UFG+Annotated+Bibliography+-+Recipe


 * Mindy. "Easy Apple Cinnamon Muffins Recipe." //Allrecipes.com//. Web. 06 Feb. 2012. .**

This is a recipe that I have used to make muffins in the past - although I never realized that I had hardly read the entire recipe before. This recipe seems to be written so that it can be glanced and at sped through, or slightly modified by the reader (as I know I have done in the past). The directions are very concise, with short, guiding sentences. There is little explanation or "advice," it's mainly technical.


 * McGowen, Angie. "Nutella Mug Cake." //The Family Kitchen//. Babble, 15 Mar. 2011. Web. 6 Feb. 2012. .**

This recipe is interesting because it is set up as more of a blog entry. The author actually begins with a paragraph explaining how she came up with the recipe and how much she enjoys it. Still very short, concise sentences, but there is one more personal note ("Time depends on microwave wattage. Mine took 1 /2 minutes").


 * Belle. "Oven Baked Chicken With Herbs." //Cooks.com//. The FOURnet Information Network. Web. 6 Feb. 2012. .**

This recipe is very simple and straightforward. There is no picture so there is no way of knowing what the food is supposed to turn out like-- which I believe is a negative. Directions were very simplistic and could easily be confusing for an inexperienced cook. The author did include suggestions for sides that can be cooked with the chicken at the end, which is a nice touch.


 * Hackett, Jolinda. "Classic Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe." //Vegetarian Food//. About.com. Web. 06 Feb. 2012. .**

I liked that this article has a short introductory paragraph to sort of excite the reader about the recipe. Other than that, the recipe is also very straightforward and simplistic, designed to be read and used very quickly by experienced cooks.


 * "How to Make Sourdough Bread." //Food, Recipes, and Photography — Pinch My Salt//. 30 Sept. 2011. Web. 07 Feb. 2012. .**

This recipe was particularly interesting as an internet source- In my opinion, this method of publication wouldn't work as well in print form. The delivery is very artistic and well put-together. The "recipe" is actually more of a directional guide- complete with full-color photographs and the author's extensive commentary throughout. This is certainly designed for someone without as much experience and probably for a more visual reader who will get a lot from the photographs.


 * Sheasby, Anne. "Stuffed Aubergines With Lamb." //Fat Free, Low Fat: 400 Best-ever Recipes : The Essential Guide to Everyday Healthy Cooking and Eating with Each Recipe Shown Step by Step in More than 1900 Beautiful Photographs//. London: Southwater, 2009. 156. Print.**

This recipe, in print form, is still quite concise- but is similarly filled with full-color photographs. The photographs in this recipe help the reader to understand exactly what the directions explain, because the sentences are short and concise. There is a "Cook's Tip" at the bottom of the page with suggestions specific to this recipe, and I think that's a nice touch in a cookbook.


 * "Pesto Pasta With Vegetables." //Pasta.// San Francisco, CA: Fog City, 1994. 65. Print.**

This recipe is the first one I've found that has the directions listed first, and the ingredients listed secondly. I suppose this isn't necessarily true, because the ingredients are listed at a higher level on the page, but to the right of the directions. For a left-to-right reader, this might be slightly confusing. There is a helpful introduction/hint at the beginning which involves bringing the pesto to room temperature- that's certainly something that the cook would want to know right away.

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 * Gillingham-Ryan, Sarah Kate. "How To Write A Recipe Like A Professional." //The Kitchn//. Web. 18 Feb. 2012. .**

This website was helpful in writing my user's guide, and it had some very useful information that I applied to writing the genre itself. It's very easy to look at a recipe as simply a "list" - and although that is a large part of the genre, there is much more that makes a recipe coherent and useful for readers. This website set out some very basic "ground rules" for all genre of recipe; things that a writer must include in order to be understood by the reader, or the recipe and the literature will fail.