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Recipes not showing up in macgourmet6/11/2023 This is the quickest user recipe import option I’ve seen of several recipe programs I’ve looked at recently. You can search recipes according to ingredients, category, cuisine, and recipe name.īetter still, you can sort within the results to get, for example, only five-star, vegetarian recipes. The company says there are some 81,000 user generated recipes as I write this, and likely more by the time you read this. And, you can easily import any of these recipes into your own local database. Using the program’s search engine, you can type in a term like Tofu or Sweet Potatoes and, from the SousChef Web site, all the recipes with those ingredients will come flowing into the interface for you to view, just as if you had the recipes in your database. From the cloud SousChef’s marquee feature is the cloud. You can scale the recipes, convert them to full screen viewing, and have your computer read the directions back to you while you’re cooking. Checkboxes next to each item let you check off ingredients you already have and it’s easy to add more items to the shopping list, even if they’re not part of a recipe. You can then access that list from the sidebar. You can choose a recipe and then create a grocery list from it. SousChef gives you an elegant way to create grocery lists. Of course, you can always edit the substitute into the recipe manually. However, this feature did not always work, either because the quantity was not specified or there was a variation in the ingredient such as 2% milk instead of just milk. After that, anytime those ingredients appear in a recipe, the alternate ingredients are available to choose. For example, if you always use margarine instead of butter, or soymilk instead of cow milk, you can make those substitutions in the prefs. In the Preferences pane, you can designate universal ingredient substitutes. The only automatic, one-click import, ironically, is for competitor ( ). The program supports text, rich text, and text-based.pdf formats for both import and export (and, additionally.doc format for import). Sous Chef’s interface is pleasing and easy to understand but it still has some bugs. You can also designate the metric system for ingredient measurements, which is a huge convenience for anyone who doesn’t live in the U.S. Placing images couldn’t be easier: Just drag and drop an image from a Web site or your hard drive into the recipe template’s picture well. A recipe importer lets you copy and paste an entire file into an import template.įrom there, an innovative environment lets you select and tag text for sections like Ingredients, Directions, Notes, Time, Yield, Category, and more. Importing recipes is intuitive, and works the same way for all sources, such as Web sites or text. Interface SousChef opens to reveal a pleasant interface, and if you’re familiar with Apple apps such as iTunes and Address Book, you’ll immediately respond to its visual cues. However, it’s simple, friendly, easy on the eyes, and offers some appealing and practical capabilities. It’s not super automated, nor does it have an abundance of specialized sections. The programs I’ve seen recently vary according to how much detail the user wants, and how much customization and automation they require. Recipe programs cater to different types of cooks: Some are looking for ease of use in importing and exporting recipes from their favorite Web sites others are concerned with having a variety of import and export options available to view and share recipes while at friends’ homes still others want to record every detail down to the grocery store aisle where ingredients are available. 1.2 is a compact program with an iTunes-RSS feed sensibility that can help you get your meal off to a good start. As recipe collection moves out of the card box and into the computer, there has emerged a small cadre of Mac programs designed to help you find, categorize, share, display, and cook your food. Every day until the end of June 2009, the Macworld staff will use the Mac Gems blog to briefly cover a favorite free or low-cost program. Editor’s note: The following review is part of Macworld’s series.
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