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”

• Healthy Green Smoothie Recipes-Spinach Strawberry Celery Peach-Green Smoothie Recipes

  
  Baby Boomer Advisor Club|Baby Boomer Health and News — Authority: 139
  Healthy Green Smoothie Recipes-Spinach Strawberry Celery Peach-Green Smoothie Recipes Green Smoothie Recipes will help with Weight Loss , Headaches and High Blood Pressure . It is natures way of telling you, drink me… Try to incorporate more green smoothies into your diet to feel and look fabulous. Some of the ...
  5 hours ago

• Vietnamese Cuisine: Cassava Strips Dessert (Che Khoai Mi)

  
  Chow Times — Authority: 477
  Doris made some Cassava Strips for dessert. Doris served the Cassava Strips Dessert with a Coconut Milk Topping called Nuoc Dua in Vietnamese. The Cassava Strips is lightly chewy. According to Doris, the authentic Cassava Strips should be rolled in freshly grated coconut which is more moist than those ...
  5 hours ago

• Easy Chocolate Turtles

  
  Culinary Cory — Authority: 417
  I have to admit I am not a huge fan of chocolate turtles. If I had a choice between turtles or something else, I would almost always pick the other thing. However, I have friends who absolutely love them. So I figure making batch of the chewy goodness would be a win-win situation for everyone. I get a post without the ...
  5 hours ago

• New Twist on a Classic Appetizer

  
  She Scribes — Authority: 514
  I know the a good chunk of the holiday season is behind us now, but we still have New Years Eve and New Years Day to celebrate. Personally we have nothing planned. We usually just stay in and watch all the festivities on the TV. When our kids are older well take them to Times Square. I went there once on New Years Eve ...
  5 hours ago

• It’s been a busy holiday season for us!

  
  Tricia's Musings — Authority: 414
  I’d like to take a moment to wish all of my regular readers and visitors a belated Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. I hope that you’ve been having a great time with friends and family. We had a great Christmas. In fact, I guess getting ready for the holiday and then having house guests are the main reason ...
  7 hours ago

• December 21-22, 2009: Macadamia-date balls and vanilla-vegan bubble slice

  
  where's the beef? — Authority: 124
  This year my Christmas baking wasnt baking at all - I went the melt-mix-chill route. It has much to recommend it: its quick and simple and it doesnt get you too hot and flustered amidst the warm weather and general Christmas chaos. My first priority was a gift for my step-grandfather, Max. Hes been having some ...
  8 hours ago

• iCooking Pies and Quiches – Real Easy Quiche (and Pie)

  
  The iPhone App Review : iPhone Application News & Reviews — Authority: 133
  Price: $0.99    Score: 9/10    By Nancy Jones Some recipes are just basics in every cook’s repertoire. Quiches and Pies (dessert and pizza) are certainly in that category. You could search your cookbooks or the net, copy or print out the recipe or, even easier, download iCooking Pies and Quiches , developed ...
  10 hours ago

• Yuzu Cocktail Recipe

  
  MarxFoods.com Blog — Authority: 130
  Enjoy a taste of summer no matter what time of year it is!  This is a cocktail that takes the natural complexities of yuzu juice and amps them up through the addition of the other ingredients.  Though the bitters, dry gin, and yuzu juice are all bitter/tart, the St. Germain is rather sweet, blending all the flavors ...
  10 hours ago

• Roast Cornish Hens Glazed with Maple and Dijon

  
  Plating Up — Authority: 129
  The glaze for these succulent hens is easy to make and hard to resist. Its a sweet, spicy, and herbaceous mix of maple syrup, Dijon mustard, and sage.
  10 hours ago

• New Year Tequila Cake Recipe

  
  The Eye — Authority: 142
  I know I am rather tardy posting this, but better late than never 1 cup sugar 1 tsp. baking powder 1 cup water 1 tsp. salt 1 cup brown sugar Lemon juice 4 large eggs Nuts 1 bottle tequila 2 cups dried fruit Sample the tequila to check quality Take a large bowl, check the tequila again to be sure it is of the ...
  11 hours ago

