Well, for this weeks Works For Me Wednesday It is a kitchen organizing theme. I really pondered what I wanted to share about. Should it be my kitchen planner we have been working on? Or should I share about all of my “centers” where I keep the needed items all within reach, such as my baking center. Or should I share about how I buy spices in bulk and then put them in cute little jelly canning jars with calico fabric lids. Or maybe my ceramic cow holding a chalk board that we write the supper menu on. But no, when it all boiled down to it, I settled with my favorite home made cookbook. Need I remind everyone I have 5 daughters. So we needed a way for everyone to have their own cookbook as they started cooking. So… we get a 4×6 photo album, less than $5 at walmart. And 100 4×6 index cards and they copy every favorite recipe they can find and slip them into the photo slots. The recipes you get from magazines will also fit in those slots. And 4×6 cards are the perfect size to exchange with friends for recipe swaps. And you can set your printer to print all of your recipes you have on your computer to print on 4×6 cards . The recipe cards are in the plastic slots so they are protected from splashes and spills. These books are great gifts too!
since we are talking kitchens don’t forget about my apron giveaway contest!
We have 5 daughters as well, and this is a great idea. One is already cooking and coming up with her own recipes. Another one is just starting to help out. This would be a great way of helping them grow as cooks!
Having custom recipe books is a great idea. When my Grandma passed away I received her little index card file full of her favorite recipes. I purchased a photo album (the kind with the clear sheet on top of the sticky backing) and put all of her recipes in there. It’s really great at the holidays to be able to give my family food made from Grandma’s recipes.
I hope your girls hand these books down to their daughters to keep the tradition going.
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