Recipe for disaster?

If you are anything like me you have recipes everywhere. Sometimes one in a magazine catches your eye, or maybe you stumble across one on the internet. Any way you get them, they usually end up in a disorganized, haphazard pile. A simple solution to this problem is to create a recipe notebook.

All you need:
3-ring binder
glue-stick
scissors
card-stock
dividers
page protectors
your recipes

First gather all your materials.


Categorize your recipes into piles that are important to you. Some examples; main course, dessert, appetizers, Italian, chicken, beef. Take a look at what you have and go from there. Once you have decided on your categories, label your dividers with them and place them in your notebook.


Now, after all of your recipes are divided into piles according to their category, start by looking at each one and asking yourself if you will ever make it. If the answer if no, toss it! There is no need to save recipes that you never see yourself making.
When you have weeded throughout the recipes you are ready to start your book. Cut out each recipe and glue to card-stock. Some sheets may only have one recipe on a page, while some may have more. Once you have completed this step, slide the card-stock into page protectors. Place these sheets into the appropriate category into your dividers, in your notebook.




A tip for maintenance of your notebook is to stick some extra card-stock in the back pocket of the notebook, and some extra page protectors in the back. This way, next time you find a recipe you are all ready to put it into your notebook.