At Easy Meals To Cook, we're always looking for passionate home cooks, food bloggers, and culinary enthusiasts who want to share their expertise with our readers. If you have a knack for creating simple, delicious recipes that anyone can make at home, we'd love to hear from you.
Our readers are everyday home cooks ā people who want practical, tested recipes that deliver real results without hours in the kitchen. Your guest post will be seen by thousands of food lovers every month.
Grow Your Audience
Get your content in front of thousands of engaged food lovers and drive traffic back to your own blog or website.
Quality Backlink
Earn a do-follow backlink to your site ā boosting your SEO authority and improving your search rankings.
Build Your Brand
Your author bio and headshot appear on every post you contribute ā establishing you as a trusted voice in the food space.
Real Reach
Easy Meals To Cook attracts a loyal, growing readership of home cooks actively searching for recipe inspiration every day.
What We're Looking For
We publish original, well-written recipe content that serves home cooks. Here's what makes a strong submission:
- Original recipes you've personally tested and made yourself
- Clear, step-by-step instructions written for beginner to intermediate cooks
- Articles between 800ā2,000 words with proper headings and structure
- At least 2ā3 high-quality, original food photos (minimum 1200px wide)
- Content that fits one of our categories: Dinner, Lunch, Breakfast, Dessert, or Appetizers & Sides
- Helpful tips, substitutions, or storage instructions that add real value
- Naturally written content ā no keyword stuffing or AI-generated fluff
What We Don't Accept
- Content that has been previously published anywhere else (no reposts)
- Purely promotional articles or posts focused on selling a product
- Recipes that require hard-to-find specialty ingredients without accessible alternatives
- Low-effort posts under 800 words without real substance
- Content with more than one external link in the body
- Anything unrelated to food, cooking, or recipes
Submission Guidelines
To keep things consistent and easy to review, please follow these guidelines when preparing your submission:
- Format: Submit your article as a Google Doc (with sharing enabled) or a plain .docx file
- Images: Send photos as separate JPG or PNG files, minimum 1200 Ć 800px
- Author bio: Include a short 2ā3 sentence bio and a headshot (optional but preferred)
- Links: You may include one do-follow link to your own website in your author bio
- Exclusivity: Content must not be published elsewhere for at least 30 days after we publish it
- Edits: We reserve the right to edit for clarity, style, and SEO without changing the meaning
How to Submit
Send a Pitch First
Before writing the full post, email us a short pitch ā the recipe idea, why it's a great fit for our readers, and a brief intro about yourself. This saves everyone time if it's not quite right.
Wait for Approval
We review all pitches within 5ā7 business days. If your idea is a good fit, we'll give you the green light and any specific guidelines for that topic.
Write & Submit Your Article
Write your full article following our submission guidelines above. Include your recipe, photos, author bio, and any relevant notes. Send everything to us via the contact form below.
Review & Publishing
Our editorial team will review your submission and may suggest minor edits. Once approved, we'll schedule it for publication and notify you when it's live ā usually within 2ā3 weeks.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you pay for guest posts?
We currently do not offer payment for guest contributions. Compensation is in the form of a quality backlink, author credit, and exposure to our audience.
How long does it take to hear back?
We aim to respond to pitches within 5ā7 business days and full submissions within 2 weeks. If you haven't heard back after that, feel free to follow up.
Can I submit more than one post?
Absolutely! If your first post performs well and fits our standards, we welcome ongoing contributions. There's no strict limit on how many posts you can submit.
Will you change my recipe?
We may make minor edits for clarity, formatting, and SEO ā but we'll never alter the actual recipe without discussing it with you first.
What categories do you publish in?
We publish recipes in five categories: Dinner, Lunch, Breakfast, Dessert, and Appetizers & Sides.
Ready to Contribute?
Send your pitch or full submission to [email protected] ā mention "Guest Post" in the subject line.
Email Your Pitch →Or use our contact form