working with recipes in mongo

examples.js

var r = { //first i will show an example where i just store the value of the recipe key, because there were no other keys in the example you sent me
  "publisher": "All Recipes",
  "f2f_url": "http://food2fork.com/view/521",
  "ingredients": [
    "For Cupcakes:",
    "1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix with pudding",
    "1/3 cup vegetable oil",
    "3 egg whites",
    "1 1/4 cups water",
    "6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine",
    " ",
    "For Filling:",
    "1 cup cold heavy whipping cream",
    "2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar",
    "1/2 cup frozen unsweetened raspberries",
    "1/4 cup chocolate-coated toffee bits",
    "1/2 cup finely chopped toasted hazelnuts, skins removed",
    " ",
    "For Ganache:",
    "1/2 cup heavy cream",
    "6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped",
    " ",
    "For Frosting:",
    "1 (12 ounce) package white chocolate chips",
    "1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature",
    "2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened",
    "2 teaspoons vanilla extract",
    "food coloring, if desired (optional)"
  ],
  "source_url": "http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Zuccotto-Cupcakes/Detail.aspx",
  "recipe_id": "521",
  "image_url": "http://static.food2fork.com/8942993716.jpg",
  "social_rank": 80.98230224538719,
  "publisher_url": "http://allrecipes.com",
  "title": ""Zuccotto" Cupcakes"
};

db.recipes.save(r);                             // store the obj in the db
db.recipes.find({"publisher": "All Recipes"});  // look for where publisher is exatcly so
db.recipes.find({publisher: "All Recipes"});    // nice i don't need quotes when the key has no funky characters
db.recipes.find({publisher: /all/i});           // now i want to do a partial search on the publisher, the last i means case insensitive
db.recipes.find({ingredients:{$regex: /egg/i}});// find recipes where at least one of the ingredients has the (case insensitive) string "egg" (even in the middle of a word)
db.recipes.find({ingredients: /egg/i});         // nice, don't have to write that weird regex thing
var r2 = {                                      // ex2 where i use the whole pile of JSON you gave me.
  "recipe": {
    "publisher": "All Recipes",
    "f2f_url": "http://food2fork.com/view/521",
    "ingredients": [
      "For Cupcakes:",
      "1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix with pudding",
      "1/3 cup vegetable oil",
      "3 egg whites",
      "1 1/4 cups water",
      "6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine",
      " ",
      "For Filling:",
      "1 cup cold heavy whipping cream",
      "2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar",
      "1/2 cup frozen unsweetened raspberries",
      "1/4 cup chocolate-coated toffee bits",
      "1/2 cup finely chopped toasted hazelnuts, skins removed",
      " ",
      "For Ganache:",
      "1/2 cup heavy cream",
      "6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped",
      " ",
      "For Frosting:",
      "1 (12 ounce) package white chocolate chips",
      "1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature",
      "2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened",
      "2 teaspoons vanilla extract",
      "food coloring, if desired (optional)"
    ],
    "source_url": "http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Zuccotto-Cupcakes/Detail.aspx",
    "recipe_id": "521",
    "image_url": "http://static.food2fork.com/8942993716.jpg",
    "social_rank": 80.98230224538719,
    "publisher_url": "http://allrecipes.com",
    "title": ""Zuccotto" Cupcakes"
  }
};

db.recipes.save(r2);                              // save that thing
db.recipes.find({"recipe.ingredients":/eg/i});    // just need to say recipe. now (need the quotes arpund the key bc of the dot)

Good grief. I tried recipes.ingredients, but I did not see that I needed the quotes and the error msg didn't help me. Thanks for your help.