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Organizing Recipes

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May 21, 2008

When going through the recipes and other stuff, instead of printing out the whole thing or writing it down, I copy it to a word processing program. First I open my office writer or Microsoft Word.

 
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July 8, 2005

I've managed to accumulate a lot of recipes! I'm looking for recommendations on inexpensive (possibly free?) computer software to organize and manage the recipes better. It'd be nice if I could print them out and make a shopping list, too.

 
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December 12, 2012

If you find that you are baking the same cookies, cakes, and other baked goods every holiday season, save them to a file on your computer by either typing them in or scanning them.

 

January 26, 2010

Photo books work great for recipes! Put all of your 3x5 inch recipe cards in photo sleeves inside an album meant for photos. You can buy tabs for notebooks and label with cooking categories such as breakfast, side dishes, main dishes, salads, soups and desserts.

 
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February 16, 2009

My recipe file was too full! I like to collect good recipes. I could not find a larger recipe box so I made a larger box with a big popcorn box.

 
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April 2, 2005

I keep cheap, bright and colorful spiral journals handy by my resting chair, to have close by when looking through magazines, in case I see a recipe I think I'd like to try.

 
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July 3, 2012

Here is how I save all of my recipes. I have a folder on my hard drive called Recipes (very original, doncha think? LOL). Under it are sub-folders for categories, like soups, vegan, etc. All recipes are saved here, so if I can just remember that the recipe has tomato in the title,

 
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February 28, 2005

I have a series of annually produced hardcover cookbooks (based upon a published periodical) but I was having difficulty in finding the recipes I wanted once I had more than 3 of the books.

 
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February 28, 2005

I used to be an avid collector of recipes and was introduced to the neatest little program called Treepad a long time ago. It's like a flowchart program but it's super user friendly.

 
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December 3, 2004

To organize recipes, buy baseball card sheet protectors, and retype shorter recipes to fit in slots. For larger recipes, put in regular full size sheet protectors.

 
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May 14, 2012

I have a hard time recalling the things for a diet and recipies I am to be working on. So one day, I collected all the recipe pages and diet sheets that I needed; some were on the computer so I printed out the important ones.

 
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March 11, 2009

When I collect a new untried recipe, I put it in a sheet cover in a thin notebook. If after trying it, I like it, I put it in a photo album that has the large peel back sheets. If I don't like it, then I just toss it.

 
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January 7, 2005

These are great for copying a recipe and printing it. If you don't like it pitch it out! If you have it in hand, you may be more likely to try it rather than save it to your computer, and forget about it. By Syd

 

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January 16, 2001

I need help with printing. I get a lot of recipes sent to my email box. Some of them I like and some I don't. But some have 6 or more on 1 sheet. How do I go about printing out only a certain recipe, rather than all of them?

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I'm wasting paper and a lot of ink (and paper). Any suggestions please?

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Anonymous
January 16, 20010 found this helpful

Highlight only the recipe you want to print, or save to your database, then go to file and print, choosing "selection" under print range and it will only print the portion that you highlighted.

 
January 16, 20010 found this helpful

Copy and paste into a word processing document, ie. Microsoft Works; word processor, create folders to organize your recipes for example: main folder; RECIPES, then create sub-folders within the main folder. Name according to type. VEGETABLES, FRUITS, DESSERTS,(sub-folders) pies, cakes, frostings, cookies, etc., MAIN DISHES, etc. You can create sub-folders within these folders, also. Save your recipes here, and they will be ready to print out whenever you want them.

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Put the Main folder right within the application folder you are using for the word processor, then store the recipes in that folder.
If you don't want to save the recipes on your computer, but just want to print them out, use the word processor application anyway and choose 'no' when asked if you want to save it, OR, you can just copy and paste into a new e-mail form and print it from there.

 

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January 17, 20010 found this helpful

I save my recipes on floppies...use one for each category ie. Breads, Cookies, Main Dishes. I highlight the recipe and copy and paste it to my notepad. Then save to a 3.5 inch floppy. They are saved on the disk in alphabetical order.Then, when I want to try a new recipe, I insert my floppy, choose the recipe I want, and print it out.

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If I like the recipe, and think I will use it again, I put it in my looseleaf notebook that is used for recipes, cooking tips, ingredient substitutions and anything else that concerns cooking and baking. If I decide that I don't like it after all, I pitch the printed copy and delete it from my floppy disk.

