Recipes

[Zhills]

I use a lot of recipes off the internet.  Some I have cooked before, years ago, but not sure of the measurements. 

I print them out, fold in half and keep in a plastic bag.  Keep this collection narrowed down to easy to fix often and good!  Goulash, Beef &  broccoli, etc.

[qualitygal]

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@Snowpuppy wrote:

Call me crazy but after pitching some old/unused cookbooks I want to go back to using a recipe box.

I found some old, hand written recipe cards from when I first struck out on my own. Others from when DS was a baby .

So many great memories came flooding back! I'm going to put them in a new recipe box and treasure them.  I don't have a ton of cards but many need to be recopied.

Should be a great winter project, too!

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Exactly what I decided too. I now have 3 beautiful boxes. I don't use as many anymore so this works out best for me too. Some that I use a lot, are in a small paper binder and I laminated and hole punched those. Keeps them clean when on the counter and in use. I really had to pare down too.

[qualitygal]

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@tobias wrote:

was using a recipe card box but was getting annoyed pulling out the cards in each section to find a recipe. Bought a recipe book on amazon where i wrote down my best recipes but now that I saw the book the poster is using that actually holds the recipe cards, I think I'll get one of those and put my cards in the book. think that will be easier than digging thru the recipe box!

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Two books that allow you to put your favorites in (Gooseberry Patch for me), I have most used ones in. On other books I got like this, I started cutting after copying and taping those in a book. I almost NEVER use those. I may need to rethink these now for our dietary needs.

[qualitygal]

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@tobias wrote:

just ordered two beautiful recipe card albums by Lang that will hold 4 x 6 recipe cards. This will be a good winter project for me -organizing all my recipes and I like the idea of flipping thru a book rather than digging thru my very full card box. Thanks for bringing up this topic- it got me going at something I've been meaning to do.

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Lang is the product I used too for my recipe boxes. Great and pretty choices. Got them on line!

[poohbear1]

Quality Gal - i got both of mine on Amazon- they are beautiful - I got the daylight one (red and black with rooster) and one called market to market (red binder with white background and picture on front) They are so well made-I'm just waiting for more recipe cards to arrive so I can copy my recipes. This is a great winter project! Going to be cold in NY this weekend and hopefully I'll get a lot done!

[mima]

For online recipes check out copymethat.com.  I just found it and it is wonderful.  I started a thread about it just now and then scrolled down and saw this topic. 

[poohbear1]

MIMA sounds good if you like your recipes on the computer..I prefer having mine in a book in the kitchen- dont kept any of my computers pads etc in the kitchen- too much room for error (spills etc) loving these new Lang recipe binders that i got

[JustJazzmom]

I use an index card box that holds 5" X 8" index cards with blank dividers set up in alphabetical order:

Appetizers

Beef

Breads/Muffins/Scones

Cookies

Desserts

Drinks

Eggs

Lamb

Pasta/Rice

Pork

Poultry

Salads

Sauces

Seafood

Soups

Veal

Vegetables

Mind you, its broken up as the main ingredient as to where the recipe goes.

I did this years ago and when I find a new recipe I just write up a new card and stick it in its appropriate divider.

I even decorated the black plastic box with the letters RECIPES and some other decal stencils from local Michaels.

I always joke that if there was ever a fire in the house, this and my purse would be the first things to grab!

[CAMOGIRL]

I have an old recipe box with index cards of my old favorites over the years. Now, when  I find one I like , it just gets added to my favorites on my iPad. I laugh sometimes when I do take out one of my old recipes - well used, a little spot of this or that on them ... They definitely have been used ... I used to have a lot more, but I went thru them a few years back and just tossed some that I maybe made only once -you know the ones that you think you will try again and never do! 

[debic]

I have a box with cards as well.  I keep them in sleeves.   This is for recipes that I actually make.    I have a lot I want to make in my email and I title them Recipe: (item name).   Last but not least I also have a lot on a kindlecooking site that makes them into an ecookbook.