Comments for Cookbooker Blog http://www.cookbooker.com/blog Blogging about cooking and the making of cookbooker.com Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:20:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on James Beard Foundation’s Bakers Dozen by Megan http://www.cookbooker.com/blog/2010/05/15/james-beard-foundations-bakers-dozen/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Megan Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:20:15 +0000 http://www.cookbooker.com/blog/?p=330#comment-200 I'd like to see The Art and Soul of Baking and The Craft of Baking on this list too. I’d like to see The Art and Soul of Baking and The Craft of Baking on this list too.

]]> Comment on Adding Magazines by Andrew http://www.cookbooker.com/blog/2010/03/29/adding-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Andrew Wed, 12 May 2010 01:08:24 +0000 http://www.cookbooker.com/blog/?p=299#comment-182 AJ and others - I've now added the special issues feature to magazines. When adding a new issue, there's a separate section for special issues which currently allows you to add the issue title, date (month is optional) and optional issue number. I've also changed the magazine display so that special issues appear separately from regular issues. I'd be delighted if people with special issues could try this out and let me know if it makes sense and works with the issues in their collections. Comments are, as always, welcome. AJ and others – I’ve now added the special issues feature to magazines. When adding a new issue, there’s a separate section for special issues which currently allows you to add the issue title, date (month is optional) and optional issue number. I’ve also changed the magazine display so that special issues appear separately from regular issues.

I’d be delighted if people with special issues could try this out and let me know if it makes sense and works with the issues in their collections. Comments are, as always, welcome.

]]> Comment on Adding Magazines by Andrew http://www.cookbooker.com/blog/2010/03/29/adding-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-178 Andrew Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:08:30 +0000 http://www.cookbooker.com/blog/?p=299#comment-178 Larrianne: it's already on the site here: http://www.cookbooker.com/magazine/24/magazine-of-la-cucina-italiana Naomi: I've added issue numbers to magazines now, so feel free to do so. If you'd like me to add them to already added magazines on the site, let me know which ones by email and I'll do it. Rest of the magazine changes are underway (slightly delayed, I'll sheepishly admit). Larrianne: it’s already on the site here: http://www.cookbooker.com/magazine/24/magazine-of-la-cucina-italiana

Naomi: I’ve added issue numbers to magazines now, so feel free to do so. If you’d like me to add them to already added magazines on the site, let me know which ones by email and I’ll do it.

Rest of the magazine changes are underway (slightly delayed, I’ll sheepishly admit).

]]> Comment on Adding Magazines by Larrianne http://www.cookbooker.com/blog/2010/03/29/adding-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-176 Larrianne Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:08:15 +0000 http://www.cookbooker.com/blog/?p=299#comment-176 Great website! How about adding the magazine, La Cucina Italiana? Thanks. Great website! How about adding the magazine, La Cucina Italiana? Thanks.

]]> Comment on Finding Good Bread on Vancouver Island by Ingrid http://www.cookbooker.com/blog/2009/10/24/finding-good-bread-on-vancouver-island/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Ingrid Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:40:41 +0000 http://www.cookbooker.com/blog/?p=144#comment-175 La Boulange is by far the best bread i've had on Van. Island... addicted! La Boulange is by far the best bread i’ve had on Van. Island… addicted!

]]> Comment on Adding Magazines by AJ http://www.cookbooker.com/blog/2010/03/29/adding-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-174 AJ Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:07:06 +0000 http://www.cookbooker.com/blog/?p=299#comment-174 I think moving the Times food section to the website section makes perfect sense. I think moving the Times food section to the website section makes perfect sense.

]]> Comment on Adding Magazines by Andrew http://www.cookbooker.com/blog/2010/03/29/adding-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-173 Andrew Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:07:59 +0000 http://www.cookbooker.com/blog/?p=299#comment-173 Naomi: Thanks for finding the 'add issue to bookshelf' bug. I've fixed it now so it will properly add a magazine issue to your bookshelf. I'll add an issue number field as soon as I'm able. As for newspapers, lots of them have recipes but as JustJim noted, people discard their newspapers, or save the recipe as a clipping, so having it indexed in Cookbooker wouldn't be very helpful for finding it again or having others find it again. It may be best to just use the website feature for this and not have any newspaper sections at all. Would you mind if I converted it to the website area AJ? I'd move your reviews over too. Oh, and I'll fix the sort bug in the magazines list. I've made a note in my first paragraph about how to find them. And I've realized that a drop-down menu for 'browse' would save people a lot of time if they wanted to see any of the complete lists, so I've put that on my to-do list as well. Naomi: Thanks for finding the ‘add issue to bookshelf’ bug. I’ve fixed it now so it will properly add a magazine issue to your bookshelf. I’ll add an issue number field as soon as I’m able.

