Comments on: My Recipe Organization ~ Part One http://orgjunkie.com/2009/02/my-recipe-organization-part-one.html clutter & chaos free...most of the time Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:41:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Amanda Maggi http://orgjunkie.com/2009/02/my-recipe-organization-part-one.html/comment-page-1#comment-65380 Amanda Maggi Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:30:20 +0000 http://orgjunkie.com/?p=2792#comment-65380 I have many binders for recipes. I bought lime green card stock to slip into page protectors. I then trim and tape my recipe to a page and leave space for notes and changes. These are my binders: baking with tabs for quick breads, cupcakes, cookies, frostings etc. entrees'- chicken, beef, soups/stews, seafood etc drinks/ frozen snacks/ appetizers breakfast and others that I can't think of. So versatile, protected from splashes too. I am given magazines often, and I clip out recipes for my binders then offer the magazine to someone else or recycle to keep my clutter down to a minimum. They are on a shelf in my living room where I can snuggle in with hot tea and create my menu and store list for the 2 weeks. I have many binders for recipes. I bought lime green card stock to slip into page protectors. I then trim and tape my recipe to a page and leave space for notes and changes. These are my binders: baking with tabs for quick breads, cupcakes, cookies, frostings etc.
entrees’- chicken, beef, soups/stews, seafood etc
drinks/ frozen
snacks/ appetizers
breakfast
and others that I can’t think of. So versatile, protected from splashes too. I am given magazines often, and I clip out recipes for my binders then offer the magazine to someone else or recycle to keep my clutter down to a minimum. They are on a shelf in my living room where I can snuggle in with hot tea and create my menu and store list for the 2 weeks.

]]> By: KMB http://orgjunkie.com/2009/02/my-recipe-organization-part-one.html/comment-page-1#comment-60469 KMB Wed, 15 Jun 2011 06:48:56 +0000 http://orgjunkie.com/?p=2792#comment-60469 Oh how I love recipes...I have several different systems. The first is family recipes. I have a recipe card book for my family and my husband's side. So if it is a recipe from my family I jot it on the card and put it in the appropriate category and likewise for my mother-in-law's recipes (she is a great cook so I have a lot). The idea is that one day when I am no longer cooking for my children they will already have the family recipes together in one spot and know who it was from. Then I have a recipe box...not my favorite method of organizing, however, I was given the recipe box from a special friend and can't really part with it...thus if it is a recipe from a friend it goes on an index card in the approrprate category in the box. Then the famous magazine/internet recipes...evnetually make it into a 3 ring binder under the approprpiete category as well....but it seems to take a long time to get to the binder. Until it makes it to the binder I keep it in a folder....that way they are all in one place. One side of the folder says "Recipes to try" and the other side says "Recipes Tried and to be Filed". In my perfect recipe world all the loose ones are together in one folder waiting to be filed or tried. Oh an and my cookbooks...if I make it, I highlight and and write notes...easy, good, loved it, hated it etc. This is a 2 fold reason....again one day I think my children may read my cookbooks and learn a little about me...("wow Mom made this for the first time before we were born?") and the 2nd reason is I am a very visual person and this helps me to remember the meal/recipe. I also try to highlight it in the index for a quick reference too. Hope this helps someone! Happy oraganizing! Oh how I love recipes…I have several different systems. The first is family recipes. I have a recipe card book for my family and my husband’s side. So if it is a recipe from my family I jot it on the card and put it in the appropriate category and likewise for my mother-in-law’s recipes (she is a great cook so I have a lot). The idea is that one day when I am no longer cooking for my children they will already have the family recipes together in one spot and know who it was from. Then I have a recipe box…not my favorite method of organizing, however, I was given the recipe box from a special friend and can’t really part with it…thus if it is a recipe from a friend it goes on an index card in the approrprate category in the box. Then the famous magazine/internet recipes…evnetually make it into a 3 ring binder under the approprpiete category as well….but it seems to take a long time to get to the binder. Until it makes it to the binder I keep it in a folder….that way they are all in one place. One side of the folder says “Recipes to try” and the other side says “Recipes Tried and to be Filed”. In my perfect recipe world all the loose ones are together in one folder waiting to be filed or tried. Oh an and my cookbooks…if I make it, I highlight and and write notes…easy, good, loved it, hated it etc. This is a 2 fold reason….again one day I think my children may read my cookbooks and learn a little about me…(“wow Mom made this for the first time before we were born?”) and the 2nd reason is I am a very visual person and this helps me to remember the meal/recipe. I also try to highlight it in the index for a quick reference too. Hope this helps someone! Happy oraganizing!

]]> By: How to Organize Recipes You Find Online : I'm an Organizing Junkie http://orgjunkie.com/2009/02/my-recipe-organization-part-one.html/comment-page-1#comment-60307 How to Organize Recipes You Find Online : I'm an Organizing Junkie Wed, 08 Jun 2011 01:12:38 +0000 http://orgjunkie.com/?p=2792#comment-60307 [...] own recipe organization:  Part One and Part [...] [...] own recipe organization:  Part One and Part [...]

