Detailed instructions on entering ingredients and directions:
Step 1 – create the recipe shell
Step 2 – fill out the recipe details
Step 1 – create the recipe shell
Step 1 – create the recipe shell
To create a the recipe shell, navigate to the Food app’s home page, then select the + toolbar button:
You’ll be presented with the Add Recipe page:
Type in the Dish Title and press the Save button:
Note that if the title is longer than 60 characters, the field will get a red border to indicate you went out of bounds. Edit the title until the red border disappears.
Step 2 – fill out the recipe details
Step 2 – fill out the recipe details
Once the Dish title is accepted and saved, the recipe shell is created and the Update Recipe page is loaded:
The first thing you’ll see is the warning pop up notification, advising that the default number of servings is set to 2, and that your next step is to verify and update this number:
2.1 Update the default number of servings
Note that the Servings and Dish Title are the only two fields on this page that require explicit saving, when changed. Both those field have a save button on the right, which needs to be pressed after the change. All other inputs on the page are self-saving.
It is important to get the number of servings right, as it will be used in calculating of quantities of the ingredients to purchase and to use.
Once you’ve verified the number of servings, it’s time to set the main image.
2.2 Set the Main Image
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