How to Collect Recipes
Every good cook has a great recipe from her mother or grandmother that has remained a family favorite for decades. There are as many ways of collecting recipes as there are people collecting them. Our high-tech world has created a few new ways, too. Use these steps to learn some of the most common and efficient ways to collect recipes and how to turn it into a family affair. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Explore the different ways of collecting and organizing recipes. They range from the classic recipe box with dividers to high-tech solutions such as a virtual recipe box that requires no paper mess or counter space.
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Visit a site, like Fundcraft Publishing, that offers kits to create your own family or community cookbooks. For a price, they provide you a kit and instructions for collecting and typesetting the recipes. They then print and bind the number of books you want.
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Consider that most sites that offer recipes also offer virtual recipe boxes where you can "clip" and save recipes to try anytime. Check out Food Network and All Recipes for these features.
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Dig out all of the recipes you have collected thus far and decide how to organize them. You can organize them by meals, such as Appetizers or Main Dishes, or by main ingredient, such as Chicken or Pork. Separate all your recipes into piles according to the system you have chosen.
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Decide how you are going to store your recipes at home. Check out the We're Cooking Now website for the leading online source of recipe storage products. Or visit your local kitchen store for a recipe box that fits your style. Put all your previously organized recipes into your storage container.
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Tips & Warnings
Get your kids involved. Involving children in the kitchen not only teaches them the life skill of cooking for themselves and others, it also teaches them the value of family treasures and memories.
