Hello!
It’s been a week since the new site design launched, and I wanted to share a few highlights. I worked with Lindsay from Purr Design and the collaboration was wonderful—especially for someone like me who isn’t very tech-savvy. Lindsay is incredibly talented and made the whole process easy and enjoyable.
One of the most useful additions is a new recipe format that includes time, yield and other details, and makes recipes simple to print and save. I’m still going through older posts to reformat recipes by hand, so not everything is printable yet. I know that’s frustrating—I’m doing this solo and it’s time-consuming—so if you need a recipe now you may have to copy and paste from the older posts for a little while. I appreciate your patience and promise I’m getting through them as quickly as I can.
Alongside the print button, you’ll see a save button. We’ve added ZipList so you can save recipes to a personal recipe box, build shopping lists and create menu plans. Many readers requested this feature, and it helps keep recipes organized. To use ZipList, sign up with your email so you can access your saved items from anywhere. If you prefer not to use ZipList, that’s fine—the recipe index is still available in the navigation bar and you can stick to whatever system works for you.
If you click the “save” button on a recipe, you’ll be prompted to add it to your recipe box:
To access your recipe box, shopping list and menu plans, click the recipe box tab in the navigation bar:
The recipe index now shows images instead of a plain list, while keeping the same categories as before with a few helpful additions. Click a category to view recipes for pasta, poultry, meat and more. This part is still being refined, but it will be finished soon. If you can’t find something, leave a comment or send a quick tweet or email and I’ll help you track it down.
Some of you might remember the old “what we’re eating” section that shared our weekly meal plans. It’s one of the most-requested features, so I’ve added a weekly menu list in the footer. It lists seven full days to make planning easy, even though real life sometimes includes a date night or dining out.
The weekly menu includes links to recipes from some of my favorite sites. And if a meal happens to be vegetarian, rest assured there’s usually a chicken option on the side for the biggest carnivore I know—my husband.
I’m still building a new links page, so for now I’ve listed a few favorite reads next to the weekly menu in the footer.
If you’re searching the site, there’s a search bar at the top of the right-hand column. Below it you can subscribe by email or RSS. You can also follow along on social media—I’d love to have you join me there.
There may still be a few kinks to work out, but I’m really happy with how the site looks and functions. If you have questions or notice anything odd, please leave a comment or email me. Thank you so much for reading—I truly appreciate you.