Getting recipes in
Paste a recipe someone texted you
Copy a recipe out of a text, email or note, paste it in, and it is sorted into title, ingredients and steps.
54 sec · no sound needed: every step is on screen
How it works
- Paste recipe text from a message, email, note or caption.
- The title, ingredients, steps and servings are sorted out for you.
- Imported, pasted and AI-built recipes start in your personal recipes; one tap adds them to the family cookbook.
Step by step
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Tap +
Tap the + button at the top of the screen.
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Paste Recipe Text
Tap Paste Recipe Text.
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Paste it in
Paste the whole recipe into the box.
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Format it
Tap Format Recipe Text.
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Review the draft
The recipe opens as a draft. Check the title, ingredients and steps, and change anything you like.
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Pick a category
Choose a category (here, Desserts).
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Ingredients
Scroll down to the ingredients. Each one is split into amount, unit and name.
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Steps
Keep scrolling to the numbered steps.
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Create Recipe
Tap Create Recipe.
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Saved
The recipe is saved to your personal recipes first.
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Share with the family
Tap Add to Family Cookbook so the whole family can see it.
Lemon Ricotta Cookies is a formatted recipe in the family cookbook.
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