Thanks, Penny. It works well for a short term solution when I just need to remind myself what I am doing. Lora
----- Original Message ----- From: "Penny Reeder" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 1:52 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Organizing Recipes for Easy Retrieval > Laura, > That is *so clever! And creative! And resourceful! > > This list has the smartest people! > > Penny > > > At 01:53 PM 1/11/2010, you wrote: > >My computer is now in my bedroom. So when I want to make a recipe I am less > >familiar with, I call one of my phone message boxes, such as Laser Voice > >Box, or Simple Voice Box. I read the recipe there. > >Then when I am in the kitchen and need to check it, I call and listen to it. > >When I am finished with the recipe I just erase the message to myself > >because my master copy is in my computer anyway. > >Then there is no braille to get messy or computer keys to get smeared with > >dough or whatever. > >Lora > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Lynn Schneider" <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 10:52 PM > >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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