Easy Recipe Deluxe
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How to create a new recipe database?
How to open a database automatically at startup?
What does Compact Database do?
How to browse the recipe database?
How to use the Ingredient & Nutrition Table in Recipe Editor?
The Ingredient & Nutrition Table
How to add or edit items in Ingredient & Nutrition database?
What's the difference between "Display Name" and "Sort Name"?
Where can I find nutrition values for the ingredients?
How to save or print a meal plan?
How to add or edit items in Grocery list?
How to create a shopping list?
How to order Easy Recipe deluxe?
How to enter registration code?
· Appendix - Measures and Conversions
Easy Recipe Deluxe is a full-featured easy to use recipe database, meal planning and grocery shopping management program. Easy Recipe Deluxe uses MS Access database format, you may enter as many recipes as you like and use any program that supports Access to edit it.
Browsing your database is easy, the recipes are organized by Categories, Main Ingredient and Styles with a Explorer-style interface. The Quick Lookup tabs allow you to list marked recipes or list recipes by starting letter. The powerful search utility let you search your database by name, categories, ingredients, style or all fields combined.
The Recipe Editor is designed to make recipe entry and editing an easy task. You may manually type in or cut and paste from any other Windows applications. Most commonly used items such as categories, styles etc. are available from the drop down boxes. Every time you enter a new item, the program will add it to the database automatically and it'll be available for the next entry. Easy Recipe Deluxe also has an ingredient & nutrition database with over 500 items already entered. The ingredient & nutrition table will allow you to edit or add ingredients with nutrition counts. If you create your recipes using the table, the program can calculate and show you the nutrition facts of the recipes.
The Weekly Meal Planner is simple and strait forward. The powerful search functions can help you to locate your favorite recipes quickly and efficiently.
Easy Recipe Deluxe also comes with a Grocery and Shopping list manage. You may create and print out your grocery shopping list. The list contains information such as Item name, quantity, location and cost.
The first time you start Easy Recipe Deluxe, the sample recipe database is opened. You may continue to add recipe to this database or start a new one.
How to create a new recipe database?
To create a new database, select File / New from menu. A database file in your program folder called "Untitled.rcp" is created. Add recipes using the Recipe Editor and save the database.
To save the database, select File / Save Database. Please choose a file name other than "Untitled.rcp". "Untitled.rcp" is a temporary file and will be deleted when you exit the program. You must save the newly created database otherwise all information will be lost. Please note that you DO NOT have to save an existing database unless you want to save it as a copy. All changes are saved automatically in an existing database.
How to open a database automatically at startup?
You can set the program to open a database automatically when you start the program. Select Tools / Preferences from menu, in the "General" tab, click on the command button with the folder icon to select a database file. Check the "Open this database at startup" box.
Open the database you want to merge to, select File / Merge Database from menu. Select a database file to merge from. (Duplicate items will not be merged.)
What does Compact Database do?
Compact Database can clean up your database and reduce the size of your file. It's a good idea to compact your database regularly especially when you have a lot of deleted records in your database.
From time to time, you might encounter database corruption. The Repair Database function will attempt to repair the database. Select File / Repair Database from the menu and select a file.
Easy Recipe Deluxe let you export marked recipes to a new database file. To do that, select File / Export Marked Recipes from menu. In the Export Recipe window, click on the Export command button to enter or select a new database name, click Save to save it.
Browsing through your recipe database is easy in Easy Recipe Deluxe. The user friendly Explorer-style interface enables you to locate your favorite recipes quickly and efficiently. The main window is divided into three panes. Left pane shows program Shortcuts or the Index Tree. Upper right pane shows recipe list. Lower right pane is the recipe viewer that shows the content of the selected recipe. It's very similar to most email programs such as Outlook Express.
How to browse the recipe database?
Recipes are organized by their categories, main ingredient and styles. Categories are shown in the left pane. When a category is selected, all recipes within the category will be listed. You may also use the Quick Lookup tabs to list recipes by their starting letters or their marked status.
The search function allow you to search the database by name, main ingredient, styles or all these fields combined. Select Tools / Search Recipes from the menu to open the Search Recipes window. Enter search criteria in the corresponding boxes, leave rest of the fields to default if you don't want to include those fields. Click on the Search command button to perform the search. Matched recipes will be listed in the main window.
You may also search the displayed recipes, select Tools / Find in List from menu. Enter words to search. Matched recipe will be highlighted. Select Tools / Find Next to find the next match.
Click on the command button on top of the left pane to switch between Shortcuts and Index Tree.
You may hide or show the Recipe Viewer by selecting View / Hide Recipe Viewer or View / Show Recipe Viewer whichever is applicable.
You may show or hide the left pane by selecting View / Hide Shortcuts or View / Show Shortcuts whichever is applicable.
Check the check box in recipe list will mark the recipe. It's the best way to locate your favorite recipes.
You may view a recipe's nutrition facts if it's created using the Ingredient & Nutrition Table. Select View / Nutrition Facts from menu.
How to enter a new recipe into the database?
