Where do the recipes come from?
The recipes within the Rodale Recipe Finder come from a variety of sources, mostly magazines and books published by Rodale. Publishers of Prevention, Women’s Health, Men’s Health and Organic Gardening, among other popular publications, Rodale has spent more than 70 years promoting the importance of living a healthy lifestyle that emphasizes eating well. All of the recipes in the Rodale Recipe Finder have been evaluated with an eye toward healthfulness, special dietary needs, and prevalent health concerns. Next to each recipe, you can see the source – the book or magazine where the recipe first appeared. If you find yourself partial to recipes from a certain source, you can click to view more recipes from that book or magazine. We’re always adding new recipes and new sources to the finder, so be sure to check back often for new recipes.
The site started as a small collection of my own personal recipes and those handed down from my grandmother. It grew as friends and family members added their recipes. I also added many of the best recipes that were posted to the (now defunct) forum. Finally I added a way for users to submit recipes and that is our greatest source of new recipes. Ocassionally I will post a very good recipe that was previously published elsewhere but I will give credit to the source, and I will never post a recipe that has been recently published. I have also posted many recipes from the now-defunct Holiday Cookie Club forum at Epicurious.com. I was a member of the community and when Epicurious made it known that they were closing down that forum and making the archive inaccessable, I saved the best recipes from that forum and am adding them to Christmas-Cookies.com a few at a time, with credit to the original poster, the Holiday Cookie Club and Epicurious. That community worked too hard to build a wond
