
Method #2 – Print directly to Google Drive.Īgain, to use this method you must be using the Chrome browser, and you must be logged into your Google account in that browser, which you are if you’re looking at your Drive.
That’s it! Google Drive saves automatically, so you can close this document. This is really handy when a recipe links to another recipe, ie: a recipe for a yummy sandwich has a link to a separate recipe that tells you how to make the bread. You’ll end up with all the images from the page, along with any URL links.
Paste that baby into your blank document in Drive. How to Save and Organize Recipes with Google Driveģ. I’m going to copy this delicious recipe for Indian Samosa Casserole from Vegetarian Times. If the website offers a “printer-friendly” link to the recipe without all the ads and bric-a-brac, copy from there. Highlight and copy the recipe, pictures and all. Find that recipe you want to save and copy it. How to Save and Organize Recipes with Google Drive 2. I use Method 2 primarily, and Method 1 on websites that don’t cooperate.
Method 2 is simpler, but it only works with the Chrome browser and it may not play nicely with every website. Method 1 should work for everyone and is slightly more complicated (which is to say still not very complicated). I think most people probably have one these days, but if not, go to and sign up. Here’s how it’s done.įirst, you need a Google account. I settled on my storage method of choice: Google Drive. I wanted a system that was paperless, did not involve bookmarking websites, took minimal effort and was accessible from my iPhone, which I use as my cookbook in the kitchen. How to keep track of all these digital recipes and keep them organized? I could bookmark recipes I wanted to remember, but what if the page moved or the site shut down and the link now lead to a big 404 error? I could print them out, but I was trying to get away from all the binders of printouts. However, I had an organizational problem. Everything ever created is on the internet. I nixed my hardcopy recipe collection of cookbooks and binders years ago.īecause the internet, obviously.