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whipappeal
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I prefer to think of it as an art rather than an obsession. smileys/wink.gifhttp://www.latimes.com/features/food/foodanddrink/sns-fdcook2-wk2,0,3215140.story
Hey! They've found our tribe! :D Too bad the title isn't "The Art of Recipe Clipping"...
/desertjean
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With MC's newer versions making internet capture so much easier
My "not so tried and true" cookbook is up to almost 600. I just started it the middle of last year when I realized how many untried recipes were in my "Family Cookbook". I have no idea how many of the recipes in there are actually t&t. Then there were the stacks and stacks of magazines that I finally told hubby "take 'em to the hospital, someone will want them". I could not watch as they went out the door...
I was really going to be good on this spring cleaning and attempt to weed through my 500 cookbooks. I did, too. I managed to weed out 3. And then promptly purchased 3 more when I took those 3 to the thrift store...
Wonder if Dr Drew offers a program for us?
My "not so tried and true" cookbook is up to almost 600. I just started it the middle of last year when I realized how many untried recipes were in my "Family Cookbook". I have no idea how many of the recipes in there are actually t&t. Then there were the stacks and stacks of magazines that I finally told hubby "take 'em to the hospital, someone will want them". I could not watch as they went out the door...
I was really going to be good on this spring cleaning and attempt to weed through my 500 cookbooks. I did, too. I managed to weed out 3. And then promptly purchased 3 more when I took those 3 to the thrift store...
Wonder if Dr Drew offers a program for us?
I agree - and it captures the picture of the dish too --- when I borrow cookbooks from friends
before I photocopy a recipe I search online for it - I'd say about 70% of the time I find someone already posted it somewhere - whether it's a chat site or the author's site. Then I copy to MasterCook.
For my personal bought cookbooks, I bought post it flag tags - they're about 1/2 inch wide and a pack has 4 different colors. I tag a page in my cookbook with recipes I want to try. If I do try it and like it I draw a star on the tag - so that when I scan the top of the book I know which ones I've made and like.
I also have binders of recipes -- goal is one day to get them into MC. (It's been a goal for years!)
And I have many many many years of Bon Appetit, Martha and other mags that I want to copy to MC (first by searching the web so I don't have to type) and then I would donate or post to the barder site. --- that's also been a goal for over a year now. Told myself that it was a "winter project" but it didn't happen.
And then I have a boat-load of recipes in email - that have to be put into MC - again - it's on the list.
I think I need to downsize --- but it's soooooo hard to let go. 'Cause you know the minute you delete one.... you'll need it tomorrow....
before I photocopy a recipe I search online for it - I'd say about 70% of the time I find someone already posted it somewhere - whether it's a chat site or the author's site. Then I copy to MasterCook.
For my personal bought cookbooks, I bought post it flag tags - they're about 1/2 inch wide and a pack has 4 different colors. I tag a page in my cookbook with recipes I want to try. If I do try it and like it I draw a star on the tag - so that when I scan the top of the book I know which ones I've made and like.
I also have binders of recipes -- goal is one day to get them into MC. (It's been a goal for years!)
And I have many many many years of Bon Appetit, Martha and other mags that I want to copy to MC (first by searching the web so I don't have to type) and then I would donate or post to the barder site. --- that's also been a goal for over a year now. Told myself that it was a "winter project" but it didn't happen.
And then I have a boat-load of recipes in email - that have to be put into MC - again - it's on the list.
I think I need to downsize --- but it's soooooo hard to let go. 'Cause you know the minute you delete one.... you'll need it tomorrow....