Tired of Boxes for Recipes? Try a Photo Album

recipe_albumI love to cut recipes out of magazines.
After college I started cooking more and I wanted to start collecting recipes that I liked. At first I stuck to the neat-freak rule of only allowing myself to keep recipes that I had already tried and liked.
But in the absence of textbooks, magazines soon took over my free time (and brain) and I soon had a lot of recipes that I wanted to try. Continue Reading

Say No To Procrastination: Just Do It Now

procrastinators_leapProcrastination is at the root of most clutter and disorganization. We put things off, say we’ll do them later, can’t make a decision, etc. I know this. But I don’t think I have been as aware of it as it was happening before…
Pat came home with salt for the water softener yesterday. This is one of Pat’s sole responsibilities, one we don’t share or take turns with. It was in the back seat of my truck. He left it there overnight. This morning I asked if he’d take it out and he said he’ll get it tonight. Continue Reading

Clutter Control: The Recipe File

recipe-box.jpgHow many untested recipes do you need to keep? My own recipe box was close to overflowing, so I just did a major de-clutterering.
I got rid of:

  • Recipes that were too complex. I just don’t have the time for those!
  • Recipes using unusual ingredients which would then just sit in my closet for years – unless I happened to really love that recipe.
  • Recipes that called for large amounts of cream or other ingredients I’m trying to (mostly) avoid.
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