Tips for Organizing Your Recipes

When it comes time to actually think about making that interesting pasta dish, it’s often nearly impossible to locate the recipe. Why not start out with a simple organization project that will make looking for that recipe so much easier!

First off, go through all the recipes you’ve ripped out of magazines on a whim and discard any you really don’t think you’ll use. If you’ve got recipes floating about in your Email Inbox or saved in your Favorites, now is the time to go through them, print off the ones you think you’ll use, and delete the rest. Use one of these ideas to organize them:

• Place them in a photo album with self adhesive pages.
• Copy them onto recipe cards and use dividers to organize a recipe box.
• Use a three ring binder and protect pages with plastic protector sheets.
• Organize recipes in an accordion file with various categories.

To easily retrieve your recipes, separate them into different categories that make sense to you. It could be "Ones to Try", "Old Faves", "Main Dishes", "Desserts", etc. You can always change the categories in the future if need be -- the main thing is to get them into some kind of order.

Like many things in life, organization is a key to success. Meal planning and cooking will become so much easier once you can find what you’re looking for. So set aside a block of time and start getting organized!

I pull out all the stops to sell your home.
Lonnie Snyder
REALTOR ®
Keller Williams Realty Southeast Sound
Phone:  206-406-2710            

Lonnie Snyder is a full time real estate agent and REALTOR® with Keller Williams Realty specializing in Residential Real Estate for buyers and sellers in Washington's Kent, Renton, Newcastle and South Bellevue.