On 2/27/2012 2:59 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 2/25/2012 5:21 PM, Mark Farouk wrote:
>> Does anyone know of any cookbook software where you can add your own
>> recipes to make your own (digital) cookbook?
>>
>> I would like to be able to copy and paste recipes I get off the
>> Internet instead of having to type every word. Maybe even include a
>> pic of the food which often accompanies online recipes. I don't even
>> know if such a thing exists.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mark
>
> The easiest thing to do is save the entire webpage. In Firefox and
> Chrome, use the "save page as" option and save as a complete webpage. I
> save these webpages in a folder called "Recipes." There's a HTML file
> and a folder of files that's created when you save a webpage.
>
> Internet Explorer probably saves a page in a similar manner but I don't
> use IE.


You could also save web pages to Evernote and create a file there.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

On 2/27/2012 10:53 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 2/27/2012 2:59 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>> The easiest thing to do is save the entire webpage. In Firefox and
>> Chrome, use the "save page as" option and save as a complete webpage. I
>> save these webpages in a folder called "Recipes." There's a HTML file
>> and a folder of files that's created when you save a webpage.
>>
>> Internet Explorer probably saves a page in a similar manner but I don't
>> use IE.
>
>
> You could also save web pages to Evernote and create a file there.
>

I will check out the Evernote app. I have it on my Android phone but the
dang thing is too small to be of much use. I need an app for an iPad
that will save web pages to a remote server. I don't need one now but
probably will in the near future.

I don't have a way to save web pages on my iPad but a screen shot is
sometimes good enough. To save a screen as a JPG, press down the power
button and then the home button. The screen shot is saved as an image in
your docs.

On 2/27/2012 4:06 PM, BlueBrooke wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:52:52 -0600, Janet Wilder
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2/27/2012 1:42 AM, BlueBrooke wrote:
>>> On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:21:01 -0500, Mark > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does anyone know of any cookbook software where you can add your own
>>>> recipes to make your own (digital) cookbook?
>>>>
>>>> I would like to be able to copy and paste recipes I get off the
>>>> Internet instead of having to type every word. Maybe even include a
>>>> pic of the food which often accompanies online recipes. I don't even
>>>> know if such a thing exists.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Mark
>>>
>>> Don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but I've been using Living
>>> Cookbook:
>>>
>>> http://www.livingcookbook.com/
>>>
>>> It has a "capture" feature for new recipes and it's easy to add
>>> photos.
>>>
>>> Basic functionality is pretty intuitive, but if you want to get into
>>> the advanced features the learning curve can be kind of steep. There
>>> are very helpful users in the forums, though.
>>>
>>> A word processor will be easier to use if you don't want to do much
>>> recipe manipulation or nutrition calculations.
>>
>>
>> I believe that the Recipe Fox add on for Firefox works with Living
>> Cookbook, too. I looked at it when it first came out and decided that I
>> liked the features I was used to in Master Cook better, but Living
>> Cookbook is a good program, too.
>
> Recipe Fox does work with Living Cookbook, but I didn't have good
> results with it. It was probably my dial-up connection, though, that
> was the problem, not the add-on itself.
>
> I used Master Cook for years, but there were some limitations that I
> didn't like -- and some things I just couldn't figure out enough to
> get them to work. Living Cookbook's "capture" feature, and the fact
> that you copy an image and just paste it to the recipe, rather than
> having to save, find and link it, are huge time savers that put Living
> Cookbook "over the top" when I was trying it out.
>

I have been using Master Cook since 1995 and I have no idea of what
"save, find and link it" is. Before I got Recipe Fox, I just
highlighted the recipe I wanted and pasted it into "import assistant" on
Master Cook. A little editing was probably required, but nothing more
than that.

I still use "import assistant" for text formatted recipes, like from
this group and for OCR read scans of hard copy, like from a magazine.
For internet recipes, Recipe Fox just can't be beat, IMNSHO.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

On Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:31:31 -0600, Janet Wilder
> wrote:


>>>>
>>>> Don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but I've been using Living
>>>> Cookbook:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.livingcookbook.com/
>>>>
>>>> It has a "capture" feature for new recipes and it's easy to add
>>>> photos.

Thanks to you and all others for your recommendations. I am trying the
30-day trial of Living Cookbook and I think this is the one for me.

I have tons of recipes in folders or my computer and saved in e-mails
and to be able to (slowly) add them to this cookbook will be great! I,
personally, like the included pics that come with so many online
recipes.

Of the sub-folder
cookbook" contained within the Living Cookbook, my pasta folder will
be the largest as I have tons and tons of Italian recipes (my
favorite).

Thanks again,
Mark

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:21:01 -0500, Mark Farouk > wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know of any cookbook software where you can add your own
>> recipes to make your own (digital) cookbook?
>>
>> I would like to be able to copy and paste recipes I get off the
>> Internet instead of having to type every word. Maybe even include a
>> pic of the food which often accompanies online recipes. I don't even
>> know if such a thing exists.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mark
>
> I use Word. I have separate files for sausage, cakes, etc to make
> finding them easier I also have Access so I can put them in the
> database for simple searching.
>
> There are a few versions of recipe software available, but I've not
> tried them.

I also use word. I have hundreds of files. The only benefit I
see in a dedicated program is that it would be a lot easier to
find recipes.

--
Jean B.