Gluten-Free Friday: Recipe Organization

For anyone who knows me, I'm a practicing minimalist. In other words, it's a constant struggle with a family of eight, but I prefer the less is more concept.

This even comes down to my recipes. If I buy a recipe book, I have to know that I can use 95% of the recipes not just one or two.

Since 2011, I have used a 8.5x11 binder for my recipes. I had most of the recipes either in plastic sleeves or laminated. I realized when we made the life choice to go wheat/gluten free that many of the recipes just would not convert to GF easily and there was no point in hanging on to them. Some recipes I hadn't used in a long time and I knew I would need to try them again and see if we still like them.

I finally decided that in order to make sure I am fixing my family recipes that they know and love, that I needed to reorganize my recipes. I asked Peter if I could have a recipe box for Christmas and he blessed me with this one:

How do I organize my recipes?

1) When I get a recipe to try (whether from a friend, cookbook etc), I write it out or cut it out and put it in the front of my recipe box.

2) Once I have tried the recipe and made any adjustments needed, then I carefully write it out onto a recipe card and then I laminate the card.

 Fun Fact: Did you know that to feed our family of 8, I often need to double 

or even triple a recipe?

3) Then I pop the recipe into my box under the proper index card.

4) I had several recipes that may not be GF but are part of our family heritage that I wanted to keep with us and possibly see how we can make them GF (gluten-free). Regardless, it is special to have recipes from our grandparents!

See? Easy Cleanup of your recipe.

No need to worry about your  cookbook or recipe card getting dirty!

This makes it SO much easier when it comes time to clean up.

 Simply wipe off the recipe card with a damp cloth.

Until next time...

Have a blessed day and embrace the craziness in your life!

Heidi

Numbers 6:24-26