Wowzer! Here we come to the end of another month (I should
go back and count how many times I have said that), which means it is time to
wrap up and review another Website of the Month. This month I featured AllRecipes. All Recipes is probably one of the most popular recipe sites out
there. There isn’t a person I know that doesn’t know about this site and doesn’t
use it. It really is a top recipe resource for many.
(photo credit: All Recipes)
Incase All Recipes is new to you, here’s what it is all
about:
about:
Pictures: Almost all recipes
I would say about 90-95% of all recipes have accompanying
photos, many with multiple photos. However, these photos are added by users who
are not professionals and therefore the quality of photo lacks greatly.
Prep Time, Cooking Time, and Number of Servings listed: Yes
Every recipe has this information provided!
Nutritional Information provided: Yes
Yes, every recipe contains the nutritional value for common nutritional
needs such as fat, sodium, calories, etc.
needs such as fat, sodium, calories, etc.
Clear, easy to follow directions and ease of preparation:
Yes and No
Yes and No
Most of the recipes are easy to make with clear directions.
However, the recipes found on All Recipes are all submitted by the site users, so
some of the recipes may have information missing.
However, the recipes found on All Recipes are all submitted by the site users, so
some of the recipes may have information missing.
Easily available ingredients and budget friendly: Yes
This is a very family friendly, user friendly website. Since
all of the recipes are from users (users just like you and me), I’d say all most
all of the ingredients are very easy to find and budget friendly.
all of the recipes are from users (users just like you and me), I’d say all most
all of the ingredients are very easy to find and budget friendly.
Variety of recipes: All types of recipes! This site is huge
and has tons of recipes.
and has tons of recipes.
Like tons! Great resource if you are looking for any type of
recipe!
recipe!
Meal Planning Feature: Yes
Honestly I didn’t play around with this feature much because
while the basic menu planning feature is free, to really use it to its full capacity
you have to pay for a membership. What I did gather and see is that the menu
plan feature offers the ability to drag and drop recipes that are saved to your
recipe box to your meal plan by day. You can add unlimited recipes per day and
the menu plan feature will give you the nutritional data for the day based on
consuming one serving of each recipe posted on that day. They also have a
feature with menus already created with preselected recipes, for holidays,
budget friendly, under a certain number of calories per day, gluten free, etc.
These specialty menus, the ability to save your menus, and print off a grocery
list are all available with the purchase of a membership which is $17.50 per
year.
while the basic menu planning feature is free, to really use it to its full capacity
you have to pay for a membership. What I did gather and see is that the menu
plan feature offers the ability to drag and drop recipes that are saved to your
recipe box to your meal plan by day. You can add unlimited recipes per day and
the menu plan feature will give you the nutritional data for the day based on
consuming one serving of each recipe posted on that day. They also have a
feature with menus already created with preselected recipes, for holidays,
budget friendly, under a certain number of calories per day, gluten free, etc.
These specialty menus, the ability to save your menus, and print off a grocery
list are all available with the purchase of a membership which is $17.50 per
year.
Source of recipes: Member submitted
A recipe website with ONLY member submitted recipes can be
tricky, because you never know the quality of the recipe you get. But almost
every recipe I have found on this site and used has been good if not better with
a few modifications. Be sure and read the user reviews, found on each recipe,
for a better idea of the results of the recipes.
tricky, because you never know the quality of the recipe you get. But almost
every recipe I have found on this site and used has been good if not better with
a few modifications. Be sure and read the user reviews, found on each recipe,
for a better idea of the results of the recipes.
Cost: Free to browse recipes and save them to your profile
and $17.50 per year to use the menu planning feature.
and $17.50 per year to use the menu planning feature.
Special feature: This site has so much to offer! The menu
planning services are very elaborate. And the site offers a phone app, which
allows you to search by recipes by clicking first on the dish you want, then
the ingredients, and then the method you wish to prepare. You can also search
by ingredient or recipe title and click to filter by any dietary restrictions
you have. The actual website also has a magnitude of cooking tips, how-to and
informational articles, as well as helpful videos.
planning services are very elaborate. And the site offers a phone app, which
allows you to search by recipes by clicking first on the dish you want, then
the ingredients, and then the method you wish to prepare. You can also search
by ingredient or recipe title and click to filter by any dietary restrictions
you have. The actual website also has a magnitude of cooking tips, how-to and
informational articles, as well as helpful videos.
In case you missed is, this is what I made:
Allrecipes was my go-to when I first got married and really started cooking. I still love it and love that you can find pretty much anything there! My favorite thing is that you can see what real people think of the recipes. I guess that's why I like blogs so much, too! 🙂