| Soul food recipes are growing more user-friendly. | | | | sauces and even breads. |
| They're adjusting to the needs and lifestyles of a | | | | With the fast pace most families are at now simple, |
| growing number of people who have discovered and | | | | light and of course fast is how people want to prepare |
| are rediscovering the joy of cooking. Due to the tight | | | | their meals. In addition, you'll find more healthy soul food |
| economy, more families are turning to preparing meals | | | | recipes. For example, lighter, with less calories and less |
| at home. According to University of Californian study, | | | | sodium. Now you'll see more recipes seasoned with |
| people families can save over 70% by preparing | | | | more natural ingredients instead of salt, fatback, ham |
| meals at home instead of eating the same meal at a | | | | hocks or bacon. |
| restaurant or fast food establishment. | | | | Now you'll see more recipes calling garlic and onion |
| The soul food recipes on the websites that offer | | | | powder, bay leaves, thyme, chili peppers and other |
| user-friendly recipes are currently experiencing the fast | | | | natural seasonings. All these have made for not only |
| growth you would expect from new budding cooks. | | | | healthier eating but tasty eating. But one of the biggest |
| Many experts feel this growth comes from new | | | | user-friendly additions experiencing the fastest growth |
| cooks of all ages who are trying to stretch their | | | | is video recipes. People love the ease of following |
| monthly food dollars. | | | | experts on these videos, because it allows them to |
| User friendly soul food recipes are the less | | | | see the details written recipes can show. For example, |
| complicated recipes, many traditional southern recipes | | | | how the cook hold the pan, the spatula or how they |
| people have grown up with. They also cover recipes | | | | stir the vegetables without smashing them. |
| with less ingredients, in addition to ingredients that are | | | | The videos help to bring the soul food recipes to life, |
| easy to find. All these add up to more user friendly | | | | especially for the new cook, and helps them to get a |
| recipes new and budding cooks love. Initial reactions | | | | more accurate vision of the finished product. Another |
| from site visitors have been positive. Many have | | | | important benefit of video recipes is how they show |
| commented on the encouragement many of the | | | | the viewer how to avoid and correct those little |
| recipes have been in giving them more cooking | | | | mistakes that can happen with the added benefit of |
| confidence. Because of their added confidence with | | | | demonstration. Stay tuned as more people re-discover |
| these user-friendly soul food recipes, they're motivated | | | | cooking their meals at home again, the user friendly |
| to try more complex recipes. For example, desserts, | | | | recipes will continue to grow also. |