{"id":12658,"date":"2026-09-06T02:20:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T01:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/docs\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/home-cook-or-recipe-creator-utsav-recipes\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T02:20:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T01:20:46","password":"","slug":"home-cook-or-recipe-creator-utsav-recipes","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/docs\/mm-guides\/utsav-recipes\/discovering-recipes\/creating-publishing-recipes\/getting-started-basics-creating-publishing-recipes\/home-cook-or-recipe-creator-utsav-recipes\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Cook or Recipe Creator? Choosing your path on Utsav Recipes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background:#f3f0fb;border-left:4px solid #7c5cbf;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0;line-height:1.6;\">&#128100; <strong>Who this is for<\/strong><br \/>Any signed-in MyMahotsav member who is looking at Utsav Recipes and wondering which path is theirs &mdash; the <strong>Home Cook<\/strong> who finds, saves and cooks, or the <strong>Recipe Creator<\/strong> who also publishes their own dishes. You do not have to decide anything permanent here: this page simply shows you what each path gives you and where to go next.<\/div>\n<h2>Quick answer<\/h2>\n<p><strong>On Utsav Recipes, Home Cooks browse and save recipes while Recipe Creators also publish their own &mdash; the same free account covers both. They are two ways of using one account, not two account types, so there is no separate creator sign-up, no upgrade to buy and no application to be approved. Start wherever you like today and do the other thing tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Before you begin<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>You need <strong>one free MyMahotsav account<\/strong>, and you need to be signed in. That single account is all either path ever asks for.<\/li>\n<li>Reading and searching recipes needs no account at all &mdash; anyone can browse. An account is what lets you <strong>save favourites<\/strong> and <strong>publish<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>You reach everything from the <strong>profile dropdown<\/strong> on the main site, under Utsav Recipes. The recipe form is at <strong>https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-recipes\/publish-your-recipe\/<\/strong> and your own recipes live at <strong>https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-recipes\/recipe-dashboard\/<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If a <strong>sign-in box<\/strong> appears instead of the page you expected, you are not signed in. Sign in and open the link again.<\/li>\n<li>This page is a signpost, not a walkthrough. Where a task needs real steps, it points you at the guide that owns them rather than repeating them here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f8;border-left:4px solid #9aa4b2;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0;line-height:1.6;\">&#8505;&#65039; <strong>Note<\/strong><br \/>Nothing on this page switches anything on. There is no role to select, no box to tick and no setting to change &mdash; the words <strong>Home Cook<\/strong> and <strong>Recipe Creator<\/strong> describe what you are doing at the time, not a status the site holds for you. If you would like the shared vocabulary in one place, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=docs&amp;p=12219\">Utsav Recipes glossary<\/a>.<\/div>\n<h2>What a Home Cook does<\/h2>\n<p>The Home Cook path is the reading and cooking side of Utsav Recipes. It is where most members spend most of their time, and it is complete on its own &mdash; you never have to publish anything to get the full benefit of it.<\/p>\n<p>As a Home Cook you can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Browse the recipe cards<\/strong> on the main listing page, where each card carries a photo, a title and a short summary of one dish.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Search and filter<\/strong> down to what you actually want to cook &mdash; by category, by cuisine, by cooking method, by tag, and by dietary needs &mdash; and sort what is left.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Open a full recipe<\/strong> and work through the ingredients and the directions, including any step timers and nutrition figures the creator added.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Save favourites<\/strong> with the heart, so a dish you liked is waiting for you next time. Favourites are private to you.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rate a recipe<\/strong> with the stars, which feed the community average shown on the card.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Print a recipe<\/strong> to take to the kitchen, choosing what the printed sheet includes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep a home cook profile<\/strong> so your saved recipes and your activity sit together in one place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Two guides cover this side in detail: <a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=docs&amp;p=12437\">Reading and navigating recipe directions on Utsav Recipes<\/a> for the cooking itself, and <a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=docs&amp;p=12496\">Managing your Utsav Recipes home cook profile<\/a> for the account side of it.<\/p>\n<h2>What a Recipe Creator does<\/h2>\n<p>The Recipe Creator path is everything a Home Cook can do, <strong>plus<\/strong> the ability to publish your own dishes. It adds to the reading side; it never takes anything away from it.<\/p>\n<p>As a Recipe Creator you can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Open the recipe form<\/strong> from the profile dropdown and start a new recipe whenever an idea arrives.