It’s been a hot minute since I posted on what we have spent on groceries each week. I got a little burned out keeping track of my weekly purchases and had some health issues this summer that slowed me down.
On average, I have been spending around $70 each week on groceries this summer. I think that’s pretty great! I found a new app to help me use the food items in my pantry and freezer more efficiently that I want to share with you. It’s called SuperCook and it can be downloaded for free through the app store. I am sure there are many apps that offer the same experience as SuperCook but so far, it’s the only one I have tried, and I love it!
What the app offers is a way to plug in all of the food you have on hand in your house (pantry, freezer, fridge etc.) and after completing that it will spit out recipes for dishes you can cook or bake based on the ingredients you have on hand.
I usually grocery shop on Sundays and I was about to go out shopping on such a Sunday a few weeks ago, when I came across this app and let me tell you I didn’t grocery shop that week at all. We all have so much food in our homes that we don’t even realize. I had plenty of chicken frozen in the freezer so with the help of the app I made multiple fabulous dishes and I didn’t have to go to the grocery store for a thing!
From what I can tell the app must search the entire internet for you because it came up with over 80,000 recipes I could cook/bake with the ingredients I had on hand. Totally overwhelming at first but you can search by key ingredient, meal type, cuisine, and more to filter down the selection of recipes.
Here are a few of the recipes I have tried so far using the SuperCook app:
Honestly, I would make any and all of these recipes again! Really, really good. I was surprised by the chicken and cabbage recipe. I needed to use our cabbage and didn’t know of another use besides the normal coleslaw and stuffed cabbage rolls, etc.
I don’t know about you but the recipes I try from something delicious I see on Instagram 9 times out of 10 doesn’t work. They make everything look great but logistically these recipes don’t work for me. Kind of disappointing and costly!
I hope you give SuperCook or another recipe app a try. It really reduces food waste and saves you money! If you try this app let me know how you make out. I would love to know! -MM
The Professional Domestic 
I’m a picky eater, but I love to try new recipes. I always have a full pantry and freezer. I have to try this app!
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What a great idea Mary Margaret!
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Oooh, thanks for the tip — every so often we have what we call a “freezer harvest” or “pantry harvest” but sometimes struggle to figure out what to make. (I guess that’s why it is languishing in the freezer / pantry!) I’ll check it out.
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