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| Recipes in Binders |
I enjoy collecting recipes and cookbooks probably more than the average person.
I can sit on a Sunday afternoon and read a cookbook like it was a novel.
So it is very hard for me to keep my recipe collection pared down to what really interests me, and what I am really using to cook with on a daily basis.
My first line of defense is Pinterest.
I know there are a lot of on line site to keep recipes stored and organized, but I like using Pinterest because I am not limited to just the recipes on a particular directory.
I also like to print out recipes.
I am not going to bring my laptop into the kitchen and risk getting something spilled on it, or having it getting sticky keys from my cooking fingers.
When I print a recipe out, I put it in a plastic sleeve. I only pull the recipe out of the sleeve to make notes about any changes I've made to the recipe (which I can't resist doing, I have a need to personalize).
If I cooked a recipe I like it then I will file it in a binder which I have divided into: Vegetarian, Meat, Fish, Desserts, etc... sections for easy access.
As far as cookbooks are concerned I've really reduced the number I own because they take up so much space.
If I only like a few recipes in a book I just photocopy them and put them in my binder. Only cookbooks that I use 10 or more recipes out of do I keep.
