Sibuyas Republic

So. You love to cook. And, you don’t want to buy recipe books in the bookstore. Where in the end, the book will be thrown in the dark and dusty attic. Wasted money, if that would be the case. Besides, who does need books when you can browse recipes, great recipes using modern gadgets nowadays?

Increased number of people nowadays have been using smartphones or better yet, they have iPhones, or Ipads which are all capable of downloading thousand apps that can turn a newbie cook into instant chef.

Food apps can provide cooking inspiration because of the clarity of the images displayed, and cooking procedures are also guided by photos while others can have accompanying videos to go.

More importantly, even gadgets so small, it can store thousand recipes and other information that can promote overall health. Very unlikely in one recipe book where it can only accommodate a hundred or more recipes. But never thousands.

Here are 5 popular food apps you can download anytime to your gadgets or your iPhone.

AllRecipes.com Dinner Spinner. This app will provide all your recipe needs. It is so easy finding recipes here. You can get a recipe when you select with ingredients or by dish type or time preparation. With your iPhone or iPod Touch, just shake the unit and it will spin away to a recipe. Each recipe is provided with an easy step-by-step procedure plus it also provided nutritional benefits. How impressive can that be. This is a free up where you can easily found in the apps store of your unit.

Epicurious.com  The ultimate apps for foodie enthusiast. With over 30,ooo food and drink recipes, this app will make a mediocre cook into instant superstar chef. Finding a recipe is easy via a search tool, or just type in the available ingredient and the app will provide a selection of recipes for you to choose.

The Ultimate Recipe Search. Wonder what you would do when you find just a thing or two ingredients in the fridge? This app will magically find you a recipe that matched according to the exact ingredients available. All you need is to type in the ingredients. You might be surprised at the set of recipes it would suggest.

Happycow.net Great for vegetarians. The app will point out suggested places to shop for the freshest and organically grown farm produce, look out for places to dine which offered vegan foodies, and find the most amazing vegetarian recipes. This is a must-have apps for people who are advocating vegan lifestyle.

BakeSpace.com What sets BakeSpace apart is the encouragement of users to interact with each other. Sharing thoughts on each recipes. It is almost like cooking school. Users are provided by a space where they can share expertise on food and cooking. This is an awesome site for those who are learning to cook and those who are willing to share what recipes they have learned.

Goodness thanks to the little daughter for I can use her iPod.

For one thing, it’s a little easier toting along anywhere. I hadn’t had fun carrying my laptop over at the kitchen along with the camera when there’s something “cooking in the kitchen” that necessitates a blog story. Worst can happen to any gadget when I had to placed them at kitchen countertop. One time my laptop became a victim of a blender mishap. I had to brush off sauce debris at the keyboards. Then, there’s the camera which had been dropped onto the floor more than ten times.

With the iPod’s easy portability, I can place it in one corner and with just a soft tap on the screen, website browsing is a no-mess. No keyboards that will caught up in mess. Double tap on the iPod’s screen and viewing mode will be zoomed in. No need to grab the old pocket camera for I can use the iPod’s camera, though, I have to be content with it’s low-res picture quality.

Oh, of course, I wish that what I am  borrowing using is the new The New iPad . It could be a lot easier browsing through a larger screen. Better camera. But, then, owning one is not on the priority list for now.

For now, let me enjoy daughter’s iPod where I installed All Recipes.com Dinner Spinner. A free  app for Android, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire. It’s an impressive app where you just spin off your food choices according to type of dish, particular ingredient, and cooking time. And, viola, you will provided with available list of recipes where ingredients are listed, cooking preparation and number of calories are listed in every dish.

Browse more than 40,000 recipes on our site
Search recipes by nutrition
Search by single ingredient
Include (or exclude) up to eight ingredients
Bookmark your favorite recipes
Full access to your Recipe Box
Scan items and search for recipes that use them.
Add scanned items to the spinner screen.
Scan items and add them to your shopping list.
See and edit your Allrecipes shopping list.
Create, save and share multiple shopping lists.
Email recipes to your friends
Share recipes on Facebook and Twitter
View recipes in kitchen-friendly format
Browse recipes without the interruption of ads

What I like about this app is how easy finding recipes and bookmark every recipe found and stored right away on your favorites. Best of all, recipe format is easy to follow, no links that are commonly found in most websites.  It’s a haven for newbie cooks.