Hi Margaret,
Welcome to DiscussCooking!! I wish I could help you but I have never taken the plunge and invested in a recipe software program. I keep my recipes in my word program.
I keep different folders for different things. I keep 1 folder right now for most of my recipes. Here is how I save them:
If the recipe is a soup recipe then I name it like this -
SOUP-Cream of Asparagus
Or if a main dish - like this -
ENTREE-PORK-Cuban Pork Roast
or:
ENTREE-CHICKEN-Asparagus and Mushroom Pasta
Once I put in ENTREE, then CHICKEN, then they are put in alphabetical order.
This way I just copy the recipe from whereever I am getting it, paste to my word program, then saving it accordingly.
You could then create different folders for each client or keep in the same folder but just start out your saved name with the client's name, such as:
KITCHENELF-Appetizer-Bruchetta
or whatever the dish may be.
I know I didn't help with the program but I haven't found one that answers all my needs. So I just created my own system! LOL
If you decide to do it this way for awhile you cannot use / or \ in the saved name since these are normally reserved for file paths - for example:
KITCHENELF/Appetizer/Bruchetta
You have to do it like I did above.
Maybe someone else will come along with some information for you that I can benefit from too!!! I have really gotten used to this so I will probably keep using it. You could also use a zip drive so you don't tie up hard drive space or you could even just use a floopy. Maybe each customer could have a different floppy.
