Organizing Your Recipes: 8 Foolproof Methods

Problem: Parting With Cookbooks

Solution No. 1: Keep recipes; toss books. The computer is a cookbook hoarder’s best friend. No matter how much you love a book, you probably use only a handful of its recipes, so why not scan the ones you love and file them electronically? (Or photocopy them and file in a binder.) Give the books to a food-loving friend, or donate them to a thrift shop or your local library.
 
Solution No. 2: Make an online cookbook. Use the Internet to find as well as store recipes. You can search recipes by ingredient, course, or occasion in the "Food & Recipes" section on this site. When you find a recipe you like, print it out; if the dish was a hit, keep the recipe in a binder. You might also investigate recipe-keeping software that offers additional features (see Organize Your Recipes on Your Computer).