On Mon, 25 Aug 2014 12:58:51 -0400, "Steve Freides" >
wrote:

> Dave wrote:
> > All,
> >
> > I plan to do a family recipe cookbook, but as an interim step, we want
> > to put the recipes on a web site so all can access them. I would
> > appreciate any suggestions from those that have done this.
> >
> > After talking to (almost) everyone, we came up with some requirements
> > * Can be accessed on the desktop, Android, or iPhone, and printed.
> > * Private. This is for our family, not the whole world. We also
> > don't want personal information tracked so some company(s) can spam
> > the family with ads or build marketing information (See 60 Minutes,
> > 8/24/14). * Easy (for me) to add recipes. Recipe entry forms would
> > be nice, but I'll settle for HTML files.
> > * Cost. Low cost is good, free is better.
> >
> > I could create a family recipe web site, but why re-invent the wheel?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dave
>
> If you want to start sharing recipes, just make a folder in your Google
> Docs, e.g., called Recipes, and share it with everyone in your family,
> giving them view only rights so that you make any changes, and they can
> email you recipes for you to post to keep control of the thing in a
> single person's hands. You could create a heirarchy under Recipes to
> keep different kinds of recipes separate or structure it any other way
> you want. People can print right from there, it will work on multiple
> platforms, and you can limit viewing to only those people you want.
>
> The only downside I"m aware of is that users would need to have a Google
> username and password.
>
You made a valid point. My recipe folder is on Google Drive and I can
share one file or the entire folder with whoever I want. I create my
files in Word, save it to the recipe folder on my computer and it's
synced with Google Drive.

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