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