Recipe Book Recipe Organizer

It was time for a little Recipe Binder re-do and I thought you might like to see how I put it together. I have been using recipe binders to organize recipes for years and years and I am convinced that it’s the reason meal planning works in our house.

Do I have every week’s meals planned out perfectly? No. Do I still use cookbooks – absolutely! Do we ever order out unexpectedly because I couldn’t get my act together? Of course. But when it comes down to it, having favorite recipes in one place, printed out and ready to reference is just so great. The last time I overhauled our recipe binders was in 2015 and we’ve changed our eating habits quite a bit so going through them and weeding out recipes I won’t make any longer was freeing.

If you are reading this and thinking or saying, I have all my recipes saved on the computer or on Pinterest, or an online recipe account, and I don’t need that hassle or mess or clutter, keep reading because I am here to tell you that keeping your recipes sorted and organized in a binder is actually more of a time saver than hopping online. Why? Cue the distraction of the Internet – hopping online to grab that recipe will probably lead you to Facebook or Instagram which will lead you down a rabbit hole and you’ll forget what you were looking for anyway. Or maybe that’s just me? In this online centered world, I crave moments without that constant connectivity and love thumbing through cookbooks and recipe binders. Can you relate?

Flip Stand Style Of Recipe Binder

Making a Recipe Binder might seem like a daunting task, but with a little time and organization, you can make a recipe binder that will become your family cookbook and ultimately save you time and money. Clean Mama’s Recipe Binder Kit is simple and straightforward and done with beautiful images that you’ll be excited to display and use to make meal planning a little easier.

If menu planning sounds daunting or difficult, it’s because you haven’t been carving out the time and space to get started. This guide will help you figure out what to eat and when to eat it! You’ll love the simple, easy-to-use format. Simply print off the pages and get ready to tackle meal time with ease!

This guide DOES NOT include the binder, recipes, plastic sleeves, etc. as this is a digital product – you can print the pages as many times as you’d like for your personal use.

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Once you’ve printed out the sections that you want to use and have begun setting up your binder, keep moving quickly and you’ll be surprised how quickly the binder comes together. As you’re getting your binder set up take the time to toss/recycle any recipes that you’ve been holding onto and haven’t made and probably won’t make, or any recipes that you made that aren’t super great or worth making again.

Included in Clean Mama’s Recipe Binder Kit are labels that you can use for dividers – you can print and trim and place in dividers or make your own by simply printing them out on card stock, trimming down to size, and use packing tape to adhere to the divider pages.

Now that you have your Recipe Binder all set up it’s time to put it to use! What’s the perfect way to put it to use? Make a menu plan and utilize the binder for success.

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I found a plastic folder sleeve to put recipes to try in – this is where I keep the recipes I want to make. If they make the cut they get put into the binder.

Use these categories and pages to organize and plan as you’re getting started. Keeping a quick reference guide to favorites and recipes to make keeps it simple and eliminates time wasted while you’re figuring out ‘what’s for dinner’.

Keep your recipe binder where you’ll use it – I keep my recipe binders with my most-used cookbooks on a small shelf in the side of out kitchen island. I love cookbooks and recipes and menu planning – if you can’t tell by my little cookbook collection.This site contains affiliate links. I may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. [Learn more]

How To Create A Recipe Binder The Easy Way

Hello Crafty Friends! Today I’m excited to share a new organization project, this time for the kitchen! I recently took a little time to organize my recipes and am so excited with this new binder. Before this I had a small recipe book for my recipe cards but as I have been printing more and more recipes I find on the internet, I needed something that could keep everything all together.

This binder is perfect for holding both my recipe cards and the recipes I print from food sites and food blogs. With everything in one place and organized, it’s easy to find what I am looking for!

For some time now I have really wanted to get a Rifle Paper Co. recipe box. I think they are so beautiful and love the floral patterns on them. The only problem with a recipe box is it wouldn’t hold my printed recipes. While I could copy them to recipe cards, I knew I would never take the time. I decided instead of getting a recipe box, to get a Rifle Paper Co. sheet of paper and create this recipe binder!

Custom Family Cookbook Recipe Book Binder With Dividers

Start by cutting paper to fill in the clear view pockets of the binder. Measure the openings for the front, back and spine. Use a ruler and scissors or a paper trimmer to cut the paper.

I had trouble inserting the thin piece of paper into the spine of my small binder, so I placed it on the outside of the binder and covered it with a piece of clear packing tape. You can’t even tell there is tape over it!

After the binder’s clear view pockets are filled with decorative paper, add a cute label frame to the front. I found label frames by Teresa Collins at Joann Fabrics. I’ve also linked to a couple of online options in the Supplies Needed section. The metal label frames came with brad fasteners to making it easy to use them with paper.

Make Your Own Recipe Binder

To attach the label frame, pull the piece of paper out of the front pocket of the binder and add the label frame with the brads. Use a pencil and ruler to help center it on the binder.Type or hand write a little label to slip inside. My label wanted to move around so I glued it down inside the label holder. Place the sheet of paper with the new label attached back in the pocket of the binder!

The best part of using a binder for your recipes is you can insert both printed 8.5″ x 11″ recipes and recipe cards! With so many great recipes available online I love being able to print them and slip them into the binder as I really don’t want to take the time to write them out on a recipe card. While I can now fit printed recipes, I also have room to add my old recipe cards.

To fit recipe cards in the binder, I found page protectors that can hold two 5″ x 7″ recipe cards. The recipe cards easily slip in the top of the pockets.

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To hold my printed recipes, I use regular page protectors for 8.5″ x 11″ paper. I keep a group of empty page protectors in the back of the binder so when I print a new recipe I can easily add it to the binder.

While I made a large recipe binder for myself, I decided to make a smaller recipe binder for my mom for Mother’s Day. I purchased a small 5.5″ x 8.5″ binder as well as small page protectors that fit inside it. For this binder, I used 4″ x 6″ recipe cards and could slip two into each page protector.

I still wanted to add a few printed recipes to the binder even though it was small. To do this, I found I could print the internet recipes at 60%-70% and then trim them down to fit inside the page protectors. To a test a or two to figure out what scale to print the recipes at.

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The recipe binders turned out so well and so far I have loved using mine! It is easy to add to and easy to reference while I am making dinner. The binder and page protectors are great for keeping things clean as I can easily wipe off any mess that gets on them while baking or cooking!*Update: I have used this binder for over 5 years and still love using it!

A recipe binder is great to make for yourself but they also make amazing gifts! Check out my tutorial for making a DIY Wedding Shower Recipe Binder!

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Meal Planner And Recipe Binder