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Website Review: Tablespoon

July 4, 2012

Yet again another month has passed us by. And so that means
time to wrap up another website of the month and post a review.

For the month of June I featured the website Tablespoon. I
am a huge fan of this recipe/food/cooking site. I have been using it since it
was first founded years ago. Not only does this site have a variety of recipes,
but it has coupons, informational articles about food, cooking, party planning
etc.
Here’s what Tablespoon is all about:

Pictures: Most recipes

I would say about 85-90% of all recipes have accompanying photos
that are good quality.

Prep Time, Cooking Time, and Number of Servings listed: Yes

Every recipe has this information provided!

Nutritional Information provided: No

While for some people not providing this information would
be bothersome, I don’t mind not having it considering that some of the websites
I have reviewed in the past that have provided this data, provided false and
incomplete nutritional information. I would much rather not have this data at
all than be giving false info.

Clear, easy to follow directions and ease of preparation:
Yes and No

Most of the recipes are easy to make with clear directions.
However, the recipes found on Tablespoon are from a variety of sources and
therefore the format of the directions are not necessarily  consistent. In fact I found a few recipes, from one of
their featured contributors that I wanted to share with you but that was very
unclear that I skipped it.

Easily available ingredients and budget friendly: Yes

A lot of the recipes on Tablespoon are provided by popular
product labels, such as Betty Crocker, Bisquick, etc.; and use these brands in
the recipes. No crazy, expensive, or hard to find ingredients here!

Variety of recipes: All types of recipes! This site is huge
and has tons of recipes.

Meal Planning Feature: No

Source of recipes: Member submitted, Brand Recipes, and
Tablespoon featured contributor

That is one of the things that I like so much about this
site. The recipes come from a variety of sources. As I mentioned above some of
the recipes are provided by popular food brands and use many of their products.
These companies know their product best and share many great recipes on how to
doctor cake mixes, pizza dough, etc. The Tablespoon ‘featured contrubuters’ are
also reputable recipe resources as they are popular food bloggers that we all
know and love, such as The Girl Who Ate Everything, Culinary Concoctions byPeabody and Bev Cooks. The remaining recipes are from users like you and me.

Cost: FREE!

Special feature: This site has so much to offer. I
appreciate that the recipes on Tablespoon come from a variety of trusted
sources. I also like the informational articles on the site. And I like going
to the site each week to browse new recipes, articles, and download valuable
coupons for products I use and that are used in a lot of the recipes on the
site.

In case you missed it, here are all the delectable dishes I
made from Tablespoon.com

Greek Chicken Pita Pockets

Jalapeno Popper Burgers
Pesto Cornbread Muffins
S´more Snack Cake

Disclosure: I am not compensated for this review. They are
just my thoughts and opinions about a site I love and use!

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