Literary Quote

“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”

Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

What OldGrub Can Do

Scan Your Old Recipes

  • Photograph handwritten or printed recipes — AI extracts the title, ingredients, and instructions automatically.
  • Batch scan: upload a whole stack of recipe photos and get them all at once.
  • Handles messy handwriting, old formats, and even recipes in other languages with automatic translation.

Family Cookbook Sharing

  • Create family groups and invite members by email.
  • Everyone can contribute recipes, leave comments, and rate dishes.
  • Keep cookbooks private to your family or share them publicly.

Preserve Family Memories

  • Attach stories to recipes: who made it, when it was served, and why it’s remembered.
  • Record voice notes — automatically transcribed so the story lives on in their own words.
  • Add multiple photos to every recipe.

Print-Ready Cookbook PDFs

  • Generate beautiful PDF cookbooks from your recipes.
  • Pick which recipes, photos, memories, and notes to include.
  • Cover page with your family name — ready to print or give as a gift.

Foodie AI — Your Recipe Assistant

  • Modernize old-fashioned recipes for today’s kitchen.
  • Generate dietary variants: gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, or no added sugar.
  • Create custom variants — “make it kid-friendly,” “lower sodium,” or anything you want.
  • AI cooking tips and commentary on your recipes.
  • A chatbot that knows your family’s recipes and can answer questions about them.

Meal Planning

  • AI generates meal plans from your family’s actual recipes.
  • Customize by course type, number of people, and dietary needs.

Recipe Tools

  • Scale ingredients up or down for different serving sizes.
  • Search and filter recipes by tag, difficulty, or cook time.
  • Copy recipes between cookbooks.
  • Email recipe PDFs to friends and family.

Plans & Pricing

  • Free tier to get started — includes recipes, a family cookbook, and a taste of Foodie AI.
  • Paid plans unlock more recipes, more families, and additional AI credits.
  • Purchase extra Foodie Action Packs any time you need more AI power.