![]() ![]() If you want to add the recipe to your meal plan, click on the calendar icon. Click on the grocery cart to add the ingredients for the recipe to your grocery list, and you can uncheck any items you already have on hand. Click on the heart to add the recipe to your favorites. ![]() To make changes to the recipe simply click the edit button. So, you can double or halve or three-quarter the recipe and all the ingredient measurements will be scaled accordingly. Click on this and Paprika will automatically scale the recipe according to your specifications. One really cool option is the “scale” button. The individual recipe view displays a photograph (if the recipe included one) and information, such as, prep time, cook time, difficulty, source, and servings.You can rate the recipe (one to five stars). When you click on the name of a recipe, your screen will look like this. ![]() Cloud syncing is free, but you do need to set up an account through Paprika. Settings is also where you can set up your cloud sync to synchronize Paprika between your Mac, iPhone, and/or iPad. In settings, you can set your home browser page, a default email recipient address, the font size for your recipes, and whether or not you want your categories to be organized alphabetically. You can also search your recipes by name, ingredient, or source in the search field. On the lower right, you’ll see the gear button for settings. You can filter your recipes by Most Recent, Favorites, and Uncategorized or by Categories. And the third column lists all your recipes in alphabetical order. The second column lists all your recipe categories (and you can create as many as you like). Each of these views will be discussed below. The left column allows you to choose between the four main views in Paprika: Recipes, the Browser, Groceries, and Meals. When you first open Paprika, you’ll see the following screen: Like its iPhone and iPad counterparts (see our Paprika for iPad review here), Paprika for Mac is an exquisitely-designed application that makes managing recipes magical. Finding that ONE place to keep everything has been worth the $25 investment in spades.Paprika for Mac ($19.99) by Hindsight Labs is a recipe management application for your Mac. The app is still where I always save, keep, and view my recipes. (Update 10/2016: I’m cooking less now, but I still use Paprika weekly to create grocery lists whether I meal plan or not. I’ve used this program almost every day for two months now and will continue to do so. I think it has paid for itself in the fewer store trips and more inspired meals. For the initial setup, I think the desktop application was a good investment as it was easy to copy and paste bookmarked URLs on my laptop into the application. The idea of creating a new recipe database/system felt scary and time-consuming, but it was simple and easy to do while watching TV. One could even just add the recipes needed for the first week, and gradually build from there. I haven’t figured out how to easily remind myself to defrost or marinate something the night before. The phone app could use some navigation changes that are less dependent on the “back” button. I’ve created and used some categories – like “Party” or “Slow Cooker”, but don’t categorize every recipe. (Update 10/2016: I now have 192 recipes saved. I can categorize and rate recipes as well, but I haven’t bothered yet. After 2 months, I have over 65 recipes which the search feature is quick to navigate through. I started with 20 recipes, and now just add as I come across stuff online or while I’m planning meals. Rarely, I have to use the manual clipboard tools to pull the components of a recipe off a site, but even that process is simple (easier on the computer). With one click, the application grabs the recipe and gives opportunity to edit it before saving. ![]() You can use their built-in internet browser to add recipes or add a plug-in to your existing browser to “clip” recipes. I’m going to the grocery store less often, cooking more dinners each week, and meal planning is now no big deal. Windows Screenshot – Recipe Manager Paprika Recipe Manager Review ![]()
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