Festivals and food go hand-in-hand, and no matter how busy a lifestyle you lead, nothing can bring you more joy than having a Christmas meal with your loved ones. Whether it’s a small family gathering or involving all your friends, holiday meal planning is fun, especially when it’s done right.
Pulling out those Christmas recipes and juggling between the spatula, the pages, and the sauce can often lead to just one recipe – a recipe for disaster where you’ve got sauce spread over half the recipe, and you don’t know how to proceed.
These days dinners are more technological, and if you’re wondering how to put up the most technological dinner for Christmas, then lo and behold, the modern version of recipe books – apps that can make your life so much easier.
Kitchen Stories
Who needs a recipe book when you’ve got an app that offers much more? Kitchen Stories is not just a cooking app; it’s a community of people who share a common passion for cooking. Remember when you started at a recipe and had a ton of questions in your mind? You can now ask all of those questions thanks to this app. It comes with detailed recipes and some tips and tricks that can help you improve the recipe to give it a personal touch.
The best part about the app is that it also comes with a measurement converter, so you know what quantities are needed without struggling to find a measuring unit. While the basic app version is free, it’s best to unlock all the features to get the best out of it.
Oh She Glows
If healthy recipes are what you crave, Oh She Glows is for you. This app has over 160 plant-based recipes. The app also has pro tips from New York Times bestseller Angela Liddon.
With this app, you can check trending recipes. You can even make a list of special recipes you want to create for special occasions or the holiday season. You can also filter recipes based on season, allergies, diet, or dish type. You can even add personal notes to the recipes in the app for future reference. You can now embrace healthy food quickly with the help of Oh She Glows.
Food Network Kitchen
Not everyone is a pro at cooking, and If you’re keen on learning new recipes for the holidays, then the Food Network Kitchen app is an app you need to get your hands on. The app comes with more than 50 live classes that are conducted by some of the best names in the culinary world, including chefs, authors, and celebrity guests. You can alter these classes to watch them at your speed and learn the basic cooking steps before you advance to a classic holiday dish.
The app has a huge library of recipes that enables you to find something you and your loved ones will enjoy. It’s connected to Amazon fresh, so you can just add the ingredients to the list and shop for them in the comfort of your home.
Allrecipes Dinner Spinner
Now you no longer have to worry about finding delicious recipes with Allrecipes Dinner Spinner at your fingertips. This is basically a social app for food. The app allows home cooks to share their tips and stories regarding cooking. This is one of the best apps for homemade food, and the best part is it is free to download.
You even get a personalized feed where you can find the dishes you like to eat. You also get access to a library of recipe videos to watch and learn how to create sumptuous dishes. The app also provides ingredient suggestions that are easily available in your area. This helps make shopping a breeze.
Yummly
The app needs to introduction; everyone is familiar with the viral social media recipes Yummly is popularly known for. The app is just as interesting but more in-depth. If you enjoyed watching those drool and Instagram-worthy dishes, Yummly could help you achieve it for the holidays. The app comes with detailed step-by-step explanations on how to prepare dishes and also helps to simplify a complicated process, so you get it right. The app boasts over 2 million recipes.
Yummly is known for its built-in timer that enables you to keep a close eye on your recipes without the risk of over or under-cooking them. It offers many tips and tricks and helps you connect with widgets, including the Apple Health App, if you want to keep track of your calories during the festive season.
BBC Good Food
BBC Good Food stands out because of the volume of recipes available. You can search the recipe library using ingredients, keywords, dishes, or occasions. You can even create a special collection of your favorite dishes to reference them later easily.
The app even allows you to rate recipes based on ease of prep and taste. This will help the app give you suggestions based on your preference. Since it comes with a three-month trial, there’s no reason you shouldn’t download this app today and prepare for the festive season ahead.
Tasty
The app, like Yummly, needs no introduction. Tasty is another viral video brand known to share mouthwatering recipes that seem like a breeze to prepare. Downloading this app will do you a lot of good during the festive season. It’s one of the only apps on the list that allows you to sort out recipes based on occasion and helps you pick the most popular or the simplest ones to prepare, depending on how much time you have in hand.
You can customize the Tasty app based on your dietary preferences. If you’re a vegetarian, you can set the app to only show vegetarian recipes. The app can be connected with your shopping apps to add and purchase ingredients too.
Lay out the table in style this festive season
Cooking delicious and healthy meals will not be a challenge anymore with these amazing apps. The best part is most of these apps are available on all devices, so you won’t have any excuses not to put out amazing food. Try out any of these apps today and have a fabulous holiday season.
