Once upon a time there was a good recipe software, and there was a bad recipe software.

The good recipe software was easy to use, had plenty of options, and left anyone entering data happy and fulfilled. The result of using the good recipe software was a quickly-made wonderful family cookbook filled with beloved recipes, family stories and photographs that illustrated the family recipes and family members, and a family keepsake worthy of future generations.

The bad recipe software locked users into a dungeon of darkness for any data entry task, leaving them exhausted and wondering if the end result was worth the effort. The bad recipe software also made them follow a certain well-worn tedious pathway called “click and select.”

Instead of being fun and pleasurable, like the good recipe software, the bad recipe software made making a family cookbook drudgery — a time-intensive chore to be put off until later rather than getting things done…..

…..When I awoke from my nap, of course, I realized this modern fairy-tale for what it was: the classic battle of good over evil, productivity over sloth, success over frustration, efficiency over futility, and achievement over disillusionment.

They say all dreams come from one’s subconscious mind.

It is true that most of the recipe software I have personally tried has users clicking on drop down menus to select recipe ingredients.  For example, you can click “1/4” then “cup” or “teaspoon” then select other ingredients such as flour, sugar, etc.

While this sounds like a good idea, entering a recipe is so nightmarishly SLOW using the click and select way! No wonder cookbook makers try to use short recipes with that type of recipe software. I get carpal tunnel syndrome just thinking about the click and select process for recipes and family cookbook making.

With our (ahem) recipe software, you can copy and paste whole recipes right into the cookbook-making recipe template. (This feature is very handy for borrowing recipes from websites or pasting them into the recipe template from MS Word documents or similar writing programs.)  With our recipe software, no other clicking and selecting is required (unless you want to use the onscreen Recipe Builder window to standardize fractions or check spelling on unfamiliar cooking terms).

Now for my next nap, if I could only turn my thoughts toward Caribbean island beaches, steel drums, and muscles rippling in the sun.

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