AI in the kitchen
The kitchen might not be the first place you think to use AI — but it's one of the most useful. The range of ways it can help is genuinely surprising, and the results are often far more useful than any recipe website.
What's in the fridge? AI will tell you what to make.
This is the one that people react to most. You open the fridge, list what you've got — a few vegetables, some leftovers, half a pack of pasta — and ask AI to suggest something to cook. It comes back with a proper recipe, adapted to exactly what you have. No more staring blankly at ingredients wondering what to do with them.
Adapting recipes to your needs
Whether it's avoiding certain ingredients for health reasons, adapting a recipe for someone who doesn't eat meat, or scaling a recipe up or down for more or fewer people — AI handles all of it instantly. Just describe what you need and it adjusts the recipe accordingly.
Planning a week of meals
Ask AI to plan five dinners for the week ahead, factoring in what you already have and what you enjoy. It will produce a shopping list at the same time. What used to take twenty minutes of thought takes about thirty seconds — with ideas you might never have thought of yourself.
Replacing a cookbook
Whatever cuisine you fancy — Italian, Indian, Thai, old-fashioned British — AI knows an enormous number of recipes and can explain each step clearly and at your own pace. It's endlessly patient and never makes you feel foolish for asking a basic question.
Want to explore this further?
This is just one of many practical things that can be covered in depth at one of Kevin's workshops or in a follow-up session after a free library talk. If the kitchen ideas have caught your eye, ask Kevin to show you more.
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