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Sep 15^th, 2008 at 10:11am

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I've seen a few people mention adding recipes to thier favourites cookbook, so I was wondering what format you guys use. Electronic or printout for the good old hard copy?
I started doing one in Word and just kept adding to it but its a bit hard to keep track and make different sections.
I was thinking of using Excel and having different pages for the sections.
Soooo what do you all use?

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Reply #1 - Sep 16^th, 2008 at 4:40pm

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I print or write them down and keep them in a folder.....

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Reply #2 - Sep 16^th, 2008 at 4:54pm

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I've been cutting and pasting on a file..
In the near future i will creat a document with page breaks and modify all to same font.
Each page will have a recipe on it.
Hoping to get 100 all up.

10 entree, 10 breads, 60 main meals and 20 desserts or similar.

Put the lot in a plastic leaf folder and store a copy in the kitchen and one in the camper.

I am a long way from being done.. about 2/3 to go.

Aart

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Reply #3 - Sep 16^th, 2008 at 6:59pm

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CD sent me a great bit of software you can download for free.
Takes a little bit to enter a recipe but once its there yeehaa. And it comes with a lot of recipes to start with, want it Aart?

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Reply #4 - Sep 16^th, 2008 at 11:20pm

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Robbo wrote on Sep 16^th, 2008 at 6:59pm:

CD sent me a great bit of software you can download for free.
Takes a little bit to enter a recipe but once its there yeehaa. And it comes with a lot of recipes to start with, want it Aart?

Robbo

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Yes please mate.
I'll have a look at it.

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Reply #5 - Sep 17^th, 2008 at 6:17am

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Aart consider using a laminator rather than the plastic sleeves. They are much sturdier and you can use a two hole punch and put them in a folder. Office Works and Big W occasionally have them on sale. Good for fishing license and all sorts of stuff when you camp.

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Reply #6 - Sep 17^th, 2008 at 1:53pm

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Robbo, can you tell me the recipe site too please?

Good idea about the laminating for camping.

I am trying to juggle my folders at present. One folder for tried and tested recipes, one for recipes to try, one for information about food, one for info about growing veggies. An info-holic. Most in plastic sleeves, some with alphabet dividers.

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Reply #7 - Sep 17^th, 2008 at 2:33pm

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Ok folks here's the link for the program I sent to Robbo.

http://www.recipecentersoftware.com/

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Reply #8 - Sep 17^th, 2008 at 2:39pm

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Carolyn™ wrote on Sep 17^th, 2008 at 6:17am:

Aart consider using a laminator rather than the plastic sleeves. They are much sturdier and you can use a two hole punch and put them in a folder. Office Works and Big W occasionally have them on sale. Good for fishing license and all sorts of stuff when you camp.

Carolyn

I had thought of that...but with 100 expected recipes, 2x each A4 sheet, would add up to 50 laminated pages.
I was of the impression that would be a little expensive.

It certainly would be easy to wipe down if you got some cooking mishap on it.

I'll follow through on the cost of laminating..
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Reply #9 - Sep 17^th, 2008 at 2:40pm

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Crazy Dog wrote on Sep 17^th, 2008 at 2:33pm:

Ok folks here's the link for the program I sent to Robbo.

http://www.recipecentersoftware.com/

Grrr!!! Smiley

Thanks CD..

Aart

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