How do I enter the 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 symbols in my
recipes?
These characters do not exist in all fonts, and are likely
to cause problems with the resizing and export functions. In addition,
similar characters for 1/3 and 2/3 are not available in most fonts. For
this reason, we recommend you type out the full measurement for your
recipe ingredients.
However, if you still want to use these characters in your recipes, you
may enter them by pressing the following keys while editing:
- Control+1 = 1/4
- Control+2 = 1/2
- Control+3 = 3/4
How do I add a photo to a recipe?
You may include a picture
with any recipe in Home Cookin Recipe Software. This could be a
photograph of the prepared meal, a diagram of the assembly method, or a
chart showing nutritional information. You can add the picture when you
first enter the recipe, or you can
edit an existing recipe to
add the picture.
Home Cookin supports JPG, GIF, and BMP format images. If your photo is
larger than 600x400 pixels, it will be scaled down before it is saved
with your recipe. To copy an image from a web page or other
application:
- Right click the recipe photo
- Select copy from the popup menu
- Click the Paste Photo button in the Home Cookin recipe
editor
- Click the Save button
Your recipe should now include the photo.
To load an image file, such as JPG from your digital camera, just click
the
Load Photo button in the Home Cookin recipe editor to locate
and select your file. Then save your recipe as usual.
Tips:
- Home Cookin 5.5 and earlier only support BMP format images
smaller than 600x400 pixels.
- Home Cookin will resize images when needed, but you may get
better results with a dedicated graphics application.
- Home Cookin Recipe Software is limited to one picture per recipe,
but you can use a graphics application to join multiple images into
one picture. You can then copy and paste this image into Home Cookin
as usual.
How do I save recipes with multiple sets of ingredients or
directions?
Many recipes consist of several smaller segments, such
as a pie recipe with a
crust,
filling, and a
topping.
The best way to save these recipes is to enter the ingredients in
separate sections on the ingredients side, and the directions in
separate sections on the directions side. This will let you keep all
parts of the recipe together (so you do not loose the "sauce" portion
of your favorite recipe), the entire recipe can be resized up or down,
and the recipe will import and export properly to other
applications.
For example, here's a recipe exported from Home Cookin:
Home Cookin Chapter: Desserts
Pecan-Chocolate Chip Pie
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Dough:
1/2 Pound Butter
1/2 Pound Cream cheese
2 Teaspoon Vanilla
2 Cup Flour
Filling:
1 Cup Pecans
4 Tablespoon Unsalted butter
2 Eggs
1 Cup Dark corn syrup
1/4 Cup Molasses
1/2 Cup Brown sugar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla extract
1/4 Cup Chocolate chips (or more)
.
Dough:
Cream butter, cream cheese and vanilla together in a mixer or
processor. Reduce speed to low and add the flour. Mix until just
incorporated. Remove the dough, form into three balls and wrap in
plastic wrap. Chill one hour before using. Uncooked dough can be
frozen up to two months. Freeze uncooked balls of dough or freeze
dough in pie tins. Makes three 10-inch pies.
Filling:
Mix pecans and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat and cook
until butter turns a golden color. Remove from heat and set aside. In
a mixing bowl combine eggs, corn syrup, molasses, brown sugar and
vanilla. Mix until smooth and then mix in the pecans and butter. Pour
this filling into the pie crust and sprinkle with the chocolate
chips. Place on the middle rack of a preheated 350F oven and bake
until the center of the pie is set, about 35 to 40 minutes. Remove
from the oven and let the pie cool before serving.
Servings: 6
Exported from Home Cookin 5.5 (www.mountainsoftware.com)
