MacGourmet News

Cookbook, a brand-new new plug-in for MacGourmet, will add 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 will allow you to optionally include a cover image, table of contents, and an index of ingredients. It will also allow 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 will be possible...

Cookbook will be available in the same way that Mealplan and Nutrition are, as an optional add-on to MacGourmet. You'll be able 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 will also be part of MacGourmet Deluxe.

Cookbook is getting close to release and I'm looking for some help shaking out any remaining issues. If interested, just click on the link to send a request to macgourmet [at] advenio.com. Thanks!

Two easy ways to make real cookbooks...

Coming soon to MacGourmet...

Download a sample creation to get an idea of some of the things that will be possible...

There's been some confusion about the fact that MacGourmet 2.3 requires you to update your plug-ins. Please note that there is no additional purchase required, and that you just need to download the latest versions. You can download Nutrition here. You can download any web site importers here.

If you repurchased Nutrition, thinking you had to, please contact me for a refund. All of the updates are free ones, so no additional purchases are required. Sorry for any confusion.

MacGourmet 2.3, a free, minor update with some great new features, is now available.

Also available today is Mealplan 1.0, a new optional plug-in that adds meal planning, menus and more to MacGourmet. Mealplan includes a weekly meal and recipe planner, menu and planner printing and integration with iCal. Mealplan is available for $9.95 and requires MacGourmet version 2.3.

MacGourmet 2.3 includes the following changes:







New print theme: "Formally"
This new theme includes more information in the printout, like nutritional info, if calculated.







Better Window Management
MacGourmet does a better job of keeping the editor on top of the main window, so that it doesn't get "lost" in the background.

Automatic updating using Sparkle.
A much improved way to keep your copy of MacGourmet up-to-date.



Improved application and document icons
Slight improvements make the files associated with MacGourmet easier to identify.

Many bug fixes and small enhancements
See the Release Notes for the full list of changes.