software

Chef Bear said:

What is the (best) or everyone's favorite recipe database
software? I could make my own, but I'm like most of
everyone else, too much work, the kids, home etc... help
please thanks

I've been using Living Cookbook
(livingcookbook.comlivingcookbook.comOpen ↗) and I love it. They have a
free demo version that you can download. I hope that helps!

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jmk in NC

jmk said:

Chef Bear said:

What is the (best) or everyone's favorite recipe
database software? I could make my own, but I'm like
most of everyone else, too much work, the kids, home
etc... help please thanks

I've been using Living Cookbook
(livingcookbook.comlivingcookbook.comOpen ↗) and I love it. They
have a free demo version that you can download. I hope
that helps!

I still don't understand the use of special recipe software
when you have a word processing progam already.

Practice safe eating - always use condiments

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jmk said:

Chef Bear said:

What is the (best) or everyone's favorite recipe
database software? I could make my own, but I'm like
most of everyone else, too much work, the kids, home
etc... help please thanks

I've been using Living Cookbook
(livingcookbook.comlivingcookbook.comOpen ↗) and I love it. They
have a free demo version that you can download. I hope
that helps!

I still don't understand the use of special recipe
software when you have a word processing progam already.

Practice safe eating - always use condiments

Can your word processor provide nutrition information? Can
it recommend wines? Can it construct a shopping list from a
weekly menu?
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Cornelius said:

Can your word processor provide nutrition information?
Can it recommend wines? Can it construct a shopping list
from a weekly menu?

I don't need or want any of the above.

Practice safe eating - always use condiments

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Cornelius said:

Can your word processor provide nutrition information?
Can it recommend wines? Can it construct a shopping
list from a weekly menu?

I don't need or want any of the above.

I agree. Does anyone actually decide what they will eat
based on the nutritional info? If the recipe is to
salty/sugary/fatty/whatever, why did you keep it?

And does anyone really plan the next week's menus at one
time and then go shopping for the required ingredients?

I realize many (probably now most) recipe programs do offer
all those features. But the way I live, they have absolutely
no value. I am curious, though, as to how many people
actually use those features. Anyone care to to comment?

SCUBApix said:

I realize many (probably now most) recipe programs do
offer all those features. But the way I live, they have
absolutely no value. I am curious, though, as to how many
people actually use those features. Anyone care to to
comment?

The most valuable feature of a database oriented recipe
program, for me at least, is the ability to do ad hoc
queries. "Show me all italian side dishes that contain
anchovies", etc. The value of this goes up with the size of
the database. The ability to quickly scale recipes is also
helpful, especially when you regularly cook for large
numbers and your recipes are scaled down.

Really, one could get through life just fine storing all
their recipes in text files. Judging from the way I see it
being used, recipe software is a solution looking for a
problem for some. I know cooks who spend more time fiddling
with the software then they would if they just used a
straightforward, less automated method.

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Cornelius said:

Can your word processor provide nutrition information?
Can it recommend wines? Can it construct a shopping
list from a weekly menu?

I don't need or want any of the above.

I agree. Does anyone actually decide what they will eat
based on the nutritional info? If the recipe is to
salty/sugary/fatty/whatever, why did you keep it?

And does anyone really plan the next week's menus at one
time and then go shopping for the required ingredients?

I realize many (probably now most) recipe programs do
offer all those features. But the way I live, they have
absolutely no value. I am curious, though, as to how
many people actually use those features. Anyone care to
to comment?

I don't use the nutritional info so much; but I do indeed
plan menus by the week and use my recipe program to print
out the shopping list (organized by store aisle) based on
that menu. Going to the grocery isn't something I look
forward to and, by doing it that way, I can get it over
with relatively quickly and forget about it for the next 6
days. I find it's a much more efficient use of my time than
having to run to the store every other afternoon or, god
forbid, halfway through cooking something when I discover
I'm out of whatever.

Regards, Tracy R.

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On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 16:51:05 -0400, "SCUBApix"
<[email hidden]> wrote: I agree. Does anyone
actually decide what they will eat based on the
nutritional info? If the recipe is to
salty/sugary/fatty/whatever, why did you keep it?

I like to bake. I make cakes, pies, brownies, and so on. I
make fudge and candy. Desserts. Really rich desserts,
sometimes.

My children are grown and don't live here anymore. My
husband is not a big sweets eater, and I'm not supposed to
have too much sugar. When I bake or make sweets, I have a
lot left over, so I share it with the neighbors.

Some of my neighbors need to watch what they eat. Some need
to watch cholesterol, some need to watch sugar. All of them
can (and want to) eat what I make, but the nutritional
information comes in handy for them to judge how much of it
they should eat. So, whenever I bring cake/sweets to a
neighbor, I bring a copy of the recipe, complete with
nutritional information.

