An informative and interesting recipe title is the key to get your food blog post shared by your audience. How do you make your Chocolate Cake unique from everyone else’s? Here are easy tips to make your recipe titles catch the attention of your readers.
Use the best words to capture your reader’s interest. Whet their palate. Create an image for them. Help them “eat” a creamy, almost-fudge French Chocolate Cake with ganache with your words. Convince them that your Lemon Ricotta Pancakes are perfect for weekend breakfasts: light, bright pancakes that leave you feeling satisfied but light as a feather. So would you like to learn how to write better, clearer recipe titles?
This post will help you maximize the time you invest in writing your awesome recipes. You’ll get more shares and traffic from your recipe titles.
Let’s get started. Use these four tips to create informative and interesting recipe titles.
Four ways to create informative and interesting recipe titles
1. Go ethnic
Adding a foreign ingredient or name of an exotic locale adds mystique and interest to a dish. The weather of the location may evoke certain feelings too. London Fog Tea Scones beckons one to come inside to partake of a warming cup of tea and flaky currant-speckled scones.
- Herbed Parisian Omelet
- Thai Carrot Peanut Noodle Salad
- Cardamom Turkish Coffee
- California Avocado and Grapefruit Salad
- London Fog Tea Scones
2. Evoke seasons
Just like recipe titles with locales can create scenes, recipes titles with seasons suggest moods and are recommendations for when to make the dish. Calling a fruit dessert “summer” versus “winter” lets a home cook know when the it is best to make the dish. The ingredients in season are the freshest and most flavorful. Also, the texture and sense of weight of the ingredients match the season. A Summer Zucchini Tart is made of zucchini, a lighter, delicate vegetable appreciated on a hot summer day. An Autumn Roasted Root Panzanella made of root vegetables is filling and comforting, yearned for during cooler days.
- Springtime Artichoke and Lemon Risotto
- Spring Fruit Bowl
- Summer Zucchini Tart
- Autumn Roasted Root Panzanella
- Winger Greens and Beans Cassoulet
3. Profess to be the “BEST”
Just tell the world that your recipe is truly the best. We all want to be convinced that the recipe is good, and you as the chef know better than anyone. Tell us!
- Perfect Chili
- Ultimate Fudge Sundae
- Best Ever Mac and Cheese
- Favorite Roasted Roots
- Cream of the Crop Creamed Corn
- Award-winning Country Ribs
4. Emphasize Speed
Who doesn’t want to have recipes that can be whipped up in no time? We’re always looking for fast recipes, so emphasize how quick it is to make your delicious recipe. That’s why celebrity chefs such as Rachael Ray and Jamie Oliver have tv cooking shows and cookbooks focused on 30 Minute Meals.
- Quick Hollandaise Sauce
- Speedy Sweet Potato Quesadillas
- Super Quick Homemade Egg Rolls
- Any-night-of-the-week Pizzas
- 5 Minute Spaghetti Carbonara
- Lightning Linguine with Pancetta
Recap: Take the time to make your recipe titles informative and descriptive. People will appreciate insight into the ingredients, time, and reason to why your recipe is special. Remember to consider Ethnic, Season, the Best, and Speed. You’re on your way to creating interesting titles for your tasty recipes!
What are your favorite recipe titles? What do you search for in a recipe title? Please share your comments below. Thanks!
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