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Do you use cookbooks? I know that not everyone does, but I love using cookbooks and my recipe binders when I am menu planning. I enjoy the analog nature of paging through a cookbook and writing down the menu plan and shopping list. We recently removed a bookshelf around our refrigerator and that meant that I needed to come up with a different layout for the cookbooks. If you’re curious, you can see that before and after here.
When we removed the bookshelf I took a look at every cookbook and decided which ones to keep and which ones to give away. This forced me to really think about what we use regularly and what we can do without. There were a couple cookbooks that I only use one recipe out of so I made a copy of those recipes and put them in my recipe binders. You can see my recipe binders on the bottom shelf of the island bookcase – this post shares how I put them together.
I also put the cookbooks that I don’t use regularly (but still want to keep) in the cupboard above the vintage basket. This keeps it from looking overcrowded and cluttered and keeps the cookbooks in one place. I also have my recipe box up here as well.
Sherrie Says...
What a great idea, many people, especially young people are using the computer for recipes and no longer use cookbooks. But I love your idea.
Lynn Peltier Says...
Love the basket idea. I didn’t see that basket on their website.
Clean Mama Says...
Post authorIt’s vintage 🙂
Melina Leone Says...
We may not use cook books for actual recipes a lot anymore, but we do love our cookbooks and usually read them like novels. I pull one out to read before bed sometimes with a nice cup of tea. We also find inspiration in them for party ideas or inspirations to make our own versions of dishes. Some are from restaurants we love and have a memory attached, some are signed by the authors. Love all of your organization ideas and we do all the same things!!
Cristina Says...
Wow, these are a LOT of cookbooks! (what a treasure) 🙂 I love how you have arranged it by colour.
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