Thanks so much for the tips Erik

i will explore the ingredients in table idea as suggested. do you know
perhaps of a way to quick format online recipes to an org table (that is
webpage html to org table) or perhaps a way to convert already entered
recipes in my org files to tables

kind regards

Z.


On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 7:38 PM, Erik Hetzner <egh@e6h.org> wrote:

> At Sat, 15 Mar 2014 09:24:23 +0200,
> Xebar Saram wrote:
> >
> > Dear Eric and org users
> >
> > i am a new(ish) org user and an avid cooker. i have started using
> > orgmodeas my recipe notebook and stumbled upon the old org-cook
> > thread.
> > Is there so documentation on this? do you still use it?
> > are there any other ideas/suggestions on using orgmode as a recipe
> notebook?
> > what i would mainly love is a way to "scrape" recipes off websites into
> org
>
> Hi Xebar,
>
> I still use org to manage my recipes, but I don't use the org-cook
> features. It was kind of a proof of concept, and I think it could
> prove useful, but it turns out I don't often need to convert between
> units.
>
> I have been trying out the format described in [1]. I used to use a
> format like:
>
>   Grate zest from 3 of them. Combine. Add:
>   - 2 tbsp peanut oil
>   - 2 chicken bouillon cubes, crumbled
>   - 5 onions, thinly julienned
>   - salt and pepper
>
> But the new one looks like:
>
>   Grate zest from 3 of them. Combine. Add:
>   | 2 tbsp  | peanut oil       |                  |
>   | 2 cubes | chicken bouillon | crumbled         |
>   | 5       | onions,          | thinly julienned |
>   |         | salt and pepper  |                  |
>
> I think the table structure should make it easier to manipulate,
> change units, or create shopping lists. (But I create shopping lists
> by hand.)
>
> One hack I do use is the following function:
>
> (defun org-random-element ()
>   "Choose a random element from the buffer."
>   (interactive)
>   (let ((element-start -1)
>         (count 1))
>     (while (not (org-first-sibling-p))
>       (org-goto-sibling t))
>     (save-excursion
>       (while (org-goto-sibling)
>               (setq count (+ 1 count))))
>     (org-forward-heading-same-level (random count))))
>
> This chooses a random element from a list of headings. I use this to
> plan meals. I just keep running the function until I see something
> that I feel like cooking.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> best, Erik
>
> 1.
> http://sachachua.com/blog/2012/06/emacs-org-grocery-lists-batch-cooking/
>
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