Sharon, you are a genius! I cannot believe I didn't think of that. Thank you so much! I will try that today. I will bring Victor into the kitchen with me, but this time I will cover him up.
On Jan 11, 2010, at 5:58 AM, Sharon wrote: > Put your unit into a large freezer bag and zip it up. That way, if you get > it messed up the mess stays on the plastic. > Sharon > > -----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? Thanks for your input. 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