Comments on: Organizing Recipes: Kickin’ It Old School

By: Mary S

Mary S — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:47:12 +0000

Hi Linda. I lost my Mom five years ago and my Dad gave me her recipe box. It still brings a smile to my face when I see her handwriting. We also exchanged a lot of email recipes and have some of those pages printed out in my messy recipe file. Makes me realize that’s one of the things we loved–sharing recipes–and I still miss it!

By: Skippa

Skippa — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:48:27 +0000

Wow, some great ideas there!
If I’m being honest thought I think I will probably stick to making it up as I go along!
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By: Sanisi

Sanisi — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:00:38 +0000

I put my recipes in a small, cheap photo album. Most are hand written on recipe cards, but some are printed out and folded to fit inside.
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By: erin

erin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:49:36 +0000

I type my recipes in Microsoft Word and print them on 4×6 index cards (unruled). I have a lucite recipe box that holds a card in the front to view while preparing food. If you splatter, it gets on the box not the card and the box wipes clean easily. I love having my recipes on the computer because it makes sharing with friends and family very easy…I either print them out or simply email them. This system works beautifully for me!

By: Brooke

Brooke — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:58:44 +0000

I use the binder w/page protectors, however recently bought really cute recipe cards from Michaels craft store in the dollar area !

I used to use a Rolodex (remember those – they still sell them) and write on each card (the larger one’s) and make my own tabs to separate soups, cakes, etc.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:50:26 +0000

I love looking at organizing blogs to see what people are thinking and doing. I saw this post and thought I’d comment about my own personal website. We sell custom recipe cards and put your recipe on the cards and laminate them. They last forever that way and you can choose whatever cute design matches your personality or kitchen the best. Thanks for the WONDERFUL blog! My favorite post so far was the first one I read reminding me to get by butt to bed early. Thank you!

By: jackiefo

jackiefo — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:26:33 +0000

I must say – I almost LIKE when the recipes get food splattered on them… It makes them look used – and I know that the recipes with NOTHING on them must not be so good because I never use them
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By: Jen in KS

Jen in KS — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:07:18 +0000

We use a collection of 3-ring binders, one dedicated to Main Dishes, one to Side Dishes, Crock Pot Recipes, Baking & Desserts, etc. Inside each binder we use not only whole sheet protectors but also pocket pages made for 3 x 5 and 4 x 6 photos to accommodate recipe cards.

We’ve amassed recipes from cookbooks, cooking magazines, and recipe cards from my mom, grandma, friends and the internet. We store in the binders only those recipes we have tried and would like to make again. This method has helped us relocate those recipes that are our favorites without flipping through umpteen magazines or loose pages.
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By: non-toxic tots

non-toxic tots — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:26:15 +0000

I use a binder. I print a lot out from the computer and store the “keepers” in the binder. I also have a cheat sheet where I’ve printed all of our most used recipes on on piece of paper. That stays on the fridge for easy reference.

By: chelsea

chelsea — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:35:16 +0000

i typed up all of my recipes in power point. it makes it easy to move pages around in the electronic version. and by printing one-sided, it makes them easy to move around and keep organized in a binder. when a friend needs a recipe, i can print it out or email it. this book is for my tried-and-true, standard, swearby recipes. for new recipes, i keep an electronic version in Word and save it as the title of the recipe–1 recipe per word doc. i keep the recipe electronically until i’ve fixed it 2 or 3 times. then it gets its own slide in the power point, printed out, and added to the permanent collection.

i used to save stacks of recipes or magazines but never looked at them again or even knew what was in there. by keeping e-versions of the new ones, i can do a quick look through the folder when i’m in the mood to try something new. i’ve also gotten a lot pickier about the recipes i even save on my computer. with so many cooking websites, i can always find a new 5-star recipe. there isn’t a need to save copies of so many things anymore.
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