE WINE BUYER This is a super site for a wide range of wine selections; terrific service and price ranges. TABASCO COUNTRY STORE Tabasco is far far more than that little bottle on your grocers' shelves! Salsas. Snacks, Pasta Sauce, 5 different chile sauces, Apparel, kitchenware, and much more. THE GARLIC STORE Hundreds of varieties of organically grown garlic in Fort Collins, Colorado--I always order from here and I love them. They also feature some great recipes (including one of mine---hehehe). They usually send a little "freebie" with your order, too. PENZEY'S Loads of spices, chiles and herbs, powdered and dried, and their own special blends---all in different sizes, that suit everyone's needs---and it's much fresher than you'll find in your grocery. They also usually send a little "freebie" with your order, too. VIRGINIA TRADITIONS A truly down-home Virginia company that sells Virginia Smoked Hams, Hickory Smoked Bacon, and much more. Their bacon is the only one I'll buy now----it's to die for!!! Also, wonderful people and prompt service. KING ARTHUR FLOUR'S BAKER'S CATALOGUE A 200-year tradition, the company is employee-owned, quality-centered, and has the most terrific selection of everything for baking, trouble-shooting your baking problems, yummy recipes and more. Their flour is far superior to the national brands (i.e., Gold Medal, Pillsbury, etc.). Plus, the people are like family! I love 'em! COOKING.COM These folks have everything! Food-Kitchenware-Utensils-More! Good prices and prompt service. The prices aren't bad either! AMAZON.COM How can anyone overlook Amazon.com? They have pretty much everything and at much lower prices than many other sources. I use them frequently for more than just kitchen and food items. <;/A> Chiles, Hot Sauces, Salsas Even Apparel and Kitchenware AUSTIN SPICE COMPANY National Award-winning salsas, rubs, BBQ sauces BEN'S CHILI BOWL My latest "FAVE"---a long-standing institution for many decades in downtown Washington, D.C., Ben's is now selling all the menu items they are famous for and you can order online, including their signature half-smokes and chili. I've got mine---now go here to get yours. CAJOHN'S Prize-Winning Cajun Foods and Spices Chili's Fire Pit Over 750 hot saucwa, BBQ sauces, salsas and more DAVE'S GOURMET Dave's famous Insanity Sauce and more! HOLLYWOOD SAUCE good selection of "boutiue" hot sauces plus hot sauce of the month club IRON DESERT Home of the original "Chile Grill" DR. GONZO'S UNCOMMON COCNDIMENTS Dr. Gonzo's All Natural Mega Spicy Comestibles Emporium DROOLIN' DEVIL FINE FOODS Shop Uncle Big's Fiery Foods HOT CHILE.COM SIZZLIN' SAUCES INSANE CHICKEN MO HOTTA MO BETTA PEPPERLAND FARMS Certified Cajun Chiles and Salsa PEPPERS!! 1,000 of the worlds' hottest sauces in Dewey Beach, Del. SALSA EXPRESS "SHUT MY MOUTH" Creole Hot Sauces 1998 Fiery Foods Winner! SUPERBLY SOUTHWESTERN Fresh New Mexico Green Chiles SWEATIN' SPICE HOT SAUCES Home of the Green Bandi Hot Sauce TABASCO COUNTRY STORE Famous pepper sauces, condiments, kitchenware, apparel, more WING TIME BUFFALO WING SAUCES What's not to like?

HAVE FUN AND ENJOY! NEW ADDITION!!! STARLIGHT HERB & SPICE CO. Brand new souce for herbs, spices, rubs, seasonings. Great! 911 Cooking Asian Products, Gourmet, and More AB Gadgets & Co. Lots of dandy kitchen gadgets and more A Cook's Wares Appliances, Cookware, Cutlery---Expensive Adriana's Caravan "Every ingredient for every recipe you've ever read." Alaskan Gifts Beautiful Handmade Alaskan Birch Wood Serving Pieces American Spice Company Hard-to-find spices, sauces and more; brand names Heartland and Amish Arizona Desert Cuisine Real Southwest flavors Bertrand's Gourmet Store French gourmet delicacies Brigitte's Brownies More sweets for the sweet Byrd's Pecans Missouri farm flourishing with only the best pecans and cookbooks Cabot Cheese Get the best of Vermont Cheeses from the best cheesemakers Cajun Grocer Favorite and hard-to-get wonderful Cajun products CAJUN SHOP Certified Cajun! Wonderful source for everything Cajun! Food, Gifts, plus Cajun Recipes As of 7/19/06, they now have a special shopping page to purchase products by New Orleans businesses to help them as victims of Hurricane Katina. You can reach that page directly by going to Caribbean Collection Wonderful select sauces and spices of the Caribbean CHARLESTON SEAFOOD What a selection of fresh fish, shellfish, and more! Great for we who live in the boonies for sure! Chef Paul Prudhomme All his Special Spice Mixes + his Special Cookware Chef's Emporium Want to dress like a Chef? Get it here! NEW--Chile Pepper Baggies!! Chef's Shop They've got it all--Food, Cookware, the works! Chefwear USA Professional aprons, toques; "The Look That Cooks" Chocosphere Chocolate from around the world Clearwater Seafood Fresh and Frozen Lobster and Seafood Cobb Hill Cheese A new addition to the Vermont scene, this small company produces the yummiest Vermont cheeses ever! They have a very close assiciation with King Arthur Flour. These you have to order by telephone or e-mail only, but it's worth the trouble. Country Store at Tabasco Brands All the new hot pepper sauces, apparel, glassware, condiments, chili mixin's, and more THE CRAB PLACE Crabs, Crabmeat, Clams and much more---all from Crisfield, MD, right on the Chesapeake Bay! Wonderful! Dean & DeLuca New York landmark in SoHo for over 20 years. Direct Cutlery in the U.K. One of the UK's leading online cutlery stores, with a huge range of cutlery available, including traditional Sheffield-made silver plated cutlery. Will ship to anywhere in the world. Dodge Inn Steaks at your door in 24 hours! Earthy Delights Provider to many of the best professional chefs, now expanding to offer the same products and service to the home gourmet. They have an outstanding selection of products at very competitive prices. Guest chefs, recipes, gourmet newsletter. Fancy Food Basket Expensive, Elite, Imported Gourmet Italian Food Baskets Fancy Foods Gourmet Club Join and order FARM-2-MARKET Excellent selection of fresh shrimp and seafood---Next-day delivery Food Service Direct Everything imaginable for your own kitchen or a restaurant! Fresh Fish of New England Perfect; Expensive but Wonderful! Fulton Street Fish Market Finest fish, shellfish, gourmet foods, chef chat Gardner's Barbecue Get a real taste of real Southern barbecue, delivered right to your door, from the mountains of Virginia Gilroy's Garlic Festival Garlic capital of the world, Gilroy, CA Gourmet Market Everything for your kitchen; Open 24 hrs. Gourmet Source Foods from the Mediterannean to the Pacific Rim Great Food On-Line Gourmet specialties GOURMET GRUB TO GO Interesting selection of unusual and hard-to-find mixes, party ideas, gifts, and more. Try this out. House Of Thai Exotic Thai cuisine made easy Iowa Beef Products Straight From the Farm to Your Freezer JBK Pottery Kitchen, Garden & Giftware Ceramic Products Josephson's Smokehouse Specialty Seafood products for 77 years Ketchup World And you thought you knew all about Ketchup?! KitchenAid Countertop and large appliances you've always dreamed of Kitchen Krafts Quality foodcrafting equipment and supplies Kyle's Cupboard Wonderful Cookies and Breads---all homemade by special order by an excellent accomplished baker Louie Mueller's Barbeque Texas BBQ Fed-ex'd to your door Marshall's Fudge Shop Fresh handmade candies year round My Coffee Supply Wonderful source for coffee, tea and all the accessories from top dollar to low. I get my Green Mountain Coffee here! NY Italian Fine Food Specialties Top quality Italian imports Pasta Concerto Yummy pastas, sauces, & salsas; Monthly Clubs Pecan Company Texas pecans, chocolates and candies---terrific! Prepared Pantry Bread mixes, cookie mixes, Emergency Food Storage, More PROFESSIONAL CUTLERY DIRECT No longer listed as one of my favorites---Finest collection of the best knives you'll ever find; however, they are more expensive than elsewhere. Pure Cajun Products Authentic Cajun foods, sauces and gifts Shrimp.Com Just wonderful shrimp! The Bowl Mill Beautiful Vermont Maple Woodwork; Maple syrup The Food Stores Wonderful Food Gifts and Baskets The International Gourmet Exotic & Collectible Foods from around the world The Internet Kitchen Cookware, Accessories, Gadgets, Cookbooks--by type or brand The Kitchen Conservatory Cookware, Cooking Videos, Cooking School The Knife Merchant Best of the best knives and cookware----$$$$ The Virtual Vinyard Wines, Food, Gift Shop and Recipe Archives. Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound Luscious Maine Lobsters at your door! Twin Peaks Gourmet This place has Everything! Get it now! Usinger's America's finest sausages and German specialties Village Pork Farm Lean pork; Nutrition; Some Recipes WORLD KITCHEN Everything for your kitchen or dining room at good prices

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