How Recipes Are Organized
Ressup organizes your recipes using a multi-dimensional system: a single recipe can appear in multiple categories simultaneously. For example, a pancake recipe might appear under Breakfast (meal time), Main (dish type), and American (cuisine) — all at the same time.
Categories on the Home Screen
The home screen presents your recipes through several browsing lenses:
Meal Time
Browse recipes by when they're typically eaten:
- Breakfast — Morning meals and brunch items
- Lunch — Midday meals and light fare
- Dinner — Evening meals and hearty dishes
- Snack — Quick bites and between-meal treats
Dish Type
Browse by what role the dish plays in a meal:
- Starter — Appetizers and first courses
- Main — Primary dishes and entrées
- Side — Accompaniments and side dishes
- Dessert — Sweet endings
- Extras — Sauces, condiments, dressings
- Drink — Beverages, smoothies, cocktails
Cuisine
Browse by culinary origin:
- Italian, Mexican, Chinese, Indian, American, Japanese, Thai, French, Greek, Mediterranean, Other
A-Z
A simple alphabetized list of every recipe in your collection. Useful when you know the name and just want to find it quickly.
Test Kitchen
The Test Kitchen is a special holding area for recipes that are still in development. When creating or editing a recipe, toggle Test Kitchen on, and the recipe will appear only in the Test Kitchen section — not in your regular categories. Once you're happy with the recipe, toggle Test Kitchen off, and it will join your main collection.
This is perfect for experimenting with new ideas without cluttering your finished recipe library.
Automatic Classification
When you create a recipe, Ressup automatically classifies it based on the title and ingredients using an on-device keyword matching engine. For example, a recipe titled "Spaghetti Carbonara" with ingredients like "pasta" and "pancetta" would be automatically classified as Italian cuisine and a Main dish.
Automatic classification is just a suggestion — you can always override it by manually editing the classifications in the Recipe Editor.
Tags
Beyond the built-in categories, you can create custom tags to organize recipes however you like. Examples:
- "Weeknight Dinner"
- "Holiday"
- "Gluten-Free"
- "Kid-Friendly"
- "Under 30 Minutes"
Tags appear as colored labels on recipe detail pages and can help you filter and find recipes quickly.
Searching
In list views, a search bar lets you filter recipes by name. You can also use Siri: say "Find recipe" and Siri will search by name or ingredients.
Recipe Detail Page
Tap any recipe to view its full detail page, which shows:
- Title, description, difficulty, time, and servings
- Tags (with color coding)
- Recipe photos and videos
- Full ingredient list (displayed in your preferred units)
- Step-by-step instructions with cooking methods, times, and step-specific ingredients
- Background music (if attached)
From here, you can Start Cooking, Share, Export, Duplicate, or Edit the recipe.