| have a favorite holiday meal? Maybe your | | | | Still popular today, keeping track of recipes by writing |
| grandmother always cooks her pineapple ham on | | | | them on index cards and then storing them in a file |
| New Years Day. Or, your sister may bake your | | | | box is both simple and economical. But you do not |
| children a special chocolate birthday cake, every year. | | | | have to limit yourself to just that one method. |
| Writing down special recipes is an essential element | | | | Another option is to use notebooks or binders |
| of being a cook. Keeping the instructions for making | | | | commonly found in most retail and school supply |
| these special recipes is important to us and why we | | | | stores. You can also use a computer to keep your |
| catalog them. After all, the recipe might become | | | | recipes stored. Your method that you decide to use |
| misplaced and never found again without a good | | | | should revolve around your needs and you |
| system. It is a good idea to not let this happen, so | | | | personality. |
| you will not neglect an important part of being a | | | | Is There Room For More? |
| good cook. | | | | Expanding The Storage |
| In the text that follows, are several ideas to help | | | | Even if you do not cook that often, as time goes |
| you begin keeping your family recipes. | | | | by, you will probably end up gathering many recipes. |
| Below, you can find several ways to easily keep | | | | A good way to manage your collection is to design it |
| track of your recipes. | | | | in such a way that it can be expanded. That is one |
| Taking Notes | | | | of the key points as to why the familiar file box |
| While you prepare your meals, you will want to make | | | | method remains popular. Putting the recipe in the |
| sure that you take notes of the ingredients that you | | | | index file is simple. Consider also, that you could do |
| cook with. What happens if you happen to forget | | | | the same thing with a binder or a file on a computer. |
| how much water to add? On the other hand, what if | | | | That provides you with the ability to grow your |
| it has been months since you used the recipe and | | | | collection easily as you store another new recipe. |
| you forget the name of the main ingredient? If you | | | | For more information on how to use recipes to help |
| keep detailed notes, the odds of this occurring would | | | | you become a better cook, just visit a cooking |
| be very small. Ten years could go by and you could | | | | website for an ebook on everything you ever |
| still cook the recipe because you can always find it in | | | | wanted to know about cooking, but never dared to |
| your notes. | | | | ask. |
| Choose Your System | | | | |