The kitchen is probably the most used room in the house. It is used for cooking, planning, cleaning, coloring, creating masterpieces (food & art), and congregating. Creating your own separate Kitchen Binder is highly recommended. Fill it with your family’s favorite meals, meal options, menus, recipes, grocery lists, and much more. This binder will quickly become the center of kitchen organization.
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meal planning
MY 21 MEALS – It has been said that most home cooks have an average of 21 meals in their recipe rotation. To make things easier at dinnertime, use this page to write down your 21 meals so you don’t have to guess each evening.
FAVORITE RECIPES (appetizers, bread, desserts, entertaining, family faves, main dish, potluck, sides) – Keep these pages together for a handy reference of all of your best, tried-and-true meals.
MENU INVENTORY BY DAY OF THE WEEK – Theme Meals have never been easier. If Friday is Mexican night, then fajitas, enchiladas, burritos, and tacos will easily go in the Friday column. Italian night, Soup night, and Grill night are just a few ideas.
MENU INVENTORY BY FOOD CATEGORY – Print out 3: 1 for breakfasts, 1 for lunches, 1 for dinners. Write down your family’s frequent favorites and never worry about what’s for dinner again.
MENU PLANNER (BREAKFAST) – Plan your family’s favorite breakfasts for the month. Perfect for early school times or for older children who can prepare their own breakfast.
MENU PLANNER (LUNCH) – Tired of sandwiches? Half the battle is just being prepared. Write down any ideas you have for lunches and then plan accordingly.
MENU PLANNER (DINNER) – The biggest meal of the day can be intimidating – unless you are prepared! Stop fretting about what’s for dinner today. Write it down!
MENU PLANNER – A month’s worth of meals on one handy page. Hang it on the refrigerator.
WEEKLY MEAL PLANNER (w/ Grocery List) - A Meal Planner and Grocery List for 1 week all one 1 handy page. Cut off the Grocery List or just carry the whole page to the store.
new! WEEKLY MENU & GROCERY PLANNER – Plan out the breakfasts, lunches, dinners, & snacks of 1 full week. This page even has a place to jