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Collecting and Organizing Family Favorite Recipes

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Sharing Family Favorite Recipes

I love to cook and really love collecting and trying new recipes. I've been sharing a few of my family's favorite recipes here on Squidoo in the last few years now and plan to share even more in the future.

In order to organize my recipes and to provide a cookbook of sorts, I decided to make this recipe lensography (or list of lenses), arranged by category. I hope you'll try a recipe or two and let me know which of my family's favorites are your favorites, too!

You may be looking for different ways to organize your family favorite recipes, ways to easily find them at home. We'll offer a few solutions for you, too. Of course you might also want to join Squidoo and make pages like mine to share your own family's recipes. It's easy, it's fun, and it's free! Click on the link to get started and if you have questions, just let me know.

Happy reading, happy cooking, and happy eating!

POLL: How Do You Organize Your Recipes?

You do organize your recipes, don't you?

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Organize and Store Your Family Favorite Recipes

Recipe cards, notebooks, file boxes, and even computer software to manage your prized recipe collection.

Do you have a favorite way to organize your family's favorite recipes, ways you can easily find them when you need them? I hope you'll share your ideas in a comment below.

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Easel-Backed Recipe Book & Pages

Easel-Backed Recipe Book & Pages

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Recipe File Box - Bon Appetit

Recipe File Box - Bon Appetit

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Collected Recipe Organizer- Recipe Organizer

Collected Recipe Organizer- Recipe Organizer

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Mountain Woods Roll Top Wooden Recipe Box

Mountain Woods Roll Top Wooden Recipe Box

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Recipe Organizer - Botanical Treasures- Recipe Organizer

Recipe Organizer - Botanical Treasures- Recipe Organizer

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Lipper International 8814 Bamboo Recipe Box

Lipper International 8814 Bamboo Recipe Box

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The Data Manager The Recipe Manager 3 - Windows Macintosh

The Data Manager The Recipe Manager 3 - Windows Macintosh

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Demy Kitchen Safe Touchscreen Recipe Reader

Demy Kitchen Safe Touchscreen Recipe Reader

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Family Favorite Main Dish Recipes

For your dining pleasure.

Including recipes for the crockpot or slow cooker and a traditional Hawaiian main dish breakfast food, too. Try these!
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Family Favorite Side Dish Recipes

See something you've never tasted before? These recipes are tried and true!

I served homemade applesauce to company recently and it was a huge hit! Don't underestimate the use of easy, family-style meals and "signature" recipes like these when entertaining.
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Desserts, Cookies, and Other Sweets

Okay, now we're cookin'. You can see which category I like best!

When asked to bring a dish to a potluck, it's easy to choose a dessert from this list. Dump cake is my stand-by recipe, but banana pudding is always a hit, too. Of course cookies are always welcomed if there are children involved.
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Snack, Appetizers, and Beverage Recipes

Perfect for half-time, summer-time, or anytime!

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Special Holiday Recipe Lenses

Sometimes it's the message more than the meal.

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Now We're Cookin'!

One of these is my Recipes for Real People lens, my very first lens on Squidoo! I've put myself in with some pretty good company.

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Store Your Family Favorite Recipes in This Binder

Customizable with your family's name!

A binder like this one, customized with the family name, would make a fabulous gift for Christmas, a family reunion, or to welcome a new bride into the family. Click on the picture to see the details or to find other designs that are so simple to customize, even I can do it!

Personalize your own family recipe binder binder
Personalize your own family recipe binder by aslentz
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The Best Recipes Come from Real People

Church and community cookbooks are a great source of "real" recipes, tried and true. Here's part of the selection available on eBay right now.

Place your bid or click on your favorite to read more about it before it's going, going, gone!
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My Favorite "Go-To" Cookbook

When all else fails, I turn to Betty Crocker.

Everyone should have a basic cookbook handy. I love my Betty Crocker cookbook and continue to go back to it when I need a good, basic recipe. This makes a great gift for a new bride - or a bachelor in his first apartment!
Betty Crocker Cookbook: Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today, 10th Edition

Betty Crocker Cookbook: Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today, 10th Edition

by: Betty Crocker Editors

Amazon Price: $5.45 (as of 02/14/2012)Buy Now

The Most Trusted Cookbook

From foolproof, dependable recipes to reliable how-to advice, the Betty Crocker Cookbook has everything you need for the way you cook today. Whether you're a new or experienced cook, The Betty Crocker Cookbook is the book for you!

Comprehensive resource, with more than 1,000 easy-to-follow recipes. Creative cooking ideas, including more than 400 recipe variations.

A Good Cook Must Have Proper Tools

My favorite kitchen utensils, including the potato masher that I asked for - and received - from Santa last Christmas!

Which is your favorite kitchen utensil? Did I leave it out? Feel free to add it here!

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Wüsthof Come-Apart Kitchen Shears

Wüsthof Come-Apart Kitchen Shears

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Oxo Good Grips Wire Potato Masher

Oxo Good Grips Wire Potato Masher

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Norpro 3-Piece Stainless-Steel Whisk Set

Norpro 3-Piece Stainless-Steel Whisk Set

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Rubbermaid White Spatula 9 1/2

Rubbermaid White Spatula 9 1/2"

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Oxo Good Grips Wooden Spaghetti Server

Oxo Good Grips Wooden Spaghetti Server

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Oxo Good Grips Flexible Vegetable Brush

Oxo Good Grips Flexible Vegetable Brush

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Oxo Good Grips 9-Inch Locking Tongs with Nylon Heads

Oxo Good Grips 9-Inch Locking Tongs with Nylon Heads

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Thank You For Visiting!

Please sign our guestbook and let us know how you store your family's favorite recipes. I'd love to read your comments!


P.S. Thanks to stargazer00 for the cute colander section divider!

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