Recipe Planning

I love cookbooks. I keep some in my kitchen in Toronto, some stored away in Vancouver, and others with my parents in France.

But I have another collection of recipes that I find all over that I like to keep track off.  My recipe binder helps with that.

I have photo copies from borrowed recipe books... Recipes from magazines like LCBO's Food and Wine... Recipes from my favourite blogs... From cooking classes... And more.  But sometimes I wing it with recipes and get lucky...(it also helps me create new recipes for Healthy, Tasty, Cheap)

*For a simple bean dip blend white beans, herbs, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar and olive oil.  Serve with blanched asparagus, cherry tomatoes and crackers.

Some great ideas for recipe planning:

• Ayah's menu planning board
• Evernote free recipe and menu planning app
• Springpad online note keeping system with a section devoted to weekly meals and grocery shopping
•  Plan to Eat is $4.95/month and has Monthly Meal Planner

Personally, I keep grocery lists on the notepad in my iPhone and keep a whiteboard on my fridge to organize the week's meals.  For inspiration I go to my recipe binder, my books, food blogs or the market!

How do you plan recipes and meals?