I love braille, and nothing will replace it as the main means of writing and reading for blind people. But for the number of recipes that are now on my computer, I hate to think how much room they would take up if stored in braille. I realize computers crash, or they break and need to be replaced, but I do the best I can to back up.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sandy! Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 12:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CnD] Organizing Recipes for Easy Retrieval I have lost so many things due to pc crashes and braille 'n' speak screw ups that I have resorted back to brailling recipes and putting them into looseleaf binders; that seems for now to work best for me. I have a cheap little cassette recorder and I put the recipe in question on to it and take it into the kitchen to prepare. I love the idea of the freezer bag, I never gonked up my electronic equipment, but have to compulsively wash my hands even when going back to the braille paper to read, so this is terrific idea; where do you get the plastic paper for brailling, and is it already prepunched? Sandy I realize in my heart of hearts that nothing is forever! I mean! You can lose paper copy stuff, too, due to house fires. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Schneider" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 5:11 AM Subject: Re: [CnD] Organizing Recipes for Easy Retrieval > 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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