There are numerous recipe books in the market and an array of websites which provide good recipes. Most of the websites and books have categorized recipes and you have to decide which category you want to choose. Whether you are a housewife or professional, good recipes are available in many places and you should use them to make a recipe book for your needs later.

The "Good Cook" website also has categorized recipes. You can browse their site by choosing your favorite food, or you can choose their recipe categories. Select the category which you want and try it out. Their categories range from beverages, bread, main course, seafood and fish to nutrition and health or outdoor cooking. You can get vegetarian food and the different types of meat. There are recipes for special dishes from various regions, various countries and continents and there are recipes which have special diets like low carb, for weight loss or diabetics.

This website also gives you some innovative ideas like baking up cookies for family fun or crock pot recipes to enjoy. Just try them out to get some quality time with your family on the weekend.

You may find exciting recipes on the internet like Beer for Beginners, or 54 Ways to Lose Weight, or even Easy to Make Omelets. On the bbc.co.uk website, you can do a quick recipe search by searching for three ingredients: recipe title, chef or the TV program. There are often interesting wine suggestions as well with the recipes.

On the BBC recipe site you can find a recipe according to the main ingredient, the occasion , meal, taste, texture, cuisine, cooking method, provider and dish. Often there is also a lot of information provided about the recipe and also the nutritional value, so that you know what you are cooking.

The Yahoo Food and Recipe site has many food videos and they are a pleasure to watch. The recipes for low-fat are the favorites and once you have tried them out, you can rate them as well. The "healthy categories" are also popular nowadays, so they could be the categories called Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Low Calorie, Low Fat and Low Sugar.

The Hub UK site offers recipes, cookery, food and even a cooking vacation. The recipe given by this site of the famous Yorkshire pudding is one of the best. The site has thousands of recipes again divided into numerous categories.

Indiaplaza.in has recipes from all over the world. The database of good cooking recipes on this website is growing continuously. There is also detailed information about all the ingredients and directions, so all that you have to do is follow instructions meticulously.

Look for new recipes on Bush's Best Beans and even the simplest recipes are available here. The link is http://www.bushbeans.com/recipes/recipes.php. Finally, a good recipe is what you make of it, by giving each dish a personal touch. For western cooking the measurements are important, and if you take the correct quantities of ingredients nothing can go wrong. But the oriental cuisine does not demand such exactness, and you can relax while you are cooking, because you can add or change some of the ingredients mentioned in the recipe.