I haven't messed up my phone yet. I pretty much knew what I was doing with the cookie dough so I didn't check my phone when I had my hands messy. I like this new thing with the speaker phone in the cordless phone. My ringer sounds like the theme from Masterpiece Theater! haha..Lora
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy!" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 1:10 AM Subject: Re: [CnD] Organizing Recipes for Easy Retrieval > Oh, my goodness! what a mess that would have been! I could do it with my > wall phone in the kitchen, and that would work out fine, but be a bit of a > hassle for me, and I would not want to take the chance with my new cordless > phone, as I really love and cherish that phone, a very wonderful G.E. Phone, > with pretty songish ring tones. I think I'll stick to either putting the > equipment in freezer baggies or use the little tape recorder and > compulsively wash my hands, and another thing which I some times do is keep > brailled copies of some of my very faves, often used recipes here in the > kitchen drawer, plus in binders, and if they get wet, I just make another > quick reference copy for the kitchen drawer. > Sandy > sounds like a lot of work, but it actually works. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sisi Ben-Simon" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 1:41 PM > Subject: Re: [CnD] Organizing Recipes for Easy Retrieval > > > > That's a nice idea Lora. Just keep your phone clean. Mine almost fell into > > the cake batter once. Lol! > > > > Sisi > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lora Leggett" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 8:53 PM > > Subject: Re: [CnD] Organizing Recipes for Easy Retrieval > > > > > >> 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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