Recipe FAQ

How we approach our recipes and giving credit when they aren't our original recipes.

Where are our recipes from?

Most of these recipes are either created by Melissa and Ryan Spelts or come from our family archives. We both have mothers, and grandmothers who are wonderful cooks. We love to gather as families and eat good food and celebrate life and its best events. We have raised our family on these recipes. We also founded a magazine company in 2016 and published recipes every month. This is an accumulation of most of those recipes that came from many of the readers in our publications.

What is the purpose of this website?

We wanted to help families who are often really busy and have an easy way to create easy meal plans and food that is easy to make, plus kids love it. If you are looking for fancy, this isn't your site. If you are looking for delicious, simple, home cooked meals, this is your site. We also put together some recommended recipes and shopping lists. You can use those to help make shopping easy along with dinnertime.

Allergies and Options

We are very lucky and don't have any allergies, nor do our kids. We cannot guarantee that any of our recipes will be free of your allergies. We recommend you do your research and make an educated decision about what you can eat.

Do you have vegetarian/vegan/gluten-free options?

We do, but we don't live that lifestyle so we don't have a category for that type of menu. If you live this lifestyle, we know you probably know how to decide what to eat. We will do our best to mark recipes as Vegetarian or Vegan when we know they are that way.

Can I submit my own recipes to whattoeat4dinner.com?

Yes, We would love to try and publish your recipes and give you credit. Please email them to mspelts@me.com your recipe and we will give it a try. We do not guarantee we will publish your recipe but we will absolutely consider it. Especially if we love it.

Do you provide nutritional information for the recipes?

We don't. These are long time family recipes and have not been analyzed for nutrition information.