🍲 NOTION TOUR | how i organize my recipes and shopping list

[@lindsaymnixon]

Rarely comment but just want to say, I'm a first generation university graduate and constantly struggle with work/life balance now that I have my first salaried position. So many folks charge for these templates. I literally teared up when I saw you gave these templates for free. No jokes, this is gonna change my life. So thankful!

[@katjohnstonl]

Thank you for your comment!! I'm so happy to hear this was helpful and is helping in some small way ❤If there are other templates that come to mind that would help with work/life balance, I'm happy to build something out for my next video 😊

[@jessicanagenrauft8867]

​@@katjohnstonlI really do agree that it's so generous of you to share this tamplate for free. May I ask since you suggested to build another Template: I would love a calorie tracker that is relate with the recipes so you can count your calorie with the meals and Single ingridients you ate on a day 🙈 I do understand if that is to specific but im lost with trying by myself

[@Alex-vh7if]

I was genuinely about to comment the exact same thing!

[@languagewhorder]

This template is genious and works so perfectly and seemlessly. You are a rock star for putting this together and sharing.

[@katjohnstonl]

I'm so glad you like it and it works for you 🙌🏼

[@bi-ome]

This is the third meal planning Notion video I've watched, this is the first one to actually accommodate ingredient amounts in a functional way. Thanks :)

[@xYUGURTx]

Thank you so much for this!! It is very useful! I have a question, in the shopping list, how do I avoid having duplicate ingredients show up? Is there a way to filter out duplicates? For example if I have salt in my weekly staples, but then I also add a recipe with salt into the shopping list. How can I avoid having it show up twice? Can I somehow link the ingredient?

[@davinialepoidevin]

Finally a template that looks to do everything I need it to. Adding items that aren’t part of a recipe and following the run of the supermarket were things I was looking for. Thank you so much!

[@valeriodipalo1042]

This template is crazy, I just finished setting up and used for the first time for the shopping list and it is CRAZY 🤯. I was searching exactly for something like that, Thank you !

this is the sweetest thing of you to make this available to people for free and to have put so much time and effort into making something so ingeniously organised and set up !! instant follow and i'm gonna check out your other templates as well bc this is amazing

[@loictrolet5571]

Hi. Honestly, this is pure madness, thank you so much i have no word for that

[@katjohnstonl]

This made me laugh thank you!

[@carolinagranados987]

Girl!!!!!!! You got it!!!! This is what I was looking for!!!! Forrrrrrr a loooooonnggg timeee!!!! You got me cover!

[@paddybeaz]

This template is goated. TYSM

[@TheChelseaRight]

Im so happy i want to cry this is exactly what i wanted and i had no idea how to do it you're amazing

[@franziskastockinger454]

THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE! I was looking for a Notion Template for Meal Planning and planned to watch a couple of KZbin videos to find a way that fits me. But yours is the best! It's like reading my thoughts before they come to my mind. Wow! Thank you so much! And it's free! Thank you so much!

[@katjohnstonl]

So glad you like it. Thank you!

[@teannarae7664]

This is exactly what I was looking for, and you've really done an incredible job on this template. Thank you so much! :)

[@savannahhaynes5487]

I have been trying to be more mindful about my meal planning and got so overwhelmed trying to write everything down and keep it organized. this is going to help so much!! I'm so excited, thank you for sharing 😊

[@benmontgomery6226]

this genuinely saved me so much time, thank you !!

[@samaradryburgh]

This looks fantastic - I watched another YT on setting up Notion for meal planning/shopping lists, but honestly it wasnt hitting the mark for what I wanted. Yours however is exactly what I was looking for. Thankyou! Cant wait to give it a go in setting up

[@hkovacs]

Love it! Just applied the whole shopping list idea/function into my recepie box notion page

[@nlb009]

Just recently come across Notion looking for a one size fits all to replace Trello, Evernote, OneNote etc. etc. I love the idea of the dashboard you have and it seems to do everything I would like. Trying the recipes to start with! Thank you for such an inspiring video:)

[@sunbernbug]

Amazing - thank you so much! Also love the recipes you have added in the template. I'll definitely be trying these!

