Pocket Tables template

Recipe Organizer for iPhone

Keep your recipe box records your way.

Keep dishes, cuisines, ingredients, cook times, and recipe notes in one flexible table.

Flexible fieldsManual trackingMake it yours

See it in action

Everything in one clear table.

Add a dish, note the cook time and what you changed, then find it again on a weeknight.

Sample recipe box table

See the tracker at a glance.

Use your own categories, labels, values, and fields.

Dish Name	Cuisine	Difficulty	Time (minutes)	Ingredients	Detail
Lemon pasta	Option A	Option A	1	Useful details	Saved record
Vegetable curry	Option B	Option B	2	Keep this handy	Review soon
Overnight oats	Option C	Option C	3	Review later	In progress
Chicken tacos	Option D	Option D	4	Personal note	Personal note

Suggested fields

Start with these columns.

Use only the fields that help you make a clearer record.

Dish NameTextWhat you call it out loud, not the magazine’s title for it.

CuisineDropdownLoose grouping. Honest answer: you will search by time far more often than by this.

DifficultyDropdownHow much attention it needs, which is a better guide than how long it takes.

Time (minutes)NumberYour real total, not the optimistic number printed on the page.

IngredientsLong textEnough to shop from, with amounts. This is the field that works in a grocery aisle.

TagsDropdownPantry-only, freezes well, everyone eats it. The filters a weeknight actually needs.

ReferenceTextA link or a photo of the page, for the method you do not want to retype.

Date addedDateWhen you first made it, which pairs with how often you have made it since.

NotesLong textWhat you changed. Half the salt, skip the anchovy, doubles fine — the highest-value field.

Three quick steps

Set it up your way.

Open Recipe Box

Start with the template inside Pocket Tables.

Adjust the fields

Keep the details that make this record useful to you.

Add records as needed

Update the table when you want a clearer view.

Make it yours

Add the details you’ll actually use.

Keep the essentials visible first. Add an extra field only when it makes this tracker easier to use.

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TagsAdd it only if it helps you keep a clearer record.

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ReferenceAdd it only if it helps you keep a clearer record.

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Date addedAdd it only if it helps you keep a clearer record.

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Status notesAdd it only if it helps you keep a clearer record.

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Personal notesAdd it only if it helps you keep a clearer record.

Questions

Good to know before you start.

Pocket Tables keeps the tracker flexible and manual, so you stay in control of the records.

What is a recipe box tracker?

It is a flexible table for the recipe box details you want to keep in one place.

Can I customize the recipe box template?

Yes. You can adjust fields, labels, and records to fit the way you keep track.

Can I add more fields?

Yes. Add the details that make the tracker more useful to you.

Can I export my records?

Pocket Tables lets you export records when you need a shareable or saved copy.

Keep exploring

Pocket Tables

Start with the recipe box.

Download Pocket Tables, then open the template inside the app and adjust it for the way you keep records.