Event Planning

One very powerful feature of this cooking program, is the way that it is able to transform the arduous task of group cooking into a very simple process. Ordinarily quantity cooking or "cooking for number" requires a lot of math and making certain that your shopping list is concise is often a challenge. Use the power of the Recipe Manager´s Event Planning page to make it simple to plan and deliver gourmet meals for all of your events, both big and small. When using the Event Planning page, you gain three big advantages: revised quantities printed on your recipes to match the servings allotted, a concise shopping list (organized by your favourite grocery store´s aisles), and a professional looking menu.

Here is how easy it is to use the "The Great Cook" Recipe Manager to plan and deliver all of the gourmet meals for a specific event. You first create the Event using this screen. Then you plan the meals including the servings for each dish. At Sahayoga we create the menu for the entire weekend and adjust the servings quantities for each dish.

You can then print a fancy menu, a shopping list (organized by grocery store aisle) and a re-print of each recipe with revised quantities to achieve the planned servings. Add a special menu item to encompass all peripheries that you want included in your shopping. For example, you could plan a weekend at the cottage and include a menu "recipe" called "Standard Stuff" which could include things like dishsoap, toilet paper etcetera. This way, these everyday items automatically are included on your shopping list for the event that you are planning.