| The hunt for free online recipes is one we've all been | | | | makes sense for food manufacturers to have recipes |
| on at one time or another. With so much content on | | | | for their products on their Web sites. Of course, |
| the Internet, it just makes sense to look for what | | | | you're going to have product plugs as part of the |
| you need online, rather than going the old route of | | | | content, but if you're in search of the old standby |
| buying a cookbook.And there is a ton of material out | | | | chicken and mushroom soup casserole recipe for free |
| there! The "big three" recipe sites alone, AllRecipes, | | | | online, you're pretty much going to accept the |
| and Cooks.com, contain more aggregated recipes | | | | Campbell's version, right?Clubs and fan pages: This |
| than a whole library of cookbooks rolled together. | | | | can be the true gold mine for those who are willing |
| While some of their content is only available by | | | | to do a bit of searching. Every food-related show has |
| subscription, and they are pretty heavy on the ads | | | | at least one fan page, and many of them are hugely |
| and on product promotions, they're a good backstop | | | | valuable when it comes to recipes. Of course you'll |
| for your quick recipe searches.If you're looking for | | | | get the recipes from the shows, but anytime you |
| something truly special, though, you might want to | | | | get a group of foodies together you're also going to |
| cast your net a bid wider. You'd be amazed at how | | | | get their own "home" recipes and other concoctions. |
| many sites include recipes as part of their | | | | If they have a message board, you can also post |
| content.Cable channels: You'd expect recipe content | | | | there and ask for help finding what you want.The |
| from Food Network, of course, but sites like | | | | search for free online recipes doesn't have to lead |
| Discovery and Travel Channel will occasionally have | | | | you down the same road every time. Go |
| searchable recipe content. The big four TV networks, | | | | exploring!Ann Marie Krause has been making cookies |
| especially ABC and NBC, have good recipe databases | | | | for over 30 years, at persent I am retired, for over |
| attached to their morning shows, "Today" and "Good | | | | 23 years I owned a Gourmet Bakery called The |
| Morning America," although you'll usually have to root | | | | Cheese Confectioner. |
| around a bit to find them.Corporate sites: It just | | | | |