What is a good way to organize recipes?

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   Modern Ladyposted 11 years ago

   What is a good way to organize recipes?
   
   Do you have a binder?  A box of index cards? A folder of digitized recipes on your computer?  How do you include recipes you've found online or in books?

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   Virtuous1posted 11 years ago

   Have you tried index cards now they have this digital thing where you can just slide all your papers into this machine and it will down load to your computer and organize it as well. It was on tv can't remember the name of though

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      LetitiaFTposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      In the form of index cards? That sounds like a dream machine. Please, if you remember it, let us know.

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   medicaribbeanposted 11 years ago

   Create an excel database with the following categories
   Breakfast
   lunch
   dinner
   pasta
   grains
   legumes
   poultry
   beef
   pork
   seafood
   bread
   desserts
   veggies
   quick recipes
   holiday recipes
   everyday recipes
   
   For hard copies, label your index card box with the categories listed above.

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      LetitiaFTposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      That's a great list. I might just add appetizers or party fare and drinks to it...

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   Efficient Adminposted 11 years ago

   I have a binder separated by tabs.  The tabs are labeled poultry, pork, beef, main dishes, desserts, vegetables, salads, crockpot, miscellaneous, seafood, holidays.  Probably not the most efficient way but so far it works.  There are a few recipes that are real winners that I make several times a year and they are put into 3-hole sheet protectors to protect them while being using.
   
   I have a bunch of recipes I haven't even tried yet and they are 3-holed punched and filed in the binder without a sheet protector.

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