Organizibg recipe ideas

anuta

Fri, Feb 22 2008, 8:42 am

I have a two-fold way of organizing recipes.

I have them all on my computer in a recipe program. That helps with menus, shopping lists, ideas....

But when I cook, I like to have the recipe written down in front of me. So I also write my most used recipes on index cards. I bought three mini-folders for index cards with dividers: red, green, and blue. In red I keep my meat index cards, in green - parve, in blue - dairy. Each mini-folder has labeled dividers, so within each they are dividied into main dishes, desserts, sides, soups, etc. I also buy colored cards and write meat recipes on red cards, dairy - on blue, parve - on green or yellow. On white cards I write the contents of each section (I.e. meat main dishes) and put it in front of each section. That way I can see at a glance what I have, instead of sorting through a stack of cards. I sometimes also write down successful menus on white cards and tuck them at the back of each mini-folder....

Its also convenient because I can just pull out the cards I need, put away those that I am done with, and pin to the refrigerator the recipes that require some touch-ups before shabbat... I also like to write out the menu for shabbat or chag on an index card and put it on the fridge, so I don't forget during the day itself what is planned, and don't forget to serve something...

OldYoung

Wed, Apr 30 2008, 10:11 am

I use a cheap photo album. the recipes aren't necessarily organized, but they're all in one spot. the ones that I actually wrote down on cards are put into sleeves, others that I've clipped from other places (cereal boxes, emails, etc.) I don't even bother copying down onto cards, I just slip those into sleeves too.

Tila

Mon, May 26 2008, 4:45 pm

I have duotangs that have pockets on the sides. I have one for chicken(wrote chichen on top of spine in bold black letters) one for cookies etc...I also have a catch all file for recipes I see on the run in a newspaper and want to read it again, as well I keep a journal with each menu I have planned for shabbat and chagim. I also list the guests we invite with thier likes and dislikes. Sometimes I will write a recipe in there that someone will give me over the phone. any help??