Rachael Ray's Recipes on the Run
How it works:
This is one of a number of applications that you can download onto your mobile from AT&T's "Cool Tools" Web site (wireless.att.com/learn/ringtones-downloads/tools/). More than 40 recipes will be e-mailed to you every month and stored on your phone.
Choose a recipe or two and create a running - but not a consolidated - grocery list. As with Epi to Go, you can add your own items.
Cost:
The subscription fee is $2.99 a month for Ray's recipes. Data package fees apply.
What we liked:
You can "cross off" items on your grocery list as you purchase them; no need to keep scrolling up and down the list as you move through the aisles.
What we didn't like:
The grocery list isn't consolidated, so you may see any number of entries for extra-virgin olive oil. The recipes, though quick and simple, are often uninspired.
Other programs to check out
Listingly.com:
Keith Hunniford's listlingly.com allows multiple family members to add items anytime, from anywhere. It has both iPhone and mobile interface.
101cookbooks.com:
Heidi Swanson's popular site is actually a vegetarian blog, but she was quick to get her Web developer boyfriend to create an iPhone- friendly interface for all her recipes (101cookbooks .com/iphonerecipes).
Robert Parker Mobile Wine Guide:
The Maryland wine expert's tips and reviews are available for $4.99 a month. Check with your cell-phone service provider.
[ Susan Reimer]
