Welcome to Ingredients by No Recipes

February 8, 2009 · 7 comments

In a recent survey over at No Recipes a few people mentioned that they’d love to hear more about some of the more unusual ingredients I cook with. While I’ve tried to provide a primer the first time I use an ingredient, I realize some readers may have tuned in after I first posted about an ingredient.

Moreover, my philosophy on cooking is that if you know some basic techniques, have a bit of creativity, and understand the nature of the ingredients you use, you shouldn’t need a recipe to create a delicious meal. That’s why I’ve created this blog. While you could always just look up exotic ingredients in a dictionary, they won’t tell you where you can find it, how to pick the best ones, or what you can do with it. That’s just some of the info I want to share with you about the ingredients in my kitchen.

If you have a mystery ingredient that you want to know more about, write us at ingredients at norecipes . com and our crack-team of researchers will get on it to find you the answers you need.

  • http://www.tan-kitchen.com Tan

    Hi Marc,
    Congratulation! with a new blog. Looking forward to reading more soon.
    Tan;)

  • http://londoneater.com Kang

    Very cool stuff!!! Looking forward to yet more amazing food pics :D

  • http://www.practicallydone.com helen

    Marc,

    This thought just came to me:

    Would you consider letting your visitors submit their recipes and/or photos that incorporate your featured ingredient? You should be able to moderate the submissions, of course.

    Just in case you’re not busy enough already…

  • Joley

    What a great idea, I appreciate you doing this. So many things I am interested in cooking but I am not familiar with the ingredients. I will get back to you on items I’d like to see.

  • http://ceressecrets.com/ Ceres

    Excellent idea for a blog! It will be fun to discover some new ingredients and become more familiar with ones that I already know.

  • http://myabsentblog.blogspot.com Val

    YES. I love this. Now I know the Japanese name for bonito flakes!

  • http://www.linkedin.com/in/heartburnhomeremedy Heartburn Home Remedy

    This is quite a up-to-date information. I think I’ll share it on Facebook.

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