MacGourmet News

MacGourmet on MacVoices

Chuck Joiner of MacVoices was nice enough to have me on his show recently, to talk about MacGourmet and MacGourmet Deluxe. We had a great conversation about where MacGourmet has been, and where's going. You can listen to it here: Michael Dupuis of Advenio Gets Cooking with MacGourmet

MacGourmet:To Go Sneak Peek

It's been a while since the App Store opened, so I thought I'd share a sneak peek at how MacGourmet:To Go is coming along. I've been working on this on and off for a while now, and I'll admit that development has been slower than I'd hoped.

One challenge is that I'm trying to make this as full-featured as possible, without getting too complex, because any iPhone app should be simple, and, if there is a desktop counterpart like MacGourmet, should be a subset of that.

What that means for MacGourmet:To Go is that I'm not doing JUST a recipe application, I'm essentially doing recipe, wine note, cooking note AND shopping list applications. That's quite a lot, and I'm sure there are/will be other applications that do each thing individually, so I think you can kind of get an idea of the amount of work involved.

I haven't even mentioned the fact that I have to develop my own way to get your data on the iPhone/iPod touch, because Apple currently doesn't provide this for us.

At any rate, there you go! Work is progressing, and I'm trying to get it done as soon as it is possible. Enjoy!

Labels: Sneak Preview

MacGourmet updated to 2.2.4, Mealplan gets Tiger iCal Fixes

MacGourmet 2.3.4, another free, minor update is now available.

This update fixes a handful of issues, and updates the web importer for FoodNetwork.com. For a full list of changes, please see the release notes.

As always, MacGourmet can be downloaded from the MacGourmet download page.

Mealplan 1.0.4 is now available.

This update resolves a problem syncing planner data to iCal on Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger). For a full list of the changes, please see the release notes.

MacGourmet:Mealplan can be downloaded from the Mealplan page.

For MacGourmet Deluxe users, you don't need to worry about these individual updates. You will be able to receive MacGourmet Deluxe 1.0.3 using the built-in software updater, or from the Mariner Software web site, when it becomes available shortly.

Nutrition 1.2.3 Now Available

Nutrition 1.2.3 is now available. The new version resolves a problem introduced in 1.2.2 that was preventing calculations for some recipes.

For a full list of the changes, please see the release notes.

MacGourmet:Nutrition can be downloaded from the Nutrition page.

For MacGourmet Deluxe users, you don't need to worry about this update. You will be able to receive Deluxe 1.0.2 using the built-in software updater, when it becomes available shortly.

MacGourmet Deluxe: The Bundle You've Been Waiting For

Last week saw the release of MacGourmet Deluxe from partner Mariner Software. Deluxe is essentially the same as MacGourmet with all three optional plug-ins added, for one discounted price. What's different? Other than pricing and packaging, nothing, but it's a very convenient way to buy and keep everything updated, whether you buy the download or the retail boxed version. The boxed version also makes a great gift!

For a limited time, current MacGourmet users can upgrade to Deluxe for $9.95 by visiting the Mariner Software site and entering their MacGourmet serial number when they place an order. MacGourmet Deluxe: It's everything, all in one box.

(Still have questions about Deluxe? More answers can be found here: MacGourmet Deluxe/Mariner Q & A)

Cookbook Updated to Version 1.0.2

Cookbook 1.0.2, a free, minor update is now available.

This update fixes a problem that could cause your cookbook to either not get created, or in some instances, cause MacGourmet to crash.

MacGourmet:Cookbook can be downloaded from the Cookbook page.

For MacGourmet Deluxe users: You don't need to worry about this update. You will be able to receive Deluxe 1.0.1 using the built-in software updater, when it becomes available shortly.

MacGourmet, Mealplan, Cookbook, and Nutrition all Get Updates

MacGourmet 2.3.3, another free, minor update is now available.

This update fixes a handful of issues, and updates the web importer for FoodNetwork.com. For a full list of changes, please see the release notes.

As always, MacGourmet can be downloaded from the MacGourmet download page.

Also released today are updates to all 3 plug-ins:

Mealplan 1.0.3 is now available. It resolves printing issues for Leopard users, and fixes a handful of issues. For a full list of the changes, please see the release notes.

MacGourmet:Mealplan can be downloaded from the Mealplan page.

Cookbook 1.0.1 is now available. It resolves some cookbook creation problems, an occasional crasher and fixes a handful of issues. For a full list of the changes, please see the release notes.

MacGourmet:Cookbook can be downloaded from the Cookbook page.

Finally, Nutrition 1.2.2 is now available. It resolves fixes a couple of calculation errors. For a full list of the changes, please see the release notes.

MacGourmet:Nutrition can be downloaded from the Nutrition page.

For MacGourmet Deluxe users, you don't need to worry about these individual updates. You will be able to receive Deluxe 1.0.1 using the built-in software updater, when it becomes available shortly.

MacGourmet:Cookbook Released

Cookbook, a brand-new new plug-in for MacGourmet, adds the creation of real PDF cookbooks to MacGourmet.

Pick from a variety of cookbook styles, create chapters and specialized image and text pages, and specify the order of the recipes in each chapter. MacGourmet's new cookbook builder allows you to optionally include a cover image, table of contents, and an index of ingredients. It also allows you to create a PDF suitable for upload to print-on-demand services like Lulu.com, CreateSpace and CafePress. Cookbook is the perfect thing for building that family cookbook you've always wanted to create.

If you want to see a sample of what's possible with Cookbook, you can download a sample creation to get an idea of some of the things that can be done with it. With Cookbook, you can choose from a variety of cookbook styles, there are a bunch available.

Cookbook is available in the same way that Mealplan and Nutrition are, as an optional add-on to MacGourmet. You can to try it out, and if you like it, you be able to add it to MacGourmet for an introductory price of just $9.95. If you don't need it, you won't be forced to pay an upgrade fee to get something you don't want. Cookbook is also part of MacGourmet Deluxe which is available from Mariner Software, if you choose to purchase that product bundle.

To find out more about Cookbook, and to download it, visit the Cookbook page at MacGourmet.com.

MacGourmet, Mealplan, MyRecipes.com Importer Get Updated

MacGourmet 2.3.2, another free, minor update is now available.

This update fixes a handful of issues, and updates the web importers for FoodNetwork.com and Epicurious.com. For a full list of changes, please see the release notes.

As always, MacGourmet can be downloaded from the MacGourmet download page.

Additionally, Mealplan 1.0.2 is now available. It includes support for localized date display, a new portrait-styled planner printout option and additional fixes. For a full list of the changes, please see the release notes.

MacGourmet:Mealplan can be downloaded from the Mealplan page.

Finally, if you haven't seen it already, the MyRecipes.com site importer was recently updated to handle changes at that site. It can be downloaded from the web importer page.

Food & Wine Importer Updated

Just a quick note: the Food & Wine site importer has been updated. You can download the latest version from the web importer page.

The next version of MacGourmet will include more encoding support, so this will also improve Food & Wine imports, as they seem to use a lot of encoding characters not caught previously.