Recipe related question

[4myself4mykids]

I'm trying to figure out the best way to keep all these recipes I run across so that they are handy and I don't have to search and search. Right now, I'm just keeping them in a draft folder. How do you keep track of your recipes? I'm thinking I need to buy a new printer ribbon and print them all and organize in a binder...that being said-would it be best to organize by type i.e breakfast, main dish, veggies or by induction safe, OWL. What's everyone think???

[not2late]

Re: Recipe related question

I organize them according to meal type and food type: breakfast food, eggs and dairy, veggies, beef, pork, chicken, seafood.

If you want to keep the Induction recipes separate from the OWL recipes, just write something like

Beef Stew---OWL

[4myself4mykids]

Re: Recipe related question

Thanks Meg! Great idea-DUH why didn't I think of that!

[Miss Phode]

Re: Recipe related question

I have them in order by food group. Mine are in a binder with tabs marked as follows:


Beef

Chicken

Pork

Seafood

Lamb & Game, etc

Veggies

Eggs & Cheese

Dessert

[Elizellen]

Re: Recipe related question

I have an Access database on my laptop to which I save any interesting recipes I find online (over 600 and counting) as well as a paper notebook into which I have written the recipes I use a lot and keep in the kitchen.

[4myself4mykids]

Re: Recipe related question

I knew you had to have a super organized system Elizellen, because you are always helping members find things!!! I'm not super fluent with Access, but putting all these recipes in a database might help me become more proficient! Thank you!

[cruisergal]

Re: Recipe related question

I keep my Atkins Food Bible as I call it, in a binder in the Kitchen, and have it organized the same way as Miss Phode does. By food types, divided by tabs. So it is easy to find, when I am looking for something in particular.

[Chicklady]

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I have "the living cookbook" program, where I enter interesting finds as well as recipes I make up.

[chinadoll]

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My husband had gotten me a Betty Crocker Mastercook program for the computer awhile ago. I didnt use the recipes with the program that much but I put all my recipes in my own online cookbook. What I love about it is that it automatically calculates the carbs, calories and nutrients for all my own recipes automatically. If I substitute an ingredient I just go in and edit it and know immediately how the changes have affected the recipe nutritionally. It is also easy to play with old recipes to make them lo carb and see if they will fit the bill for this WOE.