Running Mary's Kitchen, one screen at a time.

The two-minute lay of the land.

The Today tab is the one screen you can leave up all day — it changes with the hours.

The "Needs you" strip

At the very top of Today, a little strip shows anything that actually wants your attention — an email to answer, a card that didn't go through, an address to fix, a low rating. Tap any item and it takes you straight to it.

Two tabs work together: Recipes is where you build a dish once; Schedule is where you pick which night it's served.

Build a recipe

A recipe holds the photo, the description customers read, and the ingredient list that powers your shopping list. Build it once and reuse it.

1. Open the Recipes tab and tap a dish to open it up.
2. Give it a title (this shows on the menu card) and, if you like, upload a photo — it appears on the menu and the order page right away.
3. Set the yield (how many servings one batch makes — usually 4) and the cook time per batch. Cook time feeds your cook-day timeline.
4. Write a short, warm description / steps — this is the story customers see.
5. Add each ingredient: name, quantity per portion, unit, price, and which store (Sam's, Costco, Amazon). You can jot the store's item # too — it rides along in your shopping export.
6. Watch the Customer menu card preview update as you type, then tap Save recipe.

Set the week's dinners

The Schedule tab is a month calendar. Each night gets one dish.

1. Open Schedule and tap a day (it says ＋ add a dinner).
2. Pick the dish from the dropdown. (The list comes from your Recipes — if it's empty, build a recipe first.)
3. Want the same dish every week? Check "Repeat this dish on following weeks until I change it."
4. Tap Save. To take a night off, open it and tap Clear night.

Your shopping list builds itself from the orders that came in and the recipes you set up. No adding things up by hand.

Get your buy list

1. Open the Shopping & prep tab. It gathers every upcoming night that has orders.
2. Up top, check which nights you're shopping for (uncheck any you're not).
3. The shopping list below totals every ingredient across those nights — quantity, estimated cost, and which dishes it's for.
4. Tap ⧉ Copy, ↓ CSV, or ⎙ Print to take it with you to the store.

The prep buffer — shop a little extra

Spills happen, someone's hungrier than planned, a container drops. The 🍳 Prep buffer lets you shop and prep above confirmed orders without touching anyone's order or charge.

1. In the Prep buffer bar, set a cushion — a percentage (e.g. +10%) and/or a flat number of plates per night.
2. The shopping list and per-night prep sheets instantly adjust to the buffered count.

Add your delivery team, give each person their own private link, message them, and track what they've earned.

Add a driver

1. Open the Drivers tab, then tap Add driver.
2. Type their first name and mobile number.
3. Check the zones they cover — Hemet, San Jacinto, Valle Vista.
4. Leave Active checked, then tap Add driver.

Give a driver their private link

Every driver gets a portal link — a private page showing their route and pay. No app, no password.

1. On the driver's card, find the 🔗 link row and tap Copy link.
2. Paste it into a text to that driver. That's their way in.

Message a driver

There's a built-in chat with each driver — handy for "leave it at the door" notes.

1. Tap 💬 Messages on their card.
2. Type your note and tap Send. Their replies show up here too.

Edit or pause someone

Tap Edit to change a name, number, or zones — or uncheck Active to take them off the schedule without losing their history. Flip it back on anytime.

See what a driver has earned

The 💵 Driver pay panel at the top keeps a running tally per person: their base pay ($5 per stop) plus tips, and how many deliveries it covers. A badge shows ✓ Stripe ready or ⚠ Needs Stripe setup.

You can edit the words customers read on your order site — no code, no waiting on anyone.

1. Open Settings and find the 📝 Site copy card.
2. Edit any box: the headline, the sub-headline, the order button text, the delivery note, the promo badge, or the About story.
3. The Announcement banner is special: type in it to show a bar across the top of the site (e.g. "Closed the week of the 4th"), or leave it blank to hide it.
4. Tap Save site copy — it's live on the site within moments.

Run a promo as a campaign: a discount code with its own tracked share links, so you can see what's working.

Create a campaign

1. Open the Marketing tab and tap Add campaign (the ＋).
2. Enter a code (e.g. HEMET5), the discount ($ off), and optionally a max number of redemptions, an end date, and first-time customers only.
3. Add a quick note to yourself about where it's running, then tap Create campaign.

Share it (and see what works)

1. On the campaign card, pick a channel from the dropdown — Instagram, Facebook, Flyer/QR, Email, or Text.
2. Tap Copy to grab that channel's tracked link, and share it.
3. Redemptions, revenue, and new customers tally up on the card automatically, so you can tell your flyer from your Instagram.

The Settings tab holds the knobs that shape how ordering works.

A little assistant tucked in the corner of every page — ask it in plain English and it does the finding and the filling-in for you.

1. Tap the ✦ Copilot button in the bottom corner of any screen.
2. Type what you want, like a text message: "Add a driver named Sofia," "Start a $5 flyer promo for Hemet," "Change the headline to say…"
3. It takes you to the right page and fills the form in for you — then hands it back so you can look it over and tap Save yourself.