Using the Recipes Tab

With the recipes tab, you can view and manage all of your recipes.

Tap the Recipe tab to show the recipe pane on the Calendar.

The Recipe pane is divided into two panels. 

The left panel shows a list of your recipes. Tap on any recipe in the recipe list to select it.

The right panel displays the selected recipe.

Add the Recipe to Your Meal Plan

Add the recipe to a meal from the recipe view:

1. Tap the Plan Meal button.
   
2. In the Plan Meal dialog, choose how to add the recipe to your meal plan:
   • Tap Date to choose when you want to use the recipe in a meal.
   • Tap Category to choose which meal category: dinner, lunch, etc.
   • Tap the Repeats toggle to set the recipe to repeat in your meal plan. 
3. Tap Plan Meal.

Optional: tap Add to Grocery List if you want the ingredients of the recipe added to your Grocery List.

Filter the Recipe List

At the top of the recipe list is a set of buttons for your recipe categories:

Tap a recipe category to only show recipes in that category. Tap on the selected category to display the entire recipe list.

Add a New Recipe

You can create recipes directly on the Calendar using the Add button and the Add Recipe dialog box.

Across the top of the Add Recipe dialog box is a row of buttons. Use the buttons to choose how you want to add the recipe:

• Type the recipe directly into your Calendar.
• Submit a Website with a recipe on it and add it with Sidekick.
• Take a Photo of a written recipe and add it with Sidekick.
• Talk about your recipe with Sidekick with the microphone on your phone.
• Take a photo of your Fridge and use Sidekick to build a recipe from it.

Type will be selected by default.

Tapping Website, Photo, Talk, or Fridge displays a QR code you can use to quickly activate Sidekick on the Skylight Mobile App.  You can also use Sidekick features from within the Skylight Mobile App at any time.

Sidekick requires a Skylight Plus subscription. If you wish to upgrade to Skylight Plus, please see https://www.myskylight.com/products/skylight-plus/

Type the Recipe Into Your Skylight Calendar

1. Tap the Add button . 
   The Add event dialog appears. Type is the default option, and will already be selected.
2. Give your new recipe a name with the What Are We Eating? Textbox.
3. Tap Date to change when you want to use the recipe for a meal.
4. Tap the meal period to change it.
5. Optional: tap the Repeats toggle switch and select how often you would like the meal to repeat, and when you would like the repeat to stop.
6. Add notes for this recipe to the Instructions or ingredients textbox.
7. Tap the Save to Recipes toggle if you would like to save this recipe for future use.
8. Tap Add.

Submit the URL of a Recipe Website

1. Tap the Add button . 
2. Tap Website.
3. Scan the QR code to Load the Skylight Mobile App.
   
4. Use Sidekick to create the recipe from the website: Import Recipes 

Take a Photo of a Written Recipe

1. Tap the Add button . 
2. Tap Photo.
3. Scan the QR code to Load the Skylight Mobile App.
   
4. Use Sidekick to create the recipe from the document: Import Recipes

Describe the Recipe WIth Your Voice

1. Tap the Add button . 
2. Tap Talk.
3. Scan the QR code to Load the Skylight Mobile App.
   
4. Use Sidekick to create the recipe with your voice: Import Recipes

Take a Photo of your Fridge For Recipe Ideas

1. Tap the Add button . 
2. Tap Fridge.
3. Scan the QR code to Load the Skylight Mobile App.
   
4. Use Sidekick to create the recipe from photos of your fridge: Import Recipes

Edit a Recipe

Edit a recipe on the Calendar:

1. Select a recipe.
2. Tap the edit button.
   
   The edit button is in the upper right corner of the recipe panel.

The Edit recipe dialog will appear on the right side of the screen:

Use the Edit recipe dialog to edit your recipe:

• Tap the Name textbox to update the name.
• Tap the Category box to select a new category for your recipe.
  Recipes can only be in one category at a time.
• Tap the Instructions or ingredients text box to update the recipe.
• Tap Delete to delete the recipe.

3. When you are done changing the recipe, tap Save.

Delete a Recipe

Delete a recipe on the Calendar:

1. Select a recipe.
2. Tap the delete button.
   
   The delete button is in the upper right corner of the recipe panel.
3. Choose if you want to remove the recipe from just your Recipe List or from the list and all upcoming meals:
   • Tap This recipe to remove the recipe from your recipe list.
   • Tap This recipe and planned meals to remove the recipe from your recipe list, and remove the recipe from planned meals.

Tap Delete.
You cannot restore a recipe that has been deleted.