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Cookbooks have begun collecting dust in the kitchen rather than flour these days as they stand in the shadow of the Internet. Every cuisine style in the world is only a click away, making the conventional cookbook obsolete. People now store favorite recipes on their computers, making the computer the new cookbook. Matter of fact, there is such a huge selection to choose from on the Internet, it's almost overwhelming.

Conventional cookbooks clutter the kitchen and collect dust, grease and grime. Furthermore, many of them, even relatively current ones, become quickly outdated with so many new products being introduced into the current food markets. The Internet is a vast source of information and people have access to thousands of different recipes.

An assortment of cookbooks was once considered a nice gift, but today's generation would have very little use for them other than a kitchen decoration. Favorite recipes can be printed when needed right off the Internet.

Publishers of cookbooks are focusing more on trends now such as low-carb diets or healthier eating. However, with more and more people buying computers, the cookbook is quickly becoming a thing of the past.

There are literally hundreds of sites featuring recipes, food preparation, storage, canning and freezing. Dieting giants like Weight Watchers, Lean Cuisine, Jenny Craig and Healthy Choice have also jumped aboard the mighty Internet cookbook.

Something as simple as meatloaf, varies widely among our different cultures. An Italian style meatloaf involves different ingredients than the traditional American meatloaf. Even popular American foods such as pot roast, vary widely in different regions of the country.

Rather than leaf through a stack of cookbooks to find that perfect southern-style recipe for your out of town guest, type it into a search engine and you'll get literally hundreds of recipes to choose from.

Recipes that are handed down from one generation to the next are being stored on home computers today, rather than being stuffed between the pages of a dog-eared, grease-stained cookbook; which will someday, no doubt, be referred to as an old-time classic.

If a brightly colored cookbook catches your eye, unless you want it to decorate a shelf in your kitchen, the recipes can be found online for free. If you have family recipes that are near and dear to your heart, type them into a file on your computer where they will be safe and ready to be printed or emailed to a friend or family member.

The computer cookbook has so much more to offer than conventional cookbooks which are quickly dying out. And it is constantly being updated with old and new recipes along with full directions and variations. There are even cooking videos that show you step by step instructions and they are absolutely free. You can't get that with a conventional cookbook.

There are even Christian recipes on the Internet spawned by books such as Colbert's, "What Would Jesus Eat?" This book, based on the Mediterranean diet, has generated what is being called the "Jesus Diet." The premise of the theory is that since the Savior was a carpenter with none of the modern tools of today, and traveled long distances during His ministry, likely as not, He was in good physical shape.

There are also a number of recipes for persons with medical problems from diabetes to high blood pressure. Body builders can find recipes for high protein diets. What is more, there are also drink recipes from lemonade to martinis.

Therefore, when it comes to cookbooks, the internet is the greatest source for finding that perfect recipe without cluttering your kitchen counter.

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