TwoMisfits
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- Joined
- Feb 21, 2002
Does anyone have a good method for organizing your recipes? I used to have email folders set up for recipes to try and another for recipes that we've tried and liked. But, now with recipes all over, I just haven't really found a good method.
Just wondering what others use? Everyone here seems so organized.
Ummm, I don't really cook with recipes...I usually cook by memory and feel. If I can't remember something or need a good "base" recipe to work from, I hit Epicurious for mostly the cooking times and temps (this is also where I know my base muffin recipe is, the one I usually grab the most) - I also have a link to Pioneer Women's Turkey Pot Pie that I use as a base cook time/temp for all my pot pies (chicken, pork, turkey with every different veg and crust under the sun). I also keep a Good Housekeeping chart on my fridge for roasting 15 different veg (ripped it out a few years ago and it's so useful b/c it's my hubby's favorite way to eat veggies). I've got a lot of standards that I alter at will to fit what I'm in the mood for and what my fridge has, rather than 100s of different recipes and most of the standards, I just know...
I know it's not a big help, but watching Rachel Ray's 30 Minute Meals, Alton Brown's Good Eats, and Chopped (which my kids always threaten they will sign me up for b/c they are amazed what I can do with a lot of random items that need using up) just help make cooking more intuitive and less reliant on recipes/organization...it helps you to know what flavors work and what won't...