iPhone/iPod touch only: Free application Dinner Spinner puts a slot machine of great meal ideas and recipes from popular recipe-sharing web site Allrecipes.com on your iPhone or iPod touch.
The idea behind Dinner Spinner is very similar to previously mentioned Urbanspoon, the iPhone app that suggest restaurants in your area with the spin of a wheel, but this time your categories are dish type, ingredients, and cook time. Just tap the Spin Categories button or shake your device to set Dinner Spinner a-spinning. If you actually know what you want, you can lock in individual categories or lock them all in and check out the results. The idea is fun, but an actual search bar somewhere—anywhere—in this app would be a huge improvement. After all, when you get the inspiration to cook a specific kind of meal when you're wondering through the grocery store, the whole spin concept is more than a little frustrating. The Allrecipes Dinner Spinner is a free download from the iTunes App Store, requires an iPhone or iPod touch.