recipes

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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Original Technorati articles tagged “recipes”

• in Family
  Cooking for Kids: Smart Bites for Baby, Mika Shino
  Whether cooking brainfoods for babies or soft foods for adults, SMART BITES FOR BABY offers an international smorgasbord of delights.
  by missbobetier / on Sep 10, 2012
• in Lifestyle
  Cooking Under the Tuscan Sun
  Review of Frances Mayes new cookbook, Recipes from an Italian Kitchen: The Tuscan Sun Cookbook
  by wanderingeducators / on Apr 3, 2012
• in Lifestyle
  Spice It Up with The Inspired Vegan, Bryant Terry
  Bryant Terry is an award-winning chef and food justice activist; THE INSPIRED VEGAN is his latest book.
  by missbobetier / on Mar 7, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “recipes”

 

• Nigel Slaters penne with marinated anchovies recipe

  
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  A crisp and piquant light summer lunch The recipe Boil 150g of mini penne pasta until al dente, then drain. In a large nonstick pan, cook a couple of handful of breadcrumbs in a little olive oil until golden, then remove. Add 50g of butter, a chopped red chilli and then, 30 seconds later, the juice of half a lemon. ...
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• Leftunders

  
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  What the heck are leftunders? Well, you know that food that you cook but don’t eat all up are called leftovers. So what do you call food that you start to cook but have to put away before the cooking is done? Leftunders. The night before last, I was happily cooking supper when a thunderstorm blew up. That’s ...
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• Recipe: Vegan Chocolate Mousse

  
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  Recipe: Vegan Chocolate Mousse Chocolate mousse is a beautiful thing. It’s light and delicious and can be enjoyed alone or with fruit, cake, cookies, and a million other things. Today we’re sharing an incredibly simple recipe for chocolate mousse – and it’s vegan ! Since dates are naturally sweet, you ...
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• Carrot and Raisin Salad Recipe

  
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  I love to try new varieties of salads to accompany main meals. Now the summer is here it is a good excuse to get creative. One salad I always loved as a side dish is a carrot and raisin salad. I particularly remember being served at barbecue parties, I remember one particular party when we were kids visiting America. ...
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• Superfood Smoothie

  
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  This is it!  The sixth and final fruit and veggie smoothie in our “sip the rainbow” series.  Here is a recap… Red:    Garden Fresh Strawberry Smoothie Orange:    Peaches and Cream Smoothie Yellow:    Skinny Pina Colada Smoothie Green:    Peanut Butter Banana Skinny Green Smoothie Blue: ...
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• Strawberry Fields Forever

  
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  This post is brought to you in association with Leisure Cooker, by Em Buchanan… When I was a kid I loved picking seasonal fruit. From strawberry fields in the summertime to blackberry bushes in the autumn, my mum would arm us all with plastic tubs and the vaguest of vague warnings: don’t eat them all. And eat ...
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• Homemade Hamburger Bun Recipe

  
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  Categories: Breads Recipes Tags: buns hamburger buns hamburgers rolls Summer BBQ time is here.  I love walking around the neighborhood on a summer evening and smelling all the wonderful smells coming form my neighbor’s backyards as they fire up their grills!  One of our good old summer ...
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• Microwave Eggless Dates Cake as Yummy Food turns 5

  
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  C all it birthdayor anniversary…..in these five years I never celebrated by making a specialpost for the big day…..reason….? I remember it when it is already gone…dumbo me…butthis time…I remembered it from so long…as one fine day I was referring to my old post…I noticed that soon my blogis going to ...
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• Sweet Yogurt

  
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  Preparation time : Overnight | Serves 1 large bowl This Sweet Yogurt is one of a favorite summer item in South Asian cuisine specially in Bengali cuisine where it is called as Mishti Doi. It would be a wonderful food item for Suhur in Ramadan if it is served with traditional paratha. Ingredients: ½ ltr ...
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• Fresh Orange Juice

  
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  My mornings consists of fresh squeezed orange juice. Its healthy and I believed it is much better to any other morning drinks. I do not drink coffee at all. Hot tea and orange juice are my favorite morning drinks. It is super easy to make. All you need is a squeezer and oranges. Two large oranges is enough for a glass ...
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• Bittersweet Dark Chocolate Truffles Recipe | Vegan

  
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  Bittersweet Dark Chocolate Truffles Recipe   My husband recently read the second book from author Rip Esseystyn entitled My Beef With Meat. This book goes hand in hand with the Engine 2 Diet which goes into detail about why eating a plant rich, no meat and no dairy diet is good for you. We recently [...] The post ...
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• Calories in Most effective truck diagnostic tool NEXIQ 125032

  
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• Chocolate Gulab Jamun | How to make Chocolate Gulab Jamun

  
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  After seeing that the Chocolate Kalakand was a hit, I started thinking what else can be twisted with chocolate. When my relatives visited us, I thought of making gulab jamuns. However I didnt get time and those ready mix packets were lying around still. When the idea came to mind, I was so happy that I could do ...
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• Moroccan Glazed Lamb Loin with Chickpea Curry

  
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  Gmo Tristan’s Moroccan Glazed Lamb Loin. (Photo by rich Vana) The challenge was no easy one: eight sous chefs from some of Dallas’ most esteemed restaurants would compete to see whose single dish would prevail. Paired with a farmer whose produce or protein they would feature in their dish, these sous chefs each ...
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• Baked Pork Loin

  
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  What temp do I bake pork loin chops on? I have them marinating for 2 days in mesquite/lime sauce and we were going to grill them but it is too windy. So what temp for baking? or how long on and temp on the forman grill? Thanks- I usually broil mine till the internal temperature [...]
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• Summer dessert ideas

  
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  Making your own desserts can often get relegated when you’ve got people coming over for a BBQ, it’s often quicker just to pick something up from the supermarket. However this usually ends up being more expensive and not as delicious, so why not try three of my quick and easy summer dessert ideas that I developed ...
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• 10 Favorite Family Foods

  
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  Once again I’m teaming up with my fellow iHomeschool Network buddies to share with you 10 things about me in 10 weeks.  Today’s topic:  10 Favorite Family Foods.  Enjoy! Homemade Pepperoni Pizza Hamburgers Cheeseburger Pie Frito Chili Pie using my own chili seasoning mix Honey Whole Wheat Bread ...
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• Snow Day Muffins Recipe

  
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  Cooking Recipes One of the really fabulous things about working for a college in Boston is that I get Snow Days! Obviously I had to take complete advantage... Read More »
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• Easy Pasta alla Carbonara @ SeriousEats.com

  
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  This is one of Italy’s most famous pasta dishes and is extremely easy to prepare though it... .:Please visit Italian Food Forever to continue reading:.
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• Meatball Monster Sandwich Recipe

  
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  I love a cooking challenge and when I saw that Britmums wanted us to make a quick easy meal using Richmond Mini Meatballs I had to join in. The meal should be a quick to prepare meal aimed at pleasing kids.I don’t like making separate meals for adults so I wanted something that both my husband and son would love. I ...
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