Comments on: Organizing Recipes: Kickin’ It Old School

By: Donna

Donna — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:38:45 +0000

Thanks so much, Rachel!
I really find your posts inspiring! Happy New Year!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:47:44 +0000

In Evernote you can copy and paste from the Edit menu to combine content from different notes into one.

You can also edit your notes, so if you happen to include an ad, you can delete it in your note.

By: Donna

Donna — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:29:16 +0000

I’ve checked out Evernote – question: When I have a 2 page recipe, how do I merge / paste it into one note?
I used the web clipper for a recipe, but I had to clip it in several pieces in order to get the whole recipe without any of the ads. However, I want to put all those pieces into one note and I can’t figure out how to do that…

By: rosyjo

rosyjo — Thu, 26 May 2011 18:54:55 +0000

Having several kids with multiple food allergies affected how I categorized my recipes. Instead of Main Dishes, Sides, Desserts, etc. categories became meats, veggies, grains, etc. since with severe food allergies one has to think outside the box as to what to have for breakfast or dessert, etc. The usual lines become blurred.
This ended up working well over the years as I began focusing on better nutrition goals–I could focus on adding recipes that looked yummy for vegetables (cold or hot). Or I could add a category called ‘Fermented’, “Raw”, or methods that I wanted to explore more–”Dutch Oven”, “Claypot”, “Grilling”, etc. Now that we have gotten more serious about gardening I’d like to also be able to sort by what’s in season. Electronically has been the easiest way to do this then print out in desired format.

Have recently discovered your blog and am enjoying going through it, enjoying your refreshing thoughts and writing style.

By: Nicole Bailey

Nicole Bailey — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:19:00 +0000

I’ve been using recipe cards since I started cooking, and keep them in a handy little tupperware box with a snap lid. I LOVE using my recipe cards – I used pencil at first, until I’ve tried & “perfected” the recipe, then will re-write in pen and laminate to preserve them, and help with cleaning up.

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!
.-= Skippa´s last blog post ..Highway to Hate =-.

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. .-= Sanisi´s last blog post .. =-.

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.