In hopes of making your browsing more rewarding and assisting those who are continually thwarted by the board search engine, below is an index for the Shopping & Cooking Forum.

The index is still a bit of a work in progress, so please bear with us while we fine tune it. However, if you run across a broken link or a thread that you think might be in the wrong category, please send me a PM. Thanks!

Edited to add: As Meaghan was kind enough to point out... If you use control + F (or open apple key + F on a Mac) you can search very easily and quickly within the index.

Shopping
(For information on specific stores, please refer to the Shopping Guide)

Pork: Baby Back Ribs, Kalua Pork/Pig, Tasso Ham, Proscuitto San Daniele, Heirloom-Style Pork, Leaf Lard, Fatback, Sausages, Italian Sausage (w/o fennel), Hog Jowls

Beef: Flat Iron Steak, Tri-Tip, Beef Rib Roast, Meaty TX-style Beef Ribs, Chianina Beef, Beef Cheeks, Deckle, Offal, Bresaola

Lamb: Lamb

Game: Venison, Whole Rabbit

Fowl: Boneless Duck Breasts, Stewing Hens, Thanksgiving Birds, Foie Gras, Kosher Chicken,

Fish: Dungeness Crab, Live Lobsters, Oysters to ship, In-Shell Scallops, Steamers (clams), Mussels, Soft Shell Crabs, Calamari, Rockfish, Smoked Salmon, Sushi-Grade Tuna, Canned Tuna

Dairy: Butter, Unpasteurized Butter & Cream, Pasteurized or Irradiated Eggs, Teleme Cheese, Milk

Veggies & Fruit: Canned Tomatoes, D.O.P. and San-Marzano-style, Ramps, Fiddleheads, Lily Bulbs, Artichokes, Sunflower Sprouts, Fava Beans, Rhubarb, Chard, Casaba Melons, Italian Plums, Meyer Lemons, Wineberries, Paw Paws, Foraging

Fungi: Morels, Chanterelles, Porcini Powder, Truffles, Truffle Oil

Starches: Fresh Pasta & Gnocchi, Fresh Masa, Tortillas, Asian Noodles, Panko, Quinoa, Type "00" Italian Flour, Sourdough Sarter, Cake Flour

Oils & Condiments: Olive Oil, Yuzu, Aged Balsamico

Spices, Herbs, Peppers & Other Such Flavorings: Garlic, Spices, Juniper Berries, Smoked Salt & Pepper, Korean Red Ginseng, Licorice Root, Indian Pickles, Chiles de Arbol, Chipotle Chiles, Chili Puree with Garlic, Piquillo Peppers, Peppers and Pimento Wood for Jerk Chicken, Pepiche and Papalo, Verjus

Nuts & Snacks: Green Walnuts, Whole Nuts, Ground Nuts, Pecans, Prawn Crackers, Potato Chips

Breads & Desserts & Sweets: Bread, Bialys, Bagels, Brioche, Palmiers, Macarons, Hamentashen, Cannolis, Churros, King Cakes, Croquembouche, Wedding Cakes, Birthday Cakes, Pie, Gelato and Sorbet, Green Tea Ice Cream, Olive Oil Gelato, Korean Shaved Ice,

Chocolate & Candy: Chocolates, Cadbury Chocolate, Chocolate-Covered Strawberries, Caramel Apples, Chocolate for Baking

Drinks: Kosher Coke, Cane Sugar Sodas, Tea, Coffee, Scharffen Berger Drinking Chocolate

Prepared Foods: Cornish Pasties and Fresh Meat Pies, Prepared Meals, Assemble-it-yourself, Prepared Meals, Party Platters, Personal Chef Recommendations, Caterer Recommendations, Edible Gift Baskets

Misc: Tartaric Acid, Demi-Glace, Chemicals for Cooking

Non-Food Items: Julep Cups, Butcher Paper, Bulk Charcoal, BBQ Grill Rental, Canning Supplies, Silver Flatware, Sony Playstation Glassware, Linens, Sources for Cookware, Tools & Gadgets, Used Restaurant Supplies, Cookware Bargains, Cooking-related Gifts for Kids


Cooking & Recipes

Cooking Emergency Help - Post your "I need answers now" questions here!

Cooking Methods & Techniques: Slow-Cooker Recipes, Brining Birds, Charcuterie, Creating Depth of Flavor, Braising, Hard-Boiling Eggs, Dry-Aging Meat, Grilling 101, Smoking, Sous Vide, Rendering Fat, How to make powdered foods, Canning and Preserving, Larding, Cooking with Wine

Pork: Pig Roasting, Cochon de Lait, Mission: Pork, Puerco Pibil, Pork Tenderloin, Ham Steak, Boneless Spareribs, Parboiling Ribs

Beef: Standing Rib Roast, Steak, Flat Iron Steak, Steak Tartare, Roasted Bone Marrow, Hanger Steak

Lamb: Leg of Lamb,

Game: Venison, Caribou, Rabbit

Fowl: Quail, Duck, Beer Can Chicken, Fried Chicken, The Palena Chicken Project, Turkey, Smoking, Grilling, Deep-Frying a Turkey

