Welcome to LarderLore

explore Getting Around

When you sign in, you'll see a navigation menu on the left side of the screen (or tap the menu icon on mobile). Here's what you'll find:

• My Larder – Your complete recipe collection
• Shelves – Your custom recipe collections (like folders)
• Shared Shelves – Collections others have shared with you
• Search – Find recipes by keyword, rating, tags, and more
• The Scullery – Where imported recipes wait for your review
• Sharing – Messages from other users who've shared recipes with you
• Recent – Quick links to recipes you've viewed lately

Your profile menu is at the bottom of the navigation—click your name to access your profile settings, help, or to sign out.

Check your profile menu for settings!

add_circle Adding Recipes

There are several ways to add recipes to your larder. To get started, look for the + Add Recipe button on your dashboard or any shelf page.

The Scullery: Your Import Queue

When you import PDFs or some other file types, they go to The Scullery first. Think of it as your recipe prep station—a place where imports wait for you to review them before they join your main collection.

In The Scullery, you can:

• Review – Check the extracted recipe and make edits
• Retry – If something went wrong, try the extraction again
• Discard – Remove imports you don't want to keep

A badge on the Scullery icon in the navigation shows how many imports are ready for your review.

After Import: Review and Refine

After importing, you'll see the extracted recipe in an editor. Here you can:

• Fix any errors in the title, ingredients, or instructions
• Add a description or adjust servings
• Use AI Refine to have the AI take another pass at cleaning up the recipe

When you're happy with it, click Save Recipe to add it to your larder.

visibility Viewing a Recipe

Click any recipe card to see the full details: ingredients, instructions, cook's notes, and more.

The Options Menu

On your own recipes, you'll see an Options button in the top-right corner. This is your command center for that recipe.

The Options menu includes:

Scaling Recipes

Need to cook for a crowd—or just yourself? Use the scale buttons above the ingredients list:

• ½x – Half the recipe
• 1x – Original amounts
• 2x, 3x, 4x – Double, triple, or quadruple

The ingredient quantities update automatically. If you own the recipe, you'll see a Save button to update the recipe to the scaled quantities.

Rating Recipes

Rate your recipes from 0 to 5 stars by clicking the stars below the title. This helps you remember which versions of chocolate chip cookies are truly the best—and lets you filter by rating later.

history_edu Notes & Cooking History (Chronicle)

The Chronicle feature lets you keep a cooking journal for each recipe. Open it from the Options menu.

What You Can Record

• Notes – Your thoughts, tweaks, substitutions, or anything else
• Date – When you made or discovered something
• "Made it" flag – Mark that you actually cooked this recipe

Public vs. Private Notes

Each note can be:

• Private – Only you can see it (the default)
• Public – Visible to anyone you share the recipe with

Why "Made It" Matters

When you flag a note as "made it," that recipe becomes searchable under "Only recipes I've made" in the search filters. It's an easy way to find dishes you know you can pull off.

search Search & Discovery

Click Search in the navigation to find recipes in your larder.

Search Options

• Keyword – Search recipe titles, ingredients, and descriptions
• Rating – Filter by star rating (e.g., 4 stars and up)
• Tags – Filter by cuisine, dish type, dietary info, and more
• Shelf – Limit results to a specific collection
• Only recipes I've made – Show only recipes with a "made it" note

Bulk Actions (Select Mode)

Click the Select button (top right of search results) to switch to selection mode. This lets you choose multiple recipes at once by checking the box on each card.

Once you've selected recipes, an action bar appears at the bottom of the screen with these options:

• Add to Shelf – Add all selected recipes to a specific shelf
• Remove from Shelf – Remove selected recipes (only visible when viewing a specific shelf)
• Export – Download all selected recipes as a single PDF, HTML, or JSON file
• Clear – Deselect all recipes

shelves Shelves: Organizing Your Recipes

Shelves are like folders for your recipes. Use them however works for you:

• By occasion – "Weeknight Dinners," "Holiday Baking," "Party Appetizers"
• By project – "Meal Prep This Week," "Recipes to Try"
• By source – "Grandma's Recipes," "Bon Appétit Favorites"

favorite Favorites

Click the heart icon or use Options → Favorite to mark recipes you love. Favorites automatically appear in a special Favorites shelf for quick access.

share Sharing & Collaboration

LarderLore makes it easy to share recipes with friends and family who also use the app.

download Exporting Your Recipes

Your recipes are yours. Export them anytime for backup, printing, or sharing outside LarderLore.

info Demo Mode vs. Signed-In Accounts

You can try LarderLore in Demo Mode without signing in, but there are some limitations:

To unlock full features, sign in with your Google account. Your demo recipes will be waiting for you!

lightbulb Quick Tips

• Options menu is your friend – Most recipe actions live there
• Use the Scullery badge – Check it regularly for imports ready to review
• Pin your favorite shelves – Keep up to 4 visible in the navigation
• Rate as you go – Stars help you find the good stuff later
• Mark "made it" – Build a searchable record of what you've cooked