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Posted: Jan 19 2012 at 4:38pm \| IP Logged

I've spent WAY too much time looking for an option.

I'm trying to write up my family recipes to give as a gift -- a family cookbook, especially the ones from our grandmothers.

I was going to use Word, and I am pretty good at formatting and such. I thought I would find a free template, and haven't found a suitable one. The ones on the Microsoft Online templates are really limited.

I am only thinking simple, but wondering if anyone has done this and can share their experience?

I did have them many recipes typed on MasterCook, but it was an old version, on my old computer, and not compatible with what I have...in short, I have to start again.

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Posted: Jan 19 2012 at 4:42pm \| IP Logged

JennGM wrote:

I did have them many recipes typed on MasterCook, but it was an old version, on my old computer, and not compatible with what I have...in short, I have to start again.

Ugh, I had Mastercook, too, which I really liked. When we had a hard drive die I lost all of my recipes that were typed out. I've been too lazy to look for another method.

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Posted: Jan 19 2012 at 5:19pm \| IP Logged

I wanted somewhere to put my recipes online but also have access to print them. I found RecipeThing to be simple and work well. I really like that I can search for my Cooking Light favorites on the web and just copy them in. Also, you can download your recipe box to a file on your computer. I wish I had more time to put things in there. I do like e-mailing myself recipes I am going to use during the week and I cook from my ipad in the kitchen and just delete when I am done. No more papers floating around!! And the recipe is still in the database. I do keep favorites and recipes I use often in a binder in page protectors in the kitchen, things like breads and muffins and pizza dough.
Also, when I was searching people mentioned Google templates? Somewhere on Google that people share worksheets and things to make life easier.
You'll find something that works for you, I was amazed at all the options when I did my research.

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Posted: Jan 19 2012 at 5:22pm \| IP Logged

I looked for a while and didn't ever find anything I loved enough to put the time into it. I ended up just printing out recipes from online, copying those from magazines, and adding handwritten notecards for family recipes onto individual pieces of paper and inserting in page protectors.

I would love to find something beautiful and time/cost effective.

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Posted: Jan 19 2012 at 8:06pm \| IP Logged

Jennifer,

I don't have a free option, but I love this idea.
cooking on cloverlane cookbook I believe she used Blurb to make hers.

PaperCoterie also has a cookbook option.

I am slowly working on typing up my recipes then I will probably print them on Blurb.

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