Getting recipes in
Add a recipe from the starter library
Browse ready-made starter recipes and add one to the cookbook with a tap, then make it your own.
37 sec · no sound needed: every step is on screen
How it works
- A library of starter recipes, organised by course.
- One tap adds a copy to your cookbook, which you can then edit.
Step by step
- 1
Open Discover
Open the menu and tap Discover.

- 2
Browse
Scroll through the starter recipes, grouped by course.

- 3
Open one
Tap a recipe to see it.

- 4
Add to cookbook
Tap Add to cookbook.

- 5
Yours to keep
Tap "In your cookbook — view" to open your own copy.

- 6
Ready for tonight
The copy is in the family cookbook, ready to cook, edit or share.

Crispy Chicken Parmesan is a copy in the family cookbook, free to edit.
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