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Rumpelteazer · 05-16-2016, 06:49 AM

I've cleaned up my desk, putting away all the stuff I had put together for making a photo album from my vacation to Krakow. Now I'm cutting out some images for the front of the album and pasting them on. That will finish that album.

I've also sorted the photographs I took since March. I have to make a list with week number and anything special that happened in those weeks. After that I can start getting up to date with my 2016 album.

sydmalicious · 05-22-2016, 02:32 AM

Playing on these forums and listening to So Long, Lollipops. It's late so I'm going to turn in. Much fun was had on these forums today.

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Rumpelteazer · 05-24-2016, 03:43 AM

With just under three weeks to go until my reading retreat (vacation) it's time to start making lists. What to buy, what to do and what to pack. The latter list is, of course, split into the various bags, suitcase and storage container. And, the most important list, a list of possible books to read and to copy those to my Kindle.

Bilbo1967 · 05-28-2016, 04:56 AM

Finishing off packing . We're off to Prague for a 4 night break later today.

timebug · 05-29-2016, 04:57 AM

Contemplating some serious garden work,that
I have been putting off for a while now....

poohbear_nc · 05-29-2016, 04:10 PM

Just got back from visiting Paws4Ever - a no-kill rescue shelter that we adopted Goldie and Stella cat from. It's kitten season, so we took out a big bag of soft food and kitten toys and soft blankets -- and, of course, had to test some of the toys for quality control assurance.

The kitten room was housing 10 kittens, with more on the way.

There's nothing better on a rainy afternoon than being savaged by a band of high energy kittens.

badgoodDeb · 05-29-2016, 09:42 PM

And were you actually able to LEAVE with the same number of kittens that you went in with??? That's the biggest problem, imho.

Rumpelteazer · 05-30-2016, 04:05 AM

Making a shopping list.

On Monday I usually cook and today I'm going to attempt to make a couscous salad for the first time. The recipe looks simple and if it's a success I will need to save it. I really should create something with all my favourite recipes that I can add to.

badgoodDeb · 05-30-2016, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

Making a shopping list.

On Monday I usually cook and today I'm going to attempt to make a couscous salad for the first time. The recipe looks simple and if it's a success I will need to save it. I really should create something with all my favourite recipes that I can add to.

I still keep my recipes on 4x6 cards, in a box. I don't want my electronic devices next to my cooking and splashing, thank you very much! Plus the old Betty Crocker cookbook still feels like family to me. But them I'm approaching the point when I have to admit to Old.

cromag · 05-31-2016, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

I still keep my recipes on 4x6 cards, in a box. I don't want my electronic devices next to my cooking and splashing, thank you very much! Plus the old Betty Crocker cookbook still feels like family to me. But them I'm approaching the point when I have to admit to Old.

Ditto.

Also I clip recipes that I've tried (and liked) from newspapers and magazines, position them on blank 4X6 cards, and use clear self-adhesive plastic film (I use Con-Tact brand) to seal them to the card. It also protects against minor spills and splashes.

Rumpelteazer · 05-31-2016, 03:30 AM

I'm thinking of using a pocket page scrapbook. I really like the 6x8 size, and using the pocket page layout with two 3x4 pockets on the top half (one I will use for a picture of the finished dish and the other pocket I'll keep the ingredient list) and on the bottom half is a 4x6 pocket, used for the recipe. I can easily take pages out and the paper is protected from spills.

The recipe was a success, though I'll probably leave out the parsley next time and I might add some feta cheese. I did forget to take a picture of the finished dish, but I'm probably going to make it again when I'm on vacation in a couple of weeks since it was such a quick, easy and tasty dish.

DMcCunney · 05-31-2016, 04:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

I still keep my recipes on 4x6 cards, in a box. I don't want my electronic devices next to my cooking and splashing, thank you very much! Plus the old Betty Crocker cookbook still feels like family to me. But them I'm approaching the point when I have to admit to Old.

We're hybrid here.

My SO is a major foodie, and there are things like the Larousse Gastronomique volumes in the pBook library, as well as a variety of other references on food and cooking. She was also a happy user of an old MSDOS program called Meal Master, which was a specialized recipe database program. It could export recipes in a standard format, and there was a fair bit of recipe swapping online passing Meal Master exports back and forth. (MM format also got picked up as the interchange format by other recipe database apps.)

So we have stuff in both formats, but the SO treats recipes as general guidelines, not precise directions to be followed exactly, and tweaks as she goes. (She has the knowledge, skill, and experience to do that sort of on the fly changes - "The recipe specifies this ingredient, but it's not available, and the farmer's market has that in stock which will substitute nicely...")

I'm well fed, thank you...

