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. Kerry
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