Release v2.2.0 • iOS, Android & Web

When Mom cooks, the family comes together.

Rising grocery prices, busy workdays, blended family schedules, broken appliances, and last-minute DoorDash cancellations make weeknight dinners hard. zenUltraCooker organizes your local grocery flyers, pantry inventory, kitchen appliances, and real prep + cleanup times in one calm place.

Why Daily Family Dinner Matters: Decades of family-health research show that eating together at least once a day drastically reduces the risk of substance abuse and keeps blended families connected — including a live Speakerphone Seat at the stove for kids away at college.
zenUltraCooker Family Kitchen Planner Overview

🏡 Interactive Family Kitchen & Dinner Table

Streak: 42 Family Dinners • 4,160 pts

Live kitchen status: Air Fryer Active (400°F) • Wall Oven Offline (Auto-Bypassed) • College Son on Speakerphone.

🔔 Smart Household & Schedule Reminders

Learned Family Patterns

Timely, practical nudges tailored to each family member's daily commute, school pickup, and kitchen role:

4:15 PM → Alex (Lead Cook) — Time to Marinate:
"Time to marinate the honey-garlic chicken thighs (10 min prep). Since the wall oven is offline, tonight's bake is automatically routed to the Air Fryer for 6:15 PM."
3:20 PM → Chris (Commute & Pickup) — School Run & Pet Supplies:
"Reminder: School pickup at 3:30 PM, and please grab dog waste bags + kitchen trash bags at ALDI on the way home."
7:30 PM → Alex — Tomorrow's Advisor Lunch:
"You have snacks scheduled for tomorrow's Advisor Lunch — don't forget to pick up 1 dozen fresh donuts."
6:10 PM → Nate & College Son — Dinner Call & Cleanup:
"Speakerphone call starts in 5 minutes. Using the Air Fryer liner keeps tonight's dish cleanup to just 7 minutes + 2 school lunch boxes."

📍 US ZIP Code Grocery Flyers & Farmers Markets

ZIP 44256 • Active

Weekly Grocery Budget
$118.40 / $165.00 (Saved $46.60)
Store / Farmers Market Weekly Featured Item Sale Price Savings List

⚡ Kitchen Appliance Tracker & Auto-Router

Air Fryer Primary

Track which kitchen appliances are working and which are out of order. When the Wall Oven is marked Offline, recipes automatically adapt to the Air Fryer with accurate times:

❄️ Fridge, Freezer, Pantry & Household Essentials

Zero Food Waste

Prioritizes ingredients by expiration date and keeps everyday household supplies (toilet paper, trash bags, laundry detergent, dog waste bags, and advisor lunch donuts) on the weekly list:

Location Item Status / Expiry Action

👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Blended Family Profiles & Kitchen Roles

Tonight: 5 Seated
✓ Postpartum / Breastfeeding (+500 kcal & Hydration) ✓ Nut-Free School Lunches ✓ Gluten-Free / Low-Carb Options
Family Member Role (Cooking vs. Cleanup) Time Budget Dietary & Lunch Notes
Alex (Mom) Lead Cook & Menu Planner 35m (incl. cleanup) Whole-Food / Lactation-Friendly • +1 Lunch Box
Chris (Dad) Sous-Prep, Grill & School Pickup 30m High-Protein • Farmers Market Run
Peter Air Fryer Roast & Side Dishes 35m Balanced Whole Grains
Nate Dish Cleanup & Leftover Packing 20m Nut-Free School Safe • +1 School Lunch Box
College Son (🔊) Live on Speakerphone at Dinner 15m Dorm Air Fryer Calls in Every Evening • Always Part of Dinner

⏱️ Honest Prep, Cook & Cleanup Recipe Vault

Real Unwashed Prep + Active Cook + Dish Cleanup

Every recipe displays true wall-clock time — including washing produce, active cooking, and real dish/counter cleanup (no misleading "30-minute meals" that hide two hours of advance prep). Import web recipes or save family favorites as Private Family Secrets or Shared Community Recipes.

+ Add Family Favorite or Import Web Recipe

💳 1-Tap Family Checkout (Stripe, Apple Pay & Google Pay)

Stripe Verified

Support weekly Farmers Market co-op baskets, curbside grocery bundles, or the zenUltraCooker Family Pass with 1-tap Apple Pay, Google Pay, or Stripe Link:

✓ Protected by the 4-Burner Household Budget Firewall (Roof, Groceries, Kids & Emergency Reserve are strictly isolated from R&D spend).
📖 Plain-English (ELI5) Guide: How Stripe, Apple Pay & Google Pay Work

1. Cash Register vs. Digital Wallets: Stripe (acct_1UUTcTRnidUxAlVy) is the secure payment processor, while Apple Pay and Google Pay let you approve checkout with FaceID or fingerprint so you never type a 16-digit card number while cooking.

2. 3-Click Live Activation: In dashboard.stripe.com → Settings → Payment methods, toggle Apple Pay and Google Pay on, and switch from Test Mode to Live Mode. Native iOS Merchant ID: merchant.is.8b.zenultracooker.

Full step-by-step documentation: docs/ELI5-STRIPE-APPLE-PAY-GOOGLE-PAY.md.

🎨 End-to-End App Icon & Native Mobile Packs (v2.2.0)

iOS • Android • Web PWA

Complete, production-ready app icon suites and native mobile packages generated via scripts/generate-app-icons.py:

Master SVG Icon
Master Vector SVG
1024×1024 • Scalable
iOS AppIcon
iOS AppIcon.appiconset
15 Sizes (20pt–1024pt)
Android Mipmap
Android Adaptive & Mipmap
mdpi–xxxhdpi + Play 512
PWA Maskable
Web PWA & Favicon Pack
ICO + 192/512 + Manifest