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CATALOGS
Over the decades I've received catalogs from hundreds of different companies selling everything from clothing to fruit to computers. I really enjoyed looking at all the different products the companies offered, but it got to be almost too much to manage and I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. So, I got off most of the mailing lists but, for future reference, I kept a list of all those great companies, what they sold and their websites. If you're looking for that unique item that you saw in a catalog, but tossed the catalog and are kicking yourself, well, kick no more! Chances are I have a link to that company in my database which I am sharing with you below. I have provided both a PDF file for easy viewing and the Excel 2007 spreadsheet in case you wish to keep it on your computer and add your favorite catalog(s) to the list. (Right click on the file to download.)
CATALOG LIST IN EDITABLE EXCEL (.xlsx) FORMAT
COOKING & RECIPES
Many of you know that I used to do a lot of cooking and baking for St. Elijah Orthodox Christian Church's big annual food festival, was a cook at Nunu's Mediterranean Café and Market and did private catering. Below are some food websites that I have found to be most helpful and thought you might enjoy, as well. Also, I will begin posting some of my recipes here.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Most of the websites listed below have pages on various social media websites, so be sure to check them out, too.
Cooking & Baking Supplies & Equipment:
270 Smokers
McCormick Seasonings (recipes, tips, etc.)
The Olive Oil Hunter (high-quality, fresh olive oil)
Spice House (THE place for spices.)
Weber (Grills) Sauces & Seasonings
Cooking/Baking Guides/Tips:
13 brilliant kitchen hacks that most people haven’t heard of. Cooking just got easier
Ghee, Homemade Instant Pot Ghee (clarified Butter)
Ghee, Homemade Instant Pot Ghee | Clarified Butter
Ghee, How to Make Ghee in the Instant Pot - Homemade Clarified Butter
Ghee, How To Make Ghee clarified butter Instant Pot
Ghee, Instant Pot Ghee - Clarified Butter to the Next Level
Ultimate Baking Resource Guide - Review Lab
Vegetable Garden Cheat Sheet - The Ultimate Planting Tool
Mainstream Recipes:
America's Test Kitchen (Publisher of Cook's Illustrated & Cook's Country magazines.)
Camellia Brand (beans)
Unique Recipes:
365 Days of Baking and More
A Lot of Recipes
A Pinch of Salt, A Dash of Sass
Bacon, Butter, Cheese & Garlic
Best of Crock (Best Crockpot and Instant Pot recipes)
Buon-A-Petitti (Italian Grandma Gina Petitti's YouTube channel)
Cassidy's Craveable Creations
Christy Jordan's Southern Plate
Cooking Carnival - Easy, Delicious Vegan & Vegetarian Recipes & Global Cuisine
Delicious Recipes Facebook page (aka Yummly Blogspot)
Food Porn Facebook page (Forbidden recipes your mother warned you about!)
Food Thoughts of a Chef Wannabe
Grandma's Recipes from JuniorDaily
Grilled Cheese Academy (Free downloadable recipe books here)
Kitchen Fun with My Three Sons
Melissa's Southern Style Kitchen
Mr Cooking Panda (same as Cooking Panda)
PinkWhen - Air Fryer, Slow Cooker & Instant Pot Recipes
Pizzazzerie Entertain in Style
Rachna Cooks (healthy, tasty recipes)
Refika's Kitchen - Turkish Cuisine
Scrumpdiddlyumptious Facebook page
Tasty Facebook page (recipe videos)
Tip Hero (great kitchen & recipe tips, videos!!)
Ultimate Guide to Cooking with Kids
Recipe Collections:
