Most of you are emailing recipes to yourselves. 19 of 36, to be exact. The little heart button and the “save this recipe” box? Seven votes, combined.
If that sounds familiar, it’s June’s AI buttons all over again. I keep building buttons, and you keep doing what already works. Honestly? Respect.
And you do save. When I asked what you do with a recipe you love, the top answer was save it for later (20 of 49). One of you explained it perfectly: some get made right away, others wait “for later, after I get the ingredients.” After last month, that tracks. A missing ingredient is exactly what sends you clicking away.
Then I asked what cooking at home means to you. 30 of 77 said the same thing: it’s how I take care of the people I love.
Put that next to last month, when “completely out of energy” topped the list of things you wanted help with. You’re tired, and you cook for them anyway.
Someone wrote in: “It’s rewarding, but demanding.” Yes. Both. Every single night.
So here’s my end of the deal. The recipe filter I promised is live, and the three things you said you’d reach for first (cuisine, main ingredient, and time) are all in there. Less hunting, more of the part that matters.
We also made our Thanksgiving meal plans 10x better than last year by adding specific menus, shopping lists, and more helpful resources!
Every answer here came from someone reading a recipe on this site, just like you. Since May, you’ve answered my questions 1,510 times – and every round has changed something. The full numbers are below, along with my own answers (fair’s fair).
Happy cooking,
Kathy 🍋
The numbers behind this month
Since May: 19 questions, 1,510 answers. Here’s October.
What does cooking at home mean to you?
77 answers
It’s how I take care of the people I love
30
It’s a creative outlet – I love making something
25
It’s practical – feeding myself well, simply
13
It’s how I decompress after a long day
6
Something else
3
My answer: It’s how I take care of the people I love
When you find a recipe here that you love, what do you do?
49 answers
Save it to come back to later
20
Make it that same week
13
Share it with someone who’d love it
6
Print it or send it to my phone for the kitchen
6
Something else
4
My answer: Make it that same week
When you’re hunting for a recipe here, what’s the first thing you’d filter by?
80 answers
Cuisine – the kind of food
21
Main ingredient – what I’ve got to use
20
Time – how fast it is
18
Number of ingredients – how short the list is
10
Dietary – what fits my needs
7
Something else
4
My answer: Main ingredient – what I’ve got to use
When saving a recipe, you…
36 answers
Email it to yourself
19
Pin it for later
8
Use the heart icon to save
4
Use the “save this recipe” box
3
Something else
2
My answer: Email it to yourself (yes, I do this too!)
What you taught me
These surveys helped me understand our community so much better:
- We cook for the same reason: the people around our table. That’s why everything here is built for real kitchens and real weeknights.
- We’re curious cooks who love to improvise. So the recipes we update get swaps and tips that let you make them your own.
- Some nights we’re running on empty. So we’re making it easier to find the right dinner fast, whether you start from a craving, what’s in the fridge, or how much time you’ve got.
- We trust what we can see. So updated recipes get clearer steps and more photos to cook along with.
Thank you for every answer so far. You’ve shaped this kitchen more than you know.
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