Mobilewalla: Keep the party going with recipe apps
If you’re not ready to wave goodbye to the holidays and festive entertaining yet — or your New Year’s resolutions include entertaining more and losing the guilt about eating fudge in broad daylight anytime you please — use these apps to help make it feel like Christmas all year long.
Apple
Joy of Cooking ($7.99) The Joy of Cooking is an encyclopedia of recipes, perfect for the traditional cook who makes things like hard candy or bread from scratch. (Score: 93/100)
Recipe Gallery ($1.99) Recipe Gallery uses your phone’s camera to copy and keep any recipes you find on the Web, and it also can import things like recipe cards. (93/100)
Panna (Free) Panna’s app focuses on sharing recipes and instructional videos from top professional chefs like Rick Bayless and Nancy Silverton. (92/100)
Drync: The better way to buy wine (Free)* Drync is a wine-lover’s one-stop information and shopping tool. See how wines are rated, and buy them through the app. (90/100)
Holiday Recipes & Party Planning Guide, by Food52 ($3.99) Food52’s holiday app focuses on providing meals for special celebrations year-round. (90/100)
Android
8,500+ Drink Recipes Free (Free)* This app features an extensive catalog of drink recipes for every possible occasion. Impress your guests with a truly unique cocktail. (Score: 97/100)
Christmas Food (Free) This app keeps it simple with a smaller, manageable list of recipes. All are perfect for holiday meals and other special occasions. (94/100)
ChefTap Recipe Organizer (Free)* This free version of ChefTap allows you to save and import up to 100 recipes from any food site or blog. (93/100)
The Betty Crocker Cookbook (Free)* Betty Crocker’s cookbook features classic crowd-pleasers and newer recipes, too. (91/100)
Mixology Drink Recipes (Free)* Mixology features all the hippest new concoctions to make you feel like a big-city bartender, even if you live in a one-horse town. (90/100)
*Available on Apple and Android
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This story was originally published December 23, 2015 at 3:05 PM with the headline "Mobilewalla: Keep the party going with recipe apps."