How to Organize Recipes

Easy Meal Planning - Microsoft Outlook Recipe Organizer

1. Open Microsoft Outlook.

2. Create a Recipe Folder in your Folders List. Under File, select New and then Folder (see picture below).
   
   
   
   
   
3. Name your Folder - in the dialogue box that opens, type “Recipe”(or whatever you would like this folder to be named.

4. Select where you want the folder to show in your folder list but clicking on the choices in the window below the words “Select where to place the folder”(see picture below).
   
5. Manage the various types of recipes by making additional folders with category names. E.g. Breakfast, Brunch, Chicken, Soup, Stir Fry.
   1. Follow the same steps as adding a folder, and name your new folders according to the recipe category.
   2. NOTE: Remember to select “Recipe” as the folder where you would like you recipe category folder to show (see below)
   
   
   
6. To populate your folders – email yourself the recipes you already have on your computer. Also when you find new recipes online that you want to try, email yourself these as well.
   • When the recipes show up in your inbox, move them to the respective folder and they are ready for you to use whenever you need them.

Want to use an Excel spreadsheet to create a master recipe index? It's easy to do with these simple steps.