RECIPE

A recipe is defined as "a set of instructions that show how to prepare or make something, especially a culinary dish." In addition to step-by-step instructions for preparation and cooking, recipes also contain the necessary list of ingredients and sometimes instructions for variations on the dish. While more experienced or freewheeling cooks often like to work by the seat of their pants, recipes are necessary for some people, useful for beginners, and helpful if one is learning a new dish or experimenting in an unfamiliar cuisine.

Up until recently, home cooks depended on cookbooks in print and recipes handed down from family members or exchanged with friends. However, today's Internet-connected cook will find the number of recipes available from a variety of sources to be seemingly limitless. There are many Web sites devoted to collections of recipes, many of which include articles on various aspects of food preparation. Many celebrity chefs have their own official sites, and there are many bloggers who share their recipes with the online community.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “RECIPE”

• Stollen ( A traditional German fruit & marzipan loaf for Christmas )

  
  niya's world — Authority: 140
  Stollen ( A traditional German fruit & marzipan loaf for Christmas ) Serves: 12 Time Required: 20 minutes plus resting time for stollen and 55 minutes for marzipan Ingredients For Marzipan: 1 00 g cashew nuts, roasted 200 g granulated sugar 100 ml water 8 ml lime juice 30 ml milk 10 g ...
  1 hour ago

• Turkey Gravy

  
  Boucher Family Farm — Authority: 130
  (Dark and swirly mushroom goodness) This is the stock base for the gravy I made to accompany the smoked turkey for Thanksgiving. I used the necks, livers, hearts and gizzards from three birds raised on the farm, covered them with water and added some onions, garlic, celery, carrots, and two bay leaves. I ...
  2 hours ago

• Food Stop : The Recipe Corner :: Fairy Bread Recipe

  
  XciteFun.net — Authority: 178
  Author: Sawera Subject: Fairy Bread Recipe Posted: Nov 27, 2009 (GMT 0) Fairy Bread Recipe This is a great Aussie kids party favorite, we were all brought up on it. Bread is spread with margarine and topped with colored sprinkles, or if you are in Australia, 100s and 1000s. Its a loved recipe. [/color] ...
  4 hours ago

• Food Stop : The Recipe Corner :: Chocolate Truffles with Orange Liqueur

  
  XciteFun.net — Authority: 178
  Author: Sawera Subject: Chocolate Truffles with Orange Liqueur Posted: Nov 27, 2009 (GMT 0) Chocolate Truffles with Orange Liqueur Ingredients 7 oz (200 g) dark semisweet chocolate (45-60% cocoa) 4 oz (120 g) butter 2 egg yolks 2 oz (60 ml) orange liqueur 4 oz (110 g) dark semisweet chocolate
  4 hours ago

• Food Stop : The Recipe Corner :: Chocolate Truffles with Orange Liqueur

  
  XciteFun.net — Authority: 178
  Author: Sawera Subject: Chocolate Truffles with Orange Liqueur Posted: Nov 27, 2009 (GMT 0) Chocolate Truffles with Orange Liqueur Ingredients 7 oz (200 g) dark semisweet chocolate (45-60% cocoa) 4 oz (120 g) butter 2 egg yolks 2 oz (60 ml) orange liqueur 4 oz (110 g) dark semisweet chocolate
  4 hours ago

• Food Stop : The Recipe Corner :: Red Velvet Sponge Cake Recipe

  
  XciteFun.net — Authority: 178
  Author: Sawera Subject: Red Velvet Sponge Cake Recipe Posted: Nov 27, 2009 (GMT 0) Red Velvet Sponge Cake Recipe Makes 10-12 slices 6 tablespoons softened unsalted butter 1 1/2 cups superfine sugar 2 beaten eggs 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1
  4 hours ago

• I need a recipe for horchata?

  
  Epicurean-Chef | Copy Cat Recipes — Authority: 148
  lovetobethemom asked the following question: I have lots of hispanic friends that I want to prepare authentic horchata for. I’ve never tried it before but I do cook Mexican food very often from their recipes. I wanted to do this one on my own though. Can you help with an authentic recipe? Not registered ...
  5 hours ago

• Pepperoni Clams Seafood Recipe by the BBQ Pit Boys

  
  Epicurean-Chef | Copy Cat Recipes — Authority: 148
  BarbecueWeb asked: Fresh steamed clams covered with slices of pepperoni and garlic in a butter sauce makes for a tasty side dish for most anything barbecue. And it’s real easy to do on the grill as shown by the BBQ Pit Boys. Not registered with eBay? Click to sign up Sorry, no items available to ...
  5 hours ago