[@vivianjoymetin4285]

This is soooooo advanced, i love it lol. Even better than study/organizing notion videos! I kinda wish you teach us how you did it. So we can create our own.

[@katjohnstonl]

Thanks Vivian!! I touched a bit on how I set up the filters, but do you mean you'd like to see how to build this entire recipe board from scratch? (From a blank Notion page)?

[@noonseen2017]

@@katjohnstonl Yes please!!!!

[@maryrosemakes]

THANK YOU!!! You just saved me days of work and created something that works perfectly for me :) I've already integrated it into my notion and it works flawlessly for my needs. subscribed, and I'd love to see the workflow of this for my notes!

[@katjohnstonl]

Hiiiii thanks very much! 😊In terms of the workflow, are you looking for the full start-to-finish process on how I add a recipe and its ingredients? Or rather how I build this entire board/template from scratch? I'll look into making a follow-up video :)

[@maryrosemakes]

@@katjohnstonl Sorry just saw this reply, I would love to see the notion build from scratch! Your instructions were great I moved all my recipes over and use them daily.

[@РоманСмирнов-л8ж]

Thank you. The template that I actually use every day.

[@myrmexlyon]

I'm new to Notion and still a bit overwhelmed so I'm very thankful for the template! I love how you are so excited about having created such a useful tool.

[@katjohnstonl]

Hahah it's definitely overwhelming! It will get easier. Thank you!!

[@chrismyatt8339]

Possibly 10 years ahead of your time you will go far. Thanks for the template, i will definitely be doing this, ive been using a spreadsheet version of this, however it's just not as nice and its hard to get the wife on board!

[@MackenzieKuenz]

thank you so much for this template I am loving using it so far, I am populating it for the first week of meal planning I willl do to save money and be healthier. I was hoping you would have insight on how to use the schedule option if I want to schedule a meal for a few different days

[@MackenzieKuenz]

I have another issue that I canot figure out, when I add Ingredients directly into the property they show up on my master shopping list, but when I put them into the table of ingredients under each recipe they do not show up for me under my shopping list

[@claudialanzarini3739]

first, thank you this is amazing! second, girl, how are you so good at this?!

[@_cbbs]

so sooo helpful 🥹🥹🥹 subscribed!!

[@constancephoto6512]

Thank you! New to Notion and a bit overwhelmed. I appreciate your knowledge, detailed explanation and generousity. After several days, working with your template and really getting into Notion- I am just beginning to understand just how brilliant and amazing your template is! Thank you again!

[@nomalanga2680]

This is beautiful!!!! Thank you so much for sharing this :D

[@nikolinazivkovic8992]

thank you so much for the templates and explaining everything, this is amazing!

[@vividusm1523]

Thank you so much for this amazing template, Kat!!

[@SteveDraftPeppin]

This is so impressive. I just started checking out notion and was looking for a practical project for the family. Had the good luck to stumble across your video. Thanks for making the template free and available. Question: at 11:45, the table shows specific amounts and units of ingredients, but it doesn't show up in the template for me. Did you make a change or am I doing this wrong? Finally, I'm a tad confused on the 3 different locations for ingredients, but I think I may be seeing that it just comes down to personal preference. Thank you for this. Well done!

[@juliuslehmkuhl5375]

This Recipe Template is so thought through and awesome! Thank you so much for sharing it with us. I am a bit overwhelmed with all the options etc. but i will get there haha and that is why its called "Advanced" I guess.

[@katjohnstonl]

It's definitely advanced but you'll get there!! 😇

[@forestchimp]

This is so awesome! I used your templates to replicate my own version on my own. I found it really helpful to step through it and learn how to do it so I understand the concepts for other projects. So grateful for you creating, sharing and explaining the system. It's not simple but once it is working it is SO COOL! I love it!

[@katjohnstonl]

I really appreciate the kind words -- THANK YOU! I'm happy it works for you.

[@selflove7719]

Lloro de la emoción, es increíble lo perfectamente detallado que tenes este notion, ademas ordenado al detalle, es perfecto, simplemente perfecto, y es aun mas increíble que lo hayas compartido😭♥ . Estoy tan agradecida con vos por tan enorme amabilidad al compartir tu trabajo con nosotros, me ahorras muchísimo tiempo y perdidas de motivación generadas por el proceso de armar e ingeniar tan maravillosas plantillas, encima involucrando muchísimos temas mas!! Eternamente agradecida!!!!! 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛

[@katjohnstonl]

😊❤

[@gilliandavies2603]

Hi Kat, Thanks so much for this template. Everything is working great for me except for one issue. When I duplicate the ingredients list then copy and drag to the database it does not populate it as a list but is a page in the first line of the database. so I can't go in and assign an aisle to it. Are you able to explain this a bit more? Thanks

[@katjohnstonl]

Hmm that's a bit strange. Is the initial list of ingredients in bullet point /checkmark form with line breaks between them? If they are all on one line or don't have some sort of formatting breaking them up, the database may be recognizing them as one single item.

[@tracyflowandglow]

Hi K.Jo thanks for this wonderful template and the hard work you put into creating it.

[@katjohnstonl]

Hi!! I hope since you edited your comment that perhaps means you figured out what was going on! But I had a look at my template and there is an ingredient table there at the bottom, but the issue may have been that the table was in a synced block (aka if you hover over it, there is a red box around it, meaning it will sync across all new recipes you create). All you need to do is edit the template and hover over the Ingredients table, click the three small dots on the right-hand side, and select "Unsync all". Alternatively, if you'd rather start over, I've unsynced the block in my original template so hopefully that fixes it!! You can just duplicate my page again and it should work. Let me know if that helps 😊

[@1997Gandalf]

I just found your tamplate and i absolutely love it! Thank you so much for giving this away for free.

[@pistachiogelato]

this is incredible!!! thank you for making this and sharing the templates

[@user-on5bu7xp3u]

this is unbelievable cant wait to fully get into this!

[@dereamzz]

Girl this template is gold! Had my recipes all over the places and now it's all together.. thanks so much!

[@katjohnstonl]

Love to hear it! 😁

[@henrikeatworld]

This insanely clever. Thanks for the template

[@Ebbzzor]

Hi Kat. Awesome notion page and thanks for sharing! I see the "Got it" and the "Added to grocery list" checkmarks in the ingredients table. Does the "Checked" checkmark property serve a purpose? I cannot seem to track down where it's being referenced anywhere.

[@mango8999]

Thank you so much for this!! Do you know how to put the same recipe in the calendar more than once? That’s the only thing I’m struggling with 🙏🏽

[@katjohnstonl]

Unfortunately you'd need to create a duplicate recipe for that to happen! Or if you're eating a specific meal over consecutive days, I would toggle the "End date" on the date property to have it span across multiple days in a week.

[@ihsaniafsah3296]

Please do it ​@@katjohnstonl

[@amomentwithamber]

WOW! this is exactly what I've been looking for!! Thank you so much for providing a template and doing the heavy lifting 😁

[@oliviablanchard8179]

Hello Kat, thank you so much for this! This template is genius. I have just discovered your channel and I'm subscribing. You will be big someday, keep up the good work.

[@katjohnstonl]

That is very kind - thank you!

[@Jmezie]

Like everone else has said, you are a total life saver with his masterpiece you have created like serious you are the real MVP

[@katjohnstonl]

Wooo glad I could be of help :)

[@nicoleklungness]

This is amazing!! Thank you so much

[@jaspervandijk6556]

Thanks for this! Really wish you elaborated on how to create the advanced filters and synchronicity between your Recipes Boards and Shopping & Pantry List... Like how do you get the queued list to populate after checking the add to grocery list checkbox in your recipe board!! Ahhh

[@katjohnstonl]

I created a 'Relation' property between the recipe database and ingredient database first. Then on my shopping list, I created a rule so that any ingredient that was related to a recipe with 'Add to Grocery List' checked, would populate in the shopping list. It's hard to explain and show, so that's why the free template is helpful because those relationships are pre-made for you 😊

[@helle_larsen]

This is genius! Thank you for the template! 💙 I feel like in my life I have always been bad at organising, but mainly because I haven't found a system that works for me, but this template looks amazing. I love the visual parts with colours and pictures, also how you can combine the ingredients with the grocery list! Would be awesome if it was possible to have a pantry list with what you have available as well, and have notion remind you that once you create a grocery list. I sometimes forget what I have

[@helle_larsen]

For pantry list I mean what you already have at home in your kitchen, so I don't need to buy extra spices etc.

[@shreyapatel9737]

this is seriously amazing, thank you

[@morgan5885]

you are AMAZING for sharing your template. thank you!! subscribed

[@HaxUK]

I tried to make something similar to this today but couldn't get my head around how the linked databases would work. This is absolutely fantastic and I thank you for providing the template for free. It's going to save me and my partner a lot of time once we have populated it! Thanks so much 🙏

[@netsauce]

Um, you’re my hero. This is epic!! 🫶🏼

[@ielline]

I'm looking for a meal plan app and found this instead which is amazing because I don't like keeping track of multiple apps. I might also do my expense tracker similar to this. I haven't explored notion yet but hopefully i can export the table to excel

[@RevJoeTaylor]

Loving the Notion videos! Keep 'em coming :D

[@myGRRface]

you are absolutely incredible, thank you thank you, super excited to use this resources!!

[@katjohnstonl]

Yay!!

[@SteveDraftPeppin]

After getting frustrated with the Related To ingredients on the Recipe not updating, I realized that it was linking back to the template ingredients instance on your instance, rather than mine. Something odd with the import. I deleted the linkage and recreated it and now it works. I also had to update the part of the template that says to filter ingredients to just that recipe. Seems to be great now!

[@Nik0409lonska]

Hey this is an amazing template. I also want to add a "Shop" type property to both the recipes and the weekly staples, and I want it to come up in the ingredients list. do you know how I can do that?

[@SteakANDBurger]

Thank you for sharing and the walkthrough - so good!😄

[@alanahjade27]

thankyou ever so much you changed my life

[@robjohnson2020]

Thanks for sharing... great template!!

[@BrandyCorona1027]

Thank you so much for creating this template! I would recommend one slight change with the formula tho because when you have multiple recipes with the same ingredient and you check the box to add it to the grocery list, sometimes the ingredient doesn’t populate on the list. In the grocery list the formula can be changed to “add to grocery list” “any” is “checked “ instead of “every” is checked

[@katjohnstonl]

GREAT recommendation Brandy! Take note, all! I'll also make the change to my template

[@davidarq1]

1 year later here. Question, how do you deal with quantities? Two different recipes have onions. How does this handle that? I have seen my wife struggle to manually pull this stuff together. We built something similar but couldn’t connect the databases. Now I get to modify what we did to automate it just like yours. Thanks! It’s funny because we have it by aisle as well and even by store.

[@rhirhiros3]

wow i am so impressed! thank you for sharing:)

[@Shnoogs]

Hey Kat! this is amazing thanks! I have a questions tho, lets say im making a carrot cake, a carrot soup and a carrot pie.. whenever i add them, its adding 3 inputs of carrots.. im wondering if there is a possibily to add them together... (ie choosing the ingredient from a list and selecting the amount (either in weight or in numbers?))..

[@katjohnstonl]

I think what you're asking is if the system can recognize that there are multiple carrots on your ingredient list and to add them together to create one single carrot item. If that's your question, then sadly no that can't happen with this template. It will show three separate instances of carrot on your shopping list and it was a bit complicated to try to get the database to perform this function. I'm sure with some research and tweaking someone could make a version of it that does this!

[@dbabalin]

Thank you! The template is fenomenal! 😇

[@epicmissionmedia]

Great! Just what I was looking for.

[@MackenzieKuenz]

has anyone figured out how to not add duplicates of ingredients to the shopping list?

[@kinngyy]

I was wondering about this. Seems it's the only limitation with the template. If you have 5 meals that need bell pepper, the shopping list will list 5 entries of bell pepper. We need notion to somehow add these up and put them into the shopping list as 1 line item but calculate the quantity

[@MackenzieKuenz]

@@kinngyy ok im glad im not the only one w this issue, i thought I may have done something wrong tho and that there was an easy fix. Im sure there is some way to fix it but i am not good enough at notion to know ahaha. I have so many repeat ingredients because I really use a lot of the same things like cilantro in everything

[@Firmestblock]

Yea, same here. Is it possible to use a formula to subtotal the entries with same keywords

[@SMooreArtDesign]

Amazing! Great template!

[@nikki.neisler]

this is great!!!! but i dont see the in my pantry tab on the template

[@katjohnstonl]

If you click into the Shopping List page itself, there should be a “In My Pantry” tab there. All instructions on how to sync it onto your main recipe page are in the instructions 😊

[@HillsxValleys]

This is amazinggggg!!!!

[@jonasramus]

Very Nice. You deserve some more subscribers. This video was well written, edited, and concise. Great job.

[@katjohnstonl]

Thank you so much!!!

[@ErichOConnor-b9g]

Hi, I really like this. I have a question because I'm trying to build my own template for my own unique needs. When I embed the ingredients database in my recipe card I get all of the ingredients in the entire database. How do I set it so I only get the ones that are required for the recipe to display? Thanks in advance for your help!

[@katjohnstonl]

A filter will help with this: create a filter by clicking the dots on the right hand corner of the ingredient database so that it only shows ingredients where the recipe contains the name of the current recipe page. If you use my "New Recipe" pre-made template, it should automatically create this filter for you!

[@adampeterson9130]

Great work! Thank you!

[@MIKIBURGOS]

Omg that's so good!

[@foood]

Suggest adding a property for the shop (not only the "aisle"). That's how I did it in the Food Court template. Rather than using an "aisle" property, I use various tags (fruits, vegetables, meat, etc. ) and in ADDITION a "shop" ("where?") property. This deals with the fact that I usually go to various shops when doing my grocery (supermarket, butcher, bakery,....). Your shopping list on your mobile will guide you through the various shops. Contrary to your statement, this can easily be achieved by having "properties" for the shop and types already in the Products database (which I then roll-into the recipes database). I then provide for an additional property "Actual source" in addition to the "Regular source" property which i roll-into the recipes database from the products database. This deals with situations where you use a different shop.

[@Aboveallrandomness63]

What I've needed all my life! Thank you! Though I'm also not seeing the ingredients database in the New Recipe template. Can you help me with that?

[@katjohnstonl]

Hi Ellie - this should be fixed now! Try duplicating again and let me know if it works.

[@SacredSincerity]

Thank you so much!!! This has helped my brain tremendously :)) how'd you learn to do all this?

[@katjohnstonl]

I taught myself mostly! Watched a few KZbin videos of what other people have created. Notion has a lot of free tutorials as well!!

[@SacredSincerity]

@@katjohnstonl love that. Hey, i was having an issue creating a roll up and linking it to my recipes. Was there something special you did to your recipes or ingredients database? Or was in link to the recipes page? That's the only part i'm stuck on

[@annagraf1908]

Crazy idea, could you build a database of current inventory in pantry/freezer/fridge and have it check against that before adding to the grocery list?

[@katjohnstonl]

I'm sure you could - I just didn't have the patience to create the formula haha! I'm sure it would be fairly straightforward if you used an if-then equation

[@purpl3p0lkad0t]

I LOVE this!! Thank you! The one issue I ran across is that I accidentally clicked "Add to grocery list" on one of my recipes, adding it to the shopping list as it should. But then when I unchecked the "add to grocery list" button, it did not remove the ingredients from the shopping list. I then just deleted all of the ingredients, which I didn't realize would also delete it from the Ingredients in my recipe. Although if I checked all the ingredients to get rid of them it would say it was in my pantry, which also wasn't true. Is there a way to delete the ingredients from the list, without deleting the ingredients from your recipe? Thanks for everything!

[@katjohnstonl]

Hey there!! That’s strange, the ingredients should auto-remove on their own when you uncheck ‘Add to Grocery List’ on the corresponding recipe. Sometimes Notion can be glitchy so I would recommend refreshing your Notion page to see if that makes a difference. I didn’t set up an option for ingredients that aren’t in the pantry and also aren’t in the grocery list, simply because I prefer the simplicity of a checkbox. I would say if you want a third option, you may need to look at changing the checkbox property ‘Got It’ into a tag selection property instead. That way you can have more than two options. I just prefer the option of a checked box vs an unchecked box. You’ll have to play around with it and see what you prefer and set the filters accordingly ☺️ Hope that helps!

[@andreeanagy2944]

This is an incredibly made video. Thank you so much for putting so much work into providing such quality content! :) As for the template, I followed all instructions and it seems like when I check the "Add to grocery list" nothing happens :( not sure how to fix this. Thanks a lot!

[@katjohnstonl]

Hey Andrea! Have you tried refreshing the Shopping List page? Sometimes Notion can be glitchy. I've found refreshing updates the database. If you're still having issues I'll contact the Notion team :)

[@r3g4rds]

When adding a new recipe, how do you update the 'Related to Ingredients (Recipe)' property? Should this just update automatically from the list of ingredients you add to the Ingredient table at the very bottom of the Recipe page? Or do you have to update both of these?

[@SteveDraftPeppin]

After getting frustrated with the same issue, I realized that it was linking back to the template ingredients instance on her instance, rather than mine. Something odd with the import. I deleted the linkage and recreated it and now it works. I also had to update the part of the template that says to filter ingredients to just that recipe.

[@r3g4rds]

I have no idea how i fixed it, but still using this template every day, so must have got it working somehow @@SteveDraftPeppin

[@graceharrington1311]

Hi this template is amazing but please please please can you check it because I, like many others are not able to see the ingredients database and so can't add to the grocery list which is the main appeal of this template! Thank you!

[@amandatangel7157]

yes, that would be very helpful because I was so confused when it didn't show up

[@katjohnstonl]

Hi guys! Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I've spent some time on this with the team at Notion and seem to have it sorted. Try duplicating the template now and it should be working.

[@TheSeacrit]

​@@katjohnstonl hi! the template ist amazing, unfortunately the ingredients are still missing. can you please check it once more, that would be great.

[@J2128H]

great content, thanks alot!!

[@caylalewis-qg4gf]

Hey! Is there any way to add the same recipe to multiple days on the calendar? Like say I want to have the same lunch mon-Friday and I want it to show up on the calendar?

[@katjohnstonl]

If it’s consecutive days, then I would suggest toggling on the “End Date” on the recipe (you can find it under the Date property), which lets you set a Start Date and End Date! The recipe will then span over multiple days. But if the days you want to make the recipe aren’t in a row - say Monday, Thursday and Saturday, there’s no real way to have it show up intermittently on different days. The workaround would be to create a duplicate of the recipe itself!

[@elinolsson4537]

Hello Kat! I just found this template and I have met an issue >< when making a new recipe and adding the items to the related ingredients tab they do not synk with the table inside the recipe. Do you have a suggestion on how to fix that? I am still very new to notion ^^'

[@katjohnstonl]

If I’m understanding correctly on what you mean by them not syncing, my suggestion is to check the ingredient table filter on the specific recipe! Make sure the filter denotes that the ingredient must contain the recipe name it’s connected to.

[@elinolsson4537]

@@katjohnstonl thank you! My problem is then that I have multiple items in the same recipes so I have to hide the recipes that are not the one I want on the meal. Example: For the recipe for Cajupanerad kyckling (sorry they are in swedish), I also get the 17 meals that have similar ingredients, even if it is just tomatoes or something like that. I did not notice this in your video and for now I have simply hidden the other recipes. I am sorry if that is confusing ^^'

[@Firmestblock]

Hey, small catch here. Whenever you add a whole new recipe you need to be careful with the ingredient names to be matching with rest of your recipes(the standardisation) ex: if its “cereals” then while creating a new recipe it cant be “brand name” make sure it is standard for all or else, it will break the subtotal

[@wivanov1]

Hi I love your template and its exactly what I have been looking for. I am trying to create a new recipe but I can't figure out how to add the ingredients it wont allow me Can you help me please?

[@katjohnstonl]

Try again now - this should be fixed!!

[@vojtechstiborsky9522]

okay i will not probably make what you are showing in this video, but I just imagined how I go to every shop I go to and make database for aisles and tag items and then link them to recipes, add prices of the items so I know what is cheaper at what store 😂😂 idk it's just funny to picture, also great video, thumbs up for effort!

[@katjohnstonl]

Lol that is next level organization!!

[@jscharnberg]

Hey, i duplicated the Shopping list page and the recipes page and followed the instructions. But for some reason when I click the checkbox add to grocery List then nothing happens. Any idea how to fix that?

[@giuseppeaccettella8211]

i'm having the same issue

[@katjohnstonl]

Have you both tried refreshing the page? I've duplicated it myself into different workspaces and it seems to work fine! If you're still having issues I'll talk to the Notion team.

[@giuseppeaccettella8211]

@@katjohnstonl yup, it only works with the first recipe of each coulumn

[@jscharnberg]

@@katjohnstonl I made a mistake. Now it works

[@madanimudjahid5879]

thankyouuuuuuu ilove your template

[@Ash834]

I don't understand the point of the related ingredients. When I have a paired recipe, I will make sure to add that to my shopping list so why do we need the related ingredients & is it safe to delete it? It is also not auto-filling itself is that normal?

[@katjohnstonl]

Hi there! I'm not sure I take your meaning when you say you make sure to add that to your shopping list. When you tick off the "Add to grocery list" checkbox for a recipe, if that recipe has a relationship to its respective ingredients, the shopping list will show those ingredients. If you don't find the ingredient relation helpful, deleting it will affect the shopping list and mean nothing will populate, as it only shows ingredients with the current filter setup. You can delete it and adjust the filter to show your recipes as your source database instead, if that is more useful for you 😌 And to your second question, ingredients will not autofill - they need to be manually added to the ingredient table and assigned an aisle. I touched on it briefly in the video but there is some manual work needed when you add a new recipe - whether it's worth that upfront work is up to you!

[@eloise7247]

How can I prevent ingredients from being duplicated in the list when they're used in multiple meals?

[@sedefyldz238]

Hello! First of all, you are so cute. I want help with something, I like the sports calendar in the upper right corner of your life hub page, but I don't know how to do it :( Can you tell me how you did it?

[@katjohnstonl]

Hey! I'm not sure I know what you mean by sports calendar, but if you're referring to the calendar on the top-right, that's my Google Calendar :) To add it to Notion, you'll need to go to your GCal settings and make the calendar public. Then you can copy paste the Public Calendar link to Notion!

[@sedefyldz238]

@@katjohnstonl thanks a bunch ♥️

[@ThisMissK]

Improvement? Does your shopping list collate? If you have one ingredient in multiple recipes, can they be added together

[@patlyn10kids6]

Thank you so much!

[@lamazoabi5116]

OMG! Thank you very much

[@NUDMusic]

Do you add the ingredients for each recipe manually to the database or is there a way to copy and paste?

[@katjohnstonl]

I do copy-paste from the original recipe into the ingredients database but sadly it does require some manual intervention to ensure I add the correct aisle and other relevant properties to each ingredient.

[@jordyns.booknook]

Everytime I add an item to my shopping list it also adds it to the weekly staples. I made sure my filters are set but that does not help. HELP!

[@katjohnstonl]

You’ll need to make sure the ingredient you’re adding is linked to a recipe! Because of the way the filters are set up, if you don’t link it to a recipe under the ‘Recipe’ property of the specific ingredient you’re adding, it will automatically keep it blank. Any blank ingredient that isn’t linked to a recipe is considered a weekly staple in this template!