A Better Way to Organize Garden Recipes

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Instead of traditional categories, such as soups, breads, and casseroles, the sections in Susan's new recipe box system list recipes alphabetically by individual vegetable.
Instead of traditional categories, such as soups, breads, and casseroles, the sections in Susan's new recipe box system list recipes alphabetically by individual vegetable.
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A Better Way to Organize Garden Recipes

I love gardening and eating fresh vegetables. But, for me, it’s a real chore thinking up ways to use them. Too often, good food has wasted away in my fridge or on my counter.

One winter, after looking over a garden catalog, I brainstormed about how to get organized by rearranging my recipe file. Instead of traditional categories, such as soups, breads, and casseroles, the sections in my new system would list recipes alphabetically by individual vegetable: asparagus, cabbage, green beans, etc. So when I have zucchini to use, for example, I could just go right to that section.

It’s worked! Recently, I had a bunch of Swiss chard to use. Looking in my file, I found a forgotten recipe for hummus using Swiss chard stems! Who would have thought? Not me.

I still love eating veggies! Now, it’s an adventure digging into my recipe file for ways to serve them.

  • Published on Apr 14, 2017
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