Back in the kitchen

It’s been an incredibly long time since I’ve posted here. Major life changes have taken place and I am now in a better place to begin posting regularly to the blog. After moving in with my girlfriend, I am now able to have free reign over the kitchen and the creative juices are flowing again. However, today’s post will not be a recipe, rather it will be about a nice new site I have stumbled upon called Tasty Planner.Now, I’ve registered for countless start-up websites such as this but I believe I may just stick to using this site. The premise is simple, it’s a repository for recipes that are user submitted and like many other sites it allows you to store your favorite recipes. But, unlike most of the other sites I’ve tried and forgotten, this site allows you to add appealing recipes to your weekly planner and in turn you can generate grocery lists based upon the ingredients needed for each respective recipe. Now your probably saying “so what” there are plenty of grocery list generators out there, and your right. Tasty Planner stands above the others in my opinion because it is a) aesthetically pleasing; b) provides enough information about the recipes for the average Joe to follow while still being complex enough to not feel like the generic Crock Pot of the Week recipe book; c) and this is my favorite thing, it allows you to access your grocery list from your iPhone/iPod touch. This final feature is enough for me to at least give the site a lasting chance. I’ve been looking for a nice, iPhone/touch optimized grocery list and I think this might fit the bill. Plus, this will give me a reason to generate a thorough grocery list more often and may even help me plan my meals ahead of time.