Survey results & roadmap for Shop’NCook Mobile Kitchen app

by Mathilde on May 15, 2013

Thanks to all who took the survey on the new mobile cooking app for Shop’NCook.

I would like to summarize here the survey results, let you know of the current state of the app and discuss of my plans for the future.
Survey results

New mobile app survey results pie chart

The survey asked a simple question:
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Announcing beta testing of new recipe & shopping list app for mobile devices

by Mathilde on May 14, 2013


Since I have released iShopNCook app for the iPhone in October last year, I have been flooded by e-mails asking me when I will have a recipe & shopping list app for the Android platform.

I have been working on it and am finishing now a new app that should run on most mobile platforms: Android, iOS, Windows, Symbian and Blackberry.

I have designed the new app to complement Shop’NCook software on mobile devices. Before finalizing it, I would like however to make sure it fulfills your needs. If you have a couple of minutes, please take the following survey and tell me what you need – it is very short:

Click here for the survey!

You can also register at the end of the survey for the coming beta testing of the new app.

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Improve your shopping list with the pantry and substitution lists

March 25, 2013

Having an accurate shopping list that contains exactly what you need to buy is a necessary ingredient to an efficient shopping and an enjoyable cooking time. When you create shopping lists by adding ingredients from recipes, you are bound to have a lot of items you don’t want on your shopping list: – ingredients that [...]

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Cooking with Quinoa: Recipes for a Healthy Rice Substitute – Bonus Cookbook – Download for Your iPhone or iPad

March 2, 2013

I have just published a new cookbook: Cooking with Quinoa: Recipes for a Healthy Rice Substitute. Quinoa is a very versatile ingredient to cook with and can be used in many dishes; not to mention it is healthy for you! To access the cookbook on your computer, install Shop’NCook Software or the free edition Shop’NCook [...]

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How to add nutritional data from the USDA nutrient database

March 2, 2013

Shop’NCook recipe software allows you to compute the nutritional analysis of your recipes. But what do you do when it doesn’t know the nutritional analysis of an ingredients? This tutorial shows how to add nutritional data from the USDA nutrient database for standard reference in a few clicks. This tutorial is also available in pdf [...]

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Nutrition Facts Panel: Ingredients and Allergen Labeling

February 24, 2013

The nutrition label maker allows now to add an ingredient list and allergen declaration, as well as an address. Ingredient label The format and content of the ingredient label is regulated by the Code of Federal Regulations Title 21, section 101.4. You have to input the list of ingredients in descending order of weight, separated [...]

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How to cost your recipes – Shop’NCook Pro tutorial

January 20, 2013

To follow this tutorial and cost your recipes, download a free trial of Shop’NCook Pro software here. You can also copy the recipes that are used in the tutorial from the link below and add them to the software as shown in the video: Right-click to download the example recipes No prior knowledge is required [...]

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How to calculate food cost in 5 easy steps

November 11, 2012

This tutorial shows the steps to calculate food costs from adding a recipe to Shop’NCook Pro software to getting an accurate cost estimate and sale price per portion. If you don’t have Shop’NCook Pro, you can download it here for a free 45-day trial. Download the pdf. For more information on recipe costing, watch also [...]

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Halloween Appetizers and Party recipes for your iPhone – bonus cookbook

October 27, 2012

I have just published a new bonus cookbook: Halloween Appetizers & Party Recipes. To access the cookbook on your computer, install Shop’NCook software or the free edition Shop’NCook Reader and download the cookbook from the Browser section. On your iPhone or iPad, install the free app iShopNCook Recipe and Shopping List Organizer. You can then [...]

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“Halloweenize” your Halloween menu – Halloween food ideas

October 25, 2012

Print your Halloween menu or share your Halloween recipes in style! I have just added two new styles sheets for your recipes and menus: the Halloween and Fall style sheets. You can enable the styles simply by opening the Preferences in Shop’Ncook software and selecting “Halloween” in the General tab. You can then either send [...]

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