Did you know that the keyword "recipes" is consistently in the top 50 keywords searched on the web every week?

Tried-and-tested recipes from magazines, restaurant chefs and home cooks can be found in abundance on the web. While you can probably type in the ingredients or name of a traditional meal into a search engine and come up with thousands of recipes, it may help to know a few web sites that really shine when it comes to providing free recipes.

Here are a few of those web sites:

epicurious.com
Web site offers a comprehensive collection of free tried-and-tested, regularly updated recipes from past issues of Gourmet and Bon Appétit magazines, as well as from epicurious.com registered members. The site is interactive allowing you to create your own online recipe box and submit, rate and review recipes. You can sign up for e-newsletters as well.

allrecipes.com
Free recipes compiled from a community of home cooks. Submit, rate and review recipes online. Sign up for e-newsletters and read articles and information about ingredients.

cooksrecipes.com
A small business owned cooking site offering online culinary help, a searchable index of recipes, daily tips and trivia.

cooking.com
An online shopping site mainly, with an easy to use search for recipes and feature articles from trusted and reputable sources including Cooks' Catalogue - the definitive guide to cooking equipment; top magazines including Cooking Light, Food & Wine, Fine Cooking and Taste of Home; and trusted brands such as Nestle, Betty Crocker and Crisco.

ecookbookmall.com
A featured merchant on the epicurious.com web site, ecookbookmall.com, also known as Jessica's Biscuit is a comprehensive cookbook shopping site.

Next week, I'll be looking at real estate web sites and let you know where to start your search pertaining to all aspects of real estate, buying and selling, financing, government programs, law and more.



About the Author
Margaret O'Connor brings over 18 years of technical experience in the software industry to her web hosting and design business, Wickford Web Works. Margaret regularly writes reviews and tips on searching the web for Web Search Advisor, a useful site for consumers and small business owners.