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Give the dish its detail<\/strong> &mdash; a photo, a short description, the ingredients, the directions, the difficulty level, the timings, and notes on substitutions or storage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Save it as a draft<\/strong> and come back to it. A draft is private and is not queued for anything until you submit it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Submit the recipe<\/strong> when it is ready. Every recipe is read by a Content Editor before it goes live, so it moves from draft to pending to published rather than appearing the instant you save.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Track your recipes<\/strong> in your recipe dashboard, which is the authoritative place to see where each one has got to.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Edit a live recipe<\/strong> later. An edit sends the recipe back for review, and it steps off the public pages until it is approved again &mdash; that is expected, not a fault.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When you are ready to actually do it, start with <a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=docs&amp;p=12406\">Publishing your first recipe on Utsav Recipes: FAQ<\/a>, then <a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=docs&amp;p=12425\">Save a recipe as draft, pending review or published on Utsav Recipes<\/a> for what each of the three states means.<\/p>\n<h2>Can you be both at the same time?<\/h2>\n<p>Yes &mdash; and most people are. The moment you publish a recipe you have not stopped being a Home Cook, and the moment you save somebody else&rsquo;s recipe to your favourites you have not stopped being a Recipe Creator. You are simply using different parts of the same free account.<\/p>\n<p>Because of that, there is nothing to switch. You do not apply, you do not upgrade, and you do not have a role to change back. Open the browse page and you are reading; open the recipe form and you are creating. The only thing that changes is which page you are on.<\/p>\n<h2>Which path should you start on?<\/h2>\n<p>If you are not sure, <strong>start as a Home Cook<\/strong>. Spending an evening browsing, filtering and saving a few dishes teaches you more about how recipes are laid out here &mdash; how the ingredients read, how the directions are broken into steps, how much the photo carries &mdash; than any amount of planning does. When you then write your own, you will write it the way you wished the others had been written.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Start as a Recipe Creator<\/strong> if you already came here with a dish in mind: a family recipe you have been meaning to write down, a festival preparation your relatives keep asking for, or something you have cooked so often that the method is already in your head. In that case the form is the right first stop, and reading around can happen afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>If it helps to see the shape of the choice elsewhere on MyMahotsav, two other services offer the same kind of two-sided decision: <a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=docs&amp;p=7545\">Campaign Fundraiser or Campaign Donor? Choosing Your Path on Utsav Daan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=docs&amp;p=11647\">Viewer vs Creator: Choosing Your Viduraa Experience<\/a>. The answer is the same in each case &mdash; one account, both sides available.<\/p>\n<h2>Where to go next as a Home Cook<\/h2>\n<p>Follow the browsing and discovering guides. They cover finding recipes and getting the most out of them once you have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=docs&amp;p=12437\">Reading and navigating recipe directions on Utsav Recipes<\/a> &mdash; working through a recipe at the stove.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=docs&amp;p=12410\">the guide to filtering recipes by nutrition and dietary needs<\/a> &mdash; narrowing the listing to what suits you.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=docs&amp;p=12496\">Managing your Utsav Recipes home cook profile<\/a> &mdash; your favourites and your details.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=docs&amp;p=12214\">What is Utsav Recipes?<\/a> &mdash; if you have arrived here before reading anything else.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Where to go next as a Recipe Creator<\/h2>\n<p>Follow the creating and publishing guides. They pick up exactly where this page stops:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=docs&amp;p=12430\">the step-by-step guide to publishing a recipe<\/a> &mdash; the form, field by field.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=docs&amp;p=12406\">Publishing your first recipe on Utsav Recipes: FAQ<\/a> &mdash; the questions everybody asks the first time.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=docs&amp;p=12425\">Save a recipe as draft, pending review or published<\/a> &mdash; the three states and what each one means.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=docs&amp;p=12392\">the overview of Utsav Recipes from browsing to publishing<\/a> &mdash; the whole journey on one page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tips and best practices<\/h2>\n<p>A few things that make the choice easier in practice:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Do not wait to feel qualified.<\/strong> A Recipe Creator is anyone with a dish worth sharing, not a professional cook.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Save before you write.<\/strong> A handful of favourites gives you a house style to write towards.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Write the recipe you cook<\/strong>, not an idealised one. The substitutions and shortcuts you actually use are the parts readers thank you for.