4 Bundt Pan Meals That Will Amaze You!
5 Cheese Holiday Macaroni and Cheese
5 hearty and delicious slow cooker soups
8 Biscuit Recipes for Better Mornings
8 Cook All Day Slow Cooker Recipes
10 Surprising Things You Can Make in an Air Fryer… and 6 You Can't
18 Vintage Recipes From Early America
25 Dump and Go Slow Cooker Recipes
25 Heart-Healthy Mediterranean Recipes
25 Mexican Style Slow Cooker Recipes
29 Super Bowl Recipes You Can Make In Your Crockpot
30 Favorite Easter Brunch Ideas
30 Dazzling Desserts You Can Make in a Cake Pan
30+ Dump and Go Slow Cooker Recipes (Easy Crock Pot Dump Meals) - Recipe Rebel
31 Quick and Healthy Veggie Side Dishes in 30 Minutes or Less
32 Family-Pleasing Macaroni and Cheese Recipes
33 Essential Dip and Dipping Sauce Recipes
34 Chickpea Recipes, How to Cook With Chickpeas
35 BEST Crockpot Recipes - GypsyPlate
36 Warming Vegetarian Soup Recipes
45 Best Christmas Punch and Batch Cocktail Recipes
45 Retro Casserole Recipes That Deserve To Be Celebrated
50 Easy Back to School Crock Pot Dinners - Real Housemoms
50 Delicious slow cooker recipes that will warm you up this winter
50+ Copycat Restaurant Recipes - Best Homemade Restaurant Food Ideas
60+ of the Best Christmas Cookie Recipes
65 Recipes Our Readers Share, Pin & Save the Most | Taste of Home
86 Comfort Food Recipes to Curl Up With
150 Best Fall Crockpot Recipes
Copycat recipes from the most popular fast food restaurants in America
Crazy Delicious Recipes You Have to Try
Keto-Friendly Instapot Recipes
Top 10 Macaroni and Cheese Recipes We Love
Air Fryer Recipes:
Note: Be sure to search the above links for "air fryer" recipes as many have complete, separate sections for those special recipes.
35+ Best Air Fryer Thanksgiving Recipes of 2021 - Air Frying Foodie
Best Air Fryer Thanksgiving Recipes
Enjoy Clean Eatinig Air Fryer Recipes
PinkWhen - Air Fryer, Slow Cooker & Instant Pot Recipes
Instant Pot Recipes:
Note: Be sure to search the above links for and "instant pot" recipes as many have complete, separate sections for those special recipes.
365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
Best of Crock (Crockpot & Instant Pot Recipes)
Keto-Friendly Instapot Recipes
PinkWhen - Air Fryer, Slow Cooker & Instant Pot Recipes
Tried, Tested, and True Instant Pot Cooking
Home Recipes:
Biscotti, Real Italian
Blueberry Almond Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Buttermilk (Custard) Pie (Yes, it's really good!)
Caesar Salad Dressing, Similar to Famous Australian-Theme Steakhouse's brand
Cake - Quick Easy, Moist, Delicious, Various Varieties
Cheesecake, Classic New York-style
Chocolate Chip/Chunk Cookies (or white chocolate chip & cranberry)
Cream Cheese Pound Cake [just for you, Cheryl ;-)]
Creamy Taco Soup NEW!!
Dr. Bass’ Famous, Heart Healthy Banana-Walnut-Oat Bran Muffins
French Epicurean Peas (peas, ham bacon, cream, mushrooms)
Frosted Cashew Cookies (with revised, simpler frosting instructions)
German Chocolate Upside Down Cake
Hummus REVISED!!
Jambalaya Pasta, Vegan (w/Beyond Meat Sausage)
Lemon Chess Pie, President Clinton's Favorite
Lentils & Rice (mujadara-ruz) with Onions
Linda K. Verges Recipes (May her memory be eternal!)
Magic Bars (aka Eagle Brand 7-Layer Bars)
Meatless Meatloaf (aka Lentil Loaf)
Mediterranean Wheat Pilaf with Tomatoes & Onions
Patella (or Italian Ham Pie)
Pita Chips REVISED!!
Pumpkin White Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies
Spaghetti or Acorn Squash in Microwave
Stew, Hearty Beef Burgundy aka Beef Bourguignon version 1
Stew, Hearty Beef Burgundy aka Beef Bourguignon version 2
Taco Seasoning, Del Taco Copycat
Toffee, Chocolate Pecan aka Christmas Crack
Tabouli, Taboula, Tabouleh
Tomatoes, Red Onions, Zatar, Feta Cheese & Olive Oil Appetizer
Velveeta Fudge (Yes, it's true! And it's great!) REVISED!!
White BBQ Sauce
Do you need Mediterranean specialty food items for your recipes? The best place in OKC to get them is:
Sweis Pita Bakery & International Market
2115 N May Ave (just south of the light at NW 23rd, on the west side of the street)
OKC, OK 73107
405-943-8923
INTERESTED IN STARTING YOUR OWN BAKERY?