Fish: Lobster Rolls, Scallops, Ceviche, Crabcakes, Shad, Shad Roe, Whole Rockfish, Red Snapper Vera Cruz, Monkfish, Sablefish/Black Cod, Sardines

Mixed Meats: Chili, Sausages, Sweetbreads, Terrines, Meatloaf, Hamburgers, Meat Cake, Pork Belly & Oxtail

Dairy: The Drunken Eight-Egg Omelette, Devilling Eggs, Yogurt

Appetizers & Snacks: Guacamole, Homemade Potato Chips, Granola

Soup & Stock: Soup, Gazpacho, Seafood Gumbo, Cappelletti In Brodo, Crab Bisque, Spanish Wild Mushroom Soup, Miso, Tom Ka (Thai coconut soup), Cioppino, Split Pea Soup, Chicken Stock, Turkey Stock vs. Chicken Stock, Duck Stock, Beef Broth

Veggies & Fungi & Fruit: Favorite Vegetables, Roasted Vegetables, Fresh Tomatoes, Tomatoes a la Andres, Roasted Cherry Tomatoes, Tomatillos, Eggplant, Ramps, Leeks, Fennel, Kohlrabi, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Beets, Truffles, Cilantro, Jalapenos, Fresh Cayenne Peppers, Long Pepper, Apples, Meyer Lemons, Kumquats, Maradol Papayas, Pomegranates, Fresh Coconut

Pasta & Starchy Sides: Pasta, Lasagna, Spaetzle, Polenta, Flavored Pasta, Cherry Tomatoes and Pasta, Roasted Potatoes, Orzo, Grits, Beans, Black-Eyed Peas, Rice, Risotto, Joe H's Infamous Risotto, Cajun Rice Dressing, French Fries, Mac & Cheese

Breads: Baking Bread, No-Yeast Dinner Rolls, Hushpuppies, Pretzels, Biscuits, Savory Muffins, Pizza

Sauces & Condiments: Pesto, Tomato Sauce, Tomato & Veal Pasta Sauce, Mango Shrimp Dipping Sauce, Onion Marmalade, Roasted Corn Relish, Blackberry Sauce, Honey, Membrillo, Salad Dressings and Marinades

Desserts & Sweets: Sorbet, Ice Cream, Fruit Tarts, Cakes, Coconut Cake, Red Velvet Cake, Cupcakes, Carrot Cake, Fruitcake, Easy Desserts, Bread Pudding, Cookies, Animal Crackers, Marshmallows

Drinks: "Supreme" Italian mixed-citrus juice, Smoothies, Acadiana's Bloody Mary recipe, Spiked Punch, Infusing Alcohol, Limoncello, Homemade Bitters, Chai, Coffee

Misc.: Simple Stuff You Make, Recreating Restaurant Favorites at Home, Vegetarian Mains, Ayurvedic Cooking, Family Recipes, Creativity with Leftovers

Special Occasion Cooking: Light Valentines Dinner, Passover, Summer Dishes, Homemade Holiday Gifts, Thanksgiving

DR.com Picnic Recipes: Fall '05 (link to .pdf file of recipes), Spring '06, Fall '06

Cookbooks: Favorite Cookbooks, Cheeze-ee Cookbooks, "Cucina Of Le Marche" by Fabio Trabocchi, "Tapas: A Taste of Spain in America" by Jose Andres, "Happy in the Kitchen" by Michel Richard, "The French Laundry Cookbook" by Thomas Keller, Time-Life Foods of the World, Peter Chang Cookbook?, Food/Cooking Magazines, "Cook's Illustrated" Magazine, "Gourmet" Magazine, Bad Recipes

Cookbook Challenge
Internet Recipe Sites
Washington Post Shopping & Cooking Chat


Discussion

What Are You Eating...
For Dinner, For Breakfast, For Dessert, Right Now!, Instead of Having Sex, That is Strange, What? Parmesan Rinds?, When Stranded on a Desert Island, When It's A Snow Day, At your Dinner Parties, For Fall, For Thanksgiving, That is Leftover from Thanksgiving, For Christmas Dinner, For Dessert at Christmas, To Ring in the New Year, For Passover, For Easter, From your Food Care Package from “Home”, When You Feel Like Hell, At the Movies

General: Where Did You Learn to Cook?, Who Do You Owe Your Greatest Culinary Debt?, Most Intimidating Person You’ve Cooked For, Losing Your Appetite, Food Dislikes and Phobias, Cooking with PMS, Worst Food Injuries, Losing Weight, Abundance, Kids in the Kitchen, Favorite Food Gifts, Favorite Varieties of Fruits and Veggies, Favorite Holiday Dishes, Cool Stuff You Make, School Lunches, Obtaining Items Not Readily Available to Home Cooks, Grocery Budgets, Grocery Store Pricing Strategies, Ban on Plastic Grocery Bags, Lack of Local, Independent Food Specialty Stores, Wretched Excess in the Pantry, Wasting Food, Spending $50, Entering Food Contests

