How do I copy a recipe to my cookbook?

You can copy any public recipe from the Directory into one of your own cookbooks. Here's how it works, step by step: 1. Open the Directory and find a recipe you like. Tap Copy on the recipe card, or Copy to my cookbook on the recipe page. (You'll be asked to sign in first if you aren't already.) 2. Pick the cookbook you want it in — your Inbox or any of your cookbooks. The copy goes straight into the cookbook you chose. 3. Your copy is private — only you (and anyone you share that cookbook with) can see it. It keeps the original cook's name, because until you change it, it's still their recipe. 4. Copies are free. An unedited copy does not count towards the 10 free recipes on the free plan. 5. Edit it to make it yours. Change anything you like — ingredients, method, serves, title, photos. As soon as you save a change, it becomes your own recipe: your name goes on it, it has its own web address separate from the original, and from then on it counts as one of your recipes. The original stays exactly as it was, under the original cook's name. 6. Want it in the public Directory? Your edited copy stays private until you choose to share it. To make it public it needs its own image — the original cook's photos can't be reused. Upload a fresh photo, or tap Generate AI image, then tick Public and save. If you try to make it public without a new image, we'll pop up a reminder with both options. When it goes public, the original cook's photos are removed from your version and only your new image is shown. What's allowed: copying any public Directory recipe; copying into any of your cookbooks (or a cookbook you co-edit); keeping copies private for as long as you like; editing a copy and sharing your version publicly with its own image. What's not allowed: making an unedited copy public (change something first); making an edited copy public without a new photo or AI image; changing the original cook's recipe — your edits only ever affect your copy.