In Oklahoma it is even easier now with the passage of the Oklahoma Home Bakery Act of 2013 - see my For Small Business page for more info. Also see Oklahoma State University's Food & Agricultural Products Center's (FAPC) website for professional help starting a food business. And get connected with the Made In Oklahoma Coalition and see their Made In Oklahoma commercial page, too.
BBQ & FOOD SMOKING & GRILLING YOUTUBE CHANNELS
FOOD SAFETY
American Association of Poison Control Centers (includes info on dangerous, illegal drugs)
3 Foods You Should Never Wash Before Cooking and 3 You Always Should
5 Foods You Should Never Wash Before Cooking and 5 You Always Should
8 Objects You Need to Throw Away Right Now
9 foods that never really expire | Clark Howard
9 Foods You Should Never Attempt to Eat
9 Toxic American Foods That Have Been Banned Around the World
10 Most Overlooked Food Safety Guidelines
10 Stubborn Food Myths That Just Won't Die
11 Leftovers That Can Make You Sick
Bacon Grease, How to Safely Collect, Store & Cook With
Busting the Canned Food Expiration Date Myth
Butter - Leave It Out or Keep It Refrigerated?
Consumer Product Safety Commission
HEALTH ALERT: California Plastic Bag Ban Created 46% INCREASE in Death By Food Borne Illness
Kim Baldwin's Common Ground Food Safety Facebook page
Oklahoma Poison Control Center 800-222-1222
Poison Control Center (including for prescription medication interactions)
Refrigerator & Freezer Food Storage Chart
Safe Medicine Use & Poison Prevention Tips Guide for Older Adults & Caregivers - US HHS
Still Tasty (The Ultimate Shelf Life Guide)
Studies Show Best Method For Cleaning Produce
USDA - Food Safety & Inspection Service home
USDA - Food Safety & Inspection Service Recall List & Public Health Alerts
USDA - Keep Food Safe - Food Safety Basics
USDA - Food Safety and Inspection Service - Safe Food Handling Fact Sheets
U.S. FDA Food & Drug Recalls
U.S. Government's Food Safety page
FOOD, BEVERAGE & COOKING INFOGRAPHICS
(Under Construction - please check back)
INFOGRAPHIC - FOOD, Air Fryer Cooking Chart 1
INFOGRAPHIC - FOOD, Air Fryer Cooking Chart 2
INFOGRAPHIC - FOOD, Air Fryer Cooking Chart 3
INFOGRAPHIC - FOOD, Apple Sweetness Chart, tart to sweetest
INFOGRAPHIC - FOOD, Beef Cuts Explanation
INFOGRAPHIC - FOOD, Beef Cuts Diagram BBQ Depot website
INFOGRAPHIC - FOOD, Beef, Pork, Lamb & Goat Cut Diagrams
INFOGRAPHIC - FOOD, Beer, Types of
INFOGRAPHIC - FOOD, Bug spray & house clearer, make your own orange
INFOGRAPHIC - FOOD, Cake Baking Tips
INFOGRAPHIC - FOOD, Canned Food Long Term Storage Shelf Life Chart
INFOGRAPHIC - FOOD, Cantaloupes, 3 Varieties
TECHNOLOGY ITEMS
Awesome Stuff to Buy
Dude I Want That! (High tech at its best.)
Etsy
The Green Head (Finds Cool New Stuff)
The Grommet (Unique Gifts & Innovations, Citizens Commerce)
MyBrowserAddOn - Dozens of cool & useful browser tools
NowThis Future Facebook page
Primal Gadgets Custom Car Door Lights
YouFact Tech (YouTube videos of all kinds of cool tech gadgets)
Your Wish Store
WHAT'S GOING ON/WHAT TO DO IN OKC?
405 Magazine (formerly Slice, the magazine of life in central OK)
Czech Festival, Yukon, Oklahoma
Greekfest OKC (St. George Church)
Medieval Fair of Norman, Oklahoma
Metro Family Magazine Calendar of Events
NewsOK.com/Oklahoman Events page
OKC Talk (everything going on in OKC)
Oklahoma City Events page
Rush Springs Watermelon Festival Facebook Page
St. Elijah Mediterranean Food Festival Facebook Page
Travel OK Events page
Watonga Cheese Festival Facebook Page
Yelp Oklahoma City Calendar of Events page
Oklahoma Estate Sales:
Do you like estate sales? Sign up at McNeil Liquidations' website for weekly e-mails with information on all the area's upcoming sales. No spam.
