Living Cookbook 2008
Living Cookbook 2008 is the seventh major release of the award-winning recipe management software from Radium Technologies. Designed to work seamlessly with every version of Windows from Windows 98 to Windows 7, the new version incl…
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February 7th, 2010 by admin | Posted in Software | Comments (2)
February 7th, 2010 at 3:04 am
Ok, I have literally tried all of the cooking software out there and when I tried Living Cookbook over 2 years ago – I was hooked! It is by far the best and most amazing program for organizing your recipes in one place. It is very robust, but easy to learn… so you can use it for a few recipes or thousands! I recently upgraded to the latest version `Living Cookbook 2008′ and I’m glad I did… it’s fully compatible with my new Vista Laptop and I love the ability it has to customize everything (from the fonts and colors, to the recipe layout and more).
Since I started meal planning, our family has saved over $200 extra on groceries each month! And in case anyone might be wondering, we shop and eat all organically. Living Cookbook has no troubles keeping up with all my custom foods – and lets me enter in as many new ingredients as I want.
My favorite features are the Meal Planning; Inventory; and Shopping List capabilities… no more guessing when I go to the store. It literally lets me drag and drop recipes/meals to a calendar, and it will generate a shopping list of what I need to buy… but it also takes into account the inventory I already have on hand – so no unnecessary purchases! If you take the time to enter in food prices, it can also calculate shopping costs too! The only thing I’d like to see added is the ability to adjust my inventory on hand `on the fly’ within the inventory table list. But Lee has assured us, that this is one of the upgrades he has planned for a near-future software update.
I must also comment on the outstanding support offered by ‘Lee’ (the software’s developer) on the support forum. How often do you buy something and have the ability to ask questions directly from the source!? On the rare occasion when I’ve had a question, Lee’s response time has been quicker than when I call my own Mother for help!
My one warning to new users… Beware – this software is addicting! My husband recently came out of the bedroom half asleep to inform me that it was 1:30 in the morning – I had been glued to my new upgrade to Living Cookbook 2008 and was having so much fun that I didn’t realized so much time had passed!
Enjoy & God Bless!
February 7th, 2010 at 5:54 am
I’m a computer programmer and an avid cook, and for years I fantasized (and even tried to write) my ideal recipe database program. After admitting defeat, I rigorously explored several websites and software packages, including Now You’re Cooking and BigOven, but when I got to Living Cookbook, I knew I’d found everything that I was looking for.
I don’t even use the menu planning/shopping list features — my favorite features are:
(1) It’s ridiculously easy to snag recipes from websites and other sources and get them into the Living Cookbook format.
(2) If you’re not interested in using a feature, it’s easy to change your settings so that you don’t have to see it on your recipes or exports.
(3) If you like having your recipes on paper in your kitchen, it’s ridiculously easy to publish a beautiful paper cookbook with table of contents and index (this was one of my main goals) and to customize its appearance.
(4) There’s incredibly clear and comprehensive documentation included in the software, as well as excellent support available on the online forums.
If you’re looking for flexible, robust, well-supported recipe software, look no further. This product would be worth twice the price.