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Ok so I think I may have mentioned a time or two that I have tons of cookbooks. Tons. And I love to try new recipes. I was always reading thru my books and putting post its on my favorite recipes or wrting them down only for them to get lost in the shuffle. So I came up with this nerdy yet effective system. It helps me when I need ideas for dinners and any kind of dish...

I basically take a recipe card write down just the ingredients on it, the title of the recipe, and what cookbook I got it from. Then I put it in my recipe box. Here are some pics....

This was the recipe I just posted about. Its just a list of the ingredients...

On the back I write what cookbook and page number...

Grab my cookbook (and chik out of the freezer)

And Im ready to cook. I feel like this saves me from re-writing all the recipes I love that it makes it easy to go grocery shopping. I can pick out the meals I want and figure out what I need to get. I seem to come off very organized with this  but again its hit or miss with me. I really like what I started and want to continue to do this. It really does help with trying out new recipes and not get stuck in the same old food rut. Hope you enjoyed this NERD ALERT...!!!