Recipe Cheat Sheet

One of my kitchen utensil drawers used to be chronically stuffed with recipes on little scraps of paper. These were the recipes I used all the time, so I wouldn't bother to ever file them away in my regular recipe holder. This mishmash of recipes sat in an untidy heap on top of the stuff that actually belonged in the drawer, and it always took a fair bit of rummaging to find either the right recipe or anything else in there.

I have finally gotten all the recipes cleared out of the drawer and replaced it with - drum roll please (or just bang a wooden spoon on your mixing bowl)...The Recipe Cheat Sheet.

This brilliant yet so very simple idea comes from Amy Karol, author of Bend-the-Rules Sewing: The Essential Guide to a Whole New Way to Sew and her blog angry chicken. The idea is to compile your most frequently used recipes all on one sheet for quick reference. Because they are all recipes you are familiar with you don't need lots of directions on mixing technique and so forth, so you can fit a lot on one sheet. Amy Karol's cheat sheet is here. She has some everyday things as well as some desserts.

I made up my own sheet of our regular daily fare and popped it in a page protector. It has things like pancakes, waffles, biscuits, breads, coffee cake and a couple of cookies. We use it every day - it's cute, convenient, and reduces clutter.

Here is mine: Download Recipe_Sheet.pdf 

A few notes: You can find details for my various scones, and muffins in other posts. I use King Arthur flour and do most of my baking with some combination of white whole wheat (ww) and unbleached white flour. The bread and other yeasted doughs are made in our bread machine; the rolls are shaped, set in a greased 11x15" pan and set to rise again before baking.

If you have any questions about any of my recipes just ask. And if you make up your own cheat sheet and would like to share leave a comment with a link to your blog - I would love to see it! And if you have already used a cheat sheet for years just smile and wink to yourself and feel free to share all of your other great ideas with organizationally challenged folks like me.   

Comments

[Meredith]

I LOVE this, thank you so much for your special sheet, it's wonderful. You're so creative Kimberlee!! I would be overjoyed with your roll recipe, they look delish and just like my paternal g-ma used to make!!!Hugs and thanks for sharing :)

[Cheryl M.]

Kimberlee, this wonderful, new kitchen blog is filled with great ideas and much inspiration! Thanks :)

[Kathy]

What a handy idea! Thanks for sharing. Off to make my own...

[Brenda]

Hi Kimberlee,

What program did you use to make your sheet?

Thx!

[Genevieve]

Oh my gosh! I just finished trying every single one of your recipes and what a hit they were! I was especially impressed by your quick breads and pancake recipes. Healthy with just a touch of sweetness! They have made it into *my* daily cheat sheet. Looking forward to trying more recipes from your blog.