We all have a collection of our favorite recipes. Whether they’re scribbled index cards inherited from our grandmother, or scraps of paper I pulled from my purse when a restaurant told me their recipe for coconut rice, or even collections of newspaper recipes torn out in preparation for the holidays. Without any sort of system, all of this can be one big mess. A new website called RecipeNut is striving to bring some order (and sharing) to our recipe chaos.
About RecipeNut
The Review
When it comes to finding and sharing recipes on the web, I need a site that is easy to navigate and use. I also like pictures – I’m a visual person so seeing food helps (while also unexpectedly making me hungry.) On the first visit to the RecipeNut website, I appreciated the clean design and layout. I loved that there was just one ad on the site; it made it less cluttered.
One thing I really like about RecipeNut is that it allows you to upload recipes from other websites. That means that as I’m surfing all of the different recipes online, I can load all of them into RecipeNut as my one-stop collection of all online recipes.
I loaded one of my favorite recipes – Chicken Mirabella. To share the recipe, I clicked on “Add a recipe” then pasted in the link and title of the recipe. The next screen allowed me to describe and tag the recipe according to ingredient, cuisine, occasion, and other criteria. It also has the functionality to upload pictures. After filling it out, you hit “Publish” and voila! recipe loaded.
From any recipe screen, you can post it to Facebook, Tweet it or email it to friends. If you want to see all of the recipes you’ve loaded or liked, you can click on the “My Recipe Box” to see the recipes you’ve saved.
I think that RecipeNut is a great new recipe site that will allow online recipe fans like myself, or even the traditional recipe collectors, to organize and share all of their favorite recipes.
RecipeNut Facebook Contest
RecipeNut is currently hosting a contest on their Facebook page – in search of some of our favorite family recipes. To enter, simply “like” the page, and then upload a picture of the recipe along with the story behind it. There will be 1 Grand Prize winner and 2 Runners up. You can check out their FB page for more details. If you have a treasured recipe, definitely check out their contest – I hear that there aren’t that many entries right now so you’ll have great odds!
The WiC Project RecipeNut Giveaway
The Prize:
One winner will receive a Hormel and RecipeNut gift pack that includes Hormel Chili, Hormel Bacon Bits, a RecipeNut oven mitt, Pepperoni Minis, Hormel Premium Chunkc Chicken Breast, and Hormel product coupons.
To Enter:
- Visit www.recipenut.com and leave a comment telling me what you like about the site and how you think you would use it.
- For a bonus entry, subscribe to The WiC Project via reader or via email and leave a comment letting me know that you have.
The Rules:
One winner will be selected at random for this prize.
Giveaway ends at 11:59 PM EST, October 20, 2010.
Visit our Giveaway Rules page for general giveaway rules that also apply to this giveaway.
Disclaimer: This post consists of my (and/or fellow tester) opinions only. No compensation was given for this review/giveaway. I did receive a RecipeNut gift pack from the manufacturer or representing PR agency to use and test for the purposes of this review. This did not affect the outcome of this review.
Deb Klein says
October 6, 2010 at 5:18 pmI love this site,I would use it for many different recipes.As I love nuts and I am always looking for new ways to use them!
Deb Klein says
October 6, 2010 at 5:18 pmI am already a email subscriber 😉
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Seriousreader says
October 6, 2010 at 6:14 pmI like the fact that you can look up a recipe by a main ingredient. I think that’s very useful.
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Seriousreader says
October 6, 2010 at 6:15 pmI am a follower on GFC and an email subscriber.
seriousreader at live dot com
virgomomwriter says
October 6, 2010 at 6:51 pmI really love all the specific categories, it makes it so easy to be specific!
GoldenOrchard says
October 6, 2010 at 7:11 pmWow I love their extensive main ingredient menu. They’re the first recipe website I’ve visited to include duck & citrus in a list as a main ingredient I’m definitely going to use this site during the holidays to whip up some tasty meals and desserts!
GoldenOrchard says
October 6, 2010 at 7:11 pmWic Project email subscriber
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NICHOLAS ELIAS NIEVES says
October 6, 2010 at 8:16 pmTHEY HAVE SOME GREAT RECIPES
Frogz60 says
October 6, 2010 at 9:00 pmI love that you can find a good recipe by looking up an ingredient you have already or can get easily!
