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Wednesday, July 7, 2010
The Home Engineer: Organizing Recipes
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Meghan
Does your recipe box or book look like this?
or like this?
There is no right way to organize your recipes. But there are ways to make it more organized. You will have to figure that out for yourself and what works best for you and your family, but I'd like to share a few ideas today with you on keeping your recipes organized.
But first, you ask, "Why can't they just be laying around in drawers, cabinets, or even on the counter top?"
1. They will get stained or wear. Lets face it, every little drop of water on your recipe card or paper will saturated with that water or dirty little hands from your kids, or anything else that is in your kitchen.
2. It's good to have them organized so they are easy to find when you need them. This saves on time when you're looking for a specific recipe.
3. Even having your recipes organized makes any cook feel better. If thats the only thing in your home that is organized, at least you have somewhat of an organizational skill or mindset.
Here are some of my ideas for organizing recipes.
a. In a photo album. Put your recipe cards in a photo album. That way the pages protect the cards from stains, stickiness, etc. Then use tabs to organize them into categories (breakfast, appetizers, salads, main dishes, desserts, etc). Here is a picture of mine that my mom made me just before I got married of our family's favorite recipes
b. In a 3 ring binder. This is great for the recipes you print off from the computer or online. Hole punch those babies and then stick them in. You can make dividers as well for different sections to stay even more organized. I have one of these as well.
Where do you store your recipe binders/book/box? I have mine on top of my countertops in between some book ends. I also have them in a cabinet on my island in my kitchen. Here are some great pictures I found online that have great ideas for storing your books/boxes.
It may take all afternoon or all weekend, but in the end it will definitely be worth it!
Was this post helpful to you? If so, let me know! I'd also love to hear your ideas on future posts you'd like to see from me.
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8 comments:
Hi! Visiting you from iFellowship. My cookbook looks EXACTLY like the top picture. In fact, I think that may even be mine. ;) Stained and a mess. LOL Thanks for the tips!
Jennifer
www.thefarriswheel.blogspot.com
You can get it organized. Let me know if you'd like any more tips :)
Oh, boy! You totally got inside my head with this one. I have them in the pantry, in the drawers, stored in email, etc
Oh wow, i wish i could say collected recipes. I'm a relcutant cook xxx Would love to be organised though xxx
I've switched to the 3-ring binder w/ plastic sleeves. It's not so pretty - but does the job. I HOPE to print my own 'family cook book' for our daughters and daughter-in-laws someday to pass on family favs. With recipe's online it's a whole new world - but I miss the old, smudged cookbooks. I've also tried to post all time favs on my blog to 'spread the love'. I'm NO gourmet cook - but as a family, we like what we like. :)
Great post!!
I have a recipe box with recipes, but then I have numerous books and then other sheets of paper (unorganized) in my cabinet. Ugh!
Unfortunatly it looks like the first. I need to get organized I know. Lots of great ideas here, thanks for sharing!
Visiting from iFellowship, its a great link up!
Mine are a such a mess! I even got a nice wooden box to try to get organized but they are still a mess. I love that under cabinet cook book stand!
Just wanted to say hi and I miss seeing you around MGR! Hope you are doing well!
Sarah
prairiestormdesigns.blogspot.com
thepurplehound.blogspot.com
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