How to reply to a recipe Post?

Yes, it is hard to respond to a recipe post. If I like the recipe I still write some word to apriciate the post. Regarding friends discussion, if it is a in a day post or after a long time post,I always try to respond all though the post is not interesting for me. But I can't respond when I don't have knowledge about that topic. Like lots of my friend post topic related to children, I can't add anything to that. I don't have children so no knowledge.

Oh dear .. I do know what you mean .. there is a whole 'gang' of cooking experts with delicious sounding recipes .. I usually put something like how nice it sounds, or how easy, of great to use simple/unusual ingredients .. then I say what I would use that recipe for .. give it a little bit of an individual touch to my reply .. but I agree they are hard discussions to reply to .. but some really great recipes changing hands ..

If I have nothing to add or say in response to the discussion, regardless if it is one of my friend's posts, then I don't respond. As for recipe posts, if I like the recipe, I may ask a question about it, or comment that it sounds really good. You aren't obligated and it is unreasonable for folks to expect all their friends to respond to each and every one of their discussions. I feel that is not the only purpose in friends on this board. Many folks here have misconstrued it, into thinking that is the only purpose to have friends, and with false expectations that their friends should reply to each and every post. It is just a very unrealistic expectation, that I hope will change.

Sorry but I think posting a recipe is stupid. First of all its information you could just get by googling. Second of all, its boring. Finally, it just seemed like a half-assed attempt at posting something valuable to this forum. I don't respond to them and I usually end up reporting people who are posting recipes.

I personally would feel worse trying to reply if I had nothing to say, than trying to reply and coming out with a few words as my answer. I worry too that any answer that short might be deemed inappropriate by Mylot. Therefore, unless something about a recipe post really catches my fancy and I can think of something to say, at least a couple of sentences long, I just pass over it. I feel bad doing so, and i have apologized to at least one person on my friend list who posts recipies explaining that I am just not a cook and I don't really know what to say back to most of their posts. But I would really rather not reply to someone than not have anything to say. As you can tell, it's rare that I post anything less than two sentences long, unless they are really quite long sentences. LOL ^_^

Good topic. I would think it very hard to reply to recipie posts. Unless you love to cookand maybe have some tips or ideas on how to "add" to the recipie. All you can do otherwise is maybe thank them for sharing and talk about if you think it sounds good or not. As far as uninteresting discussions. Even if they are your friends...I wouldnt imagine they expect you to reply if you just dont feel like you have something to contribute. This place for me is something I enjoy doing. If I run across something that would cause me any sort of displeasure answering I guess I just wouldnt do it. While its nice to have friends to reply to your posts, if in real life, you would probably just change the subject!

Recipes can make for a great discussion if you like eating, cooking, or certain tastes. I have joined many groups that discuss recipes, problems they had when trying something new, ingredients they used and the amounts called for. When I reply to a recipe post I read the entire recipe and decide if it sounds like something I would like to eat, or maybe something my family might like. I often ask if they varied the cooking times, or if they have tried subbing something for a different ingredient. I try to see what the nutrition breakdown would be or if they know (since I am diabetic) Sharing recipes is a great way to try something new and often times people will share a memory about how their family enjoyed it and where the recipe came from.

I don't respond. I do not post interesting topics, just things that go on in my life, so I don't expect alot of responses. I prefer to respond to othersbut only if they are interesting. I just by pass them if they don't interest me.

I usually try to respond in my friends' threads, but I must admit that it is at times a bit difficult. The recipes you are referring to usually don't need any addition, and answering with a simple "thanks for the tip" doesn't really contribute constructively. If I were a cook, then maybe I'd have something to say! ;)

Well I'm not interested in recipe discussions and never responded to any .. actually I think I responded only once saying: this sounds delicious, thanks :) .. and that's it .. your second question applies to this, many of my friends are married ladies or gentlemen and they post many discussions about raising kids, schools, housekeeping and other things that I don't know much about .. mostly I think that they don't expect me to respond to these discussions but some may think I should if they don't know that I'm single and have no kids .. It's awkward to respond just to say anything but I do it sometimes if I can find anything to say .. other times I start replying then delete it again and move on , anyway if it's not interesting and I have some knowledge of it I can make an effort to say anything just for friendship sake :)

I tried to answer to a couple but one user in particular was filling my mail box up with them so I just skip them now. I have given two recipes on myLot and they were responses

I usually just put .. ummm that sounds nice, Thanks for sharing

well if nobody has posted on it i would make something up so they dont get their hopes down

I like swapping recipes, because its a good way to find new things to feed my children. I guess in the way of responses to them is to contribute alternatives to the given recipe. Like instead of using carrots maybe trying a kind of squash instead (as an example) and then posting what you thought of the change to the recipe would be a good idea. Just my two cents

Depend what is the question , prehaps you can give some comments about the ingridents for examples or suggest better ingridents yea ...

Maybe if it is an uninteresting subject I might try and turn it to something interesting by approcing it differently. However some friends I have would never post anything uninteresring though.. If it was a recepie I might say what I think about it - and also might post a recepie of my own as a recomendation !

I only answer interesting posts, whether they are friends or not. As for answering a recipe post, simply add one of your own that is similar. If its for a cake, add a special cake recipe you like to make. If its for a casserole, likewise and etc. OK?

I love to cook - We can share some recipes!!!! Lets try to get some cooks referred to the site so the conversations can be more interesting - The reason I do not reply to the recipe post is because they give you all the info in the recipe. I just look and see if it is something I would like. If it is I copy and paste in in my note book then move on. I should post something to let the person know if it sounds good or not or if I have cooked something similar before. Thanks for pointing that out!!!!!

Yes, just pass the discussion. There is not point in answering something that you are not interested in. As for the other question - I think you can guess if it'll be delicious. What do/don't you like in the recipe. Or just compliment. There are a lot of ways to respond to anything, but be true to yourself.

I can understand that you want to help your friends out by responding to thier posts, but at the end of the day whats the point if you have nothing productive to say. You are not obligated to respond to everyone, and maybe thier next post will be one you have something to contribute too