Online recipes/websites you trust

[Wrigley12]

For those that cook...where do you find your recipes online? I like to read reviews by people, but you never know what their background is...is chef boyardee their version of gourmet?..so their reviews really aren't valid in my book. I did not know if there were other websites where true foodies go in search of great recipes. I get Bon Appetite and Gourmet mags, but I was looking for something online.

[jpc8015]

Foodtv.com

[sarasparagus]

I tend to frequent food blogs instead; once you find someone who shares your taste, you can trust almost anything they make.

When I'm looking for a specific recipe, I often check http://foodblogsearch.com/ .

[4maxwelz]

Heard about this recipe "search engine" on here...
www.foodieview.com

I use it all the time!

[Luvfriedokra]

Epicurious.com is great, and if I'm looking for specifics, steamykitchen.com and elboricua.com

[irisav]

http://www.lifestylefood.com.au/home/

http://www.cuisine.com.au/home/

THe above are the ones that I frequent and trust.

[cimui]

when i'm making something new-to-me, i usually google for a wide range of recipes, read them all over, and then figure out which variations and prep methods i like best, which ingredients i prefer to use, etc... in general, i think it's helpful to have sites where people can comment on / rate the recipes. (great banana cake recipe i use from allrecipes that wouldn't be good if i didn't follow the suggestions of several posters to add in more banana than the recipe calls for.)

[lollya]

i do this too!

[valerie]

I agree with a lot of the sites already mentioned but I will add:

http://www.marthastewart.com/ (including Everyday Food Section

)

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipes/ (which has recipes from Cooking Light, Southern Living, Sunset, Coastal Living, Cottage Living, and Health )

[acme]

elise.com and ditto on recipezaar.com

[Grapedad]

Besides the ones mentioned, another I use is RecipeZaar

http://www.recipezaar.com/

[jerzzy]

Can't go wrong with Allrecipes. Have always found just what I was looking for. Plus love all the reviews to add to tips to each recipe.

[JungMann]

I find Allrecipes very hit or miss. A lot of their recipes appeal to the 1950s, Peoria palate: bland seasonings, timid flavors. An experienced cook can vitalize the flavors, but someone new to cooking might be disappointed with the 5-starred "spicy soup" that tastes like watery salsa.

[LAWoman]

Not a website but check out the Smitten Kitchen blog!

[maggiej]

Second Smitten Kitchen. Love it.

[todao]

Initially, I limited myself to "tried and true" web sites as recipe sources (recipe=ideas cuz I don't generally like following strict recipe directions) but I found that there are so many Internet sources for recipes that limiting my research actually crippled my ability to grow in the kitchen. I don't mind making something that turns out badly; that's part of the game. I've found that, after reading enough recipes and trying a wide range of ideas, I am much better at reading a recipe and accepting or rejecting it based upon my initial impression than I used to be. That saves me a lot of wasted time trying things that are, on the surface, gastronomically inferior.

[Al_Pal]

I've had really good luck with every recipe I've tried off of allrecipes.com, and they even send a daily recipe to my inbox. Most of the recipes have been reviewed many times over, and I've never gone wrong with the best rated ones.

I also like marthastewart.com. My family's polish, and when I moved a couple months ago, I accidentally left my recipe book with all of my grandfather's recipes at my parents' house. Since she's Polish, I tend to look to this site mostly for authentic Polish recipes in the absence of my grandfather's, and everything i've tried has been fantastic.

[fooftales]

chef to chef's forums include "ask a chef", where people post questions about recipes, ingredients, techniques etc that are answered by a wide range of cooks and chefs:

http://forums.chef2chef.net

the feedback is often interesting, as so many experienced pro's can disagree on the most basic of ideas. there's more than one way to er, skin a cat.

the site used to be a little busier, some recent changes have seen things slow a little there. some of the originals are regulars here at chowhound as well. but the advice is always good.

[Louise]

I've gotten some good ones from soupsong.com.

[MplsM ary]

More links:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/427178 One post in that thread has a treasure trove of sites.

Another one that's handy: http://www.101cookbooks.com/index.html

[Val]

This website, Chowhound, has given me some excellent recipes over the past 3 years--epicurious also is a trusted source for me. Finerkitchens.com and Recipezaar.com are also trusted sources for me, and finerkitchens.com has a "tried and true favorites" list which has given us some great "keepers."

[gsElsbeth]

finerkitchens.com is my go-to every day! (as is chowhound). But I must confess, I get more recipes from finerkitchens and more advice from chowhound.

[bnemes3343]

Epicurious is a good site as is allrecipes.com, but the most consistently good recipes, IMHO, is americastestkitchen.com (but you have to pay a monthly fee for the premium recipes).

[jackie de]

I agree with epicurious as well. I prob. get most of my recipes from that site. I also use all recipes and sometimes food network as well. ATk is good, but the free recipes are limited. I like to use sites that are rated by readers, which will give tips and likes and dislikes of the recipe---and of course here.

[girlwonder88]

My favorite is epicurious.com, which archives recipes from both those magazines, as well as some other sources. Good restaurant reviews, and they've rarely steered me wrong. The other place I like are the forums for America's Test Kitchens....and here, of course.