mkdocs for recipe catalogue
from variety4me@lemmy.zip to selfhosted@lemmy.world on 04 Sep 04:05
https://lemmy.zip/post/47864232

I found tandoor, mealie, etc too bloated and complex for a simple catalogue of recipes. my solutions was mkdocs.

i do have to write out each recipe in markdown but this gives me a chance to read each recipe in detail and understand it before it goes into my catalogue.

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itsworkthatwedo@sh.itjust.works on 04 Sep 04:44 next collapse

I dig the simplicity of Cooklang

variety4me@lemmy.zip on 04 Sep 04:49 next collapse

Interesting!! I’ll look into this! Thanks!!

mmhmm@lemmy.ml on 04 Sep 04:51 next collapse

Thank you. I didn’t know i was waiting for Cooklang, but I am glad you connected me!

N0x0n@lemmy.ml on 04 Sep 13:33 collapse

Wow ! I will still try mealie /Tandoor for family purpose and ease of use. If it doesn’t work as expected, I will totally try this out !!

One question if you don’t mind,

servings Indicates how many people the recipe is for. Used for scaling quantities. Leading number is used for scaling, anything else is ignored but shown as units.

Does this function work well? I didn’t saw any examples so maybe you could tell me :)

Thanks !

itsworkthatwedo@sh.itjust.works on 04 Sep 20:08 collapse

I’m not sure as that’s not a feature I used at all. I normally scale recipes in my brain, for better or worse hahah.

N0x0n@lemmy.ml on 05 Sep 10:49 collapse

Haha ! Good to keep your brain cells functioning 👍

tiramichu@sh.itjust.works on 04 Sep 06:53 next collapse

Same for me with Markdown. Love the simplicity.

I went through a phase a while back of evaluating a bunch of note-taking and to-do apps, and hating almost all of them for being proprietary products with so much vendor lock-in.

I eventually settled on Joplin because it just uses plain old markdown, and allows you to selfhost the storage back-end so you own your data.

So because of that, my recipes are just a folder (and some subfolders) with markdown in Joplin.

rumba@lemmy.zip on 04 Sep 08:57 collapse

I put my public stuff in a tiddilywiki because I can just take the file and save it to a public spot.

I use Obsidian and Syncthing for my personal stuff though. It has a bunch of searching, organizational, and plugin options.

Markdown ftw.

tequinhu@lemmy.world on 04 Sep 07:24 next collapse

Wait, do you guys have editors specifically for recipes?

I write mine in an .epub (using Calibre) and send it to my 7" e-reader

thehatfox@lemmy.world on 04 Sep 07:38 collapse

So far I just keep recipes in whatever I’m using for notes.

Some of these dedicated programs look interesting though. Thinking about it, it would be handy to have some dedicated cooking features, like being able to search for recipes by ingredients.

baatliwala@lemmy.world on 04 Sep 07:56 next collapse

ठेचा चिकन? Excellent taste my man

variety4me@lemmy.zip on 04 Sep 12:32 collapse

thanks!

CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world on 04 Sep 08:19 next collapse

You think manually copying and pasting recipes in is easier than mealie? Okay.

credics@sh.itjust.works on 04 Sep 09:00 next collapse

I started with WordPress + Cooked, then moved to WordPress only, and am currently looking to convert all recipes to markdown as well. Will give mkdocs a try.

Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 04 Sep 10:01 next collapse

I am documenting my recipes in obsidian (which essentially is nothing else than mkdocs :p)

Lem453@lemmy.ca on 04 Sep 11:09 collapse

The main feature I want is portion scaling. So I can type the number of servings and everything gets multiplied. Is that possible in obsidian via a plugin or with mkdocs?

Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 04 Sep 11:57 next collapse

Not sure.
As cooking is like art anyway, I usually wing the amounts beyond the 2nd try.
Only on the 1st try I’ll actually hardcore follow the recipe. For unusual large amounts I’ll manually calculate.

Routhinator@startrek.website on 04 Sep 12:23 collapse

Nextcloud Cooking app

bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de on 04 Sep 11:42 next collapse

I’m using the cookbook plugin for Nextcloud.

Routhinator@startrek.website on 04 Sep 12:23 next collapse

This. Its a bit slow but the auto import is a life save and the app is really nice with the ability to easily scale the portions or keep the screen awake.

AbidanYre@lemmy.world on 04 Sep 14:04 collapse

If mealie was too bloated, Nextcloud definitely isn’t going to be the answer.

curbstickle@anarchist.nexus on 04 Sep 13:28 next collapse

Whatever does the trick for you! For me its mealie, because my wife loves to find new recipes online, and I just can't stand dealing with these sites. So import by URL is my main feature, then I tweak it as I go, no more dain bramage from terrible sites.

If you've got the recipe though - yeah markdown or cooklang rocks as a solution!

filcuk@lemmy.zip on 04 Sep 14:09 collapse

I love mealie. I can steal online recipes, catalogue them, adjust them to my liking, plan all the shopping. Definitely a core self hosted service in my house.

e: I was so excited I didn’t realise I just parroted everything you said.

curbstickle@anarchist.nexus on 04 Sep 14:22 collapse

No worries I completely get it!

I can't have gluten, so a big advantage for me is importing and modifying, and yes sometimes taking pictures with notes so I can make easier adjustments next time. Definitely the right fit for us, but I can understand OP wanting something leaner if their needs are lighter for sure.

tequinhu@lemmy.world on 04 Sep 20:05 collapse

Oh, I see That sounds interesting, perhaps I’ll look into it sometime