Recipes

6fsn · May 2017

how do you store/print/organize recipes? I'm getting annoyed with the million sheets of paper in 30 locations or the chicken scratch on the back of a return to school slip (true story that's my cilantro Kim chicken recipe). I'd like to be more organized than my mother, but hate to write!

levioosa · May 2017

I take pics of paper recipes that I want to try and then upload them to Pinterest. Once I make the recipe, I have a "Successful Recipes" board that I move them to and I add comments and notes about what I would change, how much food I made, timing, etc. I do have binders that I have recipes in as well, and I'll print my favorites just to have in one place in case Pinterest goes rogue and deletes every thing. Lastly, I made a Word document and wrote down all my personal and secret family recipes. I uploaded it to google docs and emailed myself a copy because I'm paranoid. Lol. Those are also printed out and in a binder. The binder is separated into breakfast, apps, salads, entrees and desserts. I probably should divvy it up into "poultry" and "beef" or whatever, but I haven't yet.

mrsconn23 · May 2017

Google is my recipe holder. I google more often than I pull out a book or binder to look for a recipe.

In your case, a binder with clear divider pockets? Or if you have a tablet, create a recipe file and type (ugh, I know) them all in?

MissKittyDanger · May 2017

A lot of pinterest but I print a lot. If it's good, I save and likely I'll put in a book/binder situation later but I don't bother organizing until I know it's worth it.

Also following this thread to get ideas

mrsconn23 · May 2017

Oh, I like the picture idea, even if you just keep them on your phone/tablet (I don't do Pinterest...hate it, can't work it.

). That's much easier. But I'd still keep the paper copies, and do the binder thing.

VarunaTT · May 2017

I have a word doc that I keep. Once I like it enough to keep it, I type it in as the original and then put my changes at the bottom if there are any. I try not to let more than 3 pile up at a time.

sparklepants41 · May 2017

I have a bunch of bookmarks to recipes on my phone. For things I have printed out and for recipes I have gotten as hard copies from friends and family members I have a three-ring binder with clear dividers to hold the recipes and tabs to divide the binder into sections (bread, cookies, apps, etc)

MissKittyDanger · May 2017

mrsconn23 said:

Oh, I like the picture idea, even if you just keep them on your phone/tablet (I don't do Pinterest...hate it, can't work it. ). That's much easier. But I'd still keep the paper copies, and do the binder thing.

curious on your pinterest issue. Maybe I can help!

bleve0821 · May 2017

I have binders for everything. I don't print any recipes out until I have tried it at least once and we've decided it's good enough to warrant keeping. Once I find something, I'll copy and paste it into Word, add whatever tweaks I made (there's ALWAYS a handful), print it out, put it in a sheet protector, and put it into the binder.

I can't keep anything else straight, and trying to use Pinterest for anything more than "Hm, that sounds good," is my NIGHTMARE.

mrsconn23 · May 2017

MissKittyDanger said:

mrsconn23 said:

Oh, I like the picture idea, even if you just keep them on your phone/tablet (I don't do Pinterest...hate it, can't work it. ). That's much easier. But I'd still keep the paper copies, and do the binder thing.

curious on your pinterest issue. Maybe I can help!

I haven't used it in a long time, but it was not intuitive to me and I found it very confusing.

MissKittyDanger · May 2017

mrsconn23 said:

MissKittyDanger said:

mrsconn23 said:

Oh, I like the picture idea, even if you just keep them on your phone/tablet (I don't do Pinterest...hate it, can't work it. ). That's much easier. But I'd still keep the paper copies, and do the binder thing.

curious on your pinterest issue. Maybe I can help!

I haven't used it in a long time, but it was not intuitive to me and I found it very confusing.

They've done a lot of updates recently to make it easier. Most recipes you can just tap the image and it says basic info right underneath - anything more detailed you have to follow to the website, but majority of the time it's right there now.

banana468 · May 2017

I printed the ones I like a lot and I keep them in a binder.

I have a Google Keep list for my Christmas cookie recipes.

What I like about the printed paper is that I don't care if oil splatters on my binder paper but on my phone it's a PITA.

climbingsingle · May 2017

There's an ap I've used called Pepperplate. I had to type my recipes in, but I've found it very useful.

Ro041 · May 2017

I have a lot of recipes on paper but ones friends have sent me are in picture form that I favorite in my iPhone album so they are easily accessible.

6fsn · May 2017

I really don't want things on the computer. I don't want to have to worry about spills or internet outages. I guess I was hoping for something that would print on a pretty recipe card.

I could probably just format something huh.

kvruns · May 2017

I have them printed in a binder although in reality I haven't used them in a while since I rarely bake and a good portion of them were baking. Ok and I rarely cook any more too or it is the same easy thing over and over

bleve0821 · May 2017

I tried the recipe cards, but hated them. They were never as well protected as I wanted them to be, my handwriting is terrible and it was a total PITA for me to write all my recipes out, and I was so unhappy with their durability and longevity that I didn't even want to be bothered with trying to digitally format something.

