A quick post today, but one with a great link that I just discovered. Sometimes meal planning is difficult for me and we might end up with the same meals over and over again. This is when we become bored and are more inclined to eat out. Other times I just want to use up what I have in the back freezer or cupboard. I have some great recipes that I found from the ‘net and a lot that came from my mother, grandmother and aunts, but there are times when I’m not wanting to go through those to find a recipe using the ingredients I have on hand. Wouldn’t it be something if Google put their awesome search capabilities to use on just recipes?

Well, they have! Cookin’ With Google is a great resource. When you click on the link you will be taken to a no-frills page with a simple search bar. Type in just a couple of ingredients. Go ahead, first I tried “chicken pasta” just to see what would come up. You’ll get a couple of Google ads then underneath there will be the option of narrowing your search to different types of dishes such as seafood, low-fat and crockpot. Or, if you prefer, you can start the hunt for recipes under that.

You can add as many ingredients to the search as you want and you will get plenty of results. The results include recipes from sites such as Rezipezaar, Allrecipes, Cooks.com, GroupRecipes, and other ‘food’ websites. I didn’t see any results from blogs, which is where I tend to find my best recipes.

Try it yourself and see if you like it. I will definitely use it often.