 
Anonymous
January 17, 20010 found this helpful

I have made a new folder on my desktop by placing the cursor on the desktop where it is not touching another folder. Left click, go down to new, and select folder. I named it recipes. Once it is opened I selected file and made several new files which I named, main course, side dishes, desserts, drink recipes, and so forth. As I recieve emails that I like, I just copy and paste to the appropriate file folder. When I have enough for a page, I print. This is of course after I format it with the same type style and size just for organization sake.

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I then have a 1 inch ring binder with the see through covers where I have printed a recipe page out and stuck it in there using the clear page protectors to quickly identify it. I have tabs corresponding with my file names such as main dishes. As I print, I file. Easy reference. I can use this at the stove. If I spill something on it. Quick clean up because it's in the plastic page protectors.

 
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December 21, 2009

What is the best way to organize recipes? Do you think its easier to buy 4x6 index cards and write all the recipes on them or type them on a full size sheet of paper and cut them to fit or maybe they have some software. Please share your method.

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July 31, 2011

When I am in the doctor's office or at the hair salon reading a magazine, I always seems to run across a recipe I like. However, when I write it down, I can never find it again. Any advice on how to keep recipes organized in your purse? I like to keep a few recipes in my purse just in case I decide to stop by the grocery store unexpectedly.

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January 1, 2006

I need to organize my recipes on my PC. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good TNT free cookbook or recipe software? I'd like to be able to import recipes from websites as well as email them and also be able to export to email and print. Is all that possible in any of the free or shareware programs? Thanks for any experiences you have to share.



Sherry from Georgia

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By hvnlyhills (Guest Post)
January 2, 20060 found this helpful

www.livingcookbook.com/
There is a free demo download. I have ended up purchasing this software for $29.95. I absolutely love it. I seldom if ever buy software, but I did this one.

 
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June 21, 2005

I read about a free download for a way or organize recipes on a computer on some list but can't remember where to find it. I am in the progress of changing from webtv to a PC. Any help would be greatly appreciated.



Thank you for this wonderful list.
Opal from Texas

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June 21, 20050 found this helpful

Try this program www.treepad.com/.../ TreePad Light. You can organinze you recipes in an outline form with the recipe name on the left and the ingredients on the right pane. YOu can also put them in categories. I use another outline program that I paid for to organize recipes.

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June 24, 20050 found this helpful

f-key savers were one of my favorites when i was on webtv !
www.site-fuel.net/index.html?eid=36203
-i used to have a ton of them but here are 3 on that link !
assign 1 of your favorite f-key savers to your f keys - that way - you are getting the most on that key - rather than one page -
also - your sig box (best i remember) can be saved to favorites & from there - in organizing faves- you will find you can assign f-keys !
one last thing for now -
if you work on your page builder - it's really handy to assign it an F key !
here's a cool link -
www.wtv-zone.com/.../

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& don't forget to check alt.discuss groups for html help - audio/video -- just about ANYTHING
last one :
if you deal with gobs of links like i used to -- try this
when you send a mail - paste the url on the subject line - then when you have a gob of them - tell your chums to also past the url on the subject line -- then, when you are ready for a page of all links - to store or whatever - ccp your email with all those links on the subject line to another mail - then you can delete all those mails without loosing one url ! --I also think there is room on the sub. line - to type in the link name - so your not in the dark - as to what the link is !
:)
melody_yesterday@yahoo.com

 
By Christy (Guest Post)
July 30, 20050 found this helpful

Better Homes & Gardens has a free thing on there website that allows you to input your recipes (or choice from their wide selection on their site), then you can organize them according to categories (create your own categories or use theirs) and then you can print it if you like or use it online. I did this with my recipes and then printed it and put it in a binder for all my favorite recipes. Also makes a fantastic way to organize family recipes, print, put in a binder (I suggest using plastic protective sleeves to protect them) and use as a great christmas gift for all the cooks in your family.

 
July 30, 20050 found this helpful

If you have Microsoft XP, you open your MS Works Task Launcher, then go to Household Management..you will find you can create a Recipe Book. It has some formats, etc....Hope this helps!

 
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June 18, 2010

Take a favorite cook book of yours and write in your favorite family recipes on the flyleaf of the book, to avoid having to look them up each time that you use them.

Write Favorite Recipes in Flyleaf of Cookbook

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December 17, 2010

If you print recipes from a website in letter or A4 format, you can put them into a plastic sleeve and put them on the fridge or other metal surface with a magnet. You can keep several recipes in one sleeve and swap recipes as you need them.

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June 7, 2017

Photo albums are an excellent choice for organizing your recipes. Cut or print them out and arrange to your liking. This is a page about use photo albums to organize recipes.

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