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On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 21:36:36 GMT, sf <[email hidden]>
wrote: I still don't understand the use of special recipe
software when you have a word processing progam already.

Because it's fun and it's useful. I use The Living Cookbook
recipe software. I like making my own little cookbooks using
their pre-made templates. I like printing out my recipes,
complete with photo and nutritional information, using their
templates. Could I do that with word processing software?
Sure. But I like using the recipe software to do it. I like
using their other options too, such as the nutritional
information database. It didn't cost a lot, and I get a lot
of use out of it.

We're all different. I don't have a dishwasher. My kitchen
is small, and I'd rather have the cabinet space. My sister
has a dishwasher, and can't see how I can live without one.
I don't understand why she needs one -- she lives alone,
doesn't do that much cooking, probably doesn't have many
dishes. But, I certainly respect the fact that she enjoys
having a dishwasher.

Terrel
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jmk said:

Chef Bear said:

What is the (best) or everyone's favorite recipe database
software? I could make my own, but I'm like most of
everyone else, too much work, the kids, home etc... help
please thanks

I've been using Living Cookbook
(livingcookbook.comlivingcookbook.comOpen ↗) and I love it. They have a
free demo version that you can download. I hope that helps!

Check this one out...it's free...even for the advanced
version:

"www.google.com"

You can find any recipe that has ever been discussed on the
Internet either in newsgroups or on the web! Start Googling
now...you'll enjoy it!

Bill

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jmk said:

Chef Bear said:

What is the (best) or everyone's favorite recipe
database software? I could make my own, but I'm like
most of everyone else, too much work, the kids, home
etc... help please thanks

I've been using Living Cookbook
(livingcookbook.comlivingcookbook.comOpen ↗) and I love it. They
have a free demo version that you can download. I hope
that helps!

Check this one out...it's free...even for the advanced
version:

"www.google.com"

You can find any recipe that has ever been discussed on
the Internet either in newsgroups or on the web! Start
Googling now...you'll enjoy it!

Bill

You might also want to look into BigOven
(bigoven.combigoven.comOpen ↗). It offers:

* One click import from over 150,000 recipes on the web
* Search by one or more categories
* Drag and drop recipes onto a shopping list or meal
calendar
* Analyze nutritional content of any recipe
* Email recipes to friends

Rated 5/5 stars by Tucows, Softpicks.net, GlobalShareware,
and featured in both USAToday.com and ZDNet.com as a Pick
of the Day.

- Steve Member, BigOven Development Team www.bigoven.com
cooking made easier

i've been using Bigoven for a while now and think it's the
best i've seen. support has been awesome as well. been
through at least 5-6 recipe programs to date and won't be
looking any further. just try the demo, nothing to lose

bigoven.comdownload center.htmOpen ↗

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jmk said:

On 6/18/2004 7:11 PM, Chef Bear wrote:
> What is the (best) or everyone's favorite recipe
> database software? I could make my own, but I'm like
> most of everyone else, too much work, the kids, home
> etc... help please thanks

I've been using Living Cookbook
(livingcookbook.comlivingcookbook.comOpen ↗) and I love it. They
have a free demo version that you can download. I hope
that helps!

Check this one out...it's free...even for the advanced
version:

"www.google.com"

You can find any recipe that has ever been discussed on
the Internet either in newsgroups or on the web! Start
Googling now...you'll enjoy it!

Bill

You might also want to look into BigOven
(bigoven.combigoven.comOpen ↗). It offers:

* One click import from over 150,000 recipes on the web
* Search by one or more categories
* Drag and drop recipes onto a shopping list or meal
calendar
* Analyze nutritional content of any recipe
* Email recipes to friends

Rated 5/5 stars by Tucows, Softpicks.net, GlobalShareware,
and featured in both USAToday.com and ZDNet.com as a Pick
of the Day.

- Steve Member, BigOven Development Team www.bigoven.com
cooking made easier

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Cornelius said:

Can your word processor provide nutrition
information? Can it

recommend

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wines? Can it construct a shopping list from a weekly
menu?

I don't need or want any of the above.

I agree. Does anyone actually decide what they will eat
based on the nutritional info? If the recipe is to
salty/sugary/fatty/whatever, why did you keep it?

And does anyone really plan the next week's menus at one
time and then go shopping for the required ingredients?

I realize many (probably now most) recipe programs do
offer all those features. But the way I live, they have
absolutely no value. I am curious, though, as to how many
people actually use those features. Anyone care to

to

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comment?

I like the idea of being able to put together a shopping
list for a special meal or a special day and then having it
combine ingredients. I don't like the programs that will
print a shopping list but don't combine like ingredients.

But then, I'm a programmer myself and I see the lack of
combining like ingredients as a serious design flaw.

Bret

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