Eating Well Recipe Layout (1,709 views)

Someone mentioned this same thing over at the Mastercook discussion group. Like you, they tried using other browsers but those failed to fix the problem.
What I would do is highlight and copy each section to a text editor page, make edits, and then print from there. (UNTIL THEY FIX IT, LET's HOPE.)
Catbatty

OH? Is it photos of the sections, I wonder? I should go look. So buried in stuff at the moment. Tables?? Weird.

my printer  will take 3 pages to print the  simple drink recipe.   above the print window, it shows how many pages it will take

www.eatingwell.com/recipe/267229/cabbage-lo-mein/?printview   

this is  from an email this morning. it takes 5 pages to print it.  everything is ridiculously spaced out.     pictures don't print.   I have a  normal home HP printer  reasonably  new.  I tried sizing  down the print to 50%  but it makes print tiny, uses the same number of pages. 
there is empty double space between each line of print. 

Traildoggie: I used Mastercook's online recipe importer tool to grab it for you (below). I was testing to see how IT would handle the new EW problem. It did really well. I only had to remove the word 'advertisement' that showed up in an empty space within the directions section.
SO, until they fix this problem, either use the Mastercook import tool, if you have it and THEN print...or find some way to copy (perhaps from their PRINT window) to some text editor and edit and then print.
Me, I usually use various user-made tools that clean up recipes prior to import into MC. I have a program called NoteTab (they do sell a free version)...and I copy stuff to there...and make edits there and THEN print things.

Please holler anyone if you want me to grab you some more EW recipes that won't easily print or edit/print for you. ~ Catbatty


* Exported from MasterCook *

Cabbage Lo Mein - EatingWell

Recipe By :By LAUREN GRANT
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons sesame oil -- divided
3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
12 ounces boneless -- skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/4-inch slices
8 ounces lo mein noodles
1 teaspoon chile-garlic sauce
3 tablespoons vegetable oil -- divided
5 ounces mushrooms -- thinly sliced
4 cloves garlic -- minced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger
1 bunch scallions -- thinly sliced
2 cups small broccoli florets (about 1 large crown)
1 red bell pepper -- sliced
1 cup snow peas -- halved
4 1/2 cups thinly sliced napa cabbage (1/2 head)
3/4 cup unsalted chicken broth
1 teaspoon cornstarch

Step 1

Combine 2 tablespoons sesame oil, soy sauce and crushed red pepper in a large bowl. Add chicken, toss to coat, and set aside.

Step 2

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook noodles in the boiling water according to package directions. Drain, transfer to a large bowl and toss with the remaining 2 teaspoons sesame oil and chile-garlic sauce. Set aside.

Step 3

Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add mushrooms and cook until juices are released and the mushrooms are golden and tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, ginger and scallions and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Transfer to a medium bowl.

Step 4

Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to the pan and heat over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add broccoli, bell pepper, and snow peas. Cook until tender-crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in cabbage and cook until wilted, 2 minutes. Transfer to the bowl with the mushroom mixture.

Step 5

Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in the pan over medium-high heat. Add the reserved chicken, leaving the sauce in the bowl. Sauté the chicken until cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. Meanwhile, add broth and cornstarch to the reserved sauce and whisk to combine. Add the sauce to the pan with the chicken; simmer until thickened, 1 to 2 minutes.

Step 6

Add the vegetable mixture to the pan and toss to combine. Transfer the chicken and vegetables to the bowl with the noodles and toss to combine.

Per Serving:

414 calories; 23.4 g total fat; 3.4 g saturated fat; 64 mg cholesterol; 552 mg sodium. 769 mg potassium; 26.6 g carbohydrates; 5 g fiber; 18 g sugar; 26.1 g protein; 3126 IU vitamin a iu; 95 mg vitamin c; 112 mcg folate; 101 mg calcium; 3 mg iron; 54 mg magnesium;

S(Internet Address):
"http://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/267229/cabbage-lo-mein/?printview"
Start to Finish Time:
"0:50"
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NOTES :
Jam-packed with a colorful medley of vegetables, this classic noodle dish relies on a bold sesame-soy sauce to tie all the flavors and textures together.

© Copyright 2019 eatingwell.com. Printed from eatingwell.com 12/22/2019

I just clicked on the link. YOu can uncheck the nutrition, images and sale items. I go to print-preview and it says 2 pages. Probably still too many but not 5!

I do not have  Mastercook  or Word.  I don't see anything called Wordpad or Notepad or anything similar. I have the word processor part of Open  Office, a free program.  I cant  see how to edit /remove  spaces. I tried selecting and removing  sections I didn't need but it didn't  work.   the ads don't print thankfully. 

 the nice thing about the EW recipes  was they were easy to print.  (nutritional info  never did print)  if I wanted it,  I wrote it in after printing.  I stopped pulling magazine pages  for recipes because this was easier to see, read,  and file, I can write notes on the page. .
printed pages held up better than tear outs from the mag.   they run recipes  I missed or never tried.     I don't want to put  recipes  into a computer program. 


