The kitchen notebook
Practical guides on keeping recipes, shopping without the back-and- forth, and getting dinner on the table — from the team building CookinBuddy.
- Comparisons5 min read
CookinBuddy vs ReciMe vs Osta: which recipe app should you actually use?
An honest side-by-side of the three recipe-saving apps — what each one is genuinely best at, what they cost, and why we think CookinBuddy wins for the way most people cook.
July 20, 2026
- Recipe2 min read
One-pan garlic butter chicken and rice
Chicken thighs and rice cooked in one pan, in about 45 minutes, most of it hands-off. The weeknight recipe that earns its place in the rotation.
July 8, 2026
- Recipe2 min read
15-minute peanut noodles
A pantry dinner that takes as long as the kettle plus the noodles — one sauce whisked in a bowl, whatever vegetables you have, done.
June 24, 2026
- Recipes4 min read
How to save recipes from Instagram (so you can actually find them again)
Four ways to save Instagram recipes — collections, screenshots, notes apps, and a recipe app that pulls out the ingredients — and which one holds up when you're standing in the kitchen.
June 2, 2026
- Recipes4 min read
How to save a TikTok recipe without watching it eleven times
TikTok recipes live in the video, not in text — here's how to get the ingredients and steps out of a clip and into something you can cook and shop from.
May 19, 2026
- Groceries4 min read
Organise your grocery list by aisle and stop walking the store twice
Why alphabetical and recipe-by-recipe shopping lists slow you down, how to group a list by section, and how to merge duplicate ingredients across recipes.
April 28, 2026
- Recipes4 min read
How to organise your recipes when they're scattered across ten places
A practical system for pulling recipes out of screenshots, bookmarks, notes and cookbooks into one searchable collection — and the folder structure that actually holds up.
April 7, 2026
- Recipes4 min read
How to digitise handwritten recipe cards before they fade
A step-by-step method for photographing, transcribing and backing up family recipe cards — including how to handle vague measurements and unreadable handwriting.
March 24, 2026
- Planning3 min read
Weekly meal planning for people who hate meal planning
A 15-minute Sunday routine that doesn't require a spreadsheet, a colour-coded calendar, or eating the same four dinners forever.
March 3, 2026
- Cooking3 min read
How to cook from your phone without covering it in raw chicken
Screen timeouts, greasy fingers and scrolling back to find step four — the practical fixes for cooking from a phone, including hands-free step-by-step modes.
February 10, 2026