And while we’re on the subject of scripts. Here is a link to our friends at Red Sweater Software’s Fast Scripts. Fast Scripts allows you to set key commands for specific scripts. Set a key command to Christopher’s copy recipe link script and it makes the task of copying recipes into iCal even simpler.

SousChef Launcher AppleScript

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I’m going first with “Nabeyaki Udon”, which I’ve uploaded to the cloud in its original form. This is a dish that my wife and I love to get at Japanese restaurants. It’s a sort of noodle soup in a fish-based broth. I’ve always wanted to try making it, but never thought I’d be able to find the ingredients. However, like most exotic foods, its always easier than you think once you start in on it.

The main thing that makes udon, well udon, is the noodles and broth. The noodles are easy. They boil like every other kind. The broth is simply a mix of dashi, mirin, and soy sauce. The dashi is simply a stock made from boiling bonito flakes in water, or just using a bonito packet like I did. Mirin is just a Japanese rice cooking wine.

Beyond that its just a mix of ingredients. The recipe calls for chicken, but we used shrimp and huge amount of shitake and some enoki mushrooms. Then we used bok choy instead of leaks just because leeks are such a pain to break down. We also added a few fish cake slices to that be found at the asian market.

So although there are a lot of pieces to the recipe, its all pretty easy and when it comes together it’s just as good as in the restaurant. What more can you ask?

To find this recipe in SousChef’s Recipe Cloud, simply select to search be “Recipe Name” in the search field and enter “Nabeyaki Udon”.

Version 1.2.4 fixes some errors that occurred during recipe editing. The process is now much more stable. Directions that seemed to disappear no longer do so. In addition, importing now functions correctly in Google Chrome, and improvements have been made to PDF import.

New features include coupon code support within the in-application store, and a Feedback option in the Help menu to make it easier for users to contact us directly within the program.

So, enjoy the latest version of SousChef v1.2.4, and continue to let us know how we can improve our software for you.

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Kurt comes to us from Network Solutions where he worked as a logo designer and webpage modification specialist. He has experience working with customers online, and also brings some marketing expertise in branding and design to Acacia Tree. Kurt is a graduate of Millikin University, a small liberal arts college in Decatur, Illinois, where he received a BFA in graphic design/illustration. On the side, Kurt also does graphic design for theatrical and other organizations, costuming, and draws comic books.

Kurt discovered Acacia Tree when he recently moved to the Athens, Ohio area with his wife so she could pursue a masters degree in theatrical lighting design at Ohio University. The Tiede’s are the proud parents of two cats, Midnight and Dori, and a goldfish named Leon. You can follow Kurt on Twitter: @KurtTiede.

ATSGenx is distributed under a very open license. You can basically do anything you want with it. Refer to the included Genx license for it’s own terms. ATSGenx has been tested on Mac OS X 10.6 but should work on iPhone as well. The zip file includes everything you should need to get started.

ATSGenx 0.1

Comments are welcome. Enjoy.

What does this mean for SousChef? It means that SousChef for iPhone has gotten a nice bump of inspiration and some more ideas that I think will make it a killer recipe app for iPhone when it comes out. As always, we don’t comment on release dates since we’ll invariably miss them and make you unhappy.

Version 1.2.3 fixes a crash during cloud searches performed by some PowerPC machines, and problems opening imported VRC and MacGourmet files. Problems occurring when certain recipes with images were posted to Blogger now work correctly. Stability during recipe editing has been improved, especially when removing items from recipes. SousChef now warns you before deleting a collection or folder of recipes. In addition to these, we’ve made a number of smaller improvements and bug fixes.

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We hope you enjoy the latest version of SousChef, and continue to let us know how we can improve our software for you.

Just to note, the crash was due to a change in the GCC 4.2 tool chain that only occurs when building on 10.5.x (the versions of SousChef that were built using GCC 4.2 on Snow Leopard don’t exhibit the same crash).