tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236430084801008700.post1208913424580736211..comments2024-03-28T03:47:42.232-07:00Comments on My Mother's Apron Strings: Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14263263554924074661noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236430084801008700.post-14115994656813089522009-08-19T18:10:10.419-07:002009-08-19T18:10:10.419-07:00I don't have nearly the number of cookbooks yo...I don't have nearly the number of cookbooks you do, but I can share a tip of how I organized numerous recipe clippings from magazines-enough to fill four 2" binders. Initially I tried to sort them by type but too often a dessert would be on the same page as a pasta dish. So I grabbed a stack of clippings and just started entering the recipe name and type (Dessert, Appetizer, Bread, Veg. etc) into a spreadsheet. I put the pages into plastic three-hole punched sleeves and placed a small sticker on the bottom of the page that I numbered as I went. The spreadsheet allowed me to quickly enter all the info but then later sort it by recipe type and name. Now when I am looking for my favorite "Espresso Chocolate Chip Pound Cake" recipe (foodtv.com; recipe from Cafe Ladro), I simply go to this spreadsheet/index, and find the recipe under "Desserts", Purple Binder, page 23. And within a minute I've got it at my fingertips. By logging in all of my recipes, I also learned how repetitive my clippings had become (do I really need 10 lasagna recipes!)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295300722153704630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4236430084801008700.post-917004887971169632009-08-19T10:53:51.593-07:002009-08-19T10:53:51.593-07:00Your grandson is on his way to being a baked good ...Your grandson is on his way to being a baked good fanatic too. I can't walk past any kind of glass cabinet in a market because he knows that's where the baked goods are! He prefers the vegan sweet potato muffins at our local co-op and blueberry muffins from Whole Foods. But he really wants to try your scones when you visit again!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00990739997448620152noreply@blogger.com