Recipe Software for Mac OSX ???

MelaGal · 03-24-2005, 09:01 AM

Anyone know of good recipe software for the Mac OSX platform? I used Mastercook for years on PC, but now that I'm using a Mac . . .

Thanks

~a

dizneegirl · 03-24-2005, 10:13 AM

There used to be a Mac version of MasterCook - don't know if you could still find it, or if it would work under OSX...

You might look at A Cook's Book from 3 Cats and a Mac, though... there's a free trial, and it imports MasterCook (and other) recipe formats. Free trials are always good!

rediscovering me · 03-25-2005, 11:31 PM

Funny you should post about this. I've recently been considering upgrading my cookbook software. I have mealformation as it was one of the first programs to move from OS9 to OSX but I'm not completely satisified with it. The program works great once it loads but it takes forever to load. Since I'm a notebook user, leaving my computer on with mealformation running is not an option.

The programs I have been considering upgrading to include:
Connoisseur - www.thelittleappfactory.com
CookWare Deluxe 2.1 - www.digitalfriedchicken.com
Diet Sleuth - www.blackcatsystems.com
A Cook's Book - www.3caam.com
(Dizneegirl, have you tried A Cook's Book? I'm horrible about getting free trials, falling in love with the program to later decide that I really don't like the software.)

MelaGal best of luck on your search & keep us posted.

rediscovering me · 03-26-2005, 12:59 AM

Sorry MelaGal I did a real bad job with those links, here they are again:

CookWare Deluxe 2.1 -
www.digitalfriedchicken.com

Connoisseur - www.thelittleappfactory.com

Diet Sleuth -
www.blackcatsystems.com

A Cook's Book -
www.3caam.com

CandidCam · 03-26-2005, 03:58 PM

Ooh, excellent thread! I am also using OS X and we are planning to buy Mac #2 very soon.

k

binki · 03-26-2005, 04:59 PM

I use Diet Sleuth and it's not bad, once you get past its unMaclike idiosyncrasies. (Command-A = add to favorites?!) Kind of clunky but it gets the job done.

It's more ******-like diet software than real recipe software, though. I guess you could put the full recipe in the comments field, now that I think of it, but it's still not the type of program that will let you search for recipes by ingredients or print out shopping lists or any of that stuff.

CandidCam · 03-26-2005, 05:28 PM

binki, are you a mac-head, too? One more reason for me to like you...

k

binki · 03-26-2005, 06:45 PM

Mac weenie since the lady threw the hammer, yepperz!

CandidCam · 03-26-2005, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by binki

Mac weenie since the lady threw the hammer, yepperz!

Us too! Our G4 iMac is our first with a color monitor, though... :blush: We previously had a Classic and an LC (I think that was the model). After college I spent a year of going to the library to get online. Almost killed DH. We live in a small town and I am a SAHM, so we HAD to get internet access in our home. I was going seriously nuts with no connection to the world.

Now we are planning to get the Mac mini as soon as it comes with 10.4. Ooh, and next weekend we are going to Chicago and plan to hit the Apple store...I am SO stoked!

k

cwooden · 03-26-2005, 08:06 PM

Thanks for posting the links. I used to use Diet Sleuth ages ago but stopped. Once I switched to OSX I stopped looking for software.

Also a Mac geek - since before the hammer throw. I used a pre-Mac Lisa back in 1983! I'm on my 7th model (G5) at home and 4th at work.

Caroline

binki · 03-26-2005, 08:21 PM

I remember we had an Apple ][ back in the day, but the first Mac was a big change from that. Compared to all the cruddy DOS machines it was a real eye-opener. Ah, good times.

I can't even remember all the Macs I've loved before...there are at least six in this house right now, and we've gotten rid of several. But I still have the key from the Quadra 950 on my keyring!

ObTopic, a little: anybody know of good recipe software for OS9? I have an iBook that has to stay at that system for work reasons, but it's a perfect kitchen machine and it'd be great to have recipes on it as something other than text files.

cwooden · 03-26-2005, 08:28 PM

I've been purging through my old software so I'll see if I have anything.

Binki - aren't you on AATW, too? I'm certain I've seen your name there. I'm "cwgurl" and I just started to post there. If so, greetings!

binki · 03-26-2005, 09:55 PM

Thanks-- yep, that's me. And in a couple of other places, too, hee hee!

dizneegirl · 03-26-2005, 10:05 PM

Haven't tried it... I only turn on my Mac when absolutely necessary.

I'm a PC MasterCook girl, myself.

03-24-2005, 09:01 AM	#1
MelaGal Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Napa Valley, CA Posts: 150 Gallery: MelaGal	Recipe Software for Mac OSX ??? Anyone know of good recipe software for the Mac OSX platform? I used Mastercook for years on PC, but now that I'm using a Mac . . . Thanks ~a

03-25-2005, 11:31 PM	#3
rediscovering me Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Waukegan, IL Posts: 163 Gallery: rediscovering me Stats: BMI 31/24/20 WOE: Atkins OWL Start Date: June 2003	mealformation, A Cook's Book, CookWare Deluxe, Diet Sleuth Funny you should post about this. I've recently been considering upgrading my cookbook software. I have mealformation as it was one of the first programs to move from OS9 to OSX but I'm not completely satisified with it. The program works great once it loads but it takes forever to load. Since I'm a notebook user, leaving my computer on with mealformation running is not an option. The programs I have been considering upgrading to include: Connoisseur - www.thelittleappfactory.com CookWare Deluxe 2.1 - www.digitalfriedchicken.com Diet Sleuth - www.blackcatsystems.com A Cook's Book - www.3caam.com (Dizneegirl, have you tried A Cook's Book? I'm horrible about getting free trials, falling in love with the program to later decide that I really don't like the software.) MelaGal best of luck on your search & keep us posted.

