Yummly … is it really?

I’ve been looking for more meal ideas to spice up my daily menu so I was so excited to try Yummly because of the buzz I heard over the internet and from my daughter. It’s described as this on iTunes: Yummly puts every recipe in the world in your pocket. The most powerful recipe search, the recipe sites you love, your digital recipe box, recipe recommendations just for you, and one-hour grocery delivery - all with you wherever you go. Experience what millions are already enjoying on the web, now free on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Plus it’s available for Android and Windows. The description also says:

--The most powerful way to search the recipe sites you love--

--Collect, save and organize your favorite recipes in your digital recipe box-- 

--Discover recipe recommendations, just for you--

--The smartest shopping list you have ever seen--

--Ingredients delivered to your doorstep in an hour—

I was like wow, I’ve gotta try this so I downloaded the app and was immediately greeted with a signup page and my dietary preferences. Once I completed this I was presented with recipes to match my tastes. The recipes were familiar and quite different from what I’m used to which piqued my interest. I decided to check out a few of them and was quite surprised that I actually liked their choices well most of them. Some were not to my liking such as beets. Not a fan. I found a recipe that looked tasty and decided to make it. Now, I’m a darn good cook and can hold my own with the best of them out there. 

However, the recipe I chose which was rather simple did not turn out anywhere near the way it was displayed or reported to taste. I was totally disappointed. So I set out to discover why this happened. I reviewed the recipe again and realized that the author left out some important steps (facts) which accounted for the failure. So I plan on making the dish again but will include what I believe to be the missing steps and believe I will have success. 

So is Yummly really Yummly? I’d have to say yes for a seasoned cook in spite of the missing parts. For a newbie, I’d have to say not so much because they may not know that they were to blanch the veggies before adding them to the rest of the ingredients. So its like the blind leading the blind in that respect. My hope is that every contributor proof reads their recipes before posting to ensure all steps and ingredients are accounted for.