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IPhone Apps: Moms on the Run

12 February 2010 19 Comments

I wish I had time to sit down, hunt through recipes, create a shopping list and head over to the market in completely June Cleaver style, but I don’t. Did she even GO food shopping?

Far and away my favorite dinner planner:

All Recipes Dinner Spinner:

 Rating: ★★★★½

It’s free! And if I have to go on from there, it’s great. Just tap to select the type of dish you’d like to make: main dish, side dish, soup, appetizer, salad, dessert, breakfast or bread. Then select your main ingredient. Next choose how long you’d like the dish to take to prepare and view your matches.

The recipes t hat come up include a picture, user ratings, and complete instructions.  They also include a nutritional information panel that includes fat content, sodium, calories, etc.

 You can add any recipe you like to your favorites for future reference. There is all a search feature as well.

Epicurious Recipes & Shopping List: 

 Rating: ★★★★☆

Another great free recipe application with the added feature of an integrated shopping list. Here you can choose from categories such as weeknight dinners, desserts, cocktails, lunches, snack and dinner party ideas. 

This app has a great search feature. Choose  main ingredient, the course, the cuisine style, any dietary concerns, season or occasion and dish type.  Select a recipe from the results and the application has the ability to take the ingredients needed and integrate them into a shopping list. You can’t add or subtract anything from the list, but it is still a nice feature.

Here too, you can add any recipe to your list of favorites.

The best application of all goes to:

shopshop iphone appShopShop Shopping List:

 Rating: ★★★★★

 This one may even be the best application on my iPhone.

Just open the app, click the + button and add your items to the list. You can add quantities as well.

Once you’ve purchased something on the list, just tap the item and a red line goes through it.  At any point you can click the arrow on the top left and it will clear completed items from the list.

The app saves the items after you have entered them for future shopping lists.  Need milk again? Just select it from the index the list has created for you.

If you have an iPhone, trust me, you NEED this app!


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19 Comments. Click to leave one of your own!

  • February 12 2010 at 8:15 PM corrie
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     said:

    Looks like a great application. It looks like it might be useful if you are trying to use items in the freezer and pantry and don’t know what to do with them.

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  • February 12 2010 at 9:47 PM DG at Diaryofamadbathroom said:

    Dang! Us blackberry girls are missing out on a lot!
    .-= DG at Diaryofamadbathroom´s last blog ..Look What Fell Off My Family Tree – Camping Edition =-.

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  • February 12 2010 at 10:13 PM susan said:

    I wonder if I can get these apps for my new smart phone? I’m going to check and see because the shopping list app is one I could use!
    .-= susan´s last blog ..My Funny Family =-.

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  • February 12 2010 at 10:16 PM arizona mamma said:

    This is almost enough to make me want an iphone!
    .-= arizona mamma´s last blog ..Poor Planning on Your Part Does Not and Emergency Make on Mine =-.

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  • February 12 2010 at 10:57 PM kristin said:

    These are fantastic! Thank you for sharing . . . my ipod touch is nearly totally wasted on me . . . i use it for movie watching and listening to music exclusively. So this can be my challenge . . .

    Kristin
    .-= kristin´s last blog ..I’m in the Mood for Love . . . =-.

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    Nancy
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    Replied on : February 14th, 2010 at 7:32 PM

    The shopping list app is awesome! It’s about the only thing in my life that’s organized :)

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  • February 13 2010 at 9:00 AM submom
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     said:

    These are awesome apps! Thank you! I am definitely getting the last once, esp. since I now have 2 loaves of bread and 2 jugs of milk going bad in the house because I bought it again… You know, When in Doubt, Buy Bread and Milk rule…
    .-= submom´s last blog ..WTF Wednesday: The Price of Tomatoes =-.

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    Nancy
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    Replied on : February 14th, 2010 at 7:33 PM

    You’re gonna love it!

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    submom
    @ on twitter.


    Replied on : February 15th, 2010 at 8:48 PM

    I downloaded them tonight. I am very excited to try them out esp. since I desperately need to go grocery shopping: NO bread & expired milk!! LOL. Thank you again!

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  • February 13 2010 at 9:30 AM Beth said:

    I love the grocery list app, too!
    .-= Beth´s last blog ..Reminiscing =-.

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  • February 13 2010 at 3:33 PM ModernMom said:

    Oh boo. Now I really want an Iphone. I have a basket full of that Epicure line and always forget at least one item to “complete” the easy recipe!

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  • February 13 2010 at 9:25 PM Amanda@Brilliant Sulk
    @ on twitter.
     said:

    Cools apps. I’m always forgetting something at the store. I’d forget my head if it wasn’t screwed on so damn tight.
    .-= Amanda@Brilliant Sulk´s last blog ..Yes, It’s Me =-.

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  • February 13 2010 at 11:51 PM Michele said:

    Oh wow.. that is sooo cool!!!

    Gotta grab me one of those phones. I totally want one now ~ that or a maid. Hmmmm . . . LOL
    .-= Michele´s last blog ..Uvula ~ not to be confused with….. =-.

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  • February 14 2010 at 11:57 AM Jane said:

    Ok. I LOVE free stuff and I LOVE iapps. Thanks for the great recommendations!
    .-= Jane´s last blog ..To Are Or Not To Are – THAT Is The Question =-.

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  • February 14 2010 at 12:56 PM existentialwaitress said:

    I’ve got a Blackberry – boo! BUT, I just got an itouch – I think maybe I can get these apps for the itouch – if so, I’m all over it b/c these are super cool! Thanks for sharing!
    .-= existentialwaitress´s last blog ..A post about the most romantic gift that I’ve ever received. And nipple cream is part of it. =-.

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  • February 14 2010 at 6:40 PM Lauren
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     said:

    Very cool. Thanks. Now if they only created an app to do the shopping for you. : )
    .-= Lauren´s last blog ..WTF Friday: Shopping Center Considers Women Special Needs Drivers. =-.

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  • February 14 2010 at 7:27 PM Dalia (Generation X Mom)
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     said:

    I think it is time I get one of them! The Blackberry isn’t cutting it!
    .-= Dalia (Generation X Mom)´s last blog ..Age gap between kids =-.

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  • February 18 2010 at 6:29 PM Gibby said:

    I am addicted to my iPhone. Another app I love? Stickies. They work just like a post-it note for anything you might need to write down or remind yourself of. Then you save it as wallpaper and your note is right there as you turn on your phone. For someone who is always forgetting things, this app is essential. :)
    .-= Gibby´s last blog ..Not This Clutz =-.

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  • February 19 2010 at 9:28 AM Elisa @ Globetrotting in Heels
    @ on twitter.
     said:

    I used to be one of those people who say “only the absolute minimum on my iPhone! Now I have 4 pages of apps. bring them on :-) ”
    .-= Elisa @ Globetrotting in Heels´s last blog ..Far or near, we do love you New York! =-.

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