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. Kerry
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