You have a mamory like a steel trap, as my brother Dan says, but I think something happened to some of my memory cells...haha...I can look at something in here and by the time I get into the kitchen and start taking things out of the cupboard, I am forgetting measurements and sequences....So keep using that great memory you have, of course Dan says i have a great memory. But I would never challenge you! Lora
----- Original Message ----- From: "Immigrant" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 11:17 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Organizing Recipes for Easy Retrieval > I used to write recipes in braille until I got a computer. I don't remember > the last time I wrote a recipe in braille. If I make a recipe from my file, > I memorize it before starting to cook. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lynn Schneider > Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 10:53 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CnD] Organizing Recipes for Easy Retrieval > > 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? 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