I own dozens of cookbooks but one recipe binder.
The cook books are rarely used.
It's just so inconvenient to have to search through all of them every time I want to find a recipe (and yes, I realize that's a really lame excuse).
But now that I've been working on planning meals and baking from scratch, I've started collecting all my recipes in one place my recipe binder.
(And yes, that's the recipe for Kate's sinfully delicious cinnamon rolls!)
The first thing I do is type out the recipe on the computer. Then I print it out and place it in a 3-ring binder which I keep in an accessible place in the kitchen. Then, when I want to bake something, I just get out the binder, turn to the right page, and bake!
Having the recipes printed out also makes it more convenient to write notes on individual recipes, especially if I make any exchanges for any of the ingredients. And of course, if I bake a recipe, but don't like it, I can simply tear it out and throw it away without damaging my cookbooks.
Eventually, I plan to turn my recipe binder into a more full-blown home management binder, complete with chore lists, to-do lists, home records, etc., but that is going to take some time.
But for now, my recipe binder really works for me!
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I just started this last week, it is a great idea, especially with all of the recipes you can find on blogs to try. I got pocket folders to go behind my tabs for "to try" recipes. Great idea!
I do this too, but I put the recipes in sheet protectors first. Protects them from spatters and spills; they're easy to wipe off. That way, I can also use them for clipped recipes or recipe cards if I'm not up to retyping them. Also, my binder got pretty big, so I usually just pull out the recipes I need for the week, make my shopping list, and put them back in the binder after each meal.
I do something like this too. I posted about it today also. Execept mine is for the pages I have from magazines and ones I have printed off the internet. I think it work great.
Someone already beat me to the idea of sheet protectors. This way when you have sticky hands they do not ruin the recipes.
Great job! Thanks for sharing. Loved the pics.
Sherri D. Paxton
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