How do I open up my Recipe Box?
You can access your Recipe Box from any page. First you need to Sign In (look for the link
located in the top right corner). Your recipe box (and shopping lists!) can be accessed by
selecting the Recipe Box tab in the toolbox in the top right portion of the site and then click
View All My Recipes.
You can also hover over the My Allrecipes menu below your username and profile image (you will only have a profile
image if you have uploaded one to the site, otherwise you see a placeholder) and then click on the link Recipe Box.
Recipe Box overview
My Allrecipes contains a personal online Recipe Box where you can store recipes from our site, add recipes from your own
collection, categorize recipes, add private notes to recipes, rate and review recipes for everyone to read, create a
personalized shopping list, and more!
Deleting a recipe from your Recipe Box
To delete a recipe from your Recipe Box after you have logged in, select the Recipe Box tab
in the tool box in the top right portion of the site and then click on View All My Recipes.
- Select the recipe(s) you wish to delete by hovering over the recipe.
- Expand the Options dropdown menu by clicking on Options.
- Click Delete in the bottom of the menu.
- You will see a confirmation message on the top of the page confirming the recipe is deleted.
Adding recipes to your Recipe Box
You must be logged into your Allrecipes account to save a recipe to your Recipe Box.
Open the page of the recipe you want to add to your Recipe Box, and click the Add to Recipe Box button
to the right of the recipe description. You can add the recipe to a specific folder (such as a muffin recipe to your Baking folder),
or save it as an uncategorized recipe. You can select the folder you would like to add the recipe to by clicking the +
next to the Add to Recipe Box link.
Custom Recipes
Once you’re a Supporting Member, you have the exclusive power to add and change recipes—and save
them as your own. It’s the perfect way to build your own recipe database, so you have all the
tried-and-true (and loved!) recipes of your life.
Here’s what you can do:
- Make it your way. You can take an existing recipe and add or modify ingredients, change directions, and give it a new title.
- Take cook’s notes. You can also add personal notes about the recipe (“This is Grandma Ella’s famous Oatmeal Cookie recipe.”), and add your own photo.
- Collect good tastes. Build your own recipe database of what you, family, and
friends love to eat. Create recipes for every occasion: party food, picnic food, or simply what to
do with the chicken in your fridge (in 30 minutes or less!).
How do I customize a recipe and save it as my own?
As a Supporting Member, you can customize any recipe.
- Find a recipe you want to modify. Click the option Customize Recipe from the list of menu options.
- Modify the recipe in the following way:
- Change the recipe title.
- Add a recipe description.
- Change the ingredients amounts or listing.
- Add a Custom Recipe Rating.
- Add tags for your reference.
- When you have completed your changes, click on Preview to save the changes so you can review them.
- When you’ve made all your changes, click on Save Recipe to save all the changes and leave edit mode.
Can I edit my saved Personal or Customized recipes?
You can continue to change your recipes and save your revisions. Just go into your Recipe Box account by selecting the
Recipe Box tab in the toolbox in the top right corner of your screen and then click on View All My Recipes.
- Select the recipe(s) you wish to edit by hovering over the recipe.
- Expand the Options menu by clicking on Options.
- Click Edit at the top of the menu.
- Make whatever changes you would like—you can even add a photo!
- Choose whether or not you would like to Share, Share and Submit, or Not Share
your recipe and click the Preview button.
- Either Cancel, Edit or Save Recipe! You’re all set!
Categorizing recipes in your Recipe Box
Categorizing allows you to place your recipes into provided categories or categories you create yourself.
You can categorize recipes as you save them to your Recipe Box by selecting a category from the
Add to Recipe Box Folder dropdown list, and click Add. You can also categorize the recipes already in your Recipe Box.
From your Recipe Box select the recipe you want to categorize, then:
- Hover your cursor over the title of the recipe you want to move into a folder.
- An Options link should appear. Click on the Options link to open the dropdown menu.
- Click Add to Folder, select which folder you would like to add the recipe to, and click Add to Folder.
The recipe is now added to the folder in your Recipe Box!
Adding category folders to your Recipe Box
To create a new category folder in your Recipe Box first log in and visit your Recipe Box by selecting the Recipe Box
tab in the toobox in the top right corner of the site and then click on View All My Recipes.
From here click on the My Folders link on the left and then select Options at the top of the page.
From here you can add a new folder to your Recipe Box. Or scroll down and hover over your current folders to make changes from the
Options menu.
Once you have managed and created your new folders list, return to your Recipe Box by clicking on the My Recipe List
link on the left. You should now see the new folder in your folder list to the left of your recipes. From here, you can save recipes
to your folders.