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Anonymous says
October 6, 2010 at 10:30 pmI visited Recipe Nut and I signed up. I think I would use it to share recipes with family members out of state.
lfhpueblo at msn dot com
Anonymous says
October 6, 2010 at 10:31 pmI subscribe to the WIC Project by email.
lfhpueblo at msn dot com
Theresa says
October 7, 2010 at 12:30 amlove that there is such a variety of recipes.
Theresa says
October 7, 2010 at 12:30 ame-mail subscriber
Ardi says
October 7, 2010 at 2:25 amOh I lied the site and would like to use it for the slow cooker recipes, I never can have enough of those.
Ardi says
October 7, 2010 at 2:26 amI did subscribe by email method.
shelly says
October 7, 2010 at 2:45 amI love this websight has so many great recipees
Donna L says
October 7, 2010 at 2:48 amI love nuts and I love Hormel, what a combo!!
elizabeth p says
October 7, 2010 at 3:01 amI love the versatility of this website!
Shirley says
October 7, 2010 at 3:08 amI like the site for great ideals like the Caramel Apple Cupcakes, going to make this week for a party.
Shirley says
October 7, 2010 at 3:09 amEmail subscriber
cstironkat says
October 7, 2010 at 6:06 amI will be using it for the soup recipes. I have been making homemade soups and I would love some new recipes.
Marcia Goss says
October 7, 2010 at 11:57 amI like the fact that you can find vegetarian or gluten-free recipes so easily.
Marcia Goss says
October 7, 2010 at 11:57 amI’m an email subscriber.
Anonymous says
October 7, 2010 at 1:28 pmI like they have different categories for quick meal search.
Anonymous says
October 7, 2010 at 1:28 pmI’m a subscriber
deb c says
October 7, 2010 at 1:38 pmI will definitely use the site to find new recipes. I saw they have slow cooker recipes and 30 minute recipes, both of which I’m interested in.
deb c says
October 7, 2010 at 1:38 pmemail subscriber
Denise B. says
October 7, 2010 at 1:47 pmI like that you can choose a recipe category by ingredient. This would be a great go-to in a fix when I don’t know what to make with something.
susan h says
October 7, 2010 at 3:26 pmLooks like there are some good and unusual recipes.-
susan h says
October 7, 2010 at 3:26 pmIm a subscriber
Anonymous says
October 7, 2010 at 3:51 pmI like that you can follow people . I would use it to find new and exciting recipes to try and share some of my own.
Anonymous says
October 7, 2010 at 4:06 pmEmail subscriber.
Tamara B. says
October 7, 2010 at 4:33 pmNot only the wonderful recipes I love but there are sections where you can get ideas for a recipe just by main ingredient and by health & diet.
I would use this for new and healthy recipes for the family.
I posted on Lysol’s Facebook wall you sent me.
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Tamara B. says
October 7, 2010 at 4:34 pmEmail subscriber.
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Pat says
October 7, 2010 at 6:27 pmI like their main ingredient menu.
ELYSESW says
October 7, 2010 at 7:07 pmI’d use the site for my personal recipe box. I’m so happy I found it.
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Jennem22 says
October 7, 2010 at 7:17 pmI like that I can combine recipes from many places. I have a jumble of printouts, notes, bookmarks, etc.
Anonymous says
October 8, 2010 at 1:17 amI will use it to find new recipes
chris says
October 8, 2010 at 1:17 amcan look up a recipe by a main ingredient
Reanne Burnett says
October 8, 2010 at 1:51 amI’d like to bring over some bookmarked recipes from my comp. I also love the follow option. That’ll be great if they get some big names in there.
bringhamsweeps (at) yahoo *dot* com
Lucky's Luna says
October 8, 2010 at 2:06 amI love the website! So cute, I really like the acorn symbol, when I looked I immediately saw a recipe I want to try Kit Kat crunch cheesecake! I would proabably use it to find fun recipes for parties and dinners, especially holidays!
luckysluna(at)yahoo(dot)com
Cardprincess says
October 8, 2010 at 7:08 amI like how you can keep track of the recipes of your choosing on the site! So you can just click save, and you don’t necessarily have to print out a recipe right away to make sure that you don’t lose it.
Tracey Byram says
October 8, 2010 at 9:50 amI like that there are so many different recipes that use items that I have on hand already.
