How do you organize your recipes?

I copy and paste all the recipes I find from different websites onto notepad. I then save as (title of recipe) then I save to a folder titled Recipes into my documents. My documents automatically puts in in alphabetical order. They are all in one place for when I need to find something I want to make and don't have to search several places.

I print them and put them in a 3" 3 ring binder with tabs for sections. I also recently went through and put them in page protectors. I have a 3 ring binder 3 hole punch that hooks onto the rings. I guess I don't really need it now since I have page protectors.

Sometimes I print multiple copies so I can give them away quickly or throw them away if they get yucky.

I print them and put them in a 3" 3 ring binder with tabs for sections. I also recently went through and put them in page protectors. I have a 3 ring binder 3 hole punch that hooks onto the rings. I guess I don't really need it now since I have page protectors.

Sometimes I print multiple copies so I can give them away quickly or throw them away if they get yucky.

I do that too! I put recipes in there I want to try and then if I like them I put them in my binder. It's small right now but it is growing :-).

What i have troupble with is what catagories my tabs should be I am always getting suck on where certain things should be or what subjects to use.

All of my favorites are printed and in the recipe drawer, except for those in recipe books which are on the book shelf. Recipes I've found on the internet and haven't yet tried are in a folder on my computer. If I try them and like them I'll print them and put them in the drawer. I've worked in IT too many years to leave a favorite recipe at the mercy of a hard drive.

My recipes are kind of all over the place--the ones that look good online, I've bookmarked. The ones from magazines and ones that people have given me, go into a huge file box with tabs.......and lastly, those recipes which are awesomely amazing, go down in handwritten form in my 'winners' book. Not to mention my cookbook collection............sometimes when it comes to meal planning, I wonder where to begin! ha.

I keep two binders: one that is well organized with tabs and contains all the recipes that I used to print off. The second binder, a little thinner, contains my "tried and true", recipes that I love.

I also use Pinterest now for anything I find on the web. I absolutely love the site because it will store the photo of the recipe, then you click on it and the photo will take you to the website. You have to "apply" to become a member but usually you get "approved" in a couple hours. Here's my link to my food board I created:
http://pinterest.com/theemstress/a-feeding-frenzy/

You have to "apply" to become a member but usually you get "approved" in a couple hours.

It's a lot more than a few hours nowadays. I requested an invite a couple weeks ago and I'm still waiting. I'm sure it's worth the wait though.

I love Evernote. I have considered using that for my recipes because it's something I can access from my phone, home computer, or work computer. Any tips on how to use it more effectively for recipes?

I have the paid version, so I am not sure what I have access to that the free version won't…but what I do is have a stack called “recipes.” Under the main stack/heading, I have subfolders, if you will, called appetizers, main dish, desserts, etc. On top of that, I use the “tag” feature to tag recipes by ingredient (e.g. chicken) or by cuisine type (e.g. Italian).

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