A while ago, I tried using various recipe apps. Then decided to build my own. Wh...

A while ago, I tried using various recipe apps. Then decided to build my own. While sketching what I wanted I realized everything I tried to come up with was overkill. There's a reason grandma uses a card file for storing her recipes. But, I still wanted something on the computer. So, I just use a wiki hosted on my server. I have a page that keeps bulleted wiki links to recipes for each day of the week, for months and months. I also store the shopping list. I can recycle a weekly meal plan just by copying and pasting it under the new date. So easy and I can plan meals for the week in just a few moments. The recipes are super easy to read on phone, tablet, computer or even printed out.

For meal planning:

---- ===== October 05, 2019 =====

* [[recipe:recipes|recipe]]

== Shopping List ==

  * [[ShoppingList10052019:shopping_lists|Shopping List]]

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===== September 28, 2019 =====

* [[recipe:recipes|recipe]]

== Shopping List ==

  * [[ShoppingList09282019:shopping_list|Shopping List]]

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For Recipes:

====== Broccoli and Cheese soup ======

====== Ingredients ======

  *     1 tablespoon butter

  *     1/2 onion, chopped

  *     1/4 cup melted butter

  *     1/4 cup flour

  *     2 cups milk

  *     2 cups chicken stock

  *     1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped broccoli florets

  *     1 cup matchstick-cut carrots

  *     1 stalk celery, thinly sliced

  *     2 1/2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

  *     salt and ground black pepper to taste

====== Directions ======

  -     Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion in hot butter until translucent, about 5 minutes. Set aside.

  -     Whisk 1/4 cup melted butter and flour together in a large saucepan over medium-low heat; cook until flour loses it's granular texture, adding 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk if necessary to keep the flour from burning, 3 to 4 minutes.

  -     Gradually pour milk into flour mixture while whisking constantly. Stir chicken stock into milk mixture. Bring to a simmer; cook until flour taste is gone and mixture is thickened, about 20 minutes. Add broccoli, carrots, sauteed onion, and celery; simmer until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.

  -     Stir Cheddar cheese into vegetable mixture until cheese melts. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Super simple and it works really well for me.