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Saving, cooking, and the honest truth about macros.

Short reads on getting recipes out of your camera roll and onto the stove.

A balloon whisk drawing thick pale sauce up the side of a metal mixing bowlCooking

How much cornstarch to thicken, by the cup

One tablespoon of cornstarch thickens one cup of liquid to a sauce that coats a spoon. The amount for every texture, in spoons and in grams, and how to add it.

6 min read
A roast dinner spread across a dark table: a herb-crusted joint on a wooden board, a whole roast chicken with carrots and parsnips, a plate of Yorkshire puddings, sprouts and roast potatoesCooking

How to thicken gravy, and the ratio for each way

A cornstarch slurry is the fastest fix at 1 tbsp to 1 tbsp cold water per cup. The ratio for every method, which to use when, and how to save split gravy.

7 min read
A person checking their phone while preparing salad in a bright kitchenSaving

How to save recipes from Instagram and TikTok without screenshots

Screenshots pile up and never get cooked. How to save a Reel or TikTok as a real recipe with steps and macros, and what to do when a video has no written method.

5 min read
A kitchen scale on a worktop, used for weighing ingredientsMacros

Why every recipe macro number is an estimate

Recipe nutrition is calculated from an ingredient list, not measured in a lab. Where the error comes from, how big it is, and why an honest estimate still helps.

6 min read