The Book

Once upon a time, all the recipes that I printed off the internet or wrote on scrap paper were folded up and stuffed between books on my bookshelf. Stellar organization. Not to mention, the only recipes that made it to the bookshelf were the boring ones. Any of the good recipes were destroyed in the process of cooking them. Either covered in batter or soaked in milk, they would be become paper mache that I would then scrape off the kitchen table. Enter-the recipe binder.

About a year ago I found a stash of old school supplies including a binder, dividers and plastic covers. The plastic covers are perhaps the most integral part, otherwise I would never be able to keep the recipes.
 The binder is still a work in progress. I need a bigger binder very soon but I want a cute one. The categories grow whenever I have a recipe that doesn't fit one of the existing categories.
I try to add all of the recipes that we have gotten from the internet, thought that doesn't always happen. I have a very bad memory for where I find recipes so if it's not printed, we're likely never to find it again.
We often add notes to each of the recipes. We include changes we have made and what we would do differently next time. This not only helps us improve the recipe but it also helps me remember eating it to. Comments like *Cauliflower-never again.* really help take me back to that soup. Live and learn I guess.