Being the ever-diligent organizer I am, I started a recipe binder and I highly recommend you do too. Whether you are just starting out and want to keep it all tidy, or are a seasoned pro and need multiple binders for your kitchen, a recipe binder is an indispensable addition to your arsenal. Mine sits alongside my cookbooks, getting overstuffed by the day!
How to get started:
1. Pick any old binder, at least size 2"
2. Grab some dividers*, or make your own for the following sections (feel free to take your own liberties here, these are what I use):
- Appetizers/Entertaining
- Sides/Vegetable Dishes
- Mains
- Breads
- Desserts
- Breakfast
My Mains tab will eventually become it's own binder with subdivisions like:
- Meat
- Casseroles/Piles O' Food
- Healthy
- Pasta/Salads
3. Get a pack of plastic page protectors (then say that three times fast)
4. Print out recipes from the internet or tear out from magazines that you want to try. Double them up in the page protector back to back to save space.
*I have to say it's nice to have the dividers with pockets so you can slide in odd-sized resources, like the Food Network Magazine's 50_____s inserts.
It's especially helpful when you want to try a recipe, to be able to just take out the page instead of keeping an entire cookbook open on the counter. That way, if you liked it, it goes back in the binder, if not, leave it out and fill the space with a new one. In the end you are not committed to them, and the ones left will be your tried and trues that you know you enjoy.
My Favorite Sources for Recipes:
- Whole Foods Market Recipes
- Pioneer Woman Cooking
- Tasty Kitchen
- Food Network
- Nigella Lawson
- CHOW
- The Kitchn
- How To: Simplify
- My Recipes
- Eating Well
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