Selinda_mccumbers says
October 8, 2010 at 1:53 pmI love new recipes and am always looking for new sites! This is a wonderful find.
kathy harmon says
October 8, 2010 at 3:34 pmI like the Easy Meals section – simple & easy to use – I would use the recipes listed to make quick meals on the go
McKim says
October 8, 2010 at 5:45 pmI like how you can keep track of recipes put on by your “favorite nuts”.
bison61 says
October 9, 2010 at 2:47 pmI like the main ingredient section-I had lots of peppers from my garden and was able to look that up. the under 30 mins recipes would be a great help
tiramisu392 (at) yahoo.com
Denise says
October 9, 2010 at 11:47 pmkid friendly under easy recipes–found a great cupcake idea
already subscribed!
Kristen says
October 10, 2010 at 2:29 amI’d use it to think of something to make for dinner when I am out of ideas.
R0berts says
October 10, 2010 at 4:54 amI love your organization of ideas that make things easy to find
Anonymous says
October 10, 2010 at 7:40 pmi like that you can look up recipes by main ingredient..i’d use that method the most sometimes i just have something and don’t know how to use it in a new way
nannypanpan at sbcglobal.net
Anonymous says
October 10, 2010 at 7:42 pme-mail subscriber
yonawilliams says
October 10, 2010 at 11:14 pmI visited the RecipeNut site and love how they have a Health & Diet section where you can choose recipes that meet your dietary needs, such as no carbs, low fat, and low sugar. Email: yona(at)pricelesswriters.com
yonawilliams says
October 10, 2010 at 11:15 pmI’m an RSS feed subscriber (Google Reader). Email: yona(at)pricelesswriters.com
Patricia Treskovich says
October 10, 2010 at 11:28 pmlike the way recipes are organized
Patricia Treskovich says
October 10, 2010 at 11:32 pmsubscribe in goggle reader
Mellissa C says
October 11, 2010 at 1:07 amI really like all the recipes, it will keep me busy cooking!
susitravl says
October 11, 2010 at 1:23 amI love Recipe Nut! I have it bookmarked and will be using recipes from there in my daily cooking.
susitravl(at)gmail(dot)com
Monique Rizzo says
October 11, 2010 at 7:11 pmI love the Recipes and would use it for Dinner.
Thanks for the chance.
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sandra says
October 11, 2010 at 9:03 pmi think i would use it to make a recipe for my next family get together
Felecia says
October 12, 2010 at 2:13 pmI like that you can leave comments about the recipes.
Felecia says
October 12, 2010 at 2:14 pmemail subscriber
No19034770 says
October 12, 2010 at 9:21 pmi had never heard of this site but i already posted on fb the buffalo chicken dip recipe-i have to try it!
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xxbowietipxx says
October 14, 2010 at 10:57 pmI would use Recipe Nut in lieu of a cookbook, which is fine as I don’t own any cookbooks.
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Anonymous says
October 14, 2010 at 11:30 pmI love the site and will use it for inspiration. I already found a recipe to try-Chicken, Mushroom & Red Wine Casserole.
Lamb says
October 15, 2010 at 1:52 pmI like the way their recipe search is designed. It makes it easy to find a great recipe in a hurry! 🙂
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Rennieangie says
October 15, 2010 at 2:20 pmI would use this to store my fav. recipes cuz I usually do our meal plans and grocerty lists while I am at work…and cant take my recipe box with me!!!
Anonymous says
October 15, 2010 at 6:23 pmI like the way the header is laid out making it easy to locate whe type of recipe you want. I’d use the site to find recipies I don’t already have.
Anonymous says
October 15, 2010 at 6:24 pmI subscribe by email.
J says
October 16, 2010 at 3:49 amI like the Health & Diet menu, which addresses allergies and health conscious needs. Great for when you have to prepare for a group of people
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Anonymous says
October 17, 2010 at 12:55 amI like the candy apple puch for a pupkin party we are going to have!!
Anonymous says
October 17, 2010 at 12:56 amI subscribe by email!
Rosa says
October 17, 2010 at 1:43 amI will use recipenut to plan my meals for the week, find new and interesting recipes, and find recipes for special occasions and holidays.
amweeks says
October 17, 2010 at 11:55 amI like that they have such an easy way to find recipes…especially by meal type OR by main ingredient!
amweeks says
October 17, 2010 at 11:55 amI subscribe via email at annmarieweeks at verizon dot net!
