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   Jeffery A Kipferlposted 5 years ago

   how do I edit my article, that I was told I need improving?

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      Margie Lynnposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Hi -- I like the idea of cabbage lasagna. Good-looking recipe!
      
      If I were you, I'd add some photos. I would go to pixabay.com, which has tons of photos that are free and okay to use on HubPages. Register for a free account and search for "lasagna." You'll find lots of great photos to use in your article to spice it up.
      
      Also I would change your headlines. Look at some other high-rated recipes and see what those people do.
      
      Goodluck to you!

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      Natalie Frankposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Where's the link?  If you provide it you'll get a lot more responses.

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      theraggededgeposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Go to your stats page: https://hubpages.com/my/hubs/stats
      
      You'll see your article with a little pencil on the left side of the title. Click on that and you'll be taken into Edit mode, which you should recognize from when you first wrote it. Each capsule (text, image, or whatever) has the facility to be edited individually. Make sure you click on Save on the capsule when you are done. Then on Done Editing at the top of the page.
      
      This might help you: https://hubpageshelp.com/content/Learni … ng-hubtool
      
      Good luck.
      
      PS, you can't take images from other websites and republish them here. You have to use either your own photo, or a Creative Commons licensed one. The photo you are using clearly has a copyright imprint on it.
      
      The recipe looks good

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      Jean Bakulaposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I don't usually publish recipes. But the one time I did, I had all the ingredients out on my counter and table, and took pictures of them. Then I kept taking pictures now and then at different steps of preparing the dish. You decide what points are most important.
      
      So you need to prepare it again, and take pictures. Then plate it up nicely and be sure to take a picture of that. It's the easiest way to get good pictures.

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         Jeffery A Kipferlposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         Thankx I finally figured it out

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   Natalie Frankposted 5 years ago

   Okay - I see you only have the one article so it's easy enough to locate.
   
   I don't see anything huge but a couple of things would strengthen it.
   
   1) Subheadings- Don't use the first one, just start with an intro which doesn't need a heading.  I agree about the others - you want them to be searchable so do some keyword research to determine what subheadings to use.  When I searched cabbage lasagna I came up with 7,330,000 results so you need high frequency low competition keywords for you title, subheadings, text and picture captions.  I would put cabbage in the title.
   
   2)Use the recipe template so it conforms with the format HP wants.
   
   3)Make it yourself and take your own pictures.  That way they will exactly match what you are saying in the article and you won't have to worry about finding good CC photos.  You could even do almost a pictorial recipe if it seems worth it giving extra advice on, for example, how to separate cabbage leaves and then the major steps in the recipe as you put the dish together with a final shot of the finished meal. 
   
   3)Think of ways to make your recipe unique - what side dishes might you serve with it?  Are there ways to change the recipe slightly and make it for other audiences such as  vegetarians, using a meat substitute or just leaving it out and adding something else like diced eggplant or squash, or find shortcuts to make it quicker and easier?
   
   4)I think the main thing I'd say is it's a bit odd.  You spend a lot of time on what went wrong then after saying it was initially uneatable you stuck it in the fridge for two day, took it out and cooked it another hour then it was great.  Since this isn't something you would recommend you should change this.  Since I'm sure others don't understand how to separate the cabbage leaves or that not cooking them properly can lead to a dish that no one wants to eat (the best way is to core it then immerse it in boiling water for 2-3 minutes until the outer leaves start coming off and then do it again to separate the rest - this also serves to start cooking them and decreases your cooking time) you might want to start with a paragraph just describing what went wrong without spending so much time on it.  I would then say you started over as the in the fridge for two days things doesn't really add practical value. 
   
   The other way to go is just to leave that part out and include more information on how to make sure the cabbage is tender. One trick I use is after I have all the leaves separated, I put them in a colander and pour boiling water over them then let them drain while I'm mixing up the rest. Another trick is to make sure you have sauce under and on top of the cabbage layer which serves to further "boil" it as it cooks and again decreases the cooking time.  I tried this recipe (without the meat) and only needed to cook it for 20 minutes with another five under the broiler to brown.  And my prep time was only about 25 minutes.
   
   5) The other thing you'll want to consider is now to make it a bit different from the other millions of versions out there.  RIght now it's pretty much the same as many of the others that I looked at.  What unique ingredients can you add?  Caramelized onion (with a description of how to caramelize onion)? Diced red or yellow peppers? Different spices such as dash of cinnamon?  Add Worcestershire sauce to the ground beef?  You need to have something that makes it different especially since recipes don't do so well on HP and when you have over 7 million competitors already out there ranking you'll never gain traction if it doesn't somehow stand out.
   
   The only other thing I'd say is there are some word choices that could be better and it could use another proof read.  Read it out loud to see what it sounds like and to decide on word choice and catch errors you may not have previously.  Also  - a minor point but there is extra space after the first paragraph and extra spacing after prep time 1 hour (though if you use the template this will be taken care of for you).  If you choose not to use the template, put prep time, cook time, servings etc up top as that's something people want to know right away when choosing a recipe.
   
   Hope this helps.  Good luck.

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