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Chicken Biryani, with Texmati® by Rice Select
Our friends and sponsors from Rice Select have contributed some great recipes to BigOven – they can be found here: http://www.bigoven.com/user/RiceSelect. Sponsors like RiceSelect help keep BigOven free for millions of cooks. As a home cook myself, I’ve been a... Continue reading
Posted Apr 19, 2013 at BigOven Blog
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Link to BigOven and we’ll mail you two Reusable Grocery Bags!
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Every year in the United States, over 200 million plastic bags are consumed. Plastic bags can take up to 1,000 years to degrade fully, and they contribute unnecessary litter to landfills. For this reason, many cities and states are now... Continue reading
Posted Apr 14, 2013 at BigOven Blog
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Refine your searches easily
We’ve just released a much-improved “refine your search” filter on BigOven. By clicking the “Refine Search” bar found at the top of your search results, you can narrow your results with parameters such as: Photos only Only recipes I’ve added... Continue reading
Posted Apr 12, 2013 at BigOven Blog
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Thanks, Times of London
The Times of London named BigOven to its list of Top 50 Websites for Food and Drink. Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2013 at BigOven Blog
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Tips: New features added this week
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1) BigOven.com will now show you the last recipe you viewed right on the “Recipes” tab. BigOven.com remembers the last recipe you were viewing and will show you it in the “Recipes” tab: Just click the “Recipes” tab to find... Continue reading
Posted Apr 5, 2013 at BigOven Blog
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RecipeLinks – Add or remove handy links to other recipes
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BigOven lets you add, and now remove*, links to other recipes on any recipe page. We call this feature RecipeLink™. RecipeLinks are handy ways for you to indicate things like: This recipe pairs well with another recipe -- also consider... Continue reading
Posted Apr 5, 2013 at BigOven Blog
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Clip recipes with BigOven–add them to grocery list, menu plan, and carry them with you
BigOven’s Recipe Clipper lets you capture recipes from your favorite recipe sites and food blogs. Give it a try today! Here’s a demo: Continue reading
Posted Mar 29, 2013 at BigOven Blog
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Readers Choice: Best Recipe App, 2013
For the third straight year, you’ve voted BigOven “Best Recipe App” in the annual Readers Choice Awards on About.com, with 89% of the total vote. Thank you! 2013 Readers Choice Winner, Best Recipe App 2012 Readers Choice Winner, Best Recipe... Continue reading
Posted Mar 27, 2013 at BigOven Blog
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Mobile Phones: The new competitor for end-cap displays?
Bloomberg News has a fascinating story today on how we shoppers are increasingly turning to our mobile phones at checkout, and away from end-cap attention-getters such as magazines and candy. At BigOven, we’ve seen this trend in our data. Mobile... Continue reading
Posted Mar 21, 2013 at BigOven Blog
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New Facebook integration makes it easier to connect with cooking friends!
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You can now easily link BigOven and Facebook, letting you: Easily see which of your Facebook friends are on BigOven Get notified by email when they join BigOven, so you can swap recipes Sign into BigOven with a single click... Continue reading
Posted Feb 14, 2013 at BigOven Blog
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FAQ: Favorites and Try Soons
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Some of the most common questions we get at our support desk relate to the Favorites and Try Soon lists on BigOven. The Favorite and Try Soon lists are very handy, free ways to get unstuck, plan meals more easily,... Continue reading
Posted Feb 14, 2013 at BigOven Blog
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BigOven is a Universal Recipe Box
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BigOven’s Recipe Clipper™ lets you capture recipes from blogs and websites, keeping them organized privately for you in the cloud, synced with your smartphone or tablet. With our brand-new update to the Recipe Clipper, you can add recipes you discover... Continue reading
Posted Feb 12, 2013 at BigOven Blog
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Syrah: Pairing Wine with Food 101
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Syrah, which is alternatively spelled “Shiraz” in English-speaking regions -- is a red grape that generally yields a spicy, rich red wine. “Syrah” and “Shiraz” are exactly the same grape. Yet because “Syrah” is the French spelling and “Shiraz” the... Continue reading
Posted Jan 26, 2013 at BigOven Blog
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New “List View” Now Available in My Recipes Dashboard
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We received a lot of great feedback on the new “My Recipes” dashboard, which is also the new default view for BigOven.com if you’re signed in. The most common feature request was for a more condensed list-style view which continued... Continue reading
Posted Jan 25, 2013 at BigOven Blog
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Riesling: Pairing Food with Wine 101
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Riesling (pronounced “rees-ling” is the most popular varietal produced in Germany, and the twentieth-most-popular varietal consumed worldwide. More than other varietals, the Riesling grape delivers wine with three very distinct flavor packages: dry, semi-sweet and sweet, depending upon when the... Continue reading
Posted Jan 20, 2013 at BigOven Blog
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Attention bloggers: Now Add Recipes and Menus To Your Wordpress-powered blog easily!
