Organizing Your Recipes. Times have changed!

by:  Leslie

I am aware that the days of cute recipe boxes and cards are starting to be a thing of the past.  A lot of people my age don't have a "recipe box" to speak of, and that's fine.  Maybe they don't have many recipes to store, or maybe the ones they use they have memorized.

Today, though, I get a lot of my recipes online.  Whether they are from food blogs, websites, or the Food Network, digital recipes are where it's at right now.  In fact, I know that a lot of people started blogging to organize and catalog their recipes.

After a few too many close calls with my computer and flour explosions in the kitchen, I decided that it was time to stop using my computer as an oversized recipe card and get organized.

So, I got out my school supplies and made myself a little recipe binder.  I know it's not too creative, or very streamlined, but it works for me.  I haven't ruined my computer and my recipes are safe and easy to get to.

As you can see here, this recipe had been loved.  Now it is safe in its own protective cover.

I organized the recipes by category.  I also added a category called "entertaining" for out of the ordinary things, like choosing cheeses for a party.

Gotta use up those dividers that my lovely eighth grade students left behind.  It's amazing what they think of as trash!!

Finished product.  It may look like homework, but to me it's extra credit in the kitchen!

How do you organize your recipes?  Are you an all online person or are yours scattered around your kitchen cupboards (Grandma, I promise I'll help you organize them someday soon!)?  Share with us because we love to hear your ideas.  Who knows, maybe we'll start using them, too!