To enter a new recipe, select Recipe / Add Recipe from menu to switch to the Recipe Editor window. Enter the name of the recipe in the text box on top of the window. In the "Ingredients" frame, select or enter category, main ingredient, style in the drop down boxes. To enter ingredients, click on the Add button. Enter ingredient in the popup window. (If the recipe has separate sub items, click on the Add Sub Item to enter a name for the sub item, then click on the Add button to enter ingredients for the sub item.) In the Preparation frame, type in or paste cooking instruction into the upper text box. Enter addition notes if any into the lower text box. If you have an image for the recipe, select Recipe / Attach Image from the menu to select a image file. The image will be shown in the picture box on the left. When finished, click on the Save button on the upper right hand corner to enter the recipe into the database. Click on the New button to start a new recipe.
To edit a recipe, select a recipe in the Recipe Index window. Then select Recipe / Edit Recipe from the menu to open the recipe in the Recipe Editor window. To edit an individual ingredient, select the ingredient and click on the Edit button on top of the ingredient list box. You may use the "arrow buttons" to scroll through the recipes displayed in the recipe list.
How to use the Ingredient & Nutrition Table in Recipe Editor?
To use the Ingredient & Nutrition Table, you must enable the option in the program setting. To enable the option, select Tools / Preferences in the main window. Check the Use Ingredient & Nutrition Table box. Once it's enabled, the table is available in the Recipe Editor. Ingredients are show in the Sort Name and will be converted to their Display Name in the recipe.
Double click on a recipe in the Recipe Index will open the recipe in the Recipe Editor.
Use the Note field to store additional information related to the recipe such as recipe source, author etc.
Enable the Use Ingredient & Nutrition Table option in program preferences will make the table available in Recipe Editor.
Double click on an ingredient will open the Edit Ingredient window.
The Ingredient & Nutrition Table
Easy Recipe Deluxe allows you to create a ingredient & nutrition database, so you can select them when creating new recipes. There are over 500 items already already entered in the database. Please note that the nutrition values shown are for references purpose only.
How to add or edit items in the Ingredient & Nutrition table?
In main window, select Tools / Ingredient & Nutrition Table Maintenance to bring up the the edit window.
To add items, enter information in text boxes on top of the window. All nutrition values should be base on 1 oz of the material. If you don't know the values by per ounce, enter the known values for the amount and measurement (They will be converted to per ounce when you add it to the table). Click on the Add command button to add the ingredient.
To edit an item, select the item and edit the information in text boxes on top of the window. Click on the Update command button to update the item.
You must save the table if changes are made. Click on the Save command button to save the table.
What's the difference between "Display Name" and "Sort Name"?
"Sort Name" is used to identify an item in the table. "Display Name" is used to display the item in you recipes. For example, if you have an ingredient called "Cheese, Swiss" by Sort Name, You might want to display it as "Swiss cheese" in your recipe.
Where can I find nutrition values for the ingredients?
There many books about food counts available. We recommend:
Title: The Most Complete Food Counter
Author: Annette B. Natow and Jo-Ann Heslin
Publisher: POCKET BOOKS
ISBN: 0-671-02561-9
Notes:
1. The nutrition facts are based on per serving. If number of serving does not exist in the recipe, one serving will be used by default.
2. Ingredients with unknown measurements such as "slice", "bunch", "dash" will not be calculated. Please try to convert them into known
measurements if you want to get accurate results.
To create a meal plan, select View / Weekly Meal Planner to go to the Weekly Meal Planner window. In the Available Recipes frame, click on the Search, Show Marked or Show All buttons to list recipes in the database. Select a day from the drop down box on top of the window, then select recipes from the Available Recipes list. Click on the left arrow button next to the corresponding meal list box to add the selected recipe to the meal. Click on the right arrow button will remove the selected item in the meal list box.
How to save and print a meal plan?
When finished, select Meal Planner / Save Plan from menu to save the plan to a file. Select Meal Planner / Print Plan to print the meal plan.
Tips:
Double click on a recipe name in the list boxes to view the recipe.
The Grocery & Shopping Manager can help you to make your shopping easier. There are about 50 items already entered in the database. They might not fit your needs, you may delete them and enter your own items.
How to add or edit items in Grocery list?
In the main window, select Grocery / Grocery & Shopping Manager from menu to bring up the Grocery & Shopping Manager window.
To add an item, select Grocery Item / Create New Item from menu to open the Edit Item form. Type in the category if it does not exist in the selection, it will be saved and available next time you open the form. Enter information of the item and click on the Enter button. Click New if you have more items to enter. Click Cancel to exit the form.
To edit an item, select an item from the list. Select Grocer / Edit Selected from the menu to open the item in the Edit Item form.
To delete items, select items in the list (hold down Shift or Ctrl key to select multiple items). From menu select Grocery / Delete Selected.
How to create a shopping list?
To create a shopping list is simple. Select the item you want to add to the shopping list, select Shopping List / Add to List from menu. Enter the quantity in the popup window. Items in shopping list are shown in blue. To remove an item from the shopping list, select the item and select Shopping List / Remove from List. To clear the shopping list, select Shopping List / Empty Shopping List.
