The program, written by Ryan Walberg, and called MXP View, makes it easy to see what recipes are in a MasterCook export file. It can sort them alphabetically or by category.
Of course, there is just no substitute for the real thing. MasterCook can print out in an infinite number of styles which can be completely tailored by you and is limited only by your imagination.
MasterCook, by far the very best recipe software in America today, just got better. MasterCook Deluxe 9.0, complete with over 8000 recipes, currently retails for $19.99 plus shipping and handling at ValuSoft.com. It can also be found at many other software outlets, including Fry's, Wal-Mart, Target, K-Mart, Office Depot, Office Max, Best Buy, Babbages, CompUSA and other fine computer software stores.
MasterCook 9 offers a complete recipe-management system for cooks of all skill levels. Plan meals; analyze nutrition; inventory supplies; select, personalize, and scale MasterCook's included delicious recipes; or add your own family's favorite recipes as well as pictures of the dish and/or the preparation steps. MasterCook's organizational tools and helpful videos and tips make it the perfect companion to any meal. Whether you're planning an intimate dinner for two or a party for 200, MasterCook can help you live up to that title.
Of course, you also have great nutritional analysis. For each recipe, you have the option to click on a heart-shaped icon, which pulls up nutritional information such as total fat, total carbs, sodium count, and more. The application lists the number of grams per serving, as well as the percent daily value per serving, much like the nutritional labels on most packaged food. You can also obtain nutritional information for specific ingredients by clicking on the Ingredient List in the Tools menu. Once there, you have the option to add and remove ingredients, based on personal preferences.
MasterCook 9's nutrient trackers, real-time nutritional analysis, and diabetic exchanges make it a sophisticated and accurate diet-conscious cooking software package. The software features MasterCook's most powerful recipe management engine yet. Users will save time with the import/export functionality, automated shopping lists, recipe scaling, and FastFill recipe entry.
MasterCook 9 also includes a Wine List feature where you can create categories for your wines and group them accordingly. The application even provides a list of sample wines, complete with information about wineries, regions, and years, as well as pertinent notes. Another cool feature is the Meal Manager, which allows you to create weekly menus, meal plans, shopping lists, and more. There's even a small calendar on the bottom of the screen to keep track of dates and menus.
The included MasterCook software for Palm OS and Pocket PC allows you to add new, edit, and delete recipes and shopping lists. Make shopping a snap by creating one or more shopping lists and exporting them to your PDA device. Once in the store, you can sort your lists by store location and filter by have/need status - you will be in and out of the store in no time!
