At Sat, 15 Mar 2014 09:24:23 +0200,
Xebar Saram wrote:> orgmodeas my recipe notebook and stumbled upon the old org-cook
>
> Dear Eric and org users
>
> i am a new(ish) org user and an avid cooker. i have started using
> thread.Hi Xebar,
> 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
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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