Your cookbook35 min
One-Pan Chicken & Rice
Uses your chicken thighs, rice, peppers, and spinach — you have everything else.
Uses
chicken thighsriceReady to cook
Grab & Cook
Beta · Household cooking
Grab what you have. We'll find the recipe.
Grab & Cook turns the ingredients on your counter into ranked ideas from your cookbook, Explore, or a custom draft — so dinner starts from the open fridge, not a blank search box.
Ideas stream in as matches score — type leftovers or snap the fridge, no long wait
On hand
chicken thighs, rice, bell peppers, spinach
30mMain
Ideas stream in
Cookbook scores live
Explore widens fast
Made for you last
The problem
Recipe search assumes you already know what you want
Most nights start with an open fridge and a short list of leftovers — not a dish name. Grab & Cook flips the search so ingredients lead and recipes follow.
Staring into the fridge
You know what you have. You do not know what it becomes in thirty minutes.
Typing dish names into a void
Search boxes want “chicken parm,” not “thighs, rice, half a pepper.”
Ordering takeout again
Not because you had nothing — because matching it felt like homework.
Worked example
From open fridge to tonight's ideas
A live walkthrough of the Grab & Cook pipeline: capture what is on hand, score your cookbook, widen into Explore when the box is thin, and land a Made-for-you draft last.
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Grab pipelinecomplete
Tonight's signal
ThursdayOpen fridge · 30 minutes
grab → matchmatch → widenwiden → ideas
2.20s
Your cookbook · 2
SnapType
Illustrative example — a fictional fridge night and household.
Ideas
Grouped results — plus a Made-for-you draft when you need one.
4 ideas · cookbook, Explore, Made for you
Your cookbook
3/4Your cookbook20 min
Weeknight Spinach Stir-Fry
Uses your chicken, spinach, and peppers; you'd still need scallions.
Uses
chicken thighsspinachStill needscallions
You have 3 of 4
From Explore
3/5From Explore32 min
Sheet-Pan Lemon Chicken
From Explore — uses your chicken and peppers; you'd still need lemon and potatoes.
Uses
chicken thighsbell peppersStill needlemonpotatoes
You have 3 of 5
Made for you
Preview
Made for you28 min
Seared Thigh Pepper Rice Bowls
Researched preview from your ingredients — create to save the full recipe.
Uses
chicken thighsrice- · 1.5 lb chicken thighs
- · 1.5 cups rice
What comes back
Cookbook, Explore, and a Made-for-you draft
Scored for chicken thighs, rice, bell peppers, spinach with a 30-minute budget. Every card is scored both ways — how much of your list it uses, and how much of the recipe you already have.
Your cookbook35 min
One-Pan Chicken & Rice
Uses your chicken thighs, rice, peppers, and spinach — you have everything else.
Uses
chicken thighsricebell peppersspinachReady to cook
3/4Your cookbook20 min
Weeknight Spinach Stir-Fry
Uses your chicken, spinach, and peppers; you'd still need scallions.
Uses
chicken thighsspinachsoy saucebell peppersStill needscallions
You have 3 of 4
3/5From Explore32 min
Sheet-Pan Lemon Chicken
From Explore — uses your chicken and peppers; you'd still need lemon and potatoes.
Uses
chicken thighsbell peppersspinachStill needlemonpotatoes
You have 3 of 5
Preview
Made for you28 min
Seared Thigh Pepper Rice Bowls
Researched preview from your ingredients — create to save the full recipe.
Uses
chicken thighsricebell peppersspinach- · 1.5 lb chicken thighs
- · 1.5 cups rice
- · 2 bell peppers
Where it earns its place
Not every dinner needs a fridge photo. These are the nights that do.
A fridge full of almost-meals
Chicken, rice, and a lonely pepper are not a recipe name. Grab & Cook starts from that pile instead of asking you to invent one.
A cookbook you forgot you had
Homii ranks the recipes already saved for your household before it goes hunting elsewhere — so Tuesday favorites show up first.
How it works
Step 1
Grab what you have
Type leftovers or snap the fridge. Set a time budget, preferred equipment, and whether you want a main, side, or snack.
Step 2
Homii ranks what you can cook
Cookbook matches first, then Explore when you need more ideas — each one scored on what it uses from your list and on how much of it you already have.
Step 3
Cook this — or create a custom draft
Open a match in cook mode, refine the batch, or save a Made-for-you draft into your household cookbook.
Ideas before you finish typing
Grab & Cook is built for the open-fridge deadline — not a loading spinner while you stand there. Matches score in as soon as ingredients land, then Explore and Made-for-you fill the gaps.
- Ingredient chips appear as you type or snap
- Cookbook fit scores stream in progressively
- Explore backfill widens when the box is thin
- Made-for-you arrives last — never blocks the list
Type it, snap it, or both
Fridge photos are compressed on your device, resolved once, and reused when you refine — so you are not re-uploading megabytes every time you say “lighter” or “no dairy.”
- Natural lists: commas, “and”, or new lines
- Up to five fridge photos per search
- Time, equipment, and course preferences
- Refine without losing your snaps
Built for the open fridge, not the blank search box
Grab & Cook starts from ingredients you already have — typed or photographed — and works outward to recipes you can actually finish tonight, instead of making you invent a dish name first.
FAQ
Do I have to type every ingredient?
No. Type a short list, snap a photo of the fridge, or do both. Photos survive when you edit the search, so you can refine without re-shooting.
Does it only search my cookbook?
Your cookbook comes first. If Homii does not find enough strong matches, it widens into Explore and can draft a Made-for-you recipe from what you have on hand.
What does the badge on each card mean?
It is how much of the recipe you already have — "3 of 5" means three of its five main ingredients are on hand, and a check means none are missing. Anything still needed is listed on the card. Everyday staples like salt, oil, and garlic are not counted either way.
Will it suggest recipes I can't actually make?
No. A recipe has to genuinely use something you named — matching only your salt does not count — and it has to be one you could cook tonight rather than a shopping trip. Anything with a gap tells you exactly what is missing instead of hiding it behind a match score.
What is a Made-for-you idea?
A custom draft researched from your ingredients when the cookbook and catalog are thin. You can create it into a full recipe in your cookbook; directions may change slightly after the full research pass.
Can I refine the results?
Yes — up to three refinements per search (lighter, no dairy, kid-friendly, and free text). Your fridge photos stay attached so you are not starting over.
Is Grab & Cook part of a paid plan?
Grab & Cook is available to signed-in household members while in Beta. Homii's broader AI suite (Homii, Menu Scout, and more) lives on Family Plus AI.
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Grab & Cook is in Beta for signed-in households · 60-day Homii trial available · Ingredients and recipes shown above are a fictional example