As always, this edition is hosted by the lovely Shannon.
As mentioned yesterday in my Tackle It Tuesday I am a magazine junkie. Since the first step is always admitting the problem I can move on to the next step. Yesterday I bravely began sorting through my pile of mags. Some of them I could dispose of without a problem. Then......I got to the recipe mags. Those mouthwatering pictures throughout the magazine were calling to me. I have a hard time getting rid of them. However, I found a great way to help me overcome this obstacle. I went through the magazines highlighting the recipes I want to try in the near future....the very NEAR future. I then tore out the page and placed it neatly in my file folder. If they can be seperated into categories great, if not I am not worrying about it because they will most likely go together anyway. When I am making my menu for the week I will look through my Recipes To Try folder and choose 2 or 3 or more recipes. If I pull out a page that has more than one recipe highlighted I will try all the recipes on that one page so that the whole page can disappear after the week.
After making the recipe if it achieves a 4 or 5 rating at our house I will write in in my Favorite Recipes book to be used over and over again. If it did not make the grade into the trash it goes without needing any further attention. That means if the dish is just "okay" I won't ever make it again. I have enough recipes that my family loves to make it without the average ones.
It is always my goal to have tried all the interesting recipes before I get the next magazine in the mail. I have failed terribly at that goal. At least now, I am on the road to recovery.
Here is a picture of my file folders(on the left) and my Favorite Recipes book (on the right). I got this book from Gooseberry Patch which is one of my favorite online stores.
That's what works for Me! Make sure to head over to Rocks in my Dryer for more great WFMW ideas!
Love the folder idea. I have problems resisting those lovely food magazines.
Posted by: Ellen B. | May 30, 2007 at 09:20 AM
I do something similar, only my "5-star" recipes end up on laminated cards. My laminator was a great investment, LOL! I'm like you...always wanting to try something new! A lot of recipes aren't worth making twice, but experimenting sure keeps life from getting boring!
Posted by: mom2fur | May 30, 2007 at 03:46 PM
I love trying new recipes. And I love magazines, so I understand your organizing challenge.
Once in a while a group of my friends will get together for a "Guinea Pig" dinner. Everyone prepares an item that they've been meaning to try and the rest of us serve as "guinea pig" and review the new dish. Lots of fun and a little inspiration to try that new recipe.
Posted by: Totallyscrappy | May 31, 2007 at 04:49 PM
This is a great idea. Food magazines are one of my downfalls as well. I just have to stop my subscriptions for a while, and then I start them up again. I need to get back in the habit of actually making one or two new recipes a week myself.
Posted by: Jennifer, Snapshot | June 02, 2007 at 07:17 AM