• Pootharekulu / Putarekulu - Signature Dish of Andhra Pradesh

  
  niya's world — Authority: 140
  Source & Recipe Credit - The Hindu, Wikipedia & Mrs Vidya Singh Pootharekulu / Putarekulu or Paper Sweets by the Andhra people, is a wafer-like sweet of Eastern and Coastal Andhra Pradesh of Southern India. It is a sweet version of a Vegetable Roll, where vegetables are replaced by finely ...
  5 hours ago

• thankful

  
  use real butter — Authority: 460
  Recipe: spicy tuna stuffed squid tempuraI expect most everyone is in a complete state of food coma at this point. Am I right? We are actually quite happily not in food coma over here just because I’ve sort of had it with food lately (the making, the eating, the documenting). December [...]
  6 hours ago

• Images of a Peaceful Thanksgiving

  
  Gathering Around the Table — Authority: 425
    Images of our day include a festive bouquet, a cactus soon to be called The Thanksgiving Cactus, and a try at the Apple and Dried-Fruit Spice Pie in this months Sunset Magazine.The recipe can be found here. I used my sisters apple pie filling that she canned here a few weeks ago instead of some ...
  6 hours ago

• Health Happy Round-Up: Turkey Leftover Recipe Ideas

  
  Traveling with Baby — Authority: 425
  The Thanksgiving day feast is done.  Sure, you could re-heat plates with leftovers, but eventually, you’re gonna get tired of roasted turkey.  Here’s a few of my favorite options for leftovers: 1. Create a turkey casserole .  Use rice, potatoes, mushrooms, turkey, a little turkey broth, and cheese.  If ...
  7 hours ago

• Cooking Party Thank You Card

  
  Lil' Duck Duck — Authority: 157
  Designed to match our Recipe Style Kitchen Bridal Shower Invitations , this note card is a stylish way to thank your party guests.  The border colors can be changed to anything you wish, and the wording is completely customizable as well.  When printed on flat, double-sided cardstock, we can design a matching back ...
  7 hours ago

• Green Chile Turkey Enchiladas

  
  Fushion Magazine — Authority: 424
  Not sure what to do with all that leftover Thanksgiving turkey? Instead of making the usual turkey sandwich, Dedric McGhee , executive chef of Thyme on the Creek , the in-house restaurant at the Millennium Harvest House Hotel in Boulder, Colorado tells us how to create delicious Green Chile Turkey Enchiladas that ...
  7 hours ago

• 371: from our hands to yours

  
  field | work — Authority: 125
  This year, Thanksgiving is like some others in that: we drive for hours, stare at the familiar blankness of the Indiana tollway, witness the falling of the drizzle, eat in small + cramped spaces, eat in sticky places that should be closed for family time, put my fingers out the window to feel the air, think of ...
  7 hours ago

• Scrumptious Recipes For Vegetarian Youngsters

  
  An Easy Recipe — Authority: 133
  Bringing up vegetarian kids can be tough. A parent will need to make sure that their children have enough dairy and protein in their diet. Even if your child is not vegetarian but you would like him or her to eat more veggies you should make these recipes for vegetarian youngsters. Not just healthy, they are tasty ...
  8 hours ago

• A Mochi Recipe and Some Delicious Ideas

  
  Chris Abraham — Authority: 143
  3/4 cup / 178ml Mochiko ( glutinous rice flour) 3.4 cup / 178ml water 2 to 4 tablespoons sugar Combine the mochiko flour, water, and sugar in a microwave safe container and stir until completely incorporated.  I find that 2 tablespoon makes a pretty light mochi, which might be preferable if you plan on ...
  8 hours ago

• Potato Tomato Curry ( with coconut and without onion & garlic )

  
  niya's world — Authority: 140
  Potato Tomato Curry ( with coconut & without onion and garlic - Saraswat Cuisine ) Serves: 3 - 4 Ingredients 2 potatoes, cut into desired shape 1 tomato, roughly chopped 1/2 cup water 1/2 teaspoon salt ( or to taste ) For Coconut Masala / Paste 3/4 cup grated coconut 1/2 teaspoon red ...
  8 hours ago

• What To Do With That Left Over Turkey-Make Turkey Pot Pie

  
  Baby Boomer Advisor Club|Baby Boomer Health and News — Authority: 441
  What To Do With That Left Over Turkey-Make Turkey Pot Pie of course. What to you do with left over turkey, that no one ate or took home? Well, you could freeze it. Make soup with it? Why not make one of Baby Boomer Queens’ Turkey Pot Pie Recipes with it? Below is a recipe for you…but feel free to use your ...
  8 hours ago

• Pancit malabon

  
  HaloHalo.ph - Everything for Filipinos — Authority: 160
  This is definitely a Tagalog dish it was origantaed in Malabon Metro Manila Philippines. Tourist are not familiar with these it’s a yellow  orange color noodles it is due to the sauce that’s why it become yellow orange. I think it may have been my first time to taste it too. And I love it. The noodles are made of ...
  9 hours ago

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