All Recipes Review

I love AllRecipes.com for many reasons.  Here are just a few:

1) Many recipes to match any request!  I just searched for recipes that contain Tuna and Elbow mac and received 11 results!  That may not seem like a lot, but it is for those two specific ingredients.

2) I can search by ingredients!  As I did above!  Today I realized we had a lot of Elbow mac, and I was in the mood for Tuna, so I can actually search for these ingredients and find recipes containing them.  It's so much easier than looking in a book trying to find something that matches.  I can also search by Ingredient's I DON'T Want, Special Considerations (such as Vegetarian meals only), Prep Time, and more!!

3) I can save recipes as I go!  As I read through these 11 recipes, I don't have to memorize them on the spot.  I can save each one I like to my recipe box as I go and I can easily find them later without having to search.  Usually when I'm searching for a dinner idea, I save it to the recipe box and come back when I have time to plan my shopping list.

4) Recipes are rated by 100s of users!  Almost every recipe has at least one rating.  I for one always seek the recipes with the highest ratings by the most users.  If a recipe has 300 ratings and is still rated 4-5 stars, I take that as a trusty review.

5) I can review recipes AND take pics!  I don't remember to do this often, but I can snap pics of my recipe and submit it to the website so that other users will have an idea what the final meal looks like.  I can also review things I've tried and help other readers find one that is right for them.

6) Meal Ideas and browsing is easy!  I often don't have a clue what I want to make for an occasion, so instead I just browse.  Before Valentine's Day, I browsed the Valentine's recipe categories and got the idea to make Fettuccine Alfredo and a really yummy cake.  Both were things that never crossed my mind before visiting the site.

There are tons more things I like about the site!  So just go sign up today.  There is only one thing to be aware of:
1) You can't judge a recipe if you don't follow it!  My least favorite thing about this site, and the only thing I don't like, is how people will rate the recipe and then review it and once you read their review it becomes clear they didn't really follow the recipe AT ALL!  I've seen people give it "5 stars - wonderful!" then in their review they write something like "I changed the mayo to cream cheese, used 2 scoops of milk instead of 1, replaced the butter with applesauce, and took out the powdered sugar". 

That bugs me b/c they didn't really follow the recipe.  It's ok if you change one ingredient, but if you change 3 or more things about the recipe, you really have no right to review it.  I've seen the opposite too, people rating the recipe low and then stating how they made it completely different.  That's not fair to the recipe!

Enjoy your cooking!!