Sidekick can help you create new recipes based on preferences and available ingredients.
This feature is only available with Calendar Plus subscription. If you wish to upgrade to Skylight Plus, please see https://myskylight.com/products/calendar-skylight-plus/
Creating a Recipe
Create a recipe using Sidekick:
- Select Sidekick.
- Select Fridge Photo.
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Select the recipe type.
A recipe can only be of one type. - Add information to help Sidekick create a new recipe:
All fields are optional. Adding more information will help Sidekick find a better recipe: for more, see the next section, Adding More Information. - Select Create.
Adding More Information
When creating a recipe, Sidekick can use several sources of information to help it find a recipe for you:
- Photos of your refrigerator and pantry
- The number of people that you want to feed
- Specific features of the recipe
- Other notes
Adding more information improves Sidekick’s ability to find a recipe that works for you.
Take Photos of Your Refrigerator and Pantry
Under What’s in your fridge or pantry?, you can add one or more photos to help Sidekick create your recipe. Sidekick will look through your photos for ingredients it can recognize, and use the availability of those ingredients when finding a new recipe for you.
You can add up to five photos with either the camera, or from your camera roll.
Select Take a Photo to use the camera to take a photo and add it directly to the Sidekick request.
Select Add from library to add photos from your photo library or camera roll.
Photos that you have added will appear on the screen:
Select a thumbnail to see a larger view of a photo.
If you want to remove a photo from the Sidekick request, select the thumbnail to display that photo. The thumbnail will dim, and a white trash can icon will appear:
Select the trash can icon to remove the photo from the Sidekick request.
Change the Number of Servings
Under How Many People?, enter the number of people the recipe will need to feed. You can use the arrow keys to change the number, or enter a new number directly by selecting the text box and typing a new amount.
Request Specific Recipe Features
Under Craving something specific?, Sidekick will show you a collection of keywords that you can use to guide Sidekick in creating your recipe.
Tap on a keyword to select it. Selected keywords will become brighter, with a thin black outline.
Tap a selected keyword again to unselect it.
You can select as many keywords as you wish to help guide Sidekick. Use common sense in selecting keywords: selecting both of the keywords “beef” and “vegetarian” may yield unexpected results.
Add Notes
Under Anything else?, add any other information that might be useful:
- Food allergies
- A preferred cuisine
- Ingredients you have on hand
Adding more information in the notes improves Sidekick’s ability to find a recipe that works for you.
If you need assistance with any part of creating a recipe, please contact us: