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General Questions
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Login Help
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Recipe Search
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Dinner Planner
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Grocery List
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To-do List
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Adding a Recipe
General Questions
Are you tired of deciding what to make for dinner?
Would you like an easy dinner plan? You’ve come to the right place!
What does Dinners in a Flash do?
We make dinner easy. We have fresh ideas of what to make. We plan weeks of menus for variety, taste and easy preparation. You can choose a menu, tailor it to your liking or make a custom menu from hundreds of recipes.
Will you make me a grocery list?
Yes! And we group it by grocery section, so all the produce is together, then all the meat and so on. Print or email your list to take to the market. Save time and money by not having to make multiple trips to the store!
What about couples and singles?
We have a whole section of menus for singles and couples. We have dozens recipes that serve 2 and hundreds more that can be halved; sophisticated choices as well as comfort food classics. Our members include the 20 something’s as well as baby boomer empty nesters.
What about families?
We have menus for families of different sizes and you can also choose to halve, double, triple or quadruple a recipe.
What kinds of recipes do you have; plain or fancy?
Both. We have simple comfort foods, things to grill, foods you grew up with as well as fancier company worthy dinners.
At dinners in a Flash, we don’t plan to overwhelm people will tens of thousands of recipes to look through. We have the best of the quick dinners, the best casserole and crock pot recipes. Not every recipe, just the best ones.
What about pantry items?
We tell you great things to keep on hand for fast dinners. On the Dinner Planner, we show you both the pantry and grocery list. You check them over and swap them as needed, so you only buy what you need, don’t get home having forgotten an ingredient and don’t have to go to the store umpteen times. Yay!
What about Grocery ingredients?
We list grocery ingredients on your list grouped by aisle or section so you don’t waste time doubling back to produce or the meat department.
We plan recipes to use grocery ingredients efficiently and to reduce waste. Everybody hates to ingredients for a single recipe and not use the rest of those items.
What is a to-do list?
The to-do list reminds you to do something ahead of time, like defrosting or marinating an ingredient.
What do you charge?
The first month is free and 5.99 a month after that. We use Paypal, to process subscriptions; you can cancel a subscription at any time.
Can I do Once a Month Cooking?
Yes! Our planning tool will really help you organize both the shopping day and the cooking day. We have tons of Flash Freezer recipes meant to freeze well. You can size recipes up to 16 servings and put recipes on a calendar day multiple times.
Subscribe
How do I subscribe?
Click to go to the subscribe page.
Enter your name, address and email information.
Click to accept the user agreement.
Click to subscribe. You will be taken to Paypal to enter your credit card information.
How much is it?
The first month is free and 5.99 a month after that. We use Paypal, to process subscriptions; you can cancel a subscription at any time.
How do I get the free trial month?
The first month is automatically free.
What if I have to cancel?
Click unsubscribe for directions. You go to Paypal to cancel your subscription.
What if I need help?
Email info@dinnersinaflash. We’ll get write back soon.
Login Help
How do I login?
Click
Login in the left side navigation bar. Enter your email address and password and click GO.
What if I forgot my password?
Email
info@dinnersinaflash. We’ll email it to you.
Recipe Search
The Recipe Search page will put recipes in your recipe box so you can put them on your Dinner Planner.
How do I Search for Recipes?
1. Click Recipe Search from the bar on the left.
3. Click to check all the types of recipes you are interested in.
4. Click search.
5. All the recipes that match what you are looking for will be displayed.
6. If you click the recipe name, the recipe will be displayed in detail with a picture if there is one.
Dinner Planner
The Dinner Planner page is where you can plan a week of meals. You can choose a menu, swap out any recipe, or build a custom menu. Then you print your grocery and to-do lists. You can also Save you meals and menus to use again.
Fastest – Choose a menu from suggested menus
Next Fastest – Choose a meals from suggested meals
Tailored – Choose a menu or meals and delete and/or add recipes
Custom – Add recipes to each day one by one
How do I choose a menu?
1. Click Dinner Planner from the bar on the left.
2. Click suggested menus.
3. Under the calendar are 2 tabs; Menus and Recipes. Click Menus.
4. Menus are grouped by family size, choose the one that works best for you and click the + beside it to show those menus.
5. Click any menu to see what is on it displayed on the lower right.
6. When you fine one you like, click ADD.
Can I switch the days in a menu around?
You can change the order by moving a day up or down by clicking the up or down arrows. Be sure not to switch a day that uses leftovers before the day that creates the leftovers. :-)
How do I tailor a menu?
After you have put the menu on your planner, delete any recipes you don’t want and add new recipes for that day from your recipe box.
If you delete a recipe that was intended to create leftovers for another meal, the cooked item will be listed among your pantry items on hand. Click Need It to put it on your list of things to buy.
How do I make a custom menu of my own?
Add recipes to each day from recipe search.
How do I add a recipe of my own?
Click Add Recipe on Recipe Search, or click Share a recipe to email it to us to input for you.
How do I see my Grocery List?
Click Grocery List at the top right of the page.
How do I see my To-Do List?
Click To-Do List at the top right of the page.
How do I halve, double, triple or quadruple a recipe?
Click Change Servings on the Dinner Planner. This can only be done once (to prevent crazy math).
If you mess up and need a do-over, delete the recipes, then add it back from recipe search.
If you save the meal and/or menu, your sizing of the recipe will be saved too.
Grocery List
How do I see my Grocery List?
On the Dinner Planner page, click Grocery List.
How do I customize my Grocery List?
Look it over. On the left are things to buy, on the right are things we think you may have on hand. If there are things on your buy list that you already have, click the “Got It” checkmark to the left of the item(s). If there are things on the pantry side click the “Need It” checkmark to the left of the item(s).
How do I print my Grocery List?
Click the PRINT button at the bottom right of the page.
How do I email my Grocery List?
Click the EMAIL button at the bottom right of the page. It will be sent to the address you provide at signup.
To-Do List
How do I see my To-Do List?
Go to the Dinner Planner page and Click To-Do List at the top right of the page.
How do I print my To-Do List?
Click the PRINT button at the bottom right of the page.
How do I email my To-Do List?
Click the EMAIL button at the bottom right of the page. It will be sent to the address you provide.
Adding a Recipe
How do I add a recipe of my own?
Click Add Recipe or Share Recipe on the recipe search page page. Fill in the information and click ADD.