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expect the review.<\/strong> Publishing is a submission, not a switch &mdash; plan for it rather than being surprised by it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"background:#eef8f0;border-left:4px solid #2e9e5b;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0;line-height:1.6;\">&#127919; <strong>Best practice<\/strong><br \/>Cook a recipe once from your own written directions before you submit it. Reading your steps back with a pan in your hand is the fastest way to catch a missing quantity, an ingredient you never used, or a step that assumes something you know and the reader does not.<\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#fff6f1;border-left:4px solid #e0592b;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin:22px 0;line-height:1.6;\">&#128161; <strong>Tip<\/strong><br \/>Keep your recipe dashboard bookmarked once you have published something. It is the one page that tells you where each of your recipes has got to, and it saves you hunting the public listing for a recipe that is still with a Content Editor.<\/div>\n<h2>Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n<h3>You cannot find a button to become a Recipe Creator<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cause:<\/strong> There is not one, and nothing is wrong. Publishing is not a role you unlock &mdash; it is a page you open, and your existing free account already reaches it. <strong>Fix:<\/strong> Skip looking for an upgrade, an application or a creator sign-up. Sign in, open the profile dropdown, and go to the recipe form at https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-recipes\/publish-your-recipe\/. <strong>Escalate if:<\/strong> you are signed in and the recipe form itself will not open for you.<\/p>\n<h3>A sign-in box appears instead of the recipe form or the favourite heart<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cause:<\/strong> You are signed out. Browsing and reading are open to everyone, but saving favourites and publishing both belong to your account. <strong>Fix:<\/strong> Sign in to MyMahotsav, then open the link again &mdash; you will land where you were heading. <strong>Escalate if:<\/strong> the sign-in box keeps returning after a successful sign-in.<\/p>\n<h3>You published a recipe but cannot see it on the browse page<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cause:<\/strong> A Content Editor reviews every recipe before it goes public, so a newly submitted recipe waits in the queue rather than appearing straight away. The same is true after an edit: changing a live recipe sends it back for review and takes it off the public pages until it is approved again. <strong>Fix:<\/strong> Check your recipe dashboard, which shows the current state of each of your recipes. There is nothing to resubmit and nothing to fix while it waits. <strong>Escalate if:<\/strong> your recipe has been waiting noticeably longer than usual and the dashboard still shows no change.<\/p>\n<h2>FAQ<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q: What can a Home Cook do on Utsav Recipes?<\/strong><br \/>A: Browse the recipe cards, search, filter by category, cuisine, cooking method, tag and dietary needs, open and cook from any recipe, print it, rate it with the stars, and save the ones you love to your private favourites &mdash; all with the free account you already have.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: What can a Recipe Creator do?<\/strong><br \/>A: Everything a Home Cook can do, plus publish. You open the recipe form, add the photo, description, ingredients, directions, difficulty and timings, save drafts as you go, submit the finished recipe for review, and manage everything you have written from your recipe dashboard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Can I switch between roles?<\/strong><br \/>A: There is nothing to switch. Both paths run on the same free account at the same time, so you move between them just by opening a different page &mdash; the browse page to read, the recipe form to create. Nobody has to approve the change and nothing is lost either way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Do I need a separate account, a paid upgrade or an approval to publish?<\/strong><br \/>A: No. There is no creator sign-up, no upgrade and no application. If you can sign in to MyMahotsav, you can open the recipe form. What is reviewed is each individual recipe, not you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Do I need an account just to read recipes?<\/strong><br \/>A: No. Anyone can browse, search, filter and read a full recipe without signing in. An account is what adds saving favourites and publishing your own.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: How soon does my first recipe appear once I submit it?<\/strong><br \/>A: After a Content Editor has reviewed it. There is no fixed turnaround &mdash; it depends on how busy the queue is &mdash; and your recipe dashboard is the place to check where yours has got to. A recipe waiting for review is queued, not rejected.