Debate/Opinion/Definitions:
Best Fat for Frying, Do Anchovies Belong in a Caesar Salad?, Steak Sauce?, Cheese for Omelettes, Specialty Ingredients – Worth It?, Cooking with Acorns - Worth It?, Is Dry-Aged Beef worth the Cost?, Wrapping Fish and Chips, Difference in Taste between Kosher, Halal and Organic Meats, Locally Produced Aquaculture, Fruit or Vegetable?, Origin of The Reuben, Giving Out Homemade Halloween Candy, Meatloaf vs. Country Terrine, Mexican vs. Persian vs. Key Limes, Pronouncing "Gyro", Foods That Are Not The Same Anymore, "American Kurobuta" Pork, Ultimate Grocery Store?, Turning a Pastime into a Profession, "Artisinal" Cheese, Softshell Crab Season, Cooked vs. Uncooked Country Ham, Calotte

Food "Safety": Safe? Grilling, Spinach, Best By Dates, Moldly Food, Eating Vegetable Leaves and Stems, Kitchen Mishaps, Water, The Clean Cabinet Project

Ingredients: Durum Wheat Flour, Arganöl, Escolar, Difference in Veal Bones for Stock, Cuts of Meat for Stew, Boar's Head Meats, Omaha Steaks, Spam, Scrapple, Calhoun Country Ham, Kobe Beef, Whole Food’s Vegetarian "Field Roast", Horsemeat, Vietnamese Catfish, Ravioli, Mirepoix, Haggis, Storing Mushrooms, Substituting Mushroom Varieties, Escargot Snails, Natto, Pumpkin, Kadu (Kaddoo), Sabayon, Puff Pastry Uses, Plantains, Fizzy Fruit, Spoonbread

Equipment: Humidity Controlled Refrigerator Crispers, Pressure Cookers, Keeping Track of your Recipes, Storing Baking Pans in the Oven, Kitchen Remodeling, Convection Ovens, Gas Ranges, Caja China, Microwave Ovens, Kitchen Carts, IKEA Kitchen Cabinets, Pot Racks, Bean Pots, Roasting Pans, Le Creuset and Other Enameled Cast Iron Pots, Cookware for Glass/Ceramic-topped stoves, Affordable Cookware for Second Kitchen, Woks, Knives, Ceramic Knives, Knife Sharpening, Chef's Shoes, Food Mills, Vitamix, Digital Probe Thermometers, Rice Cookers, Ice Cream Machines, Fondue Fuel, Stick Blenders, Stovetop Smokers, Pizza Stones, Coffee Makers, Mandolines, Key Lime Juicer, Deep Fryers

Cuisines: Apicius and Roman Cuisine, Regional Italian Cooking

Travel: Field Trip Ideas, Cookbook as a Traveling Companion, Cooking Vacations

Misc.: Homemade Pet Food, Home Gardens


Requests For Help and Ideas

Cooking Help: Doubling Roast Chicken Recipe, Keeping Frites for a Crowd Warm, Pouring Two Soups into One Bowl, Keller’s Roast Rack of Pork, Half and Half Curdling, Underdone Cake, Defrosting Puff Pastry

Recipe Ideas For: Toppings for Pumpkin Cheesecake, Hanging Tender, Lamb Sirloin Tip, Leftover Turkey, Cooking Without a Kitchen Sink, Cooking with Whiskey, Pepper for Vindaloo, Variations on Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup, Leftover Egg Whites, Injera, Your CSA Delivery

Menus: Non-Refrigerated Lunch Options, Side Dishes for Grilled Meat, Sides Dishes for Steamed Crabs, Mushroom Side Dishes for Picnic, Side Dishes Away From Home, Food That will Travel 2+ Hours, Thanksgiving for Two, Dinner Party Ideas, St. Patrick's Day Menu, Mardi Gras Menu, Bridal Shower/Cocktail Party Menu , Brunch for 60 with Only an Hour to Prep, Cooking for Kids, Food for New Parents, "Family" Dinners

Misc.: Alternatives to Cough Drops, Identifying Mystery Fruit, What to do with Basil Plant with the Approach of Winter, Seasoning Cast Iron Pans, Cleaning Pots and Pans, Sterilizing Sponges


Cooking Classes & Tastings

DR.com: Pasta Making & Tomato Sauce Tasting chez mdt, Make your own Mozzarella by cjsadler, Pasta Making Party chez porcupine, Cookbook Reading & Tasting Club

General: Cooking Classes in CT, Tapas Cooking Classes, Smithsonian Resident Associate Classes, Personalized Cooking Lessons, Knife Skills Classes

Restaurant Specific: 2941, Citronelle, Charlie Palmer Steak, Maestro, Isabella's, Roberto Donna


Fun & Games

Fun with Meat, Cooking with Monkey, Culinary Crosswords, Crackpot Culinary Concepts, What Kind of Cheese Are You?, I Want One of Those! (aka The Cooking Gadget Thread)