[Amysha]

OK finally I am on paper overload once again. I have my favourite recipes printed or written out and shoved in no order (just all together) in the front of an A5 recipe book I bought years ago that has tabs and blank sections to write your favourite out. There are only about 4 pages per tabbed section and it's very Americanised so I have never really started to use it, just crammed all my snippits in the front lol.

Now it is just beyond overflowing and I need desperately some way to organise my recipes. I downloaded some recipe software the other day as I thought that would be good but you cant even print and I figure what's the point unless you move your compuer to the kitchen bench lol.

When I am next up at d*ck Smith I will pop in and see what software is available to purchase but in the meantime I'm after some solutions on organising recipes. How do you do yours?

Michelle

[jordiesmum]

I have my recipies in clear A4 binders (u know the ones with the hard covers and the clear plastic sleeves?)

Anyway i have a few of these, one for baby-toddler food, one for mains, one for desserts ect.

This also lets them stay clean as mess wipes off with a cloth.

Those recipie books that u were talking about are fairly hopeless. They fall apart and get filthy!!

HTH

ME(19)
DH(21)
DS Jordan 22/2/03

[PeaceBaby]

Same as jordiesmum, I have the A4 clear binders too and for
all my cooking mags and books (other than the nice coffee
table ones) I went to IKEA and got some office magazine files
that are wooden with silver inserts and have them in the
kitchen shelves - it looks good, if I do say so myself

Karen (FORMERLY JESSEGIRL)
Me - 32
Him - 28
Her - 15 weeks (26 March 2004)
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[brazen]

i don't have mine organised really (any from a few years ago are but then i got slack!)

i was in a few yahoo cooking groups and they all raved about Mastercook. I think the latest version is a bit pricey but you can pick up an older version on ebay or in harvey norman for not much at all, about $10?

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[Elle]

I have literally had 15 years worth of snippeted recipes and when we last moved house I sorted them all out into catergories and bribed DH with sexual favours to laminate them all & they now are all in ring binders: nice and easy to wipe clean, in my kitchen shelves.

Having said the collection is growing again and I have scruffy bits of paper overflowing again, so it may be time to bribe DH again......

Lucy
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[Spark]

I have those folders with the plastic pockets built-in, and each pocket has a theme like lamb, poultry, puddings, stews, etc. I have more than one pocket for each category, then when I cook I can just put the folder on my book stand thingy with the recipe in the pocket so it doesn't get dirty.

Alex
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[Amysha]

Thanks so much guys for all the info. Looks like I'll have to get to typing some of my snippets out and buy a few plastic pockets.

Karen thanks I had not heard of that software. Saw a few on Ebay too. Still want to check d*ck Smith or Harvey Normans out as they usually have this type of stuff to see what is around.

Michelle

[nazza.online]

Great Idea Peacebaby.

I'll just have to borrow that one and pass it off as my own when family and friends come to visit - :eg:

Better get down to Ikea this w/end - thanks again Karen

Cheers nazza

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