Pestle Recipe Manager represents a paradigm shift in digital culinary management, offering home cooks and professional chefs alike an intelligent platform for organizing their cooking repertoire. The system's core functionality revolves around creating a smart, searchable database of recipes that adapts to users' preferences and dietary needs. Users can effortlessly capture recipes from any source - whether typing manually, snapping photos of handwritten cards, or importing directly from cooking websites. The AI engine then processes these recipes, extracting key components like ingredients, cooking times, and techniques to create structured, usable formats. Beyond simple storage, Pestle offers dynamic features including automatic recipe scaling (adjusting quantities for different serving sizes), smart ingredient substitutions based on availability or dietary restrictions, and nutritional analysis that breaks down macros and micronutrients. The meal planning module suggests weekly menus based on users' preferences, schedule constraints, and pantry inventory, while the integrated shopping list generator organizes ingredients by supermarket sections. Collaborative features allow families to share and comment on recipes, while professional chefs can use the platform to standardize recipes across kitchen staff. Cross-device synchronization ensures access whether users are meal planning on their desktop, shopping with their smartphone, or cooking with a tablet in the kitchen. Advanced search capabilities let users find recipes based on ingredients they need to use up, specific cooking equipment available, or time constraints. For culinary enthusiasts, the platform offers flavor profiling and pairing suggestions to elevate dishes. The system continuously learns from user interactions, improving its recommendations and personalizing the experience over time. Pestle essentially serves as a comprehensive digital sous-chef, handling the organizational aspects of cooking so users can focus on the creative and enjoyable elements of meal preparation.