Recipe Book Ideas
Fantastic_7
Apr 12, 2004
3:50 PM |
I'm looking for ideas on putting together a recipe book. Right now all my recipes are thrown in a drawer in the kitchen.
I was thinking like a 3 ring binder with page protectors that have tabs. Then maybe separate it by main catagories such as Dinner ideas, Lunch ideas, Desserts, Vegetables, etc. I also like for recipes to have pictures on them. So, maybe glue the picture on the page when I write or type the recipe on the page.
Anyone have ideas?
Wrapped in the arms of Jesus,
Deann |
ASM
Apr 12, 2004
7:01 PM |
I used to have a photo album for my recipes. Worked great. I would clip recipes from everywhere and just put them in there. You will be smart to have dividers for them so they will be easy to find.
Annette |
Tandy
Apr 12, 2004
7:22 PM |
Your idea sounds great, as it is exactly what I did. Page protectors are so nice because they won't get messed up. I have a file in my cabinet named "Recipes to Try", each month we go through it before we get groceries and pick 4 new recipes to try for the month. If it's a keeper, I type it up and add it to my book. I add pictures also. If I don't have one I go online and get one. |
happyhousewife
Apr 13, 2004
10:29 AM |
I also did the photo album book idea. I found a photo album that holds 3 4x6 photos per page (6 on a double page) and I transfer my recipes to 4x6 index cards. It works really well, plus its easy to move the recipes if I decide to change their title or so I can file some together. Example, I file my tart pastry recipe with my Chicken Pot Pie recipe so I don't have to look them both up seperately when I go to make my Pot Pie. |
Browniesmoke
Apr 16, 2004
6:57 PM |
I had thousands of recipes from everywhere, all stuck in page protectors in a notebook. I also had many tried and true recipes in lots of cookbooks that had mental notes (I double the sauce for this; I substitute parmesan for cheddar in that...)
One day I sat down and took all my tried and trues (Maxwell coffeecake, the German pancakes and buttermilk syrup) and pasted them into a word document. I also retyped my favorites from my cookbooks with my adaptations. Now I have about 10 pages of recipes all together. It is so fun to cook when I just pull out my notebook. If I make more changes, or add a new favorite, I just print out a new set. If you can afford the initial time to do this, it really requires very little maintenance. (Try Teri's 30 minutes a day...)
I then took all my clippings and printouts from the computer and put then in one of those envelope folders. When I get ambitious, I cook a new recipe. If it's a go with the family, I type it into my word document. If it's a no-go, I recycle it. |
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