As for newspapers, lots of them have recipes but as JustJim noted, people discard their newspapers, or save the recipe as a clipping, so having it indexed in Cookbooker wouldn’t be very helpful for finding it again or having others find it again. It may be best to just use the website feature for this and not have any newspaper sections at all. Would you mind if I converted it to the website area AJ? I’d move your reviews over too.

Oh, and I’ll fix the sort bug in the magazines list. I’ve made a note in my first paragraph about how to find them. And I’ve realized that a drop-down menu for ‘browse’ would save people a lot of time if they wanted to see any of the complete lists, so I’ve put that on my to-do list as well.

]]> Comment on Adding Magazines by AJ http://www.cookbooker.com/blog/2010/03/29/adding-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-172 AJ Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:08:46 +0000 http://www.cookbooker.com/blog/?p=299#comment-172 I added the Times Food Section (appears every Wednesday) into magazines before there was the option of adding websites. It probably makes more sense to have it as a website than a magazine; I always add the link anyway since that's the best way for non-subscribers to get the recipe. I added the Times Food Section (appears every Wednesday) into magazines before there was the option of adding websites. It probably makes more sense to have it as a website than a magazine; I always add the link anyway since that’s the best way for non-subscribers to get the recipe.

]]> Comment on Adding Magazines by JustJim http://www.cookbooker.com/blog/2010/03/29/adding-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-171 JustJim Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:08:07 +0000 http://www.cookbooker.com/blog/?p=299#comment-171 Hi Andrew, You might point out on the first numbered para of the blog that the way to the magazines page is through the browse tab. I notice that The New York Times Food Section* has an entry. Do you know if this is an actual magazine or an insert in the NYT newspaper? I often keep the cooking insert (Epicure) in my state paper The Age for a few weeks and try some of the recipes. I wouldn't catalogue them here because a) I eventually throw the insert away, and b) they are so much more accessible via the website (which I must get around to cataloguing). *This list sorts on the 'The' as the books pages used to do, you might want to look into that. Jim Hi Andrew,
You might point out on the first numbered para of the blog that the way to the magazines page is through the browse tab.

I notice that The New York Times Food Section* has an entry. Do you know if this is an actual magazine or an insert in the NYT newspaper? I often keep the cooking insert (Epicure) in my state paper The Age for a few weeks and try some of the recipes. I wouldn’t catalogue them here because a) I eventually throw the insert away, and b) they are so much more accessible via the website (which I must get around to cataloguing).

*This list sorts on the ‘The’ as the books pages used to do, you might want to look into that.

Jim

]]> Comment on Adding Magazines by Naomi http://www.cookbooker.com/blog/2010/03/29/adding-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Naomi Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:49:11 +0000 http://www.cookbooker.com/blog/?p=299#comment-170 Hi Andrew, Great site! You are right that adding magazines is tricky, thanks for working on improving it. If anything, I think i will find this site most useful for magazines, I can never remember which issue a recipe I like is in. The green 'add issue' button next to magazines isn't working for me. I can add them if I open that magazine as a page, but not from the list of issues. Also, for Donna Hay Magazine, the issue number rather than the date is what is shown on the spine so it is hard to locate them on a bookshelf from only the date. Could you please add an issue number field as well? Donna Hay fans might find the list of back issues a useful way to quickly translate between date/cover/issue number. http://www.donnahay.com.au/magazine/back-issues.php Thanks again, N Hi Andrew,

Great site! You are right that adding magazines is tricky, thanks for working on improving it. If anything, I think i will find this site most useful for magazines, I can never remember which issue a recipe I like is in.

The green ‘add issue’ button next to magazines isn’t working for me. I can add them if I open that magazine as a page, but not from the list of issues. Also, for Donna Hay Magazine, the issue number rather than the date is what is shown on the spine so it is hard to locate them on a bookshelf from only the date. Could you please add an issue number field as well?

Donna Hay fans might find the list of back issues a useful way to quickly translate between date/cover/issue number. http://www.donnahay.com.au/magazine/back-issues.php

Thanks again, N

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