From Wendy Boswell,
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What is FoodieView?

FoodieView is a recipe search engine searching over 175,000 recipes from all different kinds of sources, including (but not limited to) the following:

• AllRecipes.com
• The Food Network
• Epicurious
• BBC Recipes
• Martha Stewart Recipes

and many, many more. FoodieView is a targeted recipe search engine with a lot of really interesting features; it's also extremely easy to find good recipes on FoodieView that are actually relevant to what your search query is, which, if you've ever tried to find a recipe using certain ingredients on one of the bigger search engines, you'll agree with me when I say that it can be a huge time-waster. FoodieView just makes the task of searching for recipes easier; and as a busy mom with three kids this couldn't be more welcome.

FoodieView Recipe Search Home Page

You have quite a few search options on the FoodieView home page. The main search query box is right in the middle, and then you have the option to browse by category, search in your Recipe Box (more about that in a second), look at restaurants, product reviews, cooking resources, or read the FoodieView Blog, which is full of search questions that FoodieView readers have sent in.

FoodieView Recipe Search Features

One thing that is especially cool on FoodieView (and is probably my absolute favorite feature) is this: you can use FoodieView to clean out your fridge. For instance, right now, I have chicken breasts, ranch dressing, and instant rice in my kitchen, and I'd like to do something with it. Try searching with a couple of ingredients and see what happens.

The FoodieView search results page is nicely uncluttered; in fact, the whole FoodieView site is very easy on the eyes. Once you perform a search, your main search results are in the middle column. For each individual search result, you'll see a short annotation of the recipe, the link to the originating site, reviews and ratings, and a text link that invites you to "Add to Recipe Box." In the left-hand column, you'll see "Narrow Down By..." and a list of various things you can use to further narrow down your search, such as Ingredients, Type of Dish, Cuisine, etc., all with lots more search suggestions. For instance, my search for "chicken" was a bit too vague for me, so I clicked on "dairy" (underneath Ingredients), and got chicken category:dairy.

Once you choose any of the search suggestions in the "Narrow Down By" column, that particular word or phrase will show up with a little checkbox next to it, so you remember what you've done. Conversely, if you don't like what you've turned up in your search or it comes back with zero results, just uncheck the box(es) and try another search suggestion.

You can narrow your searches down either by using the "Narrow Down By" or simply by using the all-purpose FoodieView "category:topic" search operator. For instance: chicken category:bobby_flay category:vegan, or fish category:dairy category:african, etc.

This profile of FoodieView, a recipe search engine, is continued on page two.