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We’ve made it really easy to add recipes to any Wordpress-powered blog – announcing the immediate availability of the BigOven Wordpress Plugin. With this free plugin, you can add any public recipe that’s been added to BigOven to your own... Continue reading
Posted Jan 11, 2013 at BigOven Blog
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Introducing new “My Recipes” area
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Today, we released substantial improvements to the “My Recipes” view on BigOven.com: Large, rich recipe images Support for full-width monitors – see much more information on the screen Easy sharing via Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, Email and blog Animated tiles Simplification... Continue reading
Posted Jan 7, 2013 at BigOven Blog
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Private recipes can now be shared via special web address
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We’re pleased to announce another new feature for BigOven Pro members: You can now selectively share any private recipe via a special web address. Private recipes are a feature of BigOven Pro, letting you add any and all recipes –... Continue reading
Posted Jan 2, 2013 at BigOven Blog
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Two Quick Chemistry Facts that Help you Become a Better Cook
On Quora, there’s an interesting question that asks: “What chemistry facts help you become a better cook?” Here is Justin Dragna’s answer, which I thought was very informative, and with his permission wanted to repost: “I am a professional organic... Continue reading
Posted Dec 23, 2012 at BigOven Blog
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New: Keep Private Notes on Recipes (Pro)
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Ever make a dish and want to jot some private reminder notes to yourself for next time? Now you can. All BigOven Pro members can now store an unlimited number of private notes on any recipe on BigOven.com. You can... Continue reading
Posted Dec 11, 2012 at BigOven Blog
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Pairing wine and food: 25 Great Champagne Pairings
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While the term champagne is often used generically to mean a sparkling wine, a true champagne comes only from the Champagne region of France, and is produced under the very strict rules of that appellation. The first champagne was produced... Continue reading
Posted Dec 10, 2012 at BigOven Blog
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Pairing wine with food: Sauvignon Blanc
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Wines made from the Sauvignon Blanc grape are generally light to medium-bodied and acidic. Adjectives often used to describe Sauvignon Blancs are “citrusy”, “grassy”, “tart” and “oaky”. With a tendency toward grassy and green flavors, it’s an ideal pairing with... Continue reading
Posted Nov 30, 2012 at BigOven Blog
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Pairing wine with food: Sauvignon Blanc
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Wines made from the Sauvignon Blanc grape are generally light to medium-bodied and acidic. Adjectives often used to describe Sauvignon Blancs are “citrusy”, “grassy”, “tart” and “oaky”. With a tendency toward grassy and green flavors, it’s an ideal pairing with... Continue reading
Posted Nov 30, 2012 at BigOven Blog
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Apps Rooster Cooks up Bourbon Chicken with BigOven
We’re pleased to see the good folks at Apps Rooster taking the BigOven app for a spin, and making the very popular Bourbon Street Chicken recipe: Thanks guys! Do you have a video review of BigOven to share? Let us... Continue reading
Posted Nov 30, 2012 at BigOven Blog
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Improvements to Recipe Printing
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Yesterday, we improved Menu Plan printing, and today we released several improvements to recipe printing on BigOven. Let’s take this Devils Food Cupcake recipe as an example. When you click on the “Print” option on the right hand action bar:... Continue reading
Posted Nov 29, 2012 at BigOven Blog
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