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Tips For Finding Better Recipes Online

May 19, 2021

Recipes are a very popular topic when you’re searching the web. The internet has made it easier than ever before to learn how to cook new meals, giving those that enjoy cooking the chance to expand their culinary horizons. Of course, though, it can often be hard to know which recipe is going to be the best before you start cooking it, and this can make it difficult to pick the ones you want to try. To help you out with this, this post will be exploring some of the best ways to choose recipes that will satisfy the foodie in you.

Ingredients You Love

Most people have a good idea of the different foods they like once they reach adulthood. While there will always be more to try, it makes sense to look for recipes that contain ingredients you like when you are looking around for the best options for you. Many meals use the same ingredients to make different tastes, giving you the chance to explore the world of food without stepping too far out of your comfort zone. You just need to make sure that you are putting enough time into reading the recipes you choose.

User Opinions

Everyone has different tastes, but this doesn’t mean that you can’t rely on other people to help you to find recipes that you like. Many sites that offer recipes enable their users to leave comments or reviews for the instructions they provide. Finding the best chicken and ribs, for example, will always be easiest if you’re able to look through the opinions of those who have tried to make the recipes available online.

Websites You Trust

There are countless websites on the internet that offer recipes. This can make it hard to know where to look, but it also makes it possible to find sites that you trust. After cooking a recipe that you like, it will always make sense to bookmark the website that you found it on. This will enable you to find them more easily in the future, giving you the chance to make the new recipes that they post. This doesn’t guarantee success, but it does make it far more likely when you’re trying to make the best possible meals.

Be Patient

As mentioned above, everyone has different tastes, and this can make it hard to ensure that you like the recipes that other people love. You need to be prepared to be patient with your cooking, trying more than one recipe when you don’t like the first one you try. It’s always a shame when people assume that they don’t like a dish when they’ve only made it once, as this can leave you missing out on loads of great options.

With all of this in mind, you should be feeling ready to take on the challenge of finding the best recipes when you’re searching the web. Many people struggle with this kind of work, only to find that simple ideas can make a huge difference.

What are some of your favorite recipes you’ve found online?

Weekend Roundup

Weekend Roundup: The Vegan Invasion

March 3, 2014

So this weekend was so much fun and eventful. Friday night, Lily and I went on to a “Couples Date Night” at Southern Season where we had all kinds of fun “Learning To Make Sweet Potato Gnocchi,” “Eating A Four Course Meal,” and “Tricking Your Culinary Instructor Into Thinking You’re A Lesbian.” It was pretty exciting stuff.

Despite all her squawking about "feminism," Lily's basically a 1950's housewife.

Despite all her squawking about “feminism,” Lily’s basically a 1950’s housewife.

We tasted a lot of delicious food, including blue cheese crostini with rosemary honey and pecans, fire roasted soup with seared scallops, sweet potato gnocchi, seared filet mignon with shiitake mushrooms and spinach and apple raspberry tart. You can find all of those photos on my Instagram account.

See that gnocchi? I made that!

See that gnocchi? I made that!

After dinner, Lauren came into town, and Lauren, Lily and Kathleen and I all went out in our best sequins downtown.

Captains of the sparkle brigade.

Captains of the sparkle brigade.

On Saturday, we stopped at Persimmon Cafe for hangover brunch before going to pick up my bestie / cousin at the airport. Rob at Persimmon was awesome enough to make a custom vegan butternut squash sandwich for Naomi and she literally couldn’t shut up about it the whole drive home. Lauren also kept talking about how everything she ate was “an explosion of flavor” in her mouth (I’ll leave that one alone) and said she dreamt about the orzo pasta salad that night. Basically, I’m converting everyone I know into a Persimmon fan.

She's gonna love that I'm using her "mouth full" picture.

She’s gonna love that I’m using her “mouth full” picture.

After we got Naomi from the airport, we all vegged out around the house for a while, watching Pete Holmes standup before heading over to North Charleston to hang out at Frothy Beard where we were joined by Charlie, Chrissy, and Kelly. After we drank a few delicious pints, we grabbed dinner at E.V.O. in Park Circle. Naomi almost died on the spot when she found out they had a vegan pizza.

And I have to say, it was actually kind of yummy.

And I have to say, it was actually kind of yummy.

Saturday night we decided to have a game night at my apartment with some friends instead of going out. It was so much fun! I love nights like that. Sunday morning, we went to Lost Dog Cafe because apparently Charlie had never had the biscuits & gravy from Lost Dog before which is basically a sin. It was outstanding and they easily catered to Naomi’s veggie-communism with a yummy black bean burger and some home fries. Everything was delicious as always.

But seriously that gravy should be illegal.

But seriously that gravy should be illegal.

After catching up on SNL (Colin Jost!), taking naps to recover from our delicious brunch and night of revelry, and bidding Lauren adieu, Naomi, Lily, and I made a vegan cheese sauce, normal people queso, and guacamole to watch the Oscars with. Lily also went on the great Ben & Jerry’s Cores hunt (get it?) which we also enjoyed whilst watching Leo lose for best actor yet again.

#PoorLeo

#PoorLeo

And that was my weekend. How was yours?