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2010 August 28 - MacNews

Cooking With The Mac!

On August 28, 2010, in Review, by Eric Horn
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A Review of MacGourmet 2.4.5

 

 

 

 

 

“It’s like iTunes for your recipes!”

One of the earliest applications for home computers has been the recipe database program.   I’ve purchased a few over the years (back in my PC days), but never really used them much.    Recently I decided it would be nice to have one for my MacBook Pro.   My requirements were simple:

  • Snow Leopard Compatible
  • Reasonably priced
  • Ability to easily import from web pages or other formats
  • Publish to web
  • Ability to adjust quantities
  • Companion program for my iPhone

A little research turned up a program called MacGourmet by Advenio.  The comments about it were very positive and it met my requirements and then some.   I downloaded a demo, gave it a spin and shelled out $24.95 for a registration code.   MacGourmet also offers a bundle called MacGourmet Deluxe for $49.95 that includes MacGourmet and three plugins (Mealplan, Nutrition and Cookbook) and there is a companion program for the iPhone/iTouch called MacGourmet Touch for $4.95.  The plugins are available separately for $11.95 each ($9.95 if you use a promo code).

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