Recipe write-ups on CES vs links to blog recipe

Although I like to see the chef’s site and read their blog or comments, I prefer the standard CES recipe page. This is because some of the blog sites can be slow to download. I’m sure this can be due in part to my internet service. The best option would be to go first to CES and have a link to the blog site. How I choose to view a recipe all depends on what I’m doing, if I just want to take a fast peek at the recipe while I’m at work or have time to enjoy a leisurely browse in the evening.

Hi Jenny...that's an excellent question. I prefer the recipe view (CES) if I have the choice. There are certain functions that are easier and more consistent with it (print view, viewing comments/reviews, etc.). That said, we're trying to make those as consistent as possible for both blog and CES entered recipes. I think if you can give the user a choice, that's probably ideal. But obviously it's a bit more work for you.
Either way....thanks for all the great recipes you are sharing!

Hi

Thanks all for your thoughts - I'm not against giving people both the option of viewing the recipe via my blog as well as via the CES recipe write-up, as it doesn't actually create that much extra work, so to speak - I was just wondering how it affects the way they show up in people's feeds and if the duplication was irritating.

Michelle, I didn't really understand your comment about having to leave/rejoin groups? My only comment on the groups thing is that I used to add recipes to all applicable groups that a dish suited, before realising that it causes a duplication that could irritate others (ie seeing the same recipe in all the groups they are a part of), so now just pick one group to add the recipe to. There was a discussion going on (I think perhaps in this group) about this which made me think about this!

I do like the easy format that CES provides for uploading recipes, though I've just noticed that I've been filling out the 'serving size' option in a way that makes it inaccurate - because alot of my recipes are baking-related, I tend to just put the size of the tin in the serving size (and then the type of tin in the next box), and then recently realised that it takes the number as the number of servings in the section just before the ingredients are listed! So a task of mine is having to go back through all my recipes to update these to make them accurate and not confuse people.

I'm in the midst of 'cleaning up' all the recipes on my blog and CES to make them consistent - it's a big job but hopefully worth it to make them user-friendly for all!

Cheers

Jenny x

Hi Michelle

Ah, I see what you mean now! It never occured to me before to add my blog post CES links to the relevant groups as well actually. In my case, all of the groups I've joined show up, so it seems I haven't yet hit the 'limit' for the number of groups that show up on the drop down menu. But I'm continuing to both link my blog posts to CES (the ones with a recipe) as well as manually upload the recipe itself to CES anyway - so I just add that CES uploaded recipe to the relevant group, and not the blog post listing as well.

Thanks

Jenny x