Recipe Index Card System
Creating a Recipe Index Card System
Doesn’t it ever annoy you when you always lose your recipes? You drive yourself crazy whenever you try to remember where you put that tiny piece of paper. This has been me for the last couple of years until recently. A recipe index card system is all you need to spare yourself from copying the recipe and then losing it after you’re done cooking and baking.
Here are the easy steps on how you can easily create a recipe index card filing system:
1.) Copy each recipe onto a 3×5 inch index card. If you are using blank cards, you may want to use a ruler to keep the lines straight. You can write on either side and make sure your titles are specific but concise. Make the steps as short but understandable as possible (well at least to you).
2.) Decide whether you want to subdivide or categorize your recipes by meal type, food type or family member favorites. Whatever it is that you choose, it should be easily recognizable to you. I like to categorize mine like this: appetizers, chicken entrees, beef entrees, pork entrees, desserts, cakes, breads, drinks and so on. Others find it easier to arrange their recipes alphabetically.
3.) You can label your categories using divider tabs and use those to separate the categories accordingly. You can buy these tabs in any office supplies store.
4.) Now start adding each recipe index card into your filing system behind their proper tabs.
5.) Keep the recipe box or filing system in your kitchen so it will be just there waiting the next time you need a meal idea.
To make everything easier for you, you can make your own table of contents. This will be your quick reference to see what you have in the folder. You can list the contents of your folder in a word processor or a spreadsheet program, print it out and then place it on the first page of your recipe index card system.
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