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h1. Menu plan recipes

A menu plan recipe is the link between a Rotation day and the list of recipes to be used on that day.

The *Menu plan recipes* link under _Parameters_ in the Economat menu links to the list of menu plan recipes that have been defined.

Here's a list of of menu plan recipes for Rotation day 1:

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Each line represents one menu plan recipe - a dish to be made for a specific meal on a specific Rotation day.

The Rotation day is listed in the first column, _Day_. The second column, _Meal_, lists the name of the meal. _Sort order_ determines the order recipes are listed in when viewing or printing a list of Menu plan recipes for a specific meal. The _Recipe_ column has the name of the recipe to be used. _Category_ is the name of the category the recipe belongs to. Examples are 'Vegetarian Main Dish', 'Salad', 'Side dish', etc. These categories are user-defined.

The final column, _Percentage_, indicates the percentage of people this dish should be prepared for. This column is used in the calculation for ingredients, please see FIXME.

h2. Searching for menu plan recipes

The search box at the top of the *Menu plan recipes* page can be used to search menu plan recipes. It is quite versatile, and allows for searching by Rotation day, Meal, Recipe, or even Category. 

By default, the *Menu plan recipes* page lists the recipes for the first day of the rotation.

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You can search for a day with the search box:

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You can also use the links underneath the search box to select all recipes for a specific Rotation day:

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Find all recipes with tofu in their name:

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Or hazelnuts:

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Find all recipes of category 'Side dish':

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h2. Editing menu plan recipes

Editing a menu plan is straightforward. Click the Edit button 

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on the line with the menu plan recipe you want to edit:

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_Day_, _Meal_, _Sort order_, _Recipe_ and _Percentage_ can be defined here. 

No two menu plan recipes can have the same sort order for the same Meal and Day.

h2. Creating a new menu plan recipe.

Creating a menu plan recipe is also easy. Use the 'New menu plan recipe' link on the *Menu plan recipes* page:

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_Day_, _Meal_, _Sort order_, _Recipe_ and _Percentage_ need to be defined.

No two menu plan recipes can have the same sort order for the same Meal and Day.

h2. Deleting a menu plan recipe

 the 'New menu plan recipe' link on the *Menu plan recipes* page:

Click the Delete button 

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on the line with the menu plan recipe you want to delete. You will be prompted to confirm the deletion. Note that this will not delete the Recipe (FIXME insert link), just the Menu plan recipe, which is the link to the Recipe on the Rotation day.