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Good food,
good mood.

1,361 recipes with supermarket ingredients, proper macros and a note from Rico in every one, organized by mood. Pick today's mood and cook what you actually feel like. The English edition is on its way: browse now, and we'll tell you when the ebooks launch.

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Grilled chicken with quinoa and broccoli
1,361recipes
12 moods · 18 ebooks · 5 plans

What's your Rico Mood today?

No diets, no rigid plans. Just moods: what you feel like, the time you have and what's in the fridge.

High Protein388 recipes→Air Fryer223 recipes→Thermomix® & Co.462 recipes→Pasta & Pizza107 recipes→Vegan448 recipes→Vegetarian957 recipes→Quick & Easy668 recipes→5-Day Meal Prep587 recipes→Snacks & Sweets378 recipes→Muscle Gain139 recipes→Juices, Shots & Soups129 recipes→Ninja Creami50 recipes→

Six to get you hungry

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5-Day Meal PrepHigh ProteinMuscle Gain

Baked salmon with sweet potato and broccoli

One sheet pan, from oven to table in 35 minutes.

582 kcal38 g protein35 min
5-Day Meal PrepAir FryerHigh Protein

Salt cod with chickpeas and spinach

A complete Portuguese meal, made entirely in the air fryer.

407 kcal43 g protein35 min
5-Day Meal PrepHigh ProteinMuscle Gain

Crispy tofu bowl with stir-fried vegetables

Deeply golden tofu, brown rice and a simple soy sauce.

576 kcal31 g protein30 min
5-Day Meal PrepAir FryerHigh Protein

Roasted salt cod with sweet potato

Thick salt cod steaks roasted in the oven with sweet potato wedges and onion.

440 kcal35 g protein35 min
5-Day Meal PrepHigh ProteinQuick & Easy

Tuna salad with chickpeas and fresh vegetables

Five minutes with a knife and it's ready for your packed lunch.

563 kcal51 g protein10 min
High ProteinQuick & EasyMuscle Gain

Iced coffee protein frappé

The afternoon coffee swap that also counts toward your training.

146 kcal21 g protein6 min

The ebooks

One book per mood, in PDF, with macros for every recipe and Rico's note in each one. The two Italian books have two pages per recipe and a technique chapter. The English editions are coming soon.

High Protein — 120 recipes with real proteinComing soon in EnglishMuscle Gain — 100 recipes for people who trainComing soon in EnglishAir Fryer — 120 everyday recipesComing soon in EnglishThermomix® & Co. — 150 recipes, times and speeds includedComing soon in EnglishVegan — 120 recipes that actually fill you upComing soon in EnglishVegetarian — 120 recipes without meat or fishComing soon in EnglishQuick & Easy — 100 recipes in 30 minutesComing soon in EnglishSnacks & Sweets — 120 recipes for afternoon cravingsComing soon in EnglishJuices, Shots & Soups — 129 recipes, smoothies includedComing soon in EnglishBreakfasts — 100 ways to start the dayComing soon in EnglishBreads, Cakes & Basics — 120 recipes from the ovenComing soon in EnglishNinja Creami — 50 ice creamsComing soon in EnglishPizzas — 50 pizzas and 7 doughs, from Naples to RomeComing soon in EnglishPasta — 50 pasta dishes, from Rome to SicilyComing soon in EnglishDesserts — 150 proper sweets, with a no-added-sugar optionComing soon in EnglishFish & Seafood — 100 recipes from the seaComing soon in EnglishSnacks & Small Plates — 100 recipes for mid-afternoon and a table full of friendsComing soon in EnglishChicken & Poultry — 100 recipes from the pot, the oven and the grillComing soon in English

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“Rico” is what my mother called me when I was little. It's also what you say in Portugal when a dish turns out well: está rico!
About Rico

It started with a love of good food. On busy days, the hunt for quick meals that didn't always taste the same; on slow days, for a recipe worth taking your time over. Rico Mood grew out of that search — and out of the work of putting it all in order: exact weights, proper macros, and a mood for every day.

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