If this  is not resolved I will probably drop  the magazine.  don't want this ridiculous amount of paper wasted and not file-able. it is too frustrating. 

I think you can even email it to yourself and set the email to plain text, then highlight and print "selected" and you should be able to get just what you select. Plus you'll have a back up copy in email--create a folder and move them all there.
Just brainstorming with Catbatty.

Hope routine procedure is...well...routine and uneventful. Never pleasant to go through that stuff.
I hope you can figure out something suitable for yourself with the recipes. There are certainly enough out there.
hugs to you and your DH.

Hope all goes well for hubby.

Your HP should have plain text editors. They have always come built into Windows computers. Look down at lower left corner of your screen, there is a Window icon there, left-click on that and type in: notepad
That should bring up your plain text NOTEPAD program. It's an editor (free), but without any fancy coding (found in Word and fancy word processing programs) that can mess up recipes sometimes.

We'll be thinking of your hubby and hoping he gets great reviews at doc.

There are other FREE plain text editors you can install. If you have Windows computer (I know nufin' about MAC computers) you should have plenty of choices. Microsoft products come pre-loaded on computers, the basic ones...not Word...but there is a WordPad that should also be on any Windows computer.
If you can't find Notepad or Wordpad, you might want to load up some others that are online. I've always had several of them (for various reasons).
I'll go see which ones I have or have had and will let you know. I'm guessing that any HP or Dell will have all you need though. For some reason, you aren't seeing them. Instead of eyeballing, try typing into that Windows icon thing. That should open up any programs you have...well, the list of them.
Another I do if I'm unsure what is installed on my computer, I click on that Windows icon and I go to Settings... and look for Programs (add/remove) and that will provide loooong list of everything that is loaded into computer and activated.

Whoops you are right. when I type in wordpad a window shows up.  it does not show in the alphabetical list. 


so I copy the recipe in question into this  and then  try to edit it?   is that right?  

Yes, try that. Do the edits, BUT THEN SAVE-AS and choose the plain text option. (Wordpad is not truly a plain text editor, but should do the job when you save to text.) IF that fails, then we are back to looking for Notepad or some other similar program you can download and install. I WILL GO PLAY WITH IT ON MY WORDPAD, TOO. HOPE I'm not misleading you on this.


CORRECTION: If you don't want to save the recipe to your computer, you don't need to save-as text (using Wordpad). Just make your edits and print. I just tried that and it works. I now have fairly concise printouts of two recipes in my hot little hands!

You are so welcome!! Open Office is not going to help you. Sorry. It's a free "open-source" replacement set of apps (instead of paying $$) for Microsoft's Word, Excel, etc. No plain text program there. (It's fine if you are looking for a way to get MS like programs, but doesn't sound to me like you want those kinds of programs. I don't use them, for instance. For recipes, I stay in plain text. No hidden coding wanted when doing up recipes to save or put into my recipe programs, or to post online. I have no need for Word or Excel, etc. Some folks DO. I have friends who like working in tables in Excel, for instance. Or who put out newsletters and need fancy formatting features.) I love my program called NoteTab (not Notepad)...and most of my friends who prep recipes for Mastercook, etc programs use it because it has lots of stuff we need and some of our favorite recipe programs are programmed around it. (Meaning, were written (coded) using various aspects of Notetab's 'clip' feature. Long story.) We buy the fancier version of it (still cheap), but it also comes free and I highly recommend it to all.

But, btw: while I was looking around, I downloaded and tried that one I mentioned - Nexpad. FREE. For Windows 10. It has built in VOICE TO TEXT... PLUS, the REVERSE - Text-to-Voice. In other words, you can dictate into it and it will type, or you can type and have it read back to you. (Or paste some text in and have it read that to you.) I have lots of friends who want one or both of those features and don't want to pay big bucks to get them. This is first time I've ever seen a text program come with those things. WAY WAY COOL. Plus, the maker has another free program that pulls text out of photos. SO, I am in pig heaven playing with those. Would never have found them without you. (Or would have taken much time to someday run across them. SO THANKS TO YOU!)

That's the norm now, all that liquid to drink. They stopped using pills (which weren't so bad...just monster sized). My girlfriend was just complaining on phone about having to be tested again and it's the amount of the stuff that she will have to drink that bothers her. (She has a previous test not all that long ago and she's dreading drinking so MUCH again -- said they give tall, big men same amount as little bitty lady. She can't see why. Bugs her.) For some reason, my husband didn't mind the amount at all (big tall guy).

SO, to me it sounds like you will be able to get by with just Wordpad, if it lets you edit down the junk and then print what remains.