03-26-2005, 12:59 AM	#4
rediscovering me Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Waukegan, IL Posts: 163 Gallery: rediscovering me Stats: BMI 31/24/20 WOE: Atkins OWL Start Date: June 2003	reposting links bad links, sorry Sorry MelaGal I did a real bad job with those links, here they are again: CookWare Deluxe 2.1 - www.digitalfriedchicken.com Connoisseur - www.thelittleappfactory.com Diet Sleuth - www.blackcatsystems.com A Cook's Book - www.3caam.com

03-26-2005, 08:21 PM	#11
binki MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: the 6th borough of NYC Posts: 1,673 Gallery: binki Stats: 190/160/140 WOE: just low carb Start Date: November 2003	I remember we had an Apple ][ back in the day, but the first Mac was a big change from that. Compared to all the cruddy DOS machines it was a real eye-opener. Ah, good times. I can't even remember all the Macs I've loved before...there are at least six in this house right now, and we've gotten rid of several. But I still have the key from the Quadra 950 on my keyring! ObTopic, a little: anybody know of good recipe software for OS9? I have an iBook that has to stay at that system for work reasons, but it's a perfect kitchen machine and it'd be great to have recipes on it as something other than text files. __________________ Monthly Fitness Challenge total minutes: 10/04 1615; 11/04 1530; 12/04 1440 1/05 1800; 2/05 1200; 3/05 1440; 4/05 1460; 5/05 1620; 6/05 1770; 7/05 1710; 8/05 1950; 9/05 2190; 10/05: 660; 11/05 1710; 12/05 1200 1/06 1440; 2/06 1530; 3/06 1740; 4/06 1800; 5/06 1650; 6/06: 660; 7/06: 540 8/06: 840 Steps logged in 2005: 4,378,192 Completed 420 minutes of 1,000 minutes goal for September Fitness Challenge!

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03-24-2005, 10:13 AM	#2
dizneegirl Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,701 Gallery: dizneegirl	There used to be a Mac version of MasterCook - don't know if you could still find it, or if it would work under OSX... You might look at A Cook's Book from 3 Cats and a Mac, though... there's a free trial, and it imports MasterCook (and other) recipe formats. Free trials are always good!

03-26-2005, 03:58 PM	#5
CandidCam Body By Johnsonville Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: On the run (or bike) Posts: 13,734 Gallery: CandidCam WOE: Food...not "food"	Ooh, excellent thread! I am also using OS X and we are planning to buy Mac #2 very soon. k

03-26-2005, 04:59 PM	#6
binki MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: the 6th borough of NYC Posts: 1,673 Gallery: binki Stats: 190/160/140 WOE: just low carb Start Date: November 2003	I use Diet Sleuth and it's not bad, once you get past its unMaclike idiosyncrasies. (Command-A = add to favorites?!) Kind of clunky but it gets the job done. It's more ******-like diet software than real recipe software, though. I guess you could put the full recipe in the comments field, now that I think of it, but it's still not the type of program that will let you search for recipes by ingredients or print out shopping lists or any of that stuff.

03-26-2005, 05:28 PM	#7
CandidCam Body By Johnsonville Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: On the run (or bike) Posts: 13,734 Gallery: CandidCam WOE: Food...not "food"	binki, are you a mac-head, too? One more reason for me to like you... k

03-26-2005, 06:45 PM	#8
binki MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: the 6th borough of NYC Posts: 1,673 Gallery: binki Stats: 190/160/140 WOE: just low carb Start Date: November 2003	Mac weenie since the lady threw the hammer, yepperz!

03-26-2005, 08:06 PM	#10
cwooden Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Arlington, VA, USA Posts: 311 Gallery: cwooden	Thanks for posting the links. I used to use Diet Sleuth ages ago but stopped. Once I switched to OSX I stopped looking for software. Also a Mac geek - since before the hammer throw. I used a pre-Mac Lisa back in 1983! I'm on my 7th model (G5) at home and 4th at work. Caroline

03-26-2005, 08:28 PM	#12
cwooden Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Arlington, VA, USA Posts: 311 Gallery: cwooden	I've been purging through my old software so I'll see if I have anything. Binki - aren't you on AATW, too? I'm certain I've seen your name there. I'm "cwgurl" and I just started to post there. If so, greetings!

03-26-2005, 09:55 PM	#13
binki MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: the 6th borough of NYC Posts: 1,673 Gallery: binki Stats: 190/160/140 WOE: just low carb Start Date: November 2003	Thanks-- yep, that's me. And in a couple of other places, too, hee hee!

03-26-2005, 10:05 PM	#14
dizneegirl Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,701 Gallery: dizneegirl	Haven't tried it... I only turn on my Mac when absolutely necessary. I'm a PC MasterCook girl, myself.