Marilyn Bohn | Creative Organizer

I found some chocolate chips in the freezer last night and decided to make cookies. I had all the ingredients but not my favorite recipe. It is a source of irritation that my recipes are not at my finger tips. My daughter has taken them to make a family recipe book so I can’t find them when I want them. She began three years ago and I know it is a huge undertaking and she is very busy but I want them back. I am working on learning patience.

Here are two nifty solutions on how to mark recipes so you can find them in a recipe book:

•Mark the page with markers such as the small flag post-it-notes or use colored paper clips. Each color could represent a different category. Or use book darts made of paper-thin metal that come in different colors. (www.bookdarts.com)

•I love the idea of making my own index in the book. On the front pages that are blank in the book I write the name of the recipe and the page number it is on. This saves me time having to look at the table of contents every time and as you know as a professional organizer I am all about time management. It is in my blood. You would think after years of using the same recipe I would have the page numbered, but I don’t.

Hopefully sometime this year I can tell you that I have my recipes back and in better condition than when they left my cupboard. I’ll let you know.

How do you mark your favorite recipes in your cook books?