Recipe Software

DucksNuts · 06-09-2008, 01:16 AM

Anybody use any?

I am tired of my scraps of paper and crap in the box I need to sort through to find the recipe I need, so any suggestions would be appreciated.

I've googled and looked at choice's picks, but I would rather personal recommendation.

smoothmoniker · 06-09-2008, 01:20 AM

does it need to be on your own computer? We use Epicurious.com to store all of ours.

Cloud · 06-09-2008, 08:58 AM

I've looked at countless recipe sites. Most now let you save your favorite recipes in a recipe box. But they all seem limited, and most cannot save the ones you already have or find elsewhere.

So instead of one site, I use a combination of del.icio.us to save all the recipes on the 'Net, and just type the other ones into my computer in word.

I'm sure there's actual recipe software you load into your computer--but you'll still probably have to type your favorites in, so it seems a bit useless.

SteveDallas · 06-09-2008, 09:11 AM

We still have a shoebox with a godawful assembly if index cards, newspaper clippings, web printouts, and package labels. Though the good stuff does tend to float to the top.

smoothmoniker · 06-09-2008, 11:03 AM

The best thing about the recipe box with index cards is that, after many years, each card has little spatterings of that dish stained onto the card! Our recipe card for chicken curry is ... yellow! Our recipe card for whiskey ribs smells like Texas.

It's kind of like a sensory appetizer to get you going at the start of the cooking process.

Radar · 06-09-2008, 02:33 PM

http://www.livingcookbook.com

DucksNuts · 06-09-2008, 06:58 PM

I actually downloaded the trial version of that last nite, Radar.

So far, I am liking it a lot. I entered about a dozen recipes last nite and it seems like it will do the job.

I did actually have cook'n, but its a bitch of a thing to use.

smoothmoniker · 06-09-2008, 07:04 PM

http://www.advenio.com/macgourmet/

Radar · 06-09-2008, 07:39 PM

I like how both the macgourmet software and the livingcookbook software give you nutritional info, do shopping lists, and an inventory of your food. The only thing I wish it could do, is use your inventory to suggest meals that you can make with what you've already got. I've seen bartending software that does this. You punch in all of the alcohol and mixers you've got and it makes a list of what you can make.

Cloud · 06-09-2008, 10:20 PM

so what's the advantage of that livingcookbook software over--
--your recipe box
--saving recipes as favorites
--typing in your favorites

granted, it's only $30, so it might be worth it. But do I need another application on my 'puter for this?

kerosene · 06-12-2008, 03:05 PM

I find alot of computer organizing and whatnot to be too time consuming. I get almost every recipe I use online and print it out, hole punch it and stick it in a binder with home-made construction paper dividers. it is falling apart and filling up too fast, but it works for now.

Somewhat off topic - Has anyone ever checked out Hillbilly Housewife? Last year, when I quit working we tried out the $45 a week emergency menu and it produced more food than our family of 5 could eat. I still use a lot of the recipes from the site. Just wondering.

Cloud · 06-12-2008, 05:24 PM

interesting site, thanks!

kerosene · 06-12-2008, 09:29 PM

Anytime...I am addicted to it.

06-09-2008, 01:16 AM	#1
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Recipe Software Anybody use any? I am tired of my scraps of paper and crap in the box I need to sort through to find the recipe I need, so any suggestions would be appreciated. I've googled and looked at choice's picks, but I would rather personal recommendation.

06-09-2008, 01:20 AM	#2
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	does it need to be on your own computer? We use Epicurious.com to store all of ours. __________________ to live and die in LA

06-09-2008, 08:58 AM	#3
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I've looked at countless recipe sites. Most now let you save your favorite recipes in a recipe box. But they all seem limited, and most cannot save the ones you already have or find elsewhere. So instead of one site, I use a combination of del.icio.us to save all the recipes on the 'Net, and just type the other ones into my computer in word. I'm sure there's actual recipe software you load into your computer--but you'll still probably have to type your favorites in, so it seems a bit useless. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-09-2008, 11:03 AM	#5
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	The best thing about the recipe box with index cards is that, after many years, each card has little spatterings of that dish stained onto the card! Our recipe card for chicken curry is ... yellow! Our recipe card for whiskey ribs smells like Texas. It's kind of like a sensory appetizer to get you going at the start of the cooking process. __________________ to live and die in LA

06-09-2008, 02:33 PM	#6
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	http://www.livingcookbook.com __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

06-09-2008, 09:11 AM	#4
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	We still have a shoebox with a godawful assembly if index cards, newspaper clippings, web printouts, and package labels. Though the good stuff does tend to float to the top.

06-09-2008, 06:58 PM	#7
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	I actually downloaded the trial version of that last nite, Radar. So far, I am liking it a lot. I entered about a dozen recipes last nite and it seems like it will do the job. I did actually have cook'n, but its a bitch of a thing to use.

06-09-2008, 07:04 PM	#8
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	http://www.advenio.com/macgourmet/ __________________ to live and die in LA

06-09-2008, 07:39 PM	#9
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	I like how both the macgourmet software and the livingcookbook software give you nutritional info, do shopping lists, and an inventory of your food. The only thing I wish it could do, is use your inventory to suggest meals that you can make with what you've already got. I've seen bartending software that does this. You punch in all of the alcohol and mixers you've got and it makes a list of what you can make. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

06-09-2008, 10:20 PM	#10
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	so what's the advantage of that livingcookbook software over-- --your recipe box --saving recipes as favorites --typing in your favorites granted, it's only $30, so it might be worth it. But do I need another application on my 'puter for this? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-12-2008, 03:05 PM	#11
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I find alot of computer organizing and whatnot to be too time consuming. I get almost every recipe I use online and print it out, hole punch it and stick it in a binder with home-made construction paper dividers. it is falling apart and filling up too fast, but it works for now. Somewhat off topic - Has anyone ever checked out Hillbilly Housewife? Last year, when I quit working we tried out the $45 a week emergency menu and it produced more food than our family of 5 could eat. I still use a lot of the recipes from the site. Just wondering.

06-12-2008, 05:24 PM	#12
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	interesting site, thanks! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-12-2008, 09:29 PM	#13
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Anytime...I am addicted to it.

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