One thing I find frustrating is that I have to write the recipes down in braille on the plastic paper and put them in binders. I tried taking my Victor Reader into the kitchen while cooking and got it all gunked up, so I don't like to bring my computer technology into the kitchen. Do you guys put all of your recipes in braille? I do like the plastic sheets, as I can wipe them off when the mixer decides to have a food fight with me, but I so hate having to braille out everything!
On Jan 10, 2010, at 2:14 PM, barbara esposito wrote: > Hi All, > Here's what I do. I have a file under my documents called recipes. I have > folders in that file for appetizers, breads, brownies, cakes, candy, > casseroles, cookies, eggs, frostings, gravy, ham, miscellaneous, muffins, > pasta dishes, pies and pie crusts, pork, salads and dressings, seafood, > soups, vegetables, and I forgot beef. Oh, and crockpot. Everything gets filed > accordingly. Then, when I want a recipe, I look in the appropriate folder. > Don't know how many I have, but, I've vowed to make at least one new one each > week. If it's not a keeper, it gets deleted. It would probably be a good idea > to copy them onto a > Hope this helps. > Barbdisc. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Penny Reeder" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 11:59 AM > Subject: [CnD] Organizing Recipes for Easy Retrieval > > >> There are many ways to do this; some people even utilize specialized >> software packages, but this is what I do. >> >> >> I have the following folders on my Compact Flash Card, and also on my >> computer in a directory called CookBook: Appetizers, Breakfast, >> Breads, Holidays, Main Dishes, Miscellaneous (That's where I put the >> household cleaners, the jams and jellies, the timetables, etc.), >> Desserts, Soups, and Vegetables. I copy recipes into these folders, >> both on the computer and on the Compact Flash card, which I use with >> my BrailleNote. (Once I had a Compact Flash Card fail, so now I am >> diligent about putting new recipes in both places). I have thought >> about copying everything onto an SD card to use with my Victor Reader >> Stream -- I think this would work, since they are all .txt files -- but I >> haven't tried it yet. >> >> If I have more than one recipe for the same thing, I simply add it to >> the text file with that name, so, for example, I have several recipes >> for Perfect Roast Beef, all of which are a little different. >> >> If the recipes fit into more than one category, e.g., a cookie that >> is a dessert, but which I also always make during the holidays, I put >> the recipe file in both places. >> >> I used to have one folder for Crock Pot (i.e., "slow cooker") >> recipes, but I found it was too hard to find what I wanted and I >> wasn't looking there often enough for ideas, so now I identify a >> recipe as being for the Crock Pot in the title, but store it in the >> appropriate, e.g., desserts, breakfast, vegetables, or main dishes folder. >> >> I usually store side dishes in the Vegetables folder, although once >> in a while, I consider creating a new "Side Dishes folder. I have >> also considered creating a salads and salad dressings folder but for >> right now, salads are stored either in Vegetables or Main Dishes, and >> dressings appear inside Vegetables, or in Miscellaneous. >> >> Penny >> >> >> At 12:25 AM 1/10/2010, you wrote: >>> I just have two big folders called Library Of Recipes and New Recipes. >>> Lora >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Jan Bailey" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 6:04 PM >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Question for the list. >>> >>> >>> > I just have 2 big folders called recipes and recipes one, but I need to >>> make >>> > them into smaller folders and make more of them. Then, when I want a >>> recipe >>> > I go to the start menu and do a search, and up pops all the recipes. > >>> > I've >>> > saved each recipe separately. I might make folders some day with the >>> > individual recipes inside of them, but it seems like a lot of work to > go >>> to >>> > since I can use the search feature. I have over 60,000 recipes, so it >>> would >>> > really be a huge chore at this point. >>> > Jan >>> > >>> > ----- Original Message ----- >>> > From: "leverenz" <[email protected]> >>> > To: <[email protected]> >>> > Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 1:55 PM >>> > Subject: Re: [CnD] Question for the list. >>> > >>> > >>> > >I pretty much do the same as immagrant. Oyster casserole would go in > >>> > >>my >>> > >sea food folder >>> > > However, I make sure that in the title (even if I have to change > > >>> > > name) >>> > > will also put in ingredients I know I might look for... >>> > > example: given name = fish bake >>> > > but after reading find out it is a casserole that uses wite fish and > >>> > > > has >>> > > mushrooms in it >>> > > I will rename it mushroom white fish casserole >>> > > doing it this way I can go into my seafood folder in that folder I >>> have >>> > > other folders like shrimp, salmon etc. but having the mushrooms > > >>> > > listed >>> > > first I can just go down my list using the letter m pop to mushroom > > >>> > > and >>> > > then look for a dish I want to make... that is if I have mushrooms > > >>> > > and >>> > > looking for something to use them with *smile* >>> > > I am redoing my entire cookbook which has taken on a life of its own, >>> but >>> > > even now I can already see if I have layered a recipe too deep into >>> folers >>> > > or have to rename it. so you will have to work with it and decide > > >>> > > what >>> > > types of listings work for you... >>> > > good luck >>> > > Dee >>> > > >>> > > ----- Original Message ----- >>> > > From: "Immigrant" <[email protected]> >>> > > To: <[email protected]> >>> > > Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 1:25 PM >>> > > Subject: Re: [CnD] Question for the list. >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > I personally don't have a folder for casseroles. So, an oyster > > >>> > > casserole >>> > > would go into my seafood folder. Otherwise, if a recipe overlaps a >>> couple >>> > > of >>> > > categories, I put it into the category where the most pronounced >>> > > ingredient >>> > > belongs. For example, "cheesy mushroom fish bake" will go into the >>> seafood >>> > > folder, not the mushrooms folder, because fish, not mushrooms, would > >>> > > > be >>> > > the >>> > > main ingredient. >>> > > >>> > > -----Original Message----- >>> > > From: [email protected] >>> > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of kerry >>> Friddell >>> > > Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 6:29 AM >>> > > To: [email protected] >>> > > Subject: [CnD] Question for the list. >>> > > >>> > > Where would you file a recipe that could go into 2 or more folders > > >>> > > such >>> as >>> > > (oyster casserole), that could go in the folder called: seafood, or > > >>> > > the >>> > > folder called casseroles? Thanks for your input. 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