About This Site

This site started as a solution to a very real problem: we kept forgetting about meals / foods we used to make and love.

Over time, meals that we liked just faded out of rotation. Suddenly we’d we remember one and think, “Why did we ever stop making this?” So I wanted a way to bring them occassionally back by saying:

“Give me 7 random meals so we can plan groceries.” (this includes sometimes just planning to order Thai or pizza!)

So, that's the thinking that got this started.

What It Does Now

It has now grown into the idea of a library where you can:

• Search by name (e.g., “salsa chicken”) -- helpful if you've uploaded recipe images and/or added "how to make this" in a note
• Search by ingredient (e.g., “what can I make with chicken?”)
• Get a list of meals 'for this week' to plan your grocery list
• Get ideas when you have no clue what to cook

A Rose Site by Any Other Name

This is a bit of a “multiple personality” site.

Originally, it was meant to randomly generate meal suggestions … but at this point it also includes desserts, drinks, etc. So "meals” might not be the perfect name anymore—but that was the original idea, and everything else just kind of… joined the party.

Shared with Friends

After showing this to a friend (who got a bit excited about it), I added the ability for others to contribute.
Maybe they'd find it useful ... Maybe we'd be able to get ideas from each other!

So, you can tag who added a meal, which lets you:

• Filter to just your own meals
• Or explore what everyone else is making

Important Notes (a.k.a. This Is Not a Startup)

Think of this more like a shared notebook than a polished app.

How to Use This

• Add foods you make / ideas for meals to get them on your 'list to remember'
• Use search when planning meals
• Use random meals when you don’t want to think at all
• Add photos if you have them (to keep track of recipes etc)
• Add a note for 'how to make', 'how to use', 'where it came from' -- that's up to you how to use ... what you want to share with people :)

Getting Started Idea

After just adding a bunch of "meal ideas" (i.e. "hot dogs" or "go for pizza"), we went through our physical recipe box, took pictures, and uploaded them.

Accidental Benefit

At the grocery store, we retrieved a recipe to see "how much" picante sauce to buy :)

A Quick Note on Images

On your phone, you can "Squeeze and Pull" to make the images larger.
On a tablet/laptop, I'm still working on the ability to resize the images properly -- for now, you can right click and "open in a new tab" (at least on Windows -- I'm not a mac person haha

Why This Exists

The goal is simple:

• Make meal planning easier
• Rediscover meals we’ve forgotten
• Share good ideas with each other

If it helps answer “what should we eat this week?”, then it’s doing its job.

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