Published Recipes - Frequently Asked Questions
About the recipe collection
What are published recipes?
Answer: We have a couple thousand, hand-picked, top-quality recipes - made with fresh, whole ingredients, and prepared with an easy-gourmet flair.
All our recipes have been designed by professional chefs, and previously published in well-known, trusted sources. The recipes are available to everyone, so feel free to browse the Complete Recipe Collection, or search for something specific on the Published Recipes page.
Searching the recipes
How do I search for a recipe?
The Published Recipes link can be found in the main navigation panels located on every page. There are a variety of ways to search the recipes. From the first drop-down list:
- “Recipe Name” - enter a word that might appear in the title of the recipe, such as chicken and press “go!”. All recipe names containing the word chicken will be selected.
- “Ingredient” - enter an ingredient name, such as scallion. All recipes containing this ingredient will be selected. (Note, singular and plural forms of the word produce slightly different results, so try them both!)
For a more sophisticated search, click the “show more options” button:
- “Season” - select recipes by their appropriate season, such as Spring.
- “Recipe Type” - select recipes that function as Entrees, Sides, etc.
- “Main Ingredient” - select recipes by main ingredient category, such as Beef.
- “Flavor” - select all recipes with a specific ethnic flavor, such as Asian.
- “Alternate Cooking Method” - select recipes prepared with a specialized cooking tool/method, such as Stir Fry.
- “Total Work Time” - select recipes by time, such as 30 . All recipes with a total work time of 30 minutes or less will be selected.
Press “go!” to search.
From the search results, you can navigate to the actual recipe details by clicking any underlined recipe name.
If you prefer, browse the Complete Recipe Collection. Here you can see all the recipes listed by their main ingredient.
Can I search for recipes by ingredients?
Answer: Sure, this is great to find recipes that use your leftover ingredients! Here's how:
- Select “Ingredient” from the "Search by" (top) drop-down box on the Published Recipes page.
- In the "Name" field, type your ingredient name, such as scallion. (Note, singular and plural forms of the word produce slightly different results, so try them both!)
- Press “go!” to search.
- All recipes containing this ingredient will be selected.