I prefer hard copies to digital, but technology and I don't really get along well, and I tend to lose all of my digital files about once every 6 months, so it's more that I'm just tired of losing my favorite pumpkin chocolate chip cookie recipe that has now been bookmarked/saved on 5 different devices. And lost all 5 times.

ILoveBeachMusic · May 2017

I use an app called Paprika. It has a browser in it so that I can go to websites and clip recipes. I can also manually enter recipes. I really love using it. I've been trying new recipes ever since I started with it. It makes it much easier to find recipes.

short+sassy · May 2017

I'm reading these great ideas on storing recipes.

Then my mind flits to my house. Where the coffee table has a drawer. With all the local take-out menus. Places that offer delivery also...on top!

lovesclimbing · May 2017

I keep them on Pinterest, taste of home recipe box and in word docs on my computer. I'd really like to get better organized and have them either in a book of some sort or on cards in a recipe box. I like the idea of a binder, but haven't figured out a good organization strategy so the recipes aren't huge (I don't need each one taking up a whole standard sheet of paper) but it's still easy to move stuff around and add more recipes in when I find new ones without throwing the organization off.

ernursej · May 2017

I use Pinterest and a binder. Pinterest is for ideas. Binder is for things that will happen or have happened.

If I like something once I make it, I take the magazine clipping or print out and format it myself into a word document with my own picture. That is more of an OCD thing. Only tried and re-formatted recipes get into the sections of my binder. I have sections for breakfast, appetizers, soups, salads, mains, pastas, bread/buns, desserts, drinks and other.

If I tried something and hate it, the magazine clipping/print out goes in the garbage. If the recipe needs refining before I make it my own, it goes back into the pocket of the binder.

Joney · May 2017

I was just thinking about this the other day.

I use Pinterest for ideas, but probably only one or two have really turned into something I make on a regular basis. A lot of stuff during the week is just off the top of my head.

What I'd really like is a little recipe box with nutritional information; calories and macro ingredients per serving. We don't eat meat, and DH doesn't eat fish, so I'm trying to keep better track of how much protein we have during dinner.

*Barbie* · May 2017

MIL gave me a little 4x6 picture album with recipes at my wedding shower. (she sent cards to the guests before the shower and asked them to share a favorite recipe) - i haven't used most of what people gave me (TBH, a lot of it sounded pretty awful, and i know most of those people don't cook...). i still use that little album to stre printed copies of stuff i've found online. my mom printed hers and pasted them on the recipe card that MIL sent, so if i ever get ambitious, i can do that.

i will also add stuff to try to pinterest or save in my e-mail so i can look ingredients up at the grocery store if i decide to make something on a whim.

most of the family recipes are in my head, or are things that i've come up with on my own so, unwritten.

charlotte989875 · May 2017

Can I also say I hate Pinterest. Maybe I don't get it, but there have been so many times I've wanted to purchase something I liked on there, and getting to the source link is bullshit.

levioosa · May 2017

charlotte989875 said:

Can I also say I hate Pinterest. Maybe I don't get it, but there have been so many times I've wanted to purchase something I liked on there, and getting to the source link is bullshit.

I treat Pinterest as an idea board (minus maybe the recipes because most of the time I find the source directly from Pinterest). But clothes and other stuff? I treat those like inspiration pins. So if I see a really cute outfit I just keep the style in my mind and casually look for pieces when I'm out shopping that will complete the look. I bought one thing from Pinterest and the quality turned out to be poor. So unless it's from j. Crew, Banana, etc I don't try to track down outfits.

bleve0821 · May 2017

charlotte989875 said:

Can I also say I hate Pinterest. Maybe I don't get it, but there have been so many times I've wanted to purchase something I liked on there, and getting to the source link is bullshit.

I use Pinterest pretty much solely to find new books. So far, I have been reasonably happy with the suggestions.

lovesclimbing · May 2017

levioosa said:

charlotte989875 said:

Can I also say I hate Pinterest. Maybe I don't get it, but there have been so many times I've wanted to purchase something I liked on there, and getting to the source link is bullshit.

I treat Pinterest as an idea board (minus maybe the recipes because most of the time I find the source directly from Pinterest). But clothes and other stuff? I treat those like inspiration pins. So if I see a really cute outfit I just keep the style in my mind and casually look for pieces when I'm out shopping that will complete the look. I bought one thing from Pinterest and the quality turned out to be poor. So unless it's from j. Crew, Banana, etc I don't try to track down outfits.

Exactly. I've never tried and probably never will to buy something I see on there. Or I'll pin something, like clothes patterns from Joanns, and then actually go and buy them from Joanns.

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