Completely Brilliant

I picked this up with its first edition months ago and have been shocked at how much Ive used it. I felt ridiculous that I needed pictures to bring me back to making this kind of food but they really helped. Ive just updated and am a bit shocked by how much was offered in the new iteration.

To be sure, these are not the "lightest" of meals. Theyre all fairly "classic" in their design with high oil, cream and butter content. But if you adjust accordingly or go for an extra long walk/run to make up the caloric difference these are great. My teenagers and wife say its become just as good for us to stay home for a fancy meal as to go to go out to an upscale restaurant (which we cant afford anyway). Theyre not going to hire me at the Ritz anytime soon but my cooking is definitively better since I started using this app and having the pictures guide me to know what Im looking for is a tremendous help.

Having the picture in my mind when I go to the market is much better for me than a list of ingredients. The mental visual of how much of what Ill need has been truly helpful and Ive actually remembered this or that ingredient more than once simply from reviewing the image of the photo in my mind.

Im pretty sure the app or at least the text is written by Europeans who may speak English as a second or even third language as sometimes the syntax is a little different than expected. But that actually only adds to the appeal for me and in any case they have a very nice process for translating the ingredients for people in different countries (very helpful to me as Im living in Brazil and sometimes the Italian and French translations help me find what Im looking for easier in Portuguese).

Im truly impressed. Even more so with the new update. Good job folks. If you add an Eastern European, Californian Cuisine, Tex-Mex and/or South American section to the next update Ill find a way to give you six stars.

Twig Wheeler about The Photo Cookbook