Recipes!

[Moke]

How do you all organize them, if you do it electronically. Do you use MasterChef or something? I never print anything out and I am bad with paper but I guess I COULD start a recipe box.

[SueShoppah]

I usually print them and stuff them into my recipe books.. :D lol

[Dar]

They are stuffed in a drawer. So non-efficient. ;)

I was going to put them in a 3 ring binder, organized and protected with sheet protectors. That never happened.

Then I was going to input them all into my software I have (not sure what it's called). That never happened, either.

[Kate]

Since I type so slow I could never input them.

I use a blank bound book. My mom gave it to me when I got married with about 30 of my favorite recipes already written in it.

I love it and it sits right on my cookbook shelf. I have almost filled it, I need a second book.

[Angie]

Same here, Dar!

I have a whole shitload stuck up in a cupboard and then I get all pissed off when I can't find the one I want.

*adds organizing recipes to her to do list*

[SueShoppah]

I have a 3-ring hole punch, I guess I could use that to organize them into a binder LOL

[Angie]

Can I borrow it when you are done, Sue?

[KarenMA]

I have them in a 3 ring binder separated into about 8-10 categories like appetizers, soups, ...

[Magpie]

I have an Excel file with different worksheets for each category. I subdivide the worksheet if necessary (like within the Dessert worksheet: cakes, cookies etc), and list the recipe names alphabetically. Each item in the list is a hyperlink to a Word file with the complete recipe. In essence, the Excel file is my cookbook index, and the Word files are my pages.

This doesn't suit DH who refuses to cook with a computer sitting on the kitchen counter, so I also print the recipes on index cards and file them in a bring binder using the plastic sheets designed to hold 4 cds to a page. Perfect size for index cards.

[SueShoppah]

Can I borrow it when you are done, Sue?

Sure :D :D

[KarenMA]

I have an Excel file with different worksheets for each category. I subdivide the worksheet if necessary (like within the Dessert worksheet: cakes, cookies etc), and list the recipe names alphabetically. Each item in the list is a hyperlink to a Word file with the complete recipe. In essence, the Excel file is my cookbook index, and the Word files are my pages.

This doesn't suit DH who refuses to cook with a computer sitting on the kitchen counter, so I also print the recipes on index cards and file them in a bring binder using the plastic sheets designed to hold 4 cds to a page. Perfect size for index cards.

I really like this idea. Thanks.

[DebbieJ]

Mine are thrown all over the place :rant: I REALLY need to organize them at the very least............will someone help me........please :hug: I have LOTS of really, really good recipes that I would be willing to share with you.