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:none\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-mahi=\"context\">\nAlso asked as: Should I be a Home Cook or a Recipe Creator on Utsav Recipes? What is the difference between a Home Cook and a Recipe Creator? Do I need a separate account to publish recipes? How do I become a Recipe Creator? Can I browse recipes and publish recipes with the same account? Is there a creator upgrade on Utsav Recipes? Can I switch from Home Cook to Recipe Creator? Which Utsav Recipes path should I start with? Do I have to apply to publish a recipe? What can a Home Cook do on Utsav Recipes? Applies to: Utsav Recipes, Recipes module, Getting Started and Basics. Where to find it: the profile dropdown on the main MyMahotsav site, under Utsav Recipes; the recipe form is https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-recipes\/publish-your-recipe\/ and your own recipes are at https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/utsav-recipes\/recipe-dashboard\/. Canonical facts: Home Cook and Recipe Creator are two ways of using ONE free MyMahotsav account, not two account types; there is no separate creator sign-up, no paid upgrade, no application and no approval step to become a Recipe Creator, and nothing to switch between the two; a Home Cook browses, searches, filters by category, cuisine, cooking method, tag and dietary needs, reads and prints recipes, rates them with stars and saves private favourites with the heart; a Recipe Creator does all of that and also creates, details, drafts, submits and manages their own recipes; reading and browsing need no account at all, while saving favourites and publishing both require sign-in and show a sign-in box when signed out; every recipe is reviewed by a Content Editor before it goes public, moving draft to pending to published, and editing a live recipe returns it to review and removes it from the public pages until approved again; there is no published review turnaround time and the recipe dashboard is the authoritative status page; a member can be both a Home Cook and a Recipe Creator at the same time and most are.\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Utsav Recipes, Home Cooks browse and save recipes while Recipe Creators also publish their own \u2014 and the same free account covers both. There is no separate creator sign-up, no upgrade and no approval, so you can start on either path and move between them whenever you like.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[725],"glossaries":[],"doc_tag":[316],"knowledge_base":[78],"class_list":["post-12658","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-getting-started-basics-creating-publishing-recipes","doc_tag-learn","knowledge_base-mm-guides"],"year_month":"2026-09","word_count":2372,"total_views":"11","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"","author_nicename":"","author_url":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/author\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Getting Started &amp; Basics","term_url":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/docs\/non-knowledgebase\/getting-started-basics-creating-publishing-recipes\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[{"term_name":"Learn","term_url":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/docs-tag\/learn\/"}],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Home Cook or Recipe Creator? Utsav Recipes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Not sure which path fits you on Utsav Recipes? Compare the Home Cook and Recipe Creator roles and pick exactly where to start today.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/docs\/mm-guides\/utsav-recipes\/discovering-recipes\/creating-publishing-recipes\/getting-started-basics-creating-publishing-recipes\/home-cook-or-recipe-creator-utsav-recipes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Home Cook or Recipe Creator? Find Your Path\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Not sure where to start on Utsav Recipes? Compare the Home Cook and Recipe Creator roles.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/docs\/mm-guides\/utsav-recipes\/discovering-recipes\/creating-publishing-recipes\/getting-started-basics-creating-publishing-recipes\/home-cook-or-recipe-creator-utsav-recipes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"KnowledgeBase\u2122\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Home Cook or Recipe Creator?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Compare the Home Cook and Recipe Creator paths on Utsav Recipes and pick where to start.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"12 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"WebPage\",\"FAQPage\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mymahotsav.com\\\/knowledgebase\\\/docs\\\/mm-guides\\\/utsav-recipes\\\/discovering-recipes\\\/creating-publishing-recipes\\\/getting-started-basics-creating-publishing-recipes\\\/home-cook-or-recipe-creator-utsav-recipes\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mymahotsav.com\\\/knowledgebase\\\/docs\\\/mm-guides\\\/utsav-recipes\\\/discovering-recipes\\\/creating-publishing-recipes\\\/getting-started-basics-creating-publishing-recipes\\\/home-cook-or-recipe-creator-utsav-recipes\\\/\",\"name\":\"Home Cook or Recipe Creator? Utsav Recipes\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mymahotsav.com\\\/knowledgebase\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-06T01:20:46+00:00\",\"description\":\"Not sure which path fits you on Utsav Recipes? Compare the Home Cook and Recipe Creator roles and pick exactly where to start today.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mymahotsav.com\\\/knowledgebase\\\/docs\\\/mm-guides\\\/utsav-recipes\\\/discovering-recipes\\\/creating-publishing-recipes\\\/getting-started-basics-creating-publishing-recipes\\\/home-cook-or-recipe-creator-utsav-recipes\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/mymahotsav.com\\\/knowledgebase\\\/docs\\\/mm-guides\\\/utsav-recipes\\\/discovering-recipes\\\/creating-publishing-recipes\\\/getting-started-basics-creating-publishing-recipes\\\/home-cook-or-recipe-creator-utsav-recipes\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mymahotsav.com\\\/knowledgebase\\\/docs\\\/mm-guides\\\/utsav-recipes\\\/discovering-recipes\\\/creating-publishing-recipes\\\/getting-started-basics-creating-publishing-recipes\\\/home-cook-or-recipe-creator-utsav-recipes\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mymahotsav.com\\\/knowledgebase\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"MyMahotsav KnowledgeBase\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mymahotsav.com\\\/knowledgebase\\\/solutions\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Home