]]> By: Kristie http://orgjunkie.com/2009/02/my-recipe-organization-part-one.html/comment-page-1#comment-49969 Kristie Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:25:08 +0000 http://orgjunkie.com/?p=2792#comment-49969 I too had alot of cookbooks and cooking magazines (some of the same you have) I would love a recipe and then when I went to make it again--I had to "find" it among pages of a magazine I`ll never go through again--so I went through and cut up my magazines and cookbooks taking only the recipes I really love (they add up fast enough without keeping the hundreds I don`t use) and put then in a large 3-ring Photo book--my recipe`s slide nicely in the photo slots and I can find them in seconds--no more searching through magazines. And--it cut down on the room I needed to store them. I realized I`m never going to really make all those recipes-especially with new magazine coming in each month with even more recipes to try!! I too had alot of cookbooks and cooking magazines (some of the same you have) I would love a recipe and then when I went to make it again–I had to “find” it among pages of a magazine I`ll never go through again–so I went through and cut up my magazines and cookbooks taking only the recipes I really love (they add up fast enough without keeping the hundreds I don`t use) and put then in a large 3-ring Photo book–my recipe`s slide nicely in the photo slots and I can find them in seconds–no more searching through magazines. And–it cut down on the room I needed to store them. I realized I`m never going to really make all those recipes-especially with new magazine coming in each month with even more recipes to try!!

]]> By: A Fun & Functional Bookshelf http://orgjunkie.com/2009/02/my-recipe-organization-part-one.html/comment-page-1#comment-49936 A Fun & Functional Bookshelf Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:24:19 +0000 http://orgjunkie.com/?p=2792#comment-49936 [...] and if you’re curious about my recipe binders check out how I organized them: Part One and Part Two.  As you’ll see I did a little purging when we moved [...] [...] and if you’re curious about my recipe binders check out how I organized them: Part One and Part Two.  As you’ll see I did a little purging when we moved [...]

]]> By: iLashGirls.com » I Need Help! Simple Recipe Organization http://orgjunkie.com/2009/02/my-recipe-organization-part-one.html/comment-page-1#comment-33452 iLashGirls.com » I Need Help! Simple Recipe Organization Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:05:55 +0000 http://orgjunkie.com/?p=2792#comment-33452 [...] then insert them, organized by category into a 3 ring binder. Our friend Laura over at Organizing Junkie also uses the 3 ring binder method and has some great tips and ideas you might want to check [...] [...] then insert them, organized by category into a 3 ring binder. Our friend Laura over at Organizing Junkie also uses the 3 ring binder method and has some great tips and ideas you might want to check [...]

]]> By: cherylann http://orgjunkie.com/2009/02/my-recipe-organization-part-one.html/comment-page-1#comment-32334 cherylann Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:07:54 +0000 http://orgjunkie.com/?p=2792#comment-32334 Laura, I use MasterCook software on my computer www.valusoft.com Not only does it come with cookbooks & recipes already on it, but you can add or import your own recipes & make your own cookbooks. I'm not gonna say that I don't have a ton of cookbooks (I collect gooseberry patch, paula deen & brand name cookbooks) Laura, I use MasterCook software on my computer http://www.valusoft.com

Not only does it come with cookbooks & recipes already on it, but you can add or import your own recipes & make your own cookbooks.

I’m not gonna say that I don’t have a ton of cookbooks (I collect gooseberry patch, paula deen & brand name cookbooks)

]]> By: Overcoming Busy » Recipe organization http://orgjunkie.com/2009/02/my-recipe-organization-part-one.html/comment-page-1#comment-31568 Overcoming Busy » Recipe organization Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:21:38 +0000 http://orgjunkie.com/?p=2792#comment-31568 [...] this week’s GYCO over at The Creative Mama, I am totally stealing an idea I picked up from I’m An Organizing Junkie a few months back.   I have a file folder overflowing with recipes in the desk upstairs.  It [...] [...] this week’s GYCO over at The Creative Mama, I am totally stealing an idea I picked up from I’m An Organizing Junkie a few months back.   I have a file folder overflowing with recipes in the desk upstairs.  It [...]

]]> By: George Dalcero http://orgjunkie.com/2009/02/my-recipe-organization-part-one.html/comment-page-1#comment-29192 George Dalcero Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:02:37 +0000 http://orgjunkie.com/?p=2792#comment-29192 Hi Laura, Gee you've worked so hard! You should just SCAN each of your pages and then FILE them using a database program or even save them as Picture Files. You would categorize them the same way you have them manually .. but, it will be a whole lot easier to FIND the one you want IN A HURRY when you need it! AND TAKE UP NO SPACE AT ALL!!! Hi Laura,
Gee you’ve worked so hard! You should just SCAN each of your pages and then FILE them using a database program or even save them as Picture Files.

You would categorize them the same way you have them manually .. but, it will be a whole lot easier to FIND the one you want IN A HURRY when you need it!
AND TAKE UP NO SPACE AT ALL!!!

]]> By: Ferro Vanadium http://orgjunkie.com/2009/02/my-recipe-organization-part-one.html/comment-page-1#comment-27530 Ferro Vanadium Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:42:25 +0000 http://orgjunkie.com/?p=2792#comment-27530 With your collection of recipes, you would need a sturdy shelf to hold that. Just wondering what material your bookshelf in the photo is made of? With your collection of recipes, you would need a sturdy shelf to hold that. Just wondering what material your bookshelf in the photo is made of?

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