I just noticed that November is whisking by fairly quickly. That means one thing. It’s time to start thinking about the holidays. There are a few things that go on during the holidays such as parties, eating, and visiting. No matter what, food seems to be involved so why not load up that iPad with some great apps to help you with holiday food and drinks? This will save you a lot of time and headaches having everything right at your fingertips. Check out these great must have iPad apps for the holidays.
We want to show you some great must have iPad apps for the Holidays that will help you out with all of the cooking, drinking, and getting prepared for shopping. Now you wouldn’t want to start the Holidays off without your iPad would you? After all, it can be a huge help.
Some of these apps are cooking apps and I want to point out that if you do not yet have an iPad stand then it would be a really great time to pick one up because it makes it a ton easier to use a lot of these apps while the iPad is propped up and sitting where you can see it. Take a look at our Holiday Store for some great iPad Stands.
Getting Inspired For The Holidays
Here are some must have iPad holiday apps that will get you inspired with ideas and set the season off right.
Martha Stewart Makes Cookies
Here is a mouthwatering assortment of Martha’s favorite cookies all available at your fingertips. This is a great way to get inspired and see some of the best holiday cookies by one of the leaders in her own right. This really cool app has Martha teaching you with videos, tips, packaging ideas (of course), shopping lists and a huge array of cookies. Truthfully, the Holidays would not be the same without a little help from your friend Martha. It’s a cool app and it will definitely get you in the spirit. Grab it for $7.99.
Food & Wine
Here is a great free app from Food & Wine magazine. It includes the same stuff the print version does but has bonus features you can only get on the iPad. They offer up great stories and of course a lot of good food and wine ideas. Their holiday edition will be out soon so it’s a great time to pick up the app. And did we mention it’s free?
Gourmet Live
Gourmet Live is chock full of brand new and classic stories, recipes, videos, slideshows, social connections and a lot more. They are constantly updating it and I would think there will be even more updates as the holidays get closer. Plus, it’s free.
Making Food For The Holidays
So now you have some great ideas but what about putting all those into practice? Perhaps you become the next Gordon Ramsay or Rachel Ray? While you contemplate that, here are some great iPad holiday apps filled with recipes guaranteed to inspire even the most amateur cooks.
Epicurious Recipes
Here is the award-winning app from one of the best known names in food. This iPad holiday app includes over 28,000 delicious and professionally tested recipes. It is loaded with features and it’s free.
Paprika
One of my most favorite recipe apps I’ve ever seen and used. Paprika is featured as one of the best apps in the Apple app store. It allows you to browse the internet for any recipe you can think of and then it “magically” converts it into a beautifully formatted version stored within the app. You have to try it out to really appreciate it.
The Betty Crocker Cookbook
Get the best from one of the most well-known names in the kitchen. The world-famous cookbook has been turned into a free app that is definitely a huge help during the holidays (or anytime). It includes recipes, pictures, and other features not even found in the book.
In the Kitchen
Wanna cook with Food Network’s Paula Deen? How about Bobby Flay or Guy Fieri? This app delivers the best recipes you want for the upcoming holiday season. It has thousands of recipes, shopping list features, recipe box, and other cool cooking tools. Best of all it’s a bargain at $1.99.
Tools For Making Food
So now that we covered some great things to make how about some tools to get them all made? These are some handy apps that give you those tools which you often seek out but cannot easily find.
Grocery iQ
This is a great shopping app that allows you to completely manage all your shopping lists with barcode scanning, list sharing, coupons, product details and sorting by aisle. A very cool app for free.
Kitchen Calculator
Ok, who doesn’t need this one? This app for $2.99 is amazing. It is your all-in-one app that gives you cooking measurement tools, conversion tools and weights and temperatures. Very handy when you are making a lot of food.
Culinary Fundamentals
Access over 260 professional training videos right on your iPad. It’s like a culinary school right on your iPad from seasoned professionals. A steal at $4.99.
Making Drinks For The Holidays
What holiday festivity would be complete without drinks? These iPad holiday apps are perfect for helping you make drinks, learn about drinks and generally make sure you have right drinks at the right place and time.
Cor.kz Wine Info
Here’s the top choice of wine apps. It’s like having a wine expert right in your own home. This apps is for novices and enthusiasts alike. It helps you decide what wines to get, what to pair them with, and how to best enjoy them. It’s a great bargain at $3.99.
Cocktails HD
Ever get confused by all those cocktail names? Not sure what to put in a martini? Well even if you don’t use this during the holidays it’s a great one to have if you entertain. It includes over 300 drink recipes in full color, drink tips, popover menus, categories, and a wealth of information about each drink and the ingredients.
Starting Your Shopping List
Now that the party is over and the drinks are served, it’s time to think about gifts. Do not even think about getting stressed out this year because your trusty iPad and great idea from one of the best developers out there will help you out this year.
Gifts HD
A top seller and featured app, Gifts HD is the one app you need to check out. We reviewed it here. With Gifts HD you can keep your entire shopping list for all your family members and friends, manage your budget and then you can even comparison shop right within the app to make things easier. It’s a huge time saver with an amazing looking interface.
There are some great must have Holiday iPad apps. These ought to get the season started off right. Take some time to explore each one and then tell us your favorite so other readers can benefit too. Also remember that we have just opened our Holiday Store for all your iPad accessory gift needs. Did we leave off any essential holiday apps?
dreidel HD is the best Chanukah app out there. Excellent sound effects, great game play, and a lot of fun.
Thanks Michael –
I’ll Definitely check it out! I had not heard of it yet but I also would like to find some other Chanukah apps as well and do a post on them all.
Great List!
I really like the Food Network app… and who doesn’t like epicurious, that’s my fav. There are few on here I haven’t tried yet. Gifts HD looks really interesting.
Can you recommend a good app for storing my own recipes? Something that has an easy way to input old recipes I have on index cards.
One other app that came in handy for me when getting thanksgiving dinner ready was KitchenPad Timer (www.prativo.com). If your doing a lot of cooking and baking for the holidays, could be useful.
Hi mike.
My two favorites for recipes are “your Recipes HD” and Paprika. Both are excellent and paprika has a really cool feature I use a lot which is the ability to download any recipe you want and format it within the app.
Thanks for the comment!