I’ve kept in contact with the CookingPlanit folks ever since reviewing their app last year. I really enjoyed using the app when I wasn’t in the mood to recipe create and, equally as important, I really enjoyed working with the team of people behind the scenes. We always set up calls (yeah, phone calls) to discuss my likes and wishes and I left each conversation with the feeling that my feedback would be taken into consideration. They weren’t just going through the motions for the sake of advertising, and I appreciated that.
Months later, we’ve worked together in a variety of ways. They’ve included FoodFash recipes on the CookingPlanit site. And we are totally on the same page about only hosting giveaways that we’d want to win – like the spice giveaway and, now, the Cooking Planit T-fal Giveaway. As far as a working relationship goes, I’d say it’s a darn good one!
So what came as a surprise tonight, shouldn’t have. As I was using the app for the first time in quite some time (I’ve been slacking in the blogging department), I noticed how much the app had improved. My wishes before were by no means huge, I can’t even recall what we discussed. But as I put together a meal, grocery list, and started the app in the kitchen, it all felt pretty seamless.
I was able to easily search for my friend Britney’s recipes and save them as a meal. And then when I was home and ready, I clicked “Get Started” and I was on my way. Thirty eight minutes later, I had multi-tasked my way to finishing two dishes within minutes of each other. And other than impatiently clicking ahead to see what was next a few times, I used the app exactly as intended.
The more I use the app, the more I trust it. And at this point in time, wish list excluded, I totally trust this program for a multiple dish, dinner party night. If I could have it all, wish list included, I’d love to be able to input recipes from multiple sources, which would make this app my hands-down-go-to for dinner parties because it takes all of the timing stress out of the equation.