View entire Recipe Box recipe list
Your Recipe Box list can be accessed by selecting the Recipe Box tab in the toolbox in the top right corner of
the site and then click View All My Recipes. You can also select the My Allrecipes menu and then
click on the link Recipe Box.
Changing the list view
Your Recipe Box can sort recipes alphabetically, by rating and by date added. Change the listing by clicking on the category
heading above that column. Each time you click on a new heading your Recipe Box will sort accordingly. Please note that your
Recipe Box will sort by date by default.
Recipe notes
A recipe note is a private note on a recipe (reviews are public). You can add, view, and edit personal notes to a recipe
from within your Recipe Box.
Log in and go into your Recipe Box by clicking on the View All My Recipes link on the Recipe Box tab, this will take you
to
your My Recipe Box page. Under the column heading My Notes, located to the far right of a recipe title,
click on the Add Notes link and then follow the prompts.
Your recipe note will not appear directly on the recipe page in your Recipe Box; you will have to click on the View Notes
link to view notes. The Advanced Print Option allows you to print your notes along with each recipe.
Editing your recipe notes
From your Recipe Box you can add, view, and edit personal notes to a recipe just by clicking on the link under the column heading
My Notes to far right of the recipe title.
- Log in to My Allrecipes with your user name and password.
- In the toolbox, click the Recipe Box tab, and then click on the link View All My Recipes.
- Click on links under the column heading My Notes to the right of a recipe to add, view, or edit notes.
- Follow the prompts to view, create, or edit a note.
Your recipe note will not appear directly on the recipe page in your Recipe Box; you will have to click on the
View Notes link to view notes. The Advanced Print Option allows you to print your notes along with each recipe.
Adding Personal Recipes
Your own recipes can be saved in your Recipe Box as personal recipes. You can also share your personal recipes with other home cooks
by selecting Share or Share and Submit once you have entered the recipe.
Once you have entered and saved a personal recipe, you can print it out or email it to a friend. (Your personal recipes will print
without advertisements.) You can also add notes to personal recipes, rate/review them, and add your own photos as well.
To add personal recipes to your Recipe Box:
- Open your Recipe Box from the My Allrecipes menu by selecting Recipe Box.
- At the top of the page look for the Options link and select Add Personal Recipe.
- Enter your recipe information in the fields provided, following the helpful hints provided on right side of the page as you enter each field.
- All fields are required unless otherwise noted. When entering ingredients: use one line per ingredient. When entering directions: do not number the steps. Each line will be automatically numbered for you, just use one line per step.
Once you have finished entering all of the information, you will be able to preview your personal recipe and either
Cancel, Edit, or Save your recipe.
Please note: personal recipes are not connected to our database. Therefore, although they can be added to your Shopping List, scaling and nutrition information are not available for personal recipes.
Adding web links and references
The option to save Weblinks and References in your Recipe Box allows you to save other pertinent cooking information
all in one place! A weblink is a URL address to another website that contains information you want to save in your Recipe Box,
such as cooking advice. A reference is an online catalog that you can create for your favorite recipes from books and magazines.
To add a weblink or a reference, open your Recipe Box by clicking on the View All My Recipes link on the Recipe Box tab. This will take
you to your My Recipe Box page. Then click on Add Weblink from the Options dropdown
menu at the top of the page. Enter the web address
(URL) in the field provided—the best way to enter a URL is to copy and paste it directly into the form then click the Continue
button.
On the following page you will be able to create the title, description, and notes for your reference. Don’t forget to hit Preview and
Save, then your reference will be stored in your Recipe Box!
To add a reference, click Add Reference from the Options dropdown menu. You will need to complete the form to add a recipe reference to
your Recipe Box. Enter the recipe title, description, reference location, notes, and more. Don’t for get to hit Preview and
Save, then
your reference will be stored in your Recipe Box!
Searching your Recipe Box
You can find recipes stored in your Recipe Box by using the Search box located at the top of your Recipe Box.
You can search for recipes by keyword, title, or ingredient.
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Sharing your recipes in Recipe Box
With every Kitchen-Approved, Custom, or Personal Recipe you save and enter, you are able to choose
either to share or not share the recipe in your public Recipe Box. (Note: If you click Add to Recipe Box
from the recipe page, the recipe will automatically be shared.) If you would like to opt to not share a
Kitchen-Approved or Custom recipe: hover over the My Allrecipes menu and click on Recipe Box, in the column
under the heading Status you can click on the Shared/Not Shared link to show or hide the recipe from the public Recipe Box view.
Please note: when you enter a Personal Recipe, you can select to keep the recipe private, share the recipe,
or share and submit the recipe. For Supporting Members, when creating a customized recipe you also have the option
to share or hide the recipe.
To find out how to share your public Recipe Box with friends, just click here
to visit our Community help page.