To view and print your shopping list, select Shopping List / Show Items in Shopping List. Only items in shopping list will be displayed. Select Shopping List / Print to print the list. Please note you have show the shopping list first in order to print the list.
| Open | Opens the Open File dialog box to open an existing database. |
| New | Starts a new database. (See also How to create a new recipe database?) |
| Save Database | Opens the Save File dialog box to save current database. (See also How to Save a database?) |
| Merge Database | Appends selected database to the current database. (See also How to merge two databases?) |
| Export Marked Recipes | Exports marked recipes to a new database. (See also How to export marked recipes?) |
| Compact Database | Compacts current opened database. (See also What does Compact Database do?) |
| Repair Database | Repairs selected database. (See also How to repair a database?) |
| Exit | Exits the program. |
| Add Recipe | Opens the Recipe Editor, allows you to create new recipes. |
| Edit Recipe | Opens the selected recipe in Recipe Editor. |
| Delete Recipe | Deletes the selected recipe (s) in Recipe List. |
| Attach Image | Allows you to select an image file for the working recipe in Recipe Editor. (See also How to enter a new recipe?) |
| Clear Image | Clears the associated image in working recipe in Recipe Editor. |
| Select All | Selects all recipes listed in Recipe List. |
| Invert Selection | Inverts the selected status in Recipe List. |
| Mark | Marks the selected recipe (s) in Recipe List. |
| Unmark | Unmark the selected recipe (s) in Recipe List. |
| Mark All | Marks all recipe (s) in database. |
| Unmark All | Unmark all recipe (s) in database. |
| Export Recipe / Text | Allows you to save the selected recipe to a text file (ASCII). |
| Export Recipe / HTML | Allows you to save the selected recipe to a HTML file. |
| Print / Recipe List | Prints out a list of all recipes in the database. |
| Print / Recipe | Prints out the selected recipe. |
| New Plan | Starts a new meal plan. |
| Open Plan | Allows you to select and open an existing meal plan file. |
| Save Plan | Saves the current meal plan. |
| Print Plan | Prints out the current meal plan. |
| Grocery & Shopping Manager | Opens the Grocery & Shopping Manager window |
| Recipe Index | Opens the Recipe Index window (the main window). |
| Weekly Meal Planner | Opens the Weekly Meal Planner window. |
| Nutrition Facts | Calculates and displays the nutrition facts of the selected recipe (in Recipe Index). |
| Refresh | Reloads the entire database in Recipe Index. |
| Hide Recipe Viewer | Hides the Recipe Viewer. |
| Hide Shortcuts | Hides the Shortcuts pane. |
| Email Recipe | Starts your default email program, allows you to email the selected recipe. |
| Category Maintenance | Opens the Category Maintenance window, allows you to add or edit categories. |
| Ingredient & Nutrition Table Maintenance | Opens the Ingredient & Nutrition Maintenance window. |
| Search Recipes | Opens the Search Recipe window. (See also How to search the database?) |
| Find in List | Allows you to search displayed recipes. (See also How to search the database?) |
| Find Next | Finds the next match in displayed recipes. (See also How to search the database?) |
| Preferences | Opens the program Preferences window. |
| Manual | Launches the user manual. |
| Check for Updates | Launches you web browser and go to WenSoftware website check for updates for the program. |
| Registration | Opens the Registration window. |
| About. . . | Opens the About dialog window. |
How to order Easy Recipe deluxe?
Shareware Limitations
Easy Recipe Deluxe is shareware. The program is free for commercial use and
fully functional for a period of 30 days. After the trial period, some
limitations apply. You must register to get a unlock key to unlock the
limitations.
Registration Fee
The registration fee is US $24.95 per user.
Registration Key
Once the online registration service received your registration form and fee
sent, you will receive your registration key by email. The delay is about 24 to
48 hours.
Why Register?
Thank you in advance for you support!
How to enter registration code?
Select Help / Registration from menu to bring up the Registration window. Type in user name and key. You must enter the name and key exactly as provided by the email. (Cut and paste is recommended). Click on Enter Key to register. Your copy of software will be instantaneously registered and fully functional.
If you have any suggestion or questions please feel free to send us an email. We answer all emails.
Email: support@wensoftware.com
Website: http://www.wensoftware.com/EasyRecipe/
Abbreviations of Measures used by Easy Recipe Deluxe
| tsp | teaspoon |
| tbsp | tablespoon |
| cup | cup |
| oz | ounce |
| lb | pound |
| pt | pint |
| qt | quart |
| gi | gill |
| gal | gallon |
1 gallon = 4 quarts = 8 pints = 16 cups = 128 fluid ounces
1 quart = 2 pints = 4 cups = 32 fluid ounces
1 pint = 2 cups = 16 fluid ounces
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces = 16 tablespoons
1 gill = 1/2 cup = 4 fluid ounces = 8 tablespoons
1 fluid ounce = 2 tablespoons
1 tablespoon = 1/2 fluid ounce = 3 teaspoons
1 pound = 16 ounces