Cook or Recipe Creator? Choosing your path on Utsav Recipes\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mymahotsav.com\\\/knowledgebase\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mymahotsav.com\\\/knowledgebase\\\/\",\"name\":\"KnowledgeBase\",\"description\":\"Faith | Festivals | Friends | Fun\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mymahotsav.com\\\/knowledgebase\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mymahotsav.com\\\/knowledgebase\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mymahotsav.com\\\/knowledgebase\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"KnowledgeBase\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mymahotsav.com\\\/knowledgebase\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mymahotsav.com\\\/knowledgebase\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdnx.mymahotsav.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/07221056\\\/E57C172F-3962-4460-B430-F26EA4BE2235-2048x501-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdnx.mymahotsav.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/07221056\\\/E57C172F-3962-4460-B430-F26EA4BE2235-2048x501-1.png\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":500,\"caption\":\"KnowledgeBase\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mymahotsav.com\\\/knowledgebase\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Home Cook or Recipe Creator? Utsav Recipes","description":"Not sure which path fits you on Utsav Recipes? Compare the Home Cook and Recipe Creator roles and pick exactly where to start today.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/docs\/mm-guides\/utsav-recipes\/discovering-recipes\/creating-publishing-recipes\/getting-started-basics-creating-publishing-recipes\/home-cook-or-recipe-creator-utsav-recipes\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Home Cook or Recipe Creator? Find Your Path","og_description":"Not sure where to start on Utsav Recipes? Compare the Home Cook and Recipe Creator roles.","og_url":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/docs\/mm-guides\/utsav-recipes\/discovering-recipes\/creating-publishing-recipes\/getting-started-basics-creating-publishing-recipes\/home-cook-or-recipe-creator-utsav-recipes\/","og_site_name":"KnowledgeBase\u2122","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Home Cook or Recipe Creator?","twitter_description":"Compare the Home Cook and Recipe Creator paths on Utsav Recipes and pick where to start.","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"12 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["WebPage","FAQPage"],"@id":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/docs\/mm-guides\/utsav-recipes\/discovering-recipes\/creating-publishing-recipes\/getting-started-basics-creating-publishing-recipes\/home-cook-or-recipe-creator-utsav-recipes\/","url":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/docs\/mm-guides\/utsav-recipes\/discovering-recipes\/creating-publishing-recipes\/getting-started-basics-creating-publishing-recipes\/home-cook-or-recipe-creator-utsav-recipes\/","name":"Home Cook or Recipe Creator? Utsav Recipes","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-09-06T01:20:46+00:00","description":"Not sure which path fits you on Utsav Recipes? Compare the Home Cook and Recipe Creator roles and pick exactly where to start today.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/docs\/mm-guides\/utsav-recipes\/discovering-recipes\/creating-publishing-recipes\/getting-started-basics-creating-publishing-recipes\/home-cook-or-recipe-creator-utsav-recipes\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/docs\/mm-guides\/utsav-recipes\/discovering-recipes\/creating-publishing-recipes\/getting-started-basics-creating-publishing-recipes\/home-cook-or-recipe-creator-utsav-recipes\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/docs\/mm-guides\/utsav-recipes\/discovering-recipes\/creating-publishing-recipes\/getting-started-basics-creating-publishing-recipes\/home-cook-or-recipe-creator-utsav-recipes\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"MyMahotsav KnowledgeBase","item":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/solutions\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Home Cook or Recipe Creator? Choosing your path on Utsav Recipes"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/","name":"KnowledgeBase","description":"Faith | Festivals | Friends | Fun","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/#organization","name":"KnowledgeBase","url":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cdnx.mymahotsav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/07221056\/E57C172F-3962-4460-B430-F26EA4BE2235-2048x501-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdnx.mymahotsav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/07221056\/E57C172F-3962-4460-B430-F26EA4BE2235-2048x501-1.png","width":2048,"height":500,"caption":"KnowledgeBase"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"knowledge_base_info":[{"term_name":"MyMahotsav Guides","term_url":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/docs\/mm-guides\/","term_slug":"mm-guides"}],"knowledge_base_slug":["mm-guides"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/12658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12658"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/12658\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=12658"},{"taxonomy":"glossaries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossaries?post=12658"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=12658"},{"taxonomy":"knowledge_base","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mymahotsav.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledge_base?post=12658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}