A while ago Mom asked me if we could create a recipe site as part of our online good times. I thought it was a great idea, but just haven't gotten around to it...until now. The recipe site is a GO for launch. In fact it already has several recipes on it, so you can get a good feel for how it will work. I hope no one minds (Jana and Jen) that I already posted some of your delicious recipes for you. If you'd like to post some of your own (please please do!), I just need to set you up as an author. Please leave a comment on this post, and I'll send you an email invite. (FYI- I am not making Quigley Cuisine a private blog like I have the rest of our sites. Let's share our recipes with everyone.)
For those of you that will be sharing your recipes (again, please please do), I have a few tips.
First, I encourage you to take a picture of your yummy dish. Is it just me, or do pictures make a big difference when choosing a new recipe? I love seeing those mouth watering photos. As you will see, Jana is very good at this. All her food looks scrumptious. (For those of you that use photoshop/photobucket to size your pictures, the post field is 500px wide.)
Second, put the actual title of the recipe in the title field. This will help when we're trying to search out a specific recipe.
Third, to make our site ultra functional, all authors need to use LABELS. Labels are basically just a way of separating posts into categories. We will be using labels to form a recipe file. I've created a quick tutorial to demonstrate what I mean.
For those of you that will be sharing your recipes (again, please please do), I have a few tips.
First, I encourage you to take a picture of your yummy dish. Is it just me, or do pictures make a big difference when choosing a new recipe? I love seeing those mouth watering photos. As you will see, Jana is very good at this. All her food looks scrumptious. (For those of you that use photoshop/photobucket to size your pictures, the post field is 500px wide.)
Second, put the actual title of the recipe in the title field. This will help when we're trying to search out a specific recipe.
Third, to make our site ultra functional, all authors need to use LABELS. Labels are basically just a way of separating posts into categories. We will be using labels to form a recipe file. I've created a quick tutorial to demonstrate what I mean.
When creating a new post you have to opportunity to label your recipes into
different categories, just like you would file your recipe cards into different categories.
I've circled in red where you would insert said labels.
If you click on "Show all" it will show you all the categories that have already been created for this blog.
Simply click on an existing label (or multiple labels if your recipe calls for it) to add it.
Or, if you don't see the category you need, you can just type it to create a new category.
All labels need to be separated by a comma, but other than that there is really no tricky stuff about it.
If we all use these labels, it'll make looking up a recipe VERY easy.
Now that you know how to use labels, feel free to use them on the forum too.
Now go post something delicious!
different categories, just like you would file your recipe cards into different categories.
I've circled in red where you would insert said labels.
If you click on "Show all" it will show you all the categories that have already been created for this blog.
Simply click on an existing label (or multiple labels if your recipe calls for it) to add it.
Or, if you don't see the category you need, you can just type it to create a new category.
All labels need to be separated by a comma, but other than that there is really no tricky stuff about it.
If we all use these labels, it'll make looking up a recipe VERY easy.
Now that you know how to use labels, feel free to use them on the forum too.
Now go post something delicious!
This is a great idea Melinda! Thanks for already posting my recipes!
ReplyDeleteI looked over the new blog and got really hungry!
I'm glad you like it Jana!
ReplyDeleteEveryone: One thing I forgot to mention was receiving an email when comments are made on Quigley Cuisine. I have many of you already set up to get email notifications for this blog, and I think I'll just copy that list over to the QC blog. Just let me know if I need to make any changes.
Thanks so much, Melinda. I was so excited to see this. Mom & I just checked it out. It will be so fun to see each others recipe ideas. I know I certainly get caught in the dinner rut and it will be good to get some new meal ideas. I'm not promising any recipes of my own, only because I don't know if I'll get the photos taken of my food, but I'll do my best. You might get a post occasionally without a photo though. Mom says "ditto to that."
ReplyDeleteDo MANY posts without pictures! Sorry if I made it sound like a requirement to have one. I like pictures, but I mainly care about creating a recipe database. We all get in dinner ruts! Besides, a photo can be taken and added later by someone else who's trying out your recipe. Mom- just copy and paste all those great ones you already have typed up. In fact, maybe I'll do some for ya while I'm sitting here nursing.
ReplyDeleteMelinda, so I got on to post a recipe, and I don't think that I am set up as a user. There wasn't a way to write a new post. Could you add me?
ReplyDeleteThanks!