I’ve been giving MacGourmet a 30-Day trial and I think I might buy it. It’s basically does for food recipes what iTunes does for your music collection. I’m not a gourmet cook by a long shot. Been a basic meat and potato eater all my life, but as a family man who along with his wife is too busy to plan and cook elaborate meals, I figure an application like this may help my family get a few more ideas for sprucing up the daily food intake.
According to the developers, in addition to some bug fixes, this recent beta update “changes the way user lists are managed, now making them work more like user folders in Mail, or folders in the finder. It also adds the ability to delete more than one library browser item at a time.” The application has been working fine for me, and though it comes loaded with a bunch of recipes, I’ve been adding the kind of recipes that I and my family might actually eat.
The MacGourmet also provides a plethora of ways to discover free and countless recipes that you can easily download and take in the application. Once you select your recipes, Mac-Gourmet can create a grocery list for you. Definitely a time saver.
But hey, if you’re like me and have no time to cook, let me suggest Sandra Lee’s Semi-Homemade 20-minute Meals. These recipes are based on what Sandra’s 70/30 philosophy: “Buy 70% ready-made foods from the supermarket, add 30% of your fresh ingredients and creative touches, and take 100% of the credit for a meal that looks, smells, and tastes gourmet.” The lady ain’t lyin’. I’ve been using this book and it too is truly a time saver. It’s cookbook for those who don’t like to or don’t have time to cook elaborate gourmet meals.
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