What do you consider the best recipe software for Windows?

I was looking at it on a site that reviewed that type of
software and it was #1 of the top ten they reviewed and had the most
people respond.When I want to make a specific dish and
I'm searching the internet, I open and save the template for that
specific
dish. ]i.e. recipe-baby-back-ribs.doc]
2. Search the internet for recipes. I
did last time. It also allows me to make notes, what was good and what
was
bad.




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mian afi143
 
and thats the rub, nothing i could hook up to it in the way of computers or
screen readers will read that file format, might work great for the dh but
not for me, Lee
"Janet Wilder" wrote in message
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On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:30:47 -0400, Landon wrote:




Until you come back under another nickname/email address and try shilling
something again.

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Cheers
Chatty Cathy
 
On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:10:36 GMT, "l, not -l" wrote:


Exactly as I thought.

Text exports have been around for decades. Knowing how to use a text
export function is a must.
 
On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:06:32 -0500, Janet Wilder
wrote:


Oh, man Janet - you had one rockin' rig!

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On 20-Mar-2011, Roy wrote:


Is this difficult for you and your software to deal with? The first
instance was EXPORTED from MC to a text file, then imported into my news
program. Instance two was CUT AND PASTE from MC.

* Exported from MasterCook *

Awesome Collard Greens

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:10
Categories :

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1 lb collard greens -- (or 1/2 collards 1/2 kale)
1 medium onion -- chopped
1 3/4 cups canned tomatoes -- 1 15 oz can, chopped
2 cloves garlic -- chopped (2 to 4)
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup cider vinegar
salt -- to taste
hot sauce -- to taste

Wash greens in a colander.

Chop into bite-sized pieces.

Throw all ingredients into a large pot and cover.

Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, the reduce heat and simmer.

Greens are done when they have shrunk down and are cooked through, usually
about a half hour, but you can let it simmer much longer.

Serve with its liquid.

Source:
"Adapted from recipe on Recipezaar"
S(Internet Address):
"http://www.recipezaar.com/Awesome-Collard-Greens-69475"
Copyright:
"? 2008 Scripps Networks, Inc."
Start to Finish Time:
"0:40"
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 47 Calories; trace Fat (6.9% calories
from fat); 3g Protein; 10g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol;
122mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 Vegetable; 0 Other Carbohydrates.


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CUT AND PASTE:


* Exported from MasterCook *

Awesome Collard Greens

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:10
Categories :

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1 lb collard greens -- (or 1/2 collards 1/2 kale)
1 medium onion -- chopped
1 3/4 cups canned tomatoes -- 1 15 oz can, chopped
2 cloves garlic -- chopped (2 to 4)
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup cider vinegar
salt -- to taste
hot sauce -- to taste

Wash greens in a colander.

Chop into bite-sized pieces.

Throw all ingredients into a large pot and cover.

Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, the reduce heat and simmer.

Greens are done when they have shrunk down and are cooked through, usually
about a half hour, but you can let it simmer much longer.

Serve with its liquid.

Source:
"Adapted from recipe on Recipezaar"
S(Internet Address):
"http://www.recipezaar.com/Awesome-Collard-Greens-69475"
Copyright:
"? 2008 Scripps Networks, Inc."
Start to Finish Time:
"0:40"
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 47 Calories; trace Fat (6.9% calories
from fat); 3g Protein; 10g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol;
122mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 Vegetable; 0 Other Carbohydrates.


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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Change Cujo to Juno in email address.
 
On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:25:15 -0600, "Janet Bostwick"
wrote:


Agreed on all points, plus I don't have to put ingredients in one box,
method in another... that software is a lot of work! I'd never save
recipes if I had to use it. As it is, if I can't find what I'm
looking for the regular way, I just let my computer do a search and
voil?.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On 2011-03-21, l, not -l wrote:


MC is proprietary software, which can create problems between other
platforms and/or software. I've said it, others have said it, it's
the issue being discussed. Feel free to spin it any way you like, the
fact remains.

nb
 
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On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:25:15 -0600, "Janet Bostwick"
wrote:


Agreed on all points, plus I don't have to put ingredients in one box,
method in another... that software is a lot of work! I'd never save
recipes if I had to use it. As it is, if I can't find what I'm
looking for the regular way, I just let my computer do a search and
voil?.