• Crisco Irresistible Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

  
  RecipeCurio.com — Authority: 149
  This recipe was clipped from a magazine and is a promo piece for Crisco, date unknown. Recipe is typed below along with a scanned copy.CriscoIRRESISTIBLE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES1/2 cup Crisco all-vegetable shortening3/4 cup Jif creamy peanut butter1-1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar3 tablespoons milk1 tablespoon ...
  12 hours ago

• Holidays and Easy Peasy Fudge Recipe

  
  My Little Patch of Sunshine — Authority: 421
  Lots of coughing and nose blowing in my house, but I wont bore you with the list of illnesses and antibiotics, so lets just say that were all on the mend and all indications are that we should start 2010 healthy (knock on wood!) The kids were delighted with their Christmas haul, and we had our usual long stretch of ...
  12 hours ago

• Crisco Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

  
  RecipeCurio.com — Authority: 149
  This recipe was clipped from a magazine and is a promo piece for Crisco, date unknown. Recipe is typed below along with a scanned copy.CriscoULTIMATE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES3/4 cup Butter Flavor Crisco all-vegetable shortening1-1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar2 tablespoons milk1 tablespoon vanilla1 egg1-3/4 ...
  13 hours ago

• Chex Party Mix Recipe Card

  
  RecipeCurio.com — Authority: 149
  This recipe card for Chex party mix looks like it was a magazine pull-out and found in a large collection of recipes. Date unknown but likely 1980’s – 2000. Recipe is typed below along with a scanned copy.Party MixParty Mix may be frozen, so make a double batch. Thaw at room temperature in container in ...
  14 hours ago

• Vintage Molasses Gingerbread Recipe

  
  RecipeCurio.com — Authority: 149
  Here’s a treasure, this recipe advertisement for Brer Rabbit Molasses was published in a magazine in 1935, it features a recipe that was 100 years old at that time for gingerbread. Here’s a scanned copy (you can click it to view a larger size) as well as typed recipe below.Children love old-fashioned Molasses ...
  15 hours ago

• Peppermint Patty Shooter Recipe

  
  Everyday Drinkers — Authority: 124
  This shooter tastes like the white part of the peppermint patty, the tasty bits of the candy. Fans of the patty will no doubt love this drink as it brings all the flavornoids right the the front of your tongue in a dancing delight. Perhaps this would make a great after dinner shooter?
  15 hours ago

• Intro To Cooking: Faux Cookie Dough

  
  College Candy — Authority: 662
  All the cookie dough you can eat and none of the Salmonella? Hell to the yes. Any type of cookie dough is a good type of cookie dough in my book. Cookie dough ice cream, homemade cookie dough, even store-bought Nestle cookie dough is delicious. Especially when eaten directly from the plastic tube with your fingers ...
  16 hours ago

• Tatutina: Recipe Box Review

  
  Connected2Christ — Authority: 435
  For the past year, I’ve been a fan of the fun whimsical designs that make Tatutina’s products stick out a little more than the rest. The colors chosen in each design are eye catching and appeal to both children and adults alike. You may have recalled my review on several fantastic Tatutina products earlier ...
  16 hours ago

• WENDYS® CHILI

  
  Meemo's Kitchen — Authority: 129
  Wendys® Chili.2 pounds ground beef1 29-ounce can tomato sauce1 29-ounce can kidney beans 1 29-ounce can pinto beans 1 medium onion, diced2 green chili, diced1 stalk celery, diced3 medium tomatoes, chopped2 teaspoons cumin powder3 tablespoons chili powder1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper2 teaspoons salt2 cups water.In a ...
  16 hours ago

• Frontier Organics Pink Peppercorns with built in grinder!

  
  Licorice, Chocolate and other foods to love — Authority: 127
  Frontier Organics Pink Peppercorns with built in grinder !  They are actually the dried fruit of the Baies Rose. The flavour is  sweet and peppery and are quite common in French cuisine. The pink is a vibrant addition to vinaigrette or meat rubs and crusts adding a touch of color and a rich, sweet flavor to ...
  17 hours ago

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