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I have a lot of recipes that I need to store in some kind of software so that I can look them up by food groups as well as by course type as well as Ingredient type. Does anybody have any recommendations for free software?
Depends on what kind of computer you have. I download quite a few, and I have some CDs as well. For my favorites I create word processing files and save them that way. You can have a folder for desserts, stews, soups, etc. On my computer it doesn't much matter what kind of files they are, either - I have a lot of PDF files that automatically open in Adobe Acrobat.
So I don't bother with any kind of dedicated software, I just use WordPerfect. You can do the same with Open Access, or MSWord. Don't know anything about Macs, though.
I've used MacGourmet for my Mac and liked it. It can sync with my iPod/iPhone, which is nice, but there are cheaper options out there. If you have Microsoft Access, you could probably download a free recipe database online somewhere, which would give you better sorting, searching, and categorizing abilities, but you can do that manually with Word.
I have all my recipes in MS Word, divided into different folders depending on the food type. My husband also built me a website for all my recipes. This way I can access all my personal recipes from anywhere with my phone. It's great when I am grocery shopping and can't remember an ingredient!
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