Janet adds to sf's thoughts:
Plus, the collection of recipes thinks just like you do because you put it
together in files using your own words . I didn't have anything to learn
either. I knew how to file, I knew what sort of categories I would use to
sort recipes.
That's why I asked what Mastercook can do. I can't imagine needing more
than what I have.
Janet
 
On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:12:59 -0500, Janet Wilder
wrote:



Thanks Janet. I'll try it and evaluate it. Most of my use will be in
the kitchen while preparing meals.


I have to say you made me laugh when I read that. I was told once that
I could dirty more dishes while preparing a meal than anyone else. I
like to prep all my ingredients before starting to cook with each food
or seasoning in it's own bowl.
 
On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 14:44:46 -0500, Janet Wilder
wrote:



You dang blasted MC shill! Hahahahahaha

I'm crackin me up!

I'm not sure if the email address that shows in your usenet posts is
real, but if you would be so kind to send me the MC Cookbooks you
mentioned, you could send them to:

tpbsaf AT yahoo.com (no space after the tpbsaf)

I would greatly appreciate them.
 
"Janet Wilder" wrote in message
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On 3/14/2011 3:28 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:


Master Cook has so many abilities. The one I like the best is the
ability to create one's own cookbook. The cookbook can also be printed.

You can create shopping lists for recipes. I use the nutritional
information feature. The software also allows me to input ingredients
that might not be in their database and it is really helpful in
calculating carbs for DH's diabetes.

If you use Firefox, there are a whole bunch of web sites that will work
with an extension called Recipefox (see other post) Also, there is a
feature called "import assistant" that will take text and help you
convert it into a recipe. Great for recipes I get from this NG and from
some sites where Recipefox doesn't work. The import assistant worked
really well when I scanned some old cookbooks using OCR software and
converted it to Mastercook Cookbooks.

I looked into Big Oven once, but I'm just a Mastercook junkie.

--
Janet Wilder
Janet responds to Janet:
Thanks for the info. That sounds like a lot more than I need. I can see
where it will be helpful for you watching carbs. I just grab a blank Word,
title it and copy and paste or scan and then file. I guess I'm just lazy.
Thanks again.
Janet
 
On 3/20/2011 2:52 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
Me too Janet. I'm still using MC 7, for which I paid the grand sum of
$7.00 on Amazon some time ago. I grab recipes via copy and paste, paste
them into MC with great success, including recipes from this group.
Works for me.
 
Landon wrote:



Landon ,

I don't use recipe software, per se. I'll print to .pdf from my word
processor so I can (a) view it in a beautiful format of my design and,
(b) it's in my back pocket on the iPhone so if I am asked to suggest a
recipe, I can email it to a friends computer standing right next to it,
for them to view, full screen, a moment later, without worrying about
recipe software. Or even ring me long distance for a recipe and they'll
have it in an email in under a minute. The beauty of .pdf!!!
Portability. I'm not one for old fashioned mono-spaced exported text
formatted recipes.

Sure, I'm not afforded the tailored search facilities, recipe sizing,
etc., that dedicated recipe softwares offer but I do have the advantage
of easily sharing them and they'll look as polished to their eyes as
they do to mine.

Best,

Andy
 
On Mar 17, 2:31?pm, ChattyCathy wrote:

==
I tried Gourmet Master last night. Maybe when they get the bugs out it
might be okay...otherwise it is a POS. Parts of it don't work at all
and it is just so cumbersome.
==
 
On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:31:42 -0400, Landon wrote:


The older I get, the better I like that idea!

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On 21 Mar 2011 04:39:41 GMT, notbob wrote:


This is true about every single piece of software ever written. No
code has ever been written that was free of "bugs" or free from
conflicts with other software.

The term "proprietary software" doesn't really mean anything. All
software is proprietary to some extent. It makes no difference if its
a applet or a full blown program.

MasterCook has tens of thousands of users. Obviously it must work
pretty well or there wouldn't be all those people using it every day.

If you're going to knock it, be specific. Say exactly what problems
with the software you have experienced.

If you don't even own it or use it, how can you knock something you
haven't yet used? Or have you?
 


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