Welcome to the new and improved Menu Planner Highlight! You now have more powerful ways to search, filter, and spotlight what’s on the menu — whether it’s an ingredient, a recipe, or just the term “chicken.”
🍽️ Menu Planner Highlight Improvements
Welcome to the new and improved Menu Planner Highlight!
You now have more powerful ways to search, filter, and spotlight what’s on the menu — whether it’s an ingredient, a recipe, or just the term “chicken.”
✨ What You Can Highlight
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A specific ingredient in your event items
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Any recipe that uses a specific ingredient
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A specific recipe in your event items
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Any recipe that contains a specific subrecipe
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Items (recipes or ingredients) with a specific category tag
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Items that match a key term — for example, search for "chicken" to find anything with that word in its name or component tree
🔍 Search by Product or Recipe Component Name
Want to highlight a product in your plan, or find recipes that use a specific component?
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On the Week or Day view, click on the Highlight bar
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Open the options panel
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In Search By, select "Product Name"
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Choose your Search Depth:
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Event Item → highlights the exact product (recipe or ingredient) being served
Examples: “Am I serving Diet Coke any day?” or “Is Chicken Parmesan on the menu?”
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Event Item and its recipe components → highlights any recipe that uses the product as a component
Examples: “Is anything made with Chicken Thighs?” or “Are we using Marinated Turkey in anything?”
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Start typing the product name
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Select it from the list
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Any matching days will be highlighted in the planner
- Click on a highlight in a specific day to view the first highlighted item in that day
- Use the arrows to navigate between results
🏷️ Search by Category Tag
Need to check if an item has a specific tag?
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Click on the Highlight bar
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Open the options panel
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In Search By, select "Category and Value"
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Choose the Category Type: Recipe Category or Ingredient Category
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Pick the Category Value (from the options for the selected category)
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The planner will highlight any day that includes items with that tag
- Click on a highlight in a specific day to view the first highlighted item in that day
- Use the arrows to navigate between results
🔤 Search by Key Term
Looking for a partial match in names or components? Want to check if you're serving too much “chicken”? Use this:
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Click on the Highlight bar
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Open the options panel
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In Search By, select "Key Term"
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Type the word or phrase you want to search (e.g.
"chicken"
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Press Enter
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The planner will highlight any days where that term appears in an item’s name or recipe component tree
- Click on a highlight in a specific day to view the first highlighted item in that day
- Use the arrows to navigate between results
In the image below, you can see a search for "salt" and how it is compared to finding a specific salt, "Salt, Kosher"
âž• Highlight Up to 5 at a Time
You can highlight up to 5 items or tags at once, mixing any of the search types above.
Give it a try and let us know what you think — or if you hit any bumps. We’re here to help!
Note: The selected Search Depth will apply to all 5 highlights.
Happy planning,
The Galley Team 👩‍🍳