I don't think it is a thing.
I do have basic knowledge of cooking, but I don't particularly enjoy it, and my skills are limited. I confine myself to a small set of recipes that I rotate through. I know I can make them. I know they are not that difficult to pull off. I know I can eat the ingredients. Works for me.
Sometimes I'm going to optimize a recipe I already have for efficiency. (Not for taste or appearance. đ) I like my recipes to produce significant batches of food, and to be as simple as possible.
Going back to your desire, I doubt such an app would be useful for me. I can just see it suggesting ingredients I **cannot** get, or that are not convenient to get, etc.
I've made three recipes from the NiME cookbook:
Rice Pudding (twice)
Breakfast Hash (it is cooking right now)
Artichoke and Bean Salad
I made the rice pudding for breakfast, but the other too for supper. I don't give a flying fuck that they are supposed to be lunch.
Oh and I always double the quantities. I'm still autistic, and I like to make batches that last.
Note to self: next time you try a new recipe, take note of whether you need to peel the potatoes, especially if there's a picture which shows unpeeled potatoes.
@DoomsdaysCW Yes. Well, if I'm cooking something I've never cooked before I will look at a recipe; otherwise I mostly just make it up as I go along. I also tend not to measure anything at all. Fortunately, most people seem to like what I cook.
Most people (I guess?): Finds a recipe, then follows the recipe.
Me: Finds a recipe, finds a couple more similar recipes, mentally compares the recipes, breaks down all the common elements (basically deconstructing the recipe), looks around to see what ingredients I have on hand, then re-constructs the recipe based on ingredients on hand (unless I happen to be going to the store), jots down rough notes, creates a new recipe (tweaking as needed).
Does anyone else do this? I know some folks who can just throw together ingredients (and I can do that too) -- but I prefer having a "formula" and notes so I can replicate it in the future (if it comes out well), or tweak as needed.
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