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Technology
August 8, 20266 min

Saving Recipes From Instagram and TikTok

A saved video isn’t a cookbook. How a reel turns into a recipe with quantities, steps, and a shopping list, and where the process usually breaks down.

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Technology
August 8, 20266 min

How to Digitize a Cookbook

Make handwritten family recipes and old cookbooks searchable, with a photo-scan method, the most common error sources, and a workflow for large collections.

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A notepad with a blank weekly meal plan and a pen next to a basket of fresh vegetables: broccoli, bell pepper, tomatoes, lettuce, and leeks
Tips
August 8, 20267 min

How to Build a Weekly Meal Plan for the Family

Different tastes, little time, one shopping trip: how to build a family weekly meal plan that still works after two weeks, including a sample week.

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Technology
December 1, 20257 min

AI in the Kitchen: What Cooking Apps Can Actually Do

Scan ingredients, build weekly meal plans, cook hands-free: what artificial intelligence in the kitchen really does today, and where its limits are.

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Nutrition
November 28, 20257 min

Healthy Cooking With Little Time: 5 Tips That Work

People in Germany spend 41 minutes a day cooking, on average. Five strategies that turn that time into balanced meals instead of another delivery order.

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Three clip-top jars of fermented vegetables (kimchi, pickled carrots, and beetroot) next to a bowl of mixed legumes
Trends
November 25, 20257 min

Food Trends 2026: What’s Coming to the Table

From AI-powered recipe planning to fermentation to zero waste: the developments actually making it into German kitchens in 2026, and which ones are just marketing.

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Six glass storage containers on a wooden table, filled with prepped meals of rice, chicken, broccoli, chickpeas, and roasted vegetables
Tips
November 22, 20258 min

Meal Prep for Beginners: A Guide and Weekly Plan

How to cook for half the week in two to three hours, with a schedule, a shelf-life table, and the mistakes beginners make most often.

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Three wooden bowls of gluten-free flours in gray, white, and yellow, next to whole almonds and buckwheat groats, plus two bottles of oat and almond drink
Health
November 18, 20258 min

Cooking With Allergies and Intolerances

About one percent of the population has celiac disease, and 10 to 15 percent can’t tolerate lactose. Which substitutes actually work, with a swap table and baking fixes.

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Sustainability
November 15, 20257 min

Sustainable Cooking: Throw Away Less

About 76 kilograms of food per person end up in household trash every year. What’s actually avoidable, why it happens, and the five rules that really make a difference.

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