CATHY83001  P.S. Is there a way to have the recipes print in a larger font than the default? My eyes aren't what they used to be!  
(Version 1.2.3)

ADVENIO SUPPORT  Hi LARRYMCJ , I'm really not sure what you mean when you say "now the imports hardly ever work. People complain about this in their forum all the time and all they say is "it's the site's fault...we'll fix it in the next update..." but the next update seems to never come, or is so far away that it does no good."

These recipe web sites change constantly, and MacGourmet is always updated as soon as it can be to keep up with the changes (for instance, the version you comment on includes fixes for two recent site changes). There is always some amount of lag, just because I can't really do a release immediately when something is fixed, but in general, things are found and fixed pretty quickly. I'm also not sure what you mean about next updates never coming, etc. because I don't typically make comments about future updates.

I try and fix web site imports as soon as someone reports them not working (for instance, one site just broke today). I'm really not sure why you claim that you're "tired of their web recipe imports not working as advertised." When something breaks, the first thing you need to do is make sure that your version is up to date. The next thing to do is to send a quick email with a link so that if I don't know about the site change, I can file a bug and get it fixed. Once I have the information, I can fix the problem.  
(Version 1.2.2)

LARRYMCJ  I don't want to get into a debate about this...as there is no doubt you currently have the best cooking and recipe software on the planet. The features of MacGourmet Deluxe also far outweigh the nearest competitor, but the one thing you're not even close on is importing recipes from the primary cooking sites...and that's a huge issue for me.

Grab a trial version of YummySoup! just for the sole purpose of seeing how he manages the imports from cooking sites as well as imports from the sites he doesn't have automatically configured. I'm not even asking that you you try to keep up with the number of sites he imports from...but just keep up with the four or five you list continuity with. When I searched for this problem in the MacGourmet forum on your site I saw several instances of it going back quite some time and as a user of your product for nearly three years I can attest to it taking generally more time than normal to fix the import problems. Also, I have never experienced an import from FoodNetwork.com that was absolutely letter perfect...it has simply never happened (in my experience, anyway).

That said...I still maintain MacGourmet is the best and most feature-filled cooking app out there, and for those of us who cook several times daily it's a god-send. But I still need a way to not have to spend 20 minutes fixing a recipe that I've imported from a website (not the web-clipping feature)...the errors in the importing. That's a huge problem for me and I stand by the fact that MacGourmet has had import problems with nearly all the sites it claims to automatically import from. The only one I rarely use that is on your list is food.yahoo.com, so I can't speak for it.

MacGourmet is the second most used app on my Mac, so when it's got a problem...yes, I get upset. But this is the first time I've ever vocalized the problem and it's been happening for a very long time. And reading what you have said more than once in your own support forum..."I'll get that fixed in the next update".

If I'm wrong, I'll certainly apologize, but I'm sitting here using an import feature that simply doesn't work...so I don't think I'm wrong. If you would like an email every time I notice an import problem, you'll get one in the future. I will gladly send you an email so we can continue this in private if you wish. You have a great product and this is not the forum for a debate.  
(Version 1.2.2)

MISHA  Please try again; I just tried our Download Now link and it worked fine. Their server must have been offline momentarily.  
(Version 1.2.2)

MAKKA  Thanks, Misha! Maybe you chose the right moment.:)

I tried a several times, but the problem is still there.  
(Version 1.2.2)

PFACKELMANN  I like the layout too and also share the opinion about importing.

I really miss the possibility to import recipes from csv or tsv files.

Is it really so difficult to install that?

Peter  
(Version 1.2.2)

XENOPHILE  Good questions. I'm curious, too.

This arrangement between Advenio and Mariner is confusing. I don't understand the point. Are Advenio planning to abandon MacGourmet and sell it to Mariner? If not, how do they benefit from letting Mariner lard MacGourmet with bloat and then take a cut of their profits?

I don't care for Mariner at all. They have a history of acquiring killer apps only to transform them into bloatware. Mariner developers seem to have little creativity or sense of function, so they bloat all the wonderful apps they buy with a dizzying array of features. I was a dedicated MacJournal user until Mariner bought it, and within a year or so the lean and quick journaling app I knew and loved was expensive bloatware.

I love MacGourmet because it's a killer recipe manager. I'm not looking for something that analyzes nutritional content and creates shopping lists based on meal plans for the next month. I do plan meals, but I also like to be inspired, and I like to create or discover new dishes based on what's left in my fridge. I like to cook what I feel like eating, not what some list I made a week ago tells me I'm supposed to eat.

Are you listening, Advenio/Mariner? Instead of larding your app with nutrition data and rigid scheduling, how about doing something creative? Instead of a rote nutrition database for ingredients, how about a feature that takes what's left in my fridge and pantry, and lists the recipes I can use with those ingredients? Instead of a scheduler, how about a feature that analyzes what meals I tend to cook on each weekday, and then lists the recipes I've used the fewest times for a particular day of the week?

Do something exciting, not this dull bloated crap.  
(Version 1.2)

DR. GIRLFRIEND  Double post. Ignore.  
(Version 1.2)

DR. GIRLFRIEND  @xenophile: RecipePuppy.

http://www.recipepuppy.com/  
(Version 1.2)

ADVENIO SUPPORT  @XENOPHILE: Honestly, I don't understand your beef. You do realize that MacGourmet is still available as it always has been, that you don't have to purchase Deluxe, or any of the "bloat" as you call it, right? Mariner didn't acquire the product. It's just a cheaper retail bundle. It's a distribution deal, I still own it and develop it. Period. If you have a problem with it, just ignore Deluxe and stick with the standard version of MacGourmet.

As to what might happen at the end of the distribution deal, it's not a short term deal, and in the event of termination, there would be some kind of path back to the regular Advenio product.  
(Version 1.2)

DARYLF2  Thanks for answering my question, DEV! :)  
(Version 1.2)

JESSICA BRAMEL  I just wanted to correct part of my review from before. I noted that it would be helpful to be able to actually have the Meal Plan as and Icon. Well I just found myself able to do that very thing by going under view and then to customize tool bar. Very nice thank you Marine software.   
(Version 1.0.5)