# About RecipePlot RecipePlot publishes home-style recipes that explain why each step works, along with straight answers to the questions that come up mid-recipe: what to use instead, how long it keeps, and what went wrong. ### Recipes with reasons Every recipe states its ratios, times and temperatures, and says what each key step is doing, so a cook can adjust it with confidence. ### Swaps that hold up Substitutions come with amounts and with the recipes where a swap fails, not just a list of options. ### Food safety from the source Safe temperatures and storage times follow USDA and FDA guidance, and the source is named beside the number. ### One version per dish One complete recipe for each dish, with its variations inside it, instead of dozens of near-identical pages. ## Why the site exists Search for a familiar recipe and the results tend to repeat each other: the same ingredient list, a long story, and very little about why the method works. That leaves a cook stuck the moment something differs from the page, such as a smaller pan, a missing ingredient, or a batter that looks too thin. RecipePlot is built around those moments. Each recipe explains its method, lists the swaps that work, and answers the questions people actually search for about that dish. ## What you will find here | Section | What it covers | | --- | --- | | Recipes | Main dishes, sides and salads, soups and stews, breads and baking, desserts, breakfast, sauces and seasonings, and drinks. | | Ingredient Substitutions | What to use when an ingredient is missing, in what amount, and where the swap changes the result. | | Storage & Food Safety | How long food keeps in the fridge, freezer and pantry, how to reheat it, and how to tell when it has gone bad. | | Cooking Questions | Short, direct answers about temperatures, timings, techniques and fixes. | ## What every recipe page includes - A recipe card with ingredients, steps, times and yield. You can change the number of servings and the amounts adjust, and every card has a clean print view. - Both US and metric measures where weight matters, as it does for baking. - Estimated nutrition per serving. - Make-ahead, storage and reheating notes. - The variations people search for, such as dairy-free, slow cooker or a smaller batch, gathered in one place. ## Who writes it RecipePlot is edited by Andre Skeete. Recipes and answers are written in the third person and built from established cooking methods and published food-safety guidance. They contain no invented anecdotes, testimonials or reviews. How a recipe is put together and checked is set out in the [recipe standards](/recipe-standards/), and the wider rules are in the [editorial policy](/editorial-policy/). ## Independence No brand can pay to have a product named in a recipe or to change an answer. How the site is funded, and what that funding does not buy, is explained in the [advertising and affiliate disclosure](/affiliate-disclosure/). **Spotted a mistake?** Errors are fixed, and the fix is dated on the page. See the [corrections policy](/corrections-policy/) or write to [hello@recipeplot.com](mailto:hello@recipeplot.com).