Getting paid for recipes
By 41Combedale
@41CombedaleRoad (5968)
Greece
October 30, 2015 10:31am CST
When I was scouring magazines for writing opportunities I found one with a weekly recipe completion for a small remuneration. I'm not a cook but it just happened that I had found a way to produce a very fast chicken pie. Briefly it involved cutting a croissant in half and filling it with ready cooked meat and heating it in the oven.
I padded it out somewhat and submitted it to the magazine. After I had posted it I realised that I had written 'cut a crouton in half' by mistake! I did not expect them to look twice at a recipe from a cook who did not know the difference between a croissant and a crouton. However to my utter amazement mine was published as the recipe of the week! They had realised my mistake and make the necessary alteration!
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11 responses
@1creekgirl (42498)
• United States
30 Oct 15
I think that's really cool! Have you submitted anymore recipes? Good thing they corrected it for you 
One year at work, a friend and I made a cookbook as Christmas gifts for the others, using recipes they gave us.
One recipe for pound cake called for 1/3 cup of oil and I put 3 cups of oil by mistake! One girl made it for us and it was actually pretty tasty, even if there was oil dripping from the cake.
One year at work, a friend and I made a cookbook as Christmas gifts for the others, using recipes they gave us.
One recipe for pound cake called for 1/3 cup of oil and I put 3 cups of oil by mistake! One girl made it for us and it was actually pretty tasty, even if there was oil dripping from the cake.3 people like this
@41CombedaleRoad (5968)
• Greece
31 Oct 15
No more recipes from me, that one was a fluke! However it may be worth you having a try as you are blessed with a love of cooking.
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@1creekgirl (42498)
• United States
31 Oct 15
@41CombedaleRoad I do love to cook. Unfortunately, my talent doesn't always keep up with my desire
@myfb2009 (8296)
• Malaysia
11 Nov 15
@41CombedaleRoad Wow, it is good to hear you get paid cash. So far in my area, i haven't came across this kind offer.
@41CombedaleRoad (5968)
• Greece
11 Nov 15
I was paid cash, £10 English pounds. I think I responded to this before but it seems to have gone. Sorry for repeating myself if that is the case.
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@GardenGerty (162259)
• United States
31 Oct 15
I am impressed that they read it and corrected it. It does sound easy and yummy.
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@41CombedaleRoad (5968)
• Greece
11 Nov 15
I suspect that people who look for recipes in magazines rather than recipe books are looking for something easy and yummy. Have you ever given it a try?
@41CombedaleRoad (5968)
• Greece
11 Nov 15
I resent spending too much time in the kitchen, but I like food and this is the price I must pay.
@marguicha (225040)
• Chile
30 Oct 15
You were a lucky one! Not because they changed the misspelled word, but also because I think most cooks have already invented that recipe to eat while they were hungry cooking something more elaborate
Seriouly, I´m glad that you got paid.
Seriouly, I´m glad that you got paid.
@youless (112752)
• Guangzhou, China
31 Oct 15
What a great news! I enjoy cooking and actually I often post new recipes online. Since I can easily find my recipes when I want to cook something. I will not get any paid from it but I like to share it with others. I will be very happy if my recipes can help any body to make great dishes. This is my online recipes I am sorry it is all Chinese. In fact I should also write in English so that more people can try to cook it.
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@lokisdad (4226)
• United States
10 Nov 15
I submitted a few recipes to magazines but they never got back to me i don't know if there is a long wait process or if they just didn't like it. Shortly after I had seen a submission for a recipe that is common and all they did was use bouillon and it got published. good for you congrats
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@41CombedaleRoad (5968)
• Greece
11 Nov 15
Don't give up hope, my success was probably due to them not getting anything better that week. Try another magazine or else wait a few weeks and try again.
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@lokisdad (4226)
• United States
11 Nov 15
@41CombedaleRoad thanks for the words of encouragement. I hadn't thought about it for some time now until I read your post.
