The Story Behind TuneMyRecipe

A recipe can be exactly what you want to cook and still need a few adjustments. It serves six when there are three of you. It uses cups when you reach for a kitchen scale.

TuneMyRecipe started with those small, familiar frustrations.

How it started

I grew up with recipes from my mother and grandmother. They were not always precise. A measurement might depend on a particular cup or spoon, and an instruction that made perfect sense to the person who wrote it could take a little interpretation years later.

As I started cooking more recipes I found online, I ran into a different version of the same problem. Being European, I naturally cook with grams, milliliters and Celsius. The recipe in front of me might use cups, ounces and Fahrenheit.

Then there were the portions. Cooking for three from a recipe for four means working through the whole ingredient list, often ending up with awkward fractions. Changing the quantities also raises questions about the method, the pan and the cooking time.

After repeating the same calculations often enough, I wanted a place where recipes and the tools for adjusting them belonged together. That became TuneMyRecipe.

A little help with the numbers

The recipe scaler lets you bring a recipe link or paste the text, review the ingredients, and adjust the quantities for the servings you need. You can switch between US and metric measurements, with the original recipe available to check.

If you only need one conversion, the ingredient converter helps you move between cups, spoons, milliliters and grams. You choose the ingredient because a cup of flour and a cup of sugar do not weigh the same.

Metric is where I started, but the aim is to make both systems easier to work with. Use the measurements that make sense in your kitchen.

Recipes to come back to

Alongside the tools, our recipe collection brings together everyday recipes and Vintage finds. You can start with something from the site and adjust its ingredient quantities and measurements on the recipe page.

Keeping older recipes in the kitchen

The Vintage collection has a particular place here. An old recipe can tell you something about the kitchen it came from: the ingredients the writer expected you to have, a piece of equipment taken for granted, or a measure that needs explaining now.

We want to give those recipes another turn at the table. A cake from an old cookbook or a drink mixed in a preserving jar can still be something you make, rather than something you only read about.

That sometimes means making an adaptation. When an ingredient or measure needs a modern interpretation, we explain the choice and keep a reference to the source where available. We try to preserve what gives the recipe its character without pretending that every detail can be reproduced exactly.

The stories belong alongside the cooking. Knowing where a recipe was printed, or why a particular ingredient matters, gives you a little more to notice when you make it. Keeping the past alive starts with leaving room for it in an everyday kitchen.

How we edit recipes

TuneMyRecipe selects and edits the recipes in this collection. Source notes identify the references behind our vintage recipes where available and distinguish them from our own adaptations. A historical reference describes where a recipe appears; it does not necessarily establish who invented the dish.

We add practical notes on ingredients, preparation and changing quantities. The tools adjust ingredient amounts, while cooking times, temperatures and the method stay as written. Those still need your judgment, especially when baking or using a different pan. Our recipe scaling guide explains what to check.