WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.199 --> 00:00:03.020 Ugh, what are we gonna have for dinner tonight? 00:00:03.020 --> 00:00:08.450 Sound familiar? You know, the Internet is a powerful tool for finding new recipes and 00:00:08.450 --> 00:00:10.080 learning new cooking techniques 00:00:10.080 --> 00:00:13.509 but there's so much information out there it can be hard to know where to 00:00:13.509 --> 00:00:14.380 get started. 00:00:14.380 --> 00:00:19.109 In this video, we'll talk about some basic tips for finding recipes online 00:00:19.109 --> 00:00:23.380 and how to save them for later. Think of it as a master recipe, 00:00:23.380 --> 00:00:27.230 a recipe for finding more recipes, a recipe recipe 00:00:27.230 --> 00:00:30.710 Anyway let's just get started. Step 1: 00:00:30.710 --> 00:00:34.940 Plan Ahead. Why look for recipes online anyway? 00:00:34.940 --> 00:00:39.140 Well, for one thing it's completely free. It's also really convenient because you 00:00:39.140 --> 00:00:40.930 can do it pretty much anywhere. 00:00:40.930 --> 00:00:44.190 Most of all, there are just a ton of recipes online, 00:00:44.190 --> 00:00:48.219 so it's really easy to find new flavors, new ideas, 00:00:48.219 --> 00:00:52.649 and start exploring a whole different side of cooking. Reviews are one of the best 00:00:52.649 --> 00:00:54.600 things about online recipes 00:00:54.600 --> 00:00:59.000 and that's something you really can't find in a cookbook—feedback from other people 00:00:59.040 --> 00:01:03.980 about how the recipe turned our how they might have changed it to work for them. 00:01:03.980 --> 00:01:07.880 Of course some reviews might be a bit more helpful than others... 00:01:07.880 --> 00:01:11.200 Step 2: Find your ingredients 00:01:11.200 --> 00:01:15.840 So where should you look for recipes online? You can treat recipes just like 00:01:15.840 --> 00:01:19.400 any other information on the web and use a search engine 00:01:19.400 --> 00:01:23.400 The top results are almost always going be from some the biggest cooking sites 00:01:23.400 --> 00:01:24.080 on the web. 00:01:24.080 --> 00:01:27.860 These sites make it easy to find a recipe for just about anything 00:01:27.860 --> 00:01:31.150 but they're not necessarily the most consistent in quality. 00:01:31.150 --> 00:01:34.659 Because a recipe might have been submitted by one of hundreds or even 00:01:34.659 --> 00:01:36.920 thousands of possible users, 00:01:36.920 --> 00:01:40.990 you going see a lot varying quality here. Other top results might come from popular 00:01:41.040 --> 00:01:45.500 food or cooking blogs. Generally speaking, a blog is going to be a lot 00:01:45.509 --> 00:01:47.090 more consistent than 00:01:47.090 --> 00:01:50.390 a bigger site like AllRecipes.com or FoodNetwork.com 00:01:50.390 --> 00:01:53.600 Since all the recipes are written by the same person, 00:01:53.600 --> 00:01:57.369 you can expect the same level of detail and information in each one. 00:01:57.369 --> 00:02:00.759 One other places we'd really recommend looking for recipes is YouTube. 00:02:00.759 --> 00:02:05.179 Video recipes make it easy to follow along and see exactly what you're 00:02:05.179 --> 00:02:06.159 supposed to do. 00:02:06.159 --> 00:02:09.759 If you're the type of person who likes to see something before you do it 00:02:09.759 --> 00:02:15.090 video recipes may be a really good option for you. And keep in mind this is YouTube so 00:02:15.090 --> 00:02:18.209 you might see some goofiness now and then. 00:02:18.209 --> 00:02:22.230 Step 3: Spice it up! If you feel like you're in a bit of a rut finding a new recipe 00:02:22.230 --> 00:02:26.090 maybe try changing the way you search for them. If you're usually trying to find a 00:02:26.090 --> 00:02:27.970 recipe for a specific dish, 00:02:27.970 --> 00:02:32.230 you can try searching by cuisine type instead. Another interesting way is to 00:02:32.230 --> 00:02:33.720 search by ingredients. 00:02:33.720 --> 00:02:36.769 Rummaging around your pantry you find black beans 00:02:36.769 --> 00:02:41.379 sweet potatoes and some eggs in the fridge. Just try searching for 00:02:41.379 --> 00:02:44.590 recipe black beans sweet potatoes eggs 00:02:44.590 --> 00:02:49.030 and look for a recipe that uses those ingredients 00:02:49.030 --> 00:02:51.800 Step 4: Relax and Enjoy. 00:02:51.800 --> 00:02:55.900 We really hope this video helps you to get some new ideas about 00:02:55.900 --> 00:02:59.200 how to search recipes online and where to look for them. 00:02:59.200 --> 00:03:03.080 Anyway, that's all we've got. Bon Appetit! 00:03:03.080 --> 00:03:06.940 which i think is French for happy eating, or something? 00:03:06.940 --> 00:03:08.890 Sounds right. Happy eating!