How do I create my own recipe?

The recipe collection is the foundation of the weekly plan and therefore also of the automatic shopping list. Every family has its own, private collection – once created, a recipe is available for every cooking day and scales along automatically with the number of servings.

Step by step

1. Open the Recipes item in the menu.
2. Click + New recipe at the top right.
3. Enter a title.
4. Enter the ingredients with name, quantity and unit – as many lines as you like, even if an ingredient appears in several recipes.
5. Write the preparation as running text.
6. Set how many people the recipe is calculated for by default (for cakes: pieces or trays).
7. Optional: assign one or more categories, e.g. „Vegetarian“ or „Quick“.
8. Save – done.

Scaling the number of servings up and down

On the detail page you set the number of people with the plus/minus controls – the app scales all ingredient quantities along with it automatically. Handy when visitors come or you cook ahead for several days. For a concrete cooking day you set the actual number later in the weekly assistant, independently of the recipe's default number of servings.

Good to know

• The Source field records where the recipe comes from – for example „from grandma“ or a link to the original.
• Under Cook on the detail page the cooking mode opens with step-by-step instructions and tickable ingredients.
• Work steps can additionally be recorded individually, each with its own text and optionally an image.
• Delete: A recipe is removed permanently and also disappears from cooking days that have already been planned.

Everything about recipes can be found in the Handbook: Recipes.