One more suggestion is to pick out one ingredient from the recipe and add a paragraph on why that ingredient is good for you. For example if your recipe has ginger in it, write about ginger. If your recipe has potatoes in it, write about potatoes.

Heck even dark chocolate has been said to be good for you, so writing about the value of one food would help you get to the 250.

Keep submitting recipes. Folks do search for them and articles on ezinearticles get indexed quickly.

Audrey :)

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This is very much the reverse of splitting long articles into series. How many recipes have you published? How many natural pairs can you make into new articles explaining how they compliment each other. Time to get busy. :-)

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I have not posted any articles on recipes so far but now I will. As a lifetime cook, I feel that a recipe is more than just the ingredients and how they are put together. A recipe is the totality of the food experience. What are the ingredients, why are the important to the recipe and how can I present the food as appetizing as possible?
Introduce love into the recipe, write about that. We all know that cooking with love makes the food taste better; let’s convey that emotion into the recipe. That should be at least 300 words.
Frank

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Frank,

You have totally aroused my curiosity. Please post on this blog again when you begin publishing your loving recipes. I cook very little but I am dying to see your inspired approach – honestly. Thanks for your post.

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Putting two recipes in one is a good idea. I know I struggled with our secret family recipe to get over 283 words, but I was able to get it done;

http://ezinearticles.com/?Top-Ramen-with-Teriyaki-Sauce:-Secret-Family-Recipe&id=295298

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