Never wonder what's for dinner again
Snap a photo of any recipe and it's saved, searchable and ready to cook. Track your pantry from receipts or a quick photo, and see what you can actually make tonight.
What can you make tonight?
Type a few ingredients and it ranks your saved recipes by how much of it you already have — no more scrolling through recipes you can't actually cook.
Save recipes in seconds
Photograph a recipe card, cookbook page or screenshot — multiple pages too — and it's turned into a clean, searchable recipe with ingredients and method.
Always know what's on hand
Add items manually, snap a photo of your fridge, or scan a receipt. Each item gets an expiry estimate and a confidence that fades over time, so stale data never lingers.
Shopping trips update themselves
Upload a supermarket receipt and its items land straight in your pantry — deduped against what's already there, not doubled up.
A wine pairing for what you're cooking
Get a real, specific bottle suggestion grounded in a live web search — and if it's already in your cellar, we'll say so instead of sending you shopping.
A meal plan that fits your week
Assign saved recipes to 3, 5, 7 or 14 days, mark which days are usually busy, and let "Generate for me" fill the gaps with recipes your household loves — quick ones on the busy nights.
See who actually loved it
Add everyone in your household and mark reactions per person — loved, ok, or not for them — so "family favourite" means something more than a guess.
Questions
How do I add a recipe?
Photograph a recipe card, cookbook page or screenshot (multiple pages are combined automatically), paste a link to a recipe on any website, or just type one in yourself. Either way it becomes a clean, searchable recipe with ingredients and method.
How does it know what’s in my pantry?
Add items manually, snap a photo of your fridge or shelves, or upload a supermarket receipt. Each item gets a confidence score that fades over time, so it never assumes something’s still there indefinitely.
Can it suggest a wine pairing?
Yes. Pairings are grounded in a live web search for a real, specific bottle, and if something suitable is already in your cellar it’ll say so instead of sending you shopping.
Can my whole household use it?
Add everyone in your household and track reactions per person — loved, ok, or not for them — so recommendations and "most loved" sorting reflect more than one person’s taste.
How far ahead can I plan meals?
Choose 3, 5, 7 or 14 days. Mark which days are usually busy and set your usual dinner time, then use "Generate for me" to fill empty days with recipes your household loves, saving quick ones for busy nights.
Is my data private?
Your recipes, pantry and cellar are private to you by default. Sharing a recipe creates a link anyone with it can view; making a recipe "discoverable" is a separate, opt-in step that lists it in our sitemap so it can be found via search.
Is The Kitchen Story free?
Yes — sign in with Google and start saving recipes for free.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes, it’s a mobile-friendly web app with no install required — add it to your home screen from your browser for an app-like experience.
Ready to get out of "what's for dinner" mode?
Free to try — sign in with Google and start snapping recipe photos.
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