Comments on: Organizing Recipes

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:58:33 +0000

You can use BigOven’s mobile apps to organize recipes. Just take photos of paper recipes and they do the work to type them up for you. Love that they become portable on my phone, automatically categorized, easily searchable by ingredient and I can easily add them to a grocery list that sorts by aisle…plus I get nutrition info too. Check it out at http://www.bigoven.com or download their free apps for iPhone or iPad. They also have apps for Android or Windows Phone too.

By: Terry

Terry — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 14:29:59 +0000

I love the posts here. Thank you for sharing. I like allrecipes.com to get new recipes. But I decided just to get a domain and create my very own website at http://www.recipespub.com where I can record all of my own favorite recipes. These are the ones that I like and use all the time. It makes it really easy to get to them now, especially from my iPhone if I’m not at home. I can send my family and friends there so they can get my recipes too. There is a small hosting fee I have to pay, but that ends up being cheaper than other membership sites, and I have complete control about what I can put on my own site.

By: shris

shris — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:24:57 +0000

My solutions:

For the ‘while cooking’ process, a command adhesive clip on the kitchen wall under the upper cabinets. Clip the recipe in there and it’s up on the wall, visible but out of the way.

For the ‘need a recipe for this ingredient’ I use allrecipes. If I like the recipe, I file it in my online recipe box so I can reprint if/when the printout gets gunked up.

For the ‘recipe storage’ in the kitchen, I have a stand-up hanging file folder box–the kind for your desktop. I have one folder for each ‘category’ of recipes, and I have a few sheet protectors in there for the particularly good recipes I want to keep protected from splashes.

I tried a card box, I tried hole-punched ring-bound books.. They all were too much overhead for me and the recipes stacked up until they were falling all over the place. The hanging file folders have the right amount of overhead: Print, use, drop-in. And when it’s time to find the recipe I used three weeks ago, very easy to find. Flip, grab, use.

I sometimes scribble recipes on 3×5 cards, especially for stuff I ‘made up’ that the family likes enough to eat again. I do the same thing with these, just stuff them in the folders.

I have some recipe books I consult for some things–but honestly, I like allrecipes better than books. All except bread recipes. :)

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By: Jeannie

Jeannie — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:07:27 +0000

I have a question about the Midwest Living “make your own cookbook” software. I entered many recipes in the Appetizer chapter to get started and then went to the place where I could “view” my book.

Every recipe was on a separate page and there were 12 pages. These are full pages….8 1/2″ x 11″ with just a few lines on each one as there aren’t many ingredients and directions for these recipes.

Can anyone tell me how I can get several recipes on a page?
How can I print on the back side?
Can I make the book 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 instead of a whole page?

Sure looking for some help! Thank you VERY much!

By: Honey

Honey — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:40:04 +0000

I got tired of having lots of cookbooks around that I only needed 6 recipes out of. And the e version of organizing didn’t work that well for me as the recipes I have come from many sources-not just the computer (friend’s, magazines, tv, etc)and I don’t always want to log on to get to recipes. So, I keep a simple folder full of recipe’s to try. Then recipes we tried and liked go into a cheap photo album from Walmart. I have several depending on the type of recipe (soup, side, dessert, salad, vegetarian entree, main dish). This way my cookbooks are small and only filled with recipes we like! And they don’t get dirty. And they fit in a book holder on the counter while I cook. And from sources on the computer, most have a printable version and some will ask you what size you would like(very nice of them!) so these fit well. Great post and ideas from commenters!

By: Marcia, org queen

Marcia, org queen — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:09:47 +0000

Oooh, I love this

I only have one binder so once that is full I have to go through the purging process before I can add anymore.

I do the Exact same thing so that I don’t live in “what if” land!

By: Meal Magic

Meal Magic — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:21:53 +0000

Great ideas of how to organize recipes. Not too long ago I purged my recipes and got rid of so many of those super old newspaper clippings. Now, the only ones I save are those that have been given to me friends or family. The rest I save on the computer or know I can find a similar one online whenever I need a recipe for a certain ingredient or occasion.

What I have found over the years is that everyone’s system seems to evolve depending on your interests, time constraints, changes to your family (kids coming or going, etc.). There is no one right system–just the one that works best for you!

By: ageekymom

ageekymom — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:28:40 +0000

I use Evernote to capture website recipes (unfortunately they haven’t kept up with the latest version of Firefox) and Mastercook (no longer supported by Broderbund – are they still around?) to keep my recipes in order. When I find a recipe that I ant to try, I’ll often enter it into Mastercook to be able to manipulate it (calories, serving sizes, etc.) It’s definitely NOT a perfect system! I’d pay for something better.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:21:34 +0000

I keep a spreadsheet that I update every 6 months or so. Each category has a tab on the spreadsheet – chicken, beef, pork, salads, side-dishes, desserts, etc.

Under each category I have the dish, the place where I can find the recipe (the cookbook or issue of Food and Family for example) and the page number.

I print each spreadsheet out and keep it in a binder in the kitchen. When I want to find a recipe then I just check the index and pull out the source. :)