"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 21 Jul 2013 13:55:56 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>> > It sounds like you've missed the entire point of Pinterest. It is a
>> > tool for people who want to save links (like recipes) they've found on
>> > the internet for future reference and don't want to keep them in
>> > bookmarks, on tabs or in files/folders on their computer. I use it a
>> > lot, don't consider it clunky and don't think clicking on an image to
>> > go straight to a recipe is a problem.
>>
>> Why in the world would they not want to save them? Pretty easy to save
>> something then delete it later if you don't want it any more. To me it
>> is a
>> lot easier just to save the links to my favorites.
>>
>>
> You must not save very much. I have done it and saving to
> bookmark/favorites is just as useful as flushing them down the toilet.
> I have thousands of recipes saved on my computer, thousands more in
> Pinterest and both have a search function so I can find what I am
> looking for.

I certainly don't need thousands of recipes. But just because I have
nothing better to do, I'll see what I do have. Oh and I just went through
there and got rid of stuff that I know that I don't want because I am going
to swap out this computer soon. And any time a recipe fails me, I take it
right off. So...

I have 16 folders. Starting with Cool Locations and ending with Song
Lyrics. The Cool Locations has a variety of stuff in there. And under my
Food folder there are some loose links that might tell me about food safety,
food history, etc. I think there are about 28 links. I just skim counted
them. Under the one and only sub folder there are the recipes. And the sub
folders of those a

Asst. meats: 4 recipes.
Beans: 4 recipes.
Beef: About 50 recipes.
Candy: 7 recipes.
Chicken: About 50 recipes.
Fritter: 8 recipes.
Green Bean: 6 recipes.
Low Carb Desserts: 8 recipes.
Pasta: 6 recipes.
Popcorn: 4 recipes.
Potato: 30 recipes
Rice: 14 recipes
Salads: 9 recipes
Strata: 2 recipes.
Soup: 16 recipes
Vegetables: 2 recipes

Then there are about 60 links that are loose. These might be recipe
collections. Like Jewish food, Crockpot recipes, or just things that don't
necessarily fit into other categories. And even if it is a collection of
recipes, it's not hard at all to find what I am looking for.

Then there are the recipes that seem to fall off of the Internet. Like
Gordon Ramsey's potatoes. For those, I merely save them as a Word file or
even via e-mail and save them on my hard drive. I don't have too many of
those. But there are a few.

This system is what works for me. It's simple and easy. Your method might
work for you but it would never work for me.

I would also have to say that for most of what I cook, I don't need a
recipe. Tonight I am making pot roast with potatoes, onions and carrots.
Very simple and I've made it often enough that I don't need a recipe.
Tomorrow I'll probably have bean tacos and there is leftover chicken for
husband and Angela. Also leftover mac and cheese and assorted other sides.
In other words, I won't be cooking. The next night we're taking my mom out
to eat. The next night? Hamburgers. Angela won't eat those so can have
some chicken or whatever else she finds in the freezer. Not sure about
Friday but we'll be doing shopping so can pick something up to fix or we
might just have pasta. Most of our meals are very simple because that's
what my family prefers.

I do love making long complicated recipes that require a lot of prep and
long cooking times. But nobody in this house really likes to eat that stuff
so now I rarely make those things. Worked out well for me when I was
working because we had a lot of potlucks and I could indulge myself and make
such things. Somebody there would eat it even if it wasn't me. I also made
tons of sweets including painted chocolates. Those days are over.