______
Dennis

Cinisajoy · 05-31-2016, 07:29 PM

I have two file cabinet drawers of 3 by 5 cards, mostly from taste of home and that set of magazines. Note: short file drawers with two sides for index cards.
I also have numerous cookbooks and either 2 or 3 sets of the recipe cards they used to send in the mail. Did I mention I love thrift stores?
That is where most of them came from with the exception of the My great recipes set. My husband originally got them for his first wife.
I am second wife.
Now what am I doing? I am soon off to start dinner.

WT Sharpe · 06-02-2016, 02:13 AM

I was just doing some shopping on Amazon when I came across this review of a product I was considering:

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A review like that makes me suspect that the reviewer may not have bothered to read the full description of the product in question before they hit the "buy" button.

The product in question:

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orlok · 06-02-2016, 09:01 AM

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I was just doing some shopping on Amazon when I came across this review of a product I was considering:

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A review like that makes me suspect that the reviewer may not have bothered to read the full description of the product in question before they hit the "buy" button.

The product in question:

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05-22-2016, 02:32 AM	#39572
sydmalicious Cantankerous Contrarian Posts: 113 Karma: 506950 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Swatara, PA US Device: MapleRead, iPad Pro 12.9" 2018, iPhone 12 Pro, Kobo Forma 32gb	So what are you doing RIGHT NOW? Playing on these forums and listening to So Long, Lollipops. It's late so I'm going to turn in. Much fun was had on these forums today. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

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WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I was just doing some shopping on Amazon when I came across this review of a product I was considering: Click to enlarge. A review like that makes me suspect that the reviewer may not have bothered to read the full description of the product in question before they hit the "buy" button. The product in question: Spoiler: Click to enlarge. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 06-02-2016 at 02:27 AM.

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05-16-2016, 06:49 AM	#39571
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,099 Karma: 24047426 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I've cleaned up my desk, putting away all the stuff I had put together for making a photo album from my vacation to Krakow. Now I'm cutting out some images for the front of the album and pasting them on. That will finish that album. I've also sorted the photographs I took since March. I have to make a list with week number and anything special that happened in those weeks. After that I can start getting up to date with my 2016 album.

05-24-2016, 03:43 AM	#39573
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,099 Karma: 24047426 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	With just under three weeks to go until my reading retreat (vacation) it's time to start making lists. What to buy, what to do and what to pack. The latter list is, of course, split into the various bags, suitcase and storage container. And, the most important list, a list of possible books to read and to copy those to my Kindle.

05-28-2016, 04:56 AM	#39574
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Finishing off packing . We're off to Prague for a 4 night break later today.

05-29-2016, 04:57 AM	#39575
timebug Ancient Sage Posts: 14,585 Karma: 15493448 Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Derby U.K. Device: Kobo Reader	Contemplating some serious garden work,that I have been putting off for a while now....

05-29-2016, 04:10 PM	#39576
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,796 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Just got back from visiting Paws4Ever - a no-kill rescue shelter that we adopted Goldie and Stella cat from. It's kitten season, so we took out a big bag of soft food and kitten toys and soft blankets -- and, of course, had to test some of the toys for quality control assurance. The kitten room was housing 10 kittens, with more on the way. There's nothing better on a rainy afternoon than being savaged by a band of high energy kittens.

05-29-2016, 09:42 PM	#39577
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	And were you actually able to LEAVE with the same number of kittens that you went in with??? That's the biggest problem, imho.

05-30-2016, 04:05 AM	#39578
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,099 Karma: 24047426 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Making a shopping list. On Monday I usually cook and today I'm going to attempt to make a couscous salad for the first time. The recipe looks simple and if it's a success I will need to save it. I really should create something with all my favourite recipes that I can add to.

05-31-2016, 03:30 AM	#39581
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,099 Karma: 24047426 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I'm thinking of using a pocket page scrapbook. I really like the 6x8 size, and using the pocket page layout with two 3x4 pockets on the top half (one I will use for a picture of the finished dish and the other pocket I'll keep the ingredient list) and on the bottom half is a 4x6 pocket, used for the recipe. I can easily take pages out and the paper is protected from spills. The recipe was a success, though I'll probably leave out the parsley next time and I might add some feta cheese. I did forget to take a picture of the finished dish, but I'm probably going to make it again when I'm on vacation in a couple of weeks since it was such a quick, easy and tasty dish.

05-31-2016, 07:29 PM	#39583
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	I have two file cabinet drawers of 3 by 5 cards, mostly from taste of home and that set of magazines. Note: short file drawers with two sides for index cards. I also have numerous cookbooks and either 2 or 3 sets of the recipe cards they used to send in the mail. Did I mention I love thrift stores? That is where most of them came from with the exception of the My great recipes set. My husband originally got them for his first wife. I am second wife. Now what am I doing? I am soon off to start dinner.