4kids4me Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 From cutting out recipes in magazines to printing up recipes from websites, blogs, etc...I'm inundated with paper! How do you handle all the paper? What do you do with your recipes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarcyB Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I put mine in a binder. 3 hole punch, place them in a section appropriate to the recipe. If we love it, I transfer the recipe to my recipe cards and put it in a box, then toss the paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Here's a good older thread: http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=198650&highlight=recipes Here's what I posted on that thread: I have two 3-ring binders with tabbed dividers. I have computer paper inserted into page protectors. This allows me to remove a page protector, tape it to my cabinet, and then put it back. The computer paper allows me to tape various recipes to one page. I can usually fit at least six on one page, more if they are little ones from magazines. It also allows the recipes to be varying sizes. I have no desire to write out something I printed from www.allrecipes (where I get most of mine). One binder contains main and side dishes. The other binder contains breakfast foods, desserts, breads, fruit things, beverages, etc. I just add more paper and protectors where I need to. For example, when I've filled up a page (front and back) with chicken recipes, I start a new page. All of my cake recipes are in one section, pies in another and so on. Also, I keep often-used recipes tape to the inside of three of my cabinets. I just remove it, tape it to the outside of the cabinet when making, and then return it to the inside. Cabinet # 1: muffins, breads, pancake, waffle recipes. Cabinet # 2: desserts Cabinet # 3: sauces, soups, conversions, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabelle Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I keep a binder full of page protectors on the kitchen counter. When I get a recipe from a magazine or print one up online, if I make it and like it I slip it into one of the page protectors in the binder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie~Phlox Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I have a binder and most of my recipes are typed in. I have a page protector for recipes to try. Every now and then I just clean things up and type out keepers and print whst I need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kids4me Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 Ok, so it seems that you're all doing something similar...I'll have to do this, too. I have a binder with recipes kept similar to Dawn, but it was done 13 years ago, and all the recipes are muddled up. Since then I've put about 20 recipes into each page protector (so it's acting like a bag to carry it), and now I've got 50(?) loose pages at the front of my binder...ugh, not good! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I have a big binder with clear sheet protectors, I just slip the recipe in. I can take out a plastic protected recipe and cook or bake without the worry of getting batter or gunk on the original. Just wipe em clean and pop it back into the binder. This system is much better than my previous one. They were crammed into my cookbook and always getting lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry in OH Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I have a three ring binder. I put new, never tried recipes in the front or back pocket of the binder. Recipes that we like go into page protectors - Index card sized or smaller go into photo pockets. Printouts are put on old fashioned cling photo album pages (the type you are never supposed to use for photos.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Here's mine: http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2108240&postcount=1 A binder, with page protectors and weekly tabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I also went to a binder with page protectors. I typed out all the recipes I used that were on 3 x 5 cards because most of my new recipes come from online. I keep three binders--one for main dish/sides, one breakfast and breads, and one for sweets. I also keep my most frequently used recipes on index cards taped to the inside of the cabinet where I stand to prepare. I don't remove them--just open the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I have mine in photo books/binders; the hardcover 4x6 ones with 2 to a page. I bought them at Walmart or Walgreens already loaded with pages for about $3 or $4 each. You can also buy more filler pages (or just another binder and remove the pages because they are so inexpensive). When I print a recipe out, I choose the 4x6 card size if I can, and even if I have to fold it to fit, the back side shows through the photo holder. If I can't print them that way, I just copy them onto index cards. I did have to buy tabs so I could separate pastas from beans from desserts, etc. My biggest problem is actually putting them into the slots instead of just shoving them inside the cover to "get to later". But that's my own laziness.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I just started a binder. I need to get tabs. but right now all the papers are in the binder and that's an improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn in OH Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I put mine in a binder. 3 hole punch, place them in a section appropriate to the recipe. If we love it, I transfer the recipe to my recipe cards and put it in a box, then toss the paper. This is also what I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Geek Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 My Big Oven software. The only thing is you have to type in anything that is on paper. If it is an electronic recipe (online, e-mail, text file) it can be added into the software pretty easily. I have been happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie~Phlox Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I just want to add, the reason that I finally typed mine out was so that I could have them for my kids when they were older. I've already compiled them once with church members to give to another member as a shower gift. I do have them saved in my yahoo mail and on a thumb drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Binder. Nothing fancy. If recipes was on a page smaller than a standard sheet of paper, I taped it to a piece of paper and then slipped into a sheet protector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evergreen State Sue Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 I have a separate binder for holiday meals. Divided into Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. I will sometimes put the date, menu and guests we had that year. It has been so helpful to grab that binder and plan our favorite dishes for that holiday. The Christmas section also has several Christmas cookies I have made for the season. I also use page protectors. How did we ever live without them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Mine are currently in a binder with page protectors. They're sorted by category. But I'm going digital. In an attempt to organize my weekly menu planning, I'm in the process of putting everything into Excel (either by typing it out, or pasting a scanned copy). It works really well for me to just bring up the recipe on the laptop while cooking. I'm playing with (and learning to use) macros and want to come up with a way of choosing the recipes for the week and printing out the shopping list in one go. At the moment, I just copy and paste the ingredients list. I've put the type of ingredient (i.e. dairy, dry goods, etc) in a 2nd column and sort by type for the shopping list. This already saves me having to write the shopping list by hand every week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 One more thing I'll mention, is that when I was retyping in all of my recipes I realized that large-sized, bold print would be best. It's easier on my aging eyes and also much easier to see when the book is propped up somewhere. I type in the recipe and then enlarge the font size to as big as I can get it on the page--usually around 20 pt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delaney Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 I generally just use allrecipes.com but I do have some on recipe cards that I refer to a lot. Those are in a basket on the counter. I love my Betty Crocker 1969 edition cookbook for basic tried and true recipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffodilDreams Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 I keep a binder full of page protectors on the kitchen counter. When I get a recipe from a magazine or print one up online, if I make it and like it I slip it into one of the page protectors in the binder. Me, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 I keep a binder full of page protectors on the kitchen counter. When I get a recipe from a magazine or print one up online, if I make it and like it I slip it into one of the page protectors in the binder. :iagree: I have three 3" binders full. And then I eventually had to organize them:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kids4me Posted November 1, 2010 Author Share Posted November 1, 2010 :iagree: I have three 3" binders full. And then I eventually had to organize them:glare: LOL, so you feel my pain!!!!!!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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