Miss Heidi says
October 17, 2010 at 6:32 pmI love this site! I will for sure bookmark it. I cook all the time, we never go out to eat in my house. So, this site will come in handy for new ideas for dinner. Plus, the desserts look really good which will come in handy in the upcoming holiday season. Thanks.
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Lbell16 says
October 17, 2010 at 6:54 pmI love being able to look recipes up by occasion. It’s a great source of ideas!
Emily N says
October 17, 2010 at 8:54 pmI like that it shows what recipes others are saving. I’d use it to see what’s popular with others to add inspiration to my collection of recipes.
marci says
October 18, 2010 at 12:44 ami really like the low carb recipes on their site–very useful!! 🙂
Jennifer T. says
October 18, 2010 at 1:05 amI’d use RecipeNut to find different and new recipes. I love that RecipeNut has an option to search recipes by cuisine.
jtmagmom73(at)gmail(dot)com
Supercoupongirl says
October 18, 2010 at 7:12 amI think this site is fun! I could see using this to search for special recipes by occasion, like Halloween themed food. Thank you for the giveaway!
~Beeb
supercoupongirl AT gmail.com
Supercoupongirl says
October 18, 2010 at 7:14 amI subscribe to your RSS feed using My Yahoo reader – my username on Yahoo is sh3w1llb3l0v3d.
~Beeb
supercoupongirl AT gmail.com
Vabred1963 says
October 18, 2010 at 4:35 pmI love the site and will use these recipes. I need a new pick me up. After 31 years of marriage I feel like I cook my husband the same old thing day after day. Thanks for something new.
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Vabred1963 says
October 18, 2010 at 4:36 pmI subscribe via email
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Jacque says
October 18, 2010 at 11:20 pmI like the crockpot recipes and use it when I leave for the day and supper would be ready when I get home. Thanks!
Jacque says
October 18, 2010 at 11:21 pmI subscribe to email.
Anonymous says
October 18, 2010 at 11:40 pmI like all of the various ways that one can search for a recipe especially the Easy Meals category. I would use this when I need a quick idea for dinner.
Anonymous says
October 18, 2010 at 11:41 pmemail subscriber
Katklaw777 says
October 19, 2010 at 4:11 amI like the fact that the recipes are sorted into so many categories. Makes it easy to find special recipes. My daughter is a vegetarian so I can sort and find recipes there. Great giveaway, thanks.
Katklaw777 says
October 19, 2010 at 4:11 amI subscribe via email.
sarah oswald says
October 19, 2010 at 4:30 amIM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A NEW RECIPE SO THIS SITE WILL HELP ME OUT ALOT!
sarah oswald says
October 19, 2010 at 4:31 amI AM AN EMAIL SUbscriber
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Debbie C says
October 19, 2010 at 5:11 amI like the ability to save your recipes. I would use RecipeNut to find recipes for unusual ice cream and then store them.
iplaytrack1224 says
October 19, 2010 at 7:55 amSweet blog and thanks for the giveaway!
I would love, love, LOVE to win this!
=]
Anonymous says
October 19, 2010 at 2:18 pmI like how you can search by main ingredient. I would love to use this site for new recipe ideas
Nera_caligula says
October 19, 2010 at 6:33 pmI like that you can save recipes from any site to your recipe box.
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Nera_caligula says
October 19, 2010 at 6:34 pmI already subscribe via email 🙂
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Robyn Dones says
October 19, 2010 at 7:36 pmOh Wow – thank you for letting me know about “RecipeNut”! I’m always looking for new recipe ideas and I will be checking this site out.
Also, thank you for the chance to win the Hormel prize.
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Robyn Dones says
October 19, 2010 at 7:37 pmI already subscribe to WIC. Thank you for the chance to win!
theyyyguy says
October 19, 2010 at 10:56 pmI saw the Snickerdoodle Cake recipe and knew that I would hunt around for other fun ideas!
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Julie L says
October 19, 2010 at 11:41 pmlove the site-I am now a “nut”over there 🙂
its very user friendly and has health/diet recipes on it
Julie L says
October 19, 2010 at 11:42 pmemail sub
Tonya Dean says
October 20, 2010 at 6:12 amI love the easy meals tab. I would use that the most.
dawn says
October 20, 2010 at 8:35 amI like the fact that you can look up a recipe by a main ingredient.
Nenette says
October 20, 2010 at 10:45 amI love your site, have a great day! [email protected]
Nancy says
October 20, 2010 at 11:55 amI like that you can see what recipes others are posting. I could get new recipe ideas that way. I also like the Healthy section!
Nancy says
October 20, 2010 at 11:56 amI am an e-mail subscriber.
Skkorman says
October 20, 2010 at 12:49 pmThe site has a great variety of recipes that I’d like to try out!
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brenda says
October 20, 2010 at 1:56 pmI like all the specific categories.I would use it for many recipes.
Suelee1998 says
October 20, 2010 at 3:10 pmI love that you can just pick an ingredient and find a recipe to use it in. suelee1998 @ gmail.com
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barb says
October 20, 2010 at 3:45 pmI would use the site’s cookie recipes at Christmas time. The Swedish Christmas cookies look great.
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Susan says
October 20, 2010 at 4:08 pmI would use it to find recipes
Justine Pierson says
October 20, 2010 at 5:37 pmI checked out RecipeNut and I like how you can ‘follow’ someone! That’s particularly nice if they have the same type of taste as you or you admire their abilities!
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Justine Pierson says
October 20, 2010 at 5:37 pmI subscribe via email
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Emeri49 says
October 20, 2010 at 6:21 pmI just love it! I love to cook and this site gave me different ideas! Thanks for the site and giveaway!
Debra F says
October 20, 2010 at 6:26 pmThe best thing is looking up recipes by the main ingredient….this is very useful.
Debra F says
October 20, 2010 at 6:27 pmI subscribe to your RSS feed
Josephthesweeper says
October 20, 2010 at 7:16 pmMy favorite thing about it is that it has an “occasions” site where you can make holiday specific recipes. Thats awesome.
josephthesweeper at gmail dot com
Dlhaley says
October 20, 2010 at 7:38 pmI like the recipes.
Anonymous says
October 20, 2010 at 7:42 pmi will use the site to get new recipes to try out
Lmurley2000 says
October 20, 2010 at 9:09 pmi love all the differnet receipes and would love to try some of them
Lmurley2000 says
October 20, 2010 at 9:09 pmemail subscriber
Valeen N says
October 20, 2010 at 9:10 pmWhat a great website! I love that you can search by either type of recipe, or search by main ingredient. I love that you can find 30 minute recipes! I’m always in such a hurry this would be wonderful!
phxbne says
October 20, 2010 at 10:22 pmgreat way to get new dinner ideas!
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October 20, 2010 at 10:23 pmsubscribe to The WiC Project via reader
Fatally_flayed says
October 20, 2010 at 11:08 pmJust got a slow cooker which would have many recipes to choose from, nice!
Fatally_flayed says
October 20, 2010 at 11:08 pmEmail subscriber.
Anonymous says
October 20, 2010 at 11:43 pmI love it – you can really personalize it and customize it. I will start using it to save recipes for sure!
birdie skolfield says
October 20, 2010 at 11:49 pmemail sub of yours
Donna L says
October 21, 2010 at 1:24 amI love the recipes.
Pamelashockley says
October 21, 2010 at 2:04 amI like that the recipes are categorized and I can see me using the “Under 30 minutes” one frequently!! Thanks.
Pamelashockley says
October 21, 2010 at 2:05 amSubscribed via google reader.
Atreau says
October 21, 2010 at 2:20 amI really like that it features different cuisine recipes.
Anonymous says
October 21, 2010 at 2:51 amI joined it recently and am using it to save recipes to make.
Michelle H. says
October 21, 2010 at 3:25 amI like the many different cusines it offers.
kathy pease says
October 21, 2010 at 3:25 ami love that it has so many different cuisines i would love to learn to make some asian dishes like the Broccoli and Pork Stir Fry..yummmmmmmmmmy 🙂
http://www.recipenut.com/recipe/broccoli-and-pork-stir-fry
Michelle H. says
October 21, 2010 at 3:25 amEmail subscriber.
kathy pease says
October 21, 2010 at 3:27 amrss google feed subscriber
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Veronica Garrett says
October 21, 2010 at 3:30 amI like the recipes and the Health and Diet section. I would use it to plan my family’s meals. [email protected]
Nancy S. says
October 21, 2010 at 3:47 amI like how easy it is to search. I could enter an ingredient and the site finds me recipes that use it.
Nancy S. says
October 21, 2010 at 3:48 amI subscribe with google reader.