# Mealie at The Happy Home :::warning :seedling: **Recipes shall not contain animal parts** ::: ## Using Mealie - Please **categorize every recipe** added - Do not add additional categories unless approved by Avi and Nicole - Please **tag new recipes** as you see fit. - Add new tags if you'd like, but be conservative, there are likely already tags that will work. - Click <span style="background:#444;color:#fff;border:2px solid #E58325;border-radius:999px;padding:2px 9px">**Last Made**`date`**+**</span> button when you make a recipe - Add comments of what worked and didn't, add who liked it, add details you think would be helpful. Add a picture if you'd like. - If your recipe relies on another recipe, try to link to it using the markdown syntax. Or just paste the link in a description or a note and I'll edit it later. - **Rate recipes** you make on the star system! - If you rate it below 4 star, add a comment on why. Recipes will likely be culled if they are rated 3 or lower - Do not rate recipes if you haven't made them yet - **Comments** - "It goes really well with..." either other recipes on Mealie or wines, brews, potions. - "I had this before a hike and it was great." - "This was really good for company." and the like - **Notes** - Specific tools you used that helped - Ways to make parts of the recipe easier, quicker, or stackable (e.g. while step 3 is simmering, start on step 7) - Specific ingredient changes you've made or suggestions you have. - If ingredients can only be bought at specific places or if you happen to have a bunch of a rare (non-perishable) ingredient that others making that recipe next can see they can borrow some from you. - Adjust Total, Prep, and **Cook times** to be reasonably close to true - Adjust **servings** to be reasonably close to accurate ### Mealie's Features Mealie has really good [online documentation](https://docs.mealie.io/documentation/getting-started/features/ "Mealie Features"), but here's a quick run-through: **Login** to [mealie.nicoleandavi.com](https://mealie.nicoleandavi.com/) using your username / email and password Markdown : Every field allows for [markdown](https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/ "Basic markdown syntax and guidelines"). Most common: ~ **Bold** using two asterisks `**bold**` ~ *Italics* with one asterisk `*italics*` ~ Hyperlink by typing the link text in brackets immediately followed by the URL in parenthesis, [Nicole's favorite food](https://mealie.nicoleandavi.com/g/main/r/homemade-bagels) ``` [Nicole's favorite food](https://mealie.nicoleandavi.com/g/main/r/homemade-bagels) ``` - **Cookbooks** - These can be made public when you make them, but the whole household is public, so it's kinda mute. - I use cookbooks as another way to organize stuff, they create a new clickable link on the menu bar. They're like saved searches. I have "Sweets" (Category: Desserts) and "Weekly Dinners" (Category: Mains, Tags: not equal Fancy). - **Meal Planner** - It shows you the previous day and the next 6 days by default. You can toggle through the calendar by clicking the arrows on the top of the page. In editor mode, you can use the random recipe buttons or manually add an entry. - **Shopping List** - Clunky, but use as you wish - **Main Page** - - **Search** The search is very robust and lets you filter by Category, Tags, Tools (not well used), and Households. Filtering by foods isn't really working. - **Random** Maybe obviously pulls up a random recipe - **Dark Mode** Change to Dark mode at the bottom left - **Favorites** Add recipes to your favorites by clicking the heart icon. See all your favorites by selecting **Favorite Recipes** under your name in the top left. ## Questions - Any concerns or comments should brought up to Avi. - Maybe in the future there's a place to make a ticket here.