Organizing My Recipe Inspiration
Last week I showed you how I organize my family favorite recipes. Today, I’m sharing how I organize my recipe inspiration. I’m talking about those recipes that one spots and says “mmmm… that sounds yummy, I think I’ll make that someday.” So how does one keep track of all those different recipes?
Me, well when I find a recipe online, I PIN it to Pinterest, under the recipe category. Simple as that. When I’m looking for a different recipe to make, first I go to this binder that you're about to see, next I go looking on my pinterest. If I decide to try it that week, I print the recipe. If I think it’s a keeper, it may possibly be transferred onto my recipe cards and added to our family favorite binder, which is the spot I go looking first while I plan our meals for the week.
With all those recipes that I spot in a magazine or book, I tear them out, or make a copy of them, depending on the magazine or book. To keep them all organized I use another binder that looks just like the favorites binder.
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gRV1kCCbwQE/T6k6OV32aoI/AAAAAAAAEhw/8nm6bei5E3g/100_851517.jpg?imgmax=800)
![](http://img2.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.333097166.jpg)
click the image above to be directed to this item in the shop.
but with a different cover page.
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-V9twoy-yCz0/T6k6PMeiQYI/AAAAAAAAEh4/UHTh0qSiwf8/100_85188.jpg?imgmax=800)
the tabs are the same. Those are part of the printable pack. Simply print, cut-out, fold and staple on.
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Qey_AYHVr-A/T6k6PvV6JDI/AAAAAAAAEiA/xRMHEBVpcTQ/100_85177.jpg?imgmax=800)
I created a different side label too.
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-V60DJSYc8pQ/T6k6P61F0GI/AAAAAAAAEiI/nuSQjgHzPnI/100_853210.jpg?imgmax=800)
AND the biggest difference with this binder vs. my favorites binder is the inside pages. My family favorites has
, protected in 4 x 6 photo sheet protectors. In this binder, I use full page 3-hole punched sheet protectors (you can find them at any office store.)
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9HHijYYMxYs/T6k6Qbl-IRI/AAAAAAAAEiQ/nPLFX-GHk_Y/100_85246.jpg?imgmax=800)
mine are from Office Depot.
![100_8523 100_8523](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-WdPi9Q_0AZQ/T6k6QnThlQI/AAAAAAAAEiY/ytilu_r9Zsg/100_85237.jpg?imgmax=800)
I simply inserted each divided page from the printable set that I created into the sheet protectors. I laminated the ones in my family favorites binder.
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-pbx5JcgY_Rk/T6k6QwAkzUI/AAAAAAAAEig/GFYfscxwgjE/100_853011.jpg?imgmax=800)
and I actually stapled the tabs directly onto the sheet protectors.
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-AdN6a3DFSsw/T6k6RHaboLI/AAAAAAAAEio/KupOS1P1o0o/100_85267.jpg?imgmax=800)
Inside each section, I put recipes that I’ve torn out magazines.
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0LEDlzpWhs0/T6k6Ro4qKLI/AAAAAAAAEiw/xBJal2WaYHM/100_85277.jpg?imgmax=800)
Super easy peasy!
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hA0G8_Ogs_0/T6k6R0_H1uI/AAAAAAAAEi4/RqmFoE1Y2D4/100_852816.jpg?imgmax=800)
:)
![100_8529 100_8529](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-6MbAjB5n1nw/T6k6SLYV0HI/AAAAAAAAEjA/Zl6as1fgdLo/100_85298.jpg?imgmax=800)
or copies of recipes that I’d like to try someday into go into the sheet protectors.
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-13w8T5ssz1U/T6k6SiRCjxI/AAAAAAAAEjI/o6HatdxqKAk/100_85348.jpg?imgmax=800)
I keep a bunch of extra sheet protector pages in the back of the book, which makes for easy additions.
![](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-6Y7ZjOmScpY/T6k6SwaaK6I/AAAAAAAAEjQ/hLCCXafcb7I/100_853710.jpg?imgmax=800)
And that’s it. I store our Family Favorites Binder and this Recipe Inspirations binder in my baking cabinet next to all of my recipe books.
Do you have a different way of organizing all your recipes that you’d like to try someday? Or what about those family favorites? Do share, I’d love to hear from you.
May you be a little inspired!
Until next time,
DaNita
Linking to some of my