Also see:
Be sure to get your free Estate Sales Survival Guide on the Publications page of this website.
Oklahoma Wineries:
Many people are unaware of how many great wineries we have here in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Grape Growers & Wine Makers Association
Oklahoma Wineries
Travel OK Wineries page
RV & Camping in Oklahoma:
Discover the Forest (GREAT resource!)
Do You Know America? 10 Hidden National Parks
Oh, Ranger! Park Finder Smartphone App (GREAT resource!)
RV Camping in Oklahoma: The Complete Beginner's Guide
Bob Wells' Cheap RV Living YouTube Channel
Enigmatic Nomadics YouTube Channel
WHAT'S GOING ON/WHAT TO DO IN KANSAS CITY?
435 Magazine - Kansas City's magazine
Visit KC
Dining:
Here are some notable and famous Kansas City establishments that most visitors like to frequent:
Fiorella's Jack Stack BBQ on the Plaza
Golden Ox
Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que (formerly Oklahoma Joe's BBQ)
Fun & Educational Activities:
American Royal (big annual event)
Country Club Plaza (15 blocks of shopping, dining - famous for the "Plaza Lights" during the holidays.)
Historic Kansas City (Click on "Upcoming Event in Your Area" tab for walking tour info.)
Kansas City Historic Library District Walking Tour
Kansas City Renaissance Festival (RenFest) Facebook page
Kansas City Walking Tours and here
National World War I Museum (This is a must-see. Be sure to set aside about 3-4 hours and the guided tour is a must in order to get the most out of the museum! Go up in the tower, too - a great view of downtown KC.)
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (A world-class museum)
Top 10 Kansas City Tours
Union Station (Several exhibits going on now including the famous "Body Worlds.")
Westport (Music, entertainment, dining district) and here
EDUCATION, ONLINE, FREE OR LOW-COST CLASSES
190 universities just launched 600 free online courses. Here’s the full list.
Crash Course (free educational videos)
Skill Share (learn new skills, get unlimited Access to More Than 25,000 Classes)
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, FOOD, FAMILY, FUN & MISCELLANEOUS
12 Mosquito Repelling Plants
20 Best Websites to Get Free E-Books
Academy of Ideas - educational videos
Comic Book + (free downloadable vintage comics and other)
Comics-All (newer comics)
Crash Course (educational videos)
Digital Comic Museum (free, downloadable vintage comics)
Emergencey Awesome - everything comic-related, movies, reviews, etc.
Far From Average - men & women relationships, tips, psychology
HAM Radio Crash Course - everything you wanted to know
Heart Rate Traiining Zone Calculator
Little Things - Pets, Food, Parenting, Lifestyle, DIY
Mad Lab videos - everything wild and weird
Minority Mindset - financial & economics education - excellent!
Olde Tyme Radio Network from Jerry Haendiges
Partners In Rhyme (royalty-free, public domain music, sound effects, etc.)
ReadAllComics (tens of thousands of comics, all free) alphabetical listing
ReadComicOnline (newer comics)
Smarter Every Day
Spend with Pennies
Stuff They Don't Want You to Know
Subzin (Find quotes from movies and series)
Tip Hero (great kitchen & recipe tips!!)
Tom's Guide
Unhyphenated America
Variant Comics - everything comic-related, movies, reviews, etc.
Wendover Productions - educational videos
Who Died Today America YouTube
SHOPPING TIPS
Do you shop at Amazon.com? Do you have a favorite charity? Now with AmazonSmile, a portion of your purchase will be donated to your favorite organization. Even if your organization isn't listed, you can usually get it added. Get more information about AmazonSmile here.
INTERESTING & OBSCURE HISTORY, INFORMATION & DOCUMENTARIES THAT WILL SHOCK YOU
Odyssey - Ancient History Documentaries
Philosophical Research Society
The Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages
Timeline - World History Documentaries
YouTube Documentary Channel List
Zohar StarGate Ancient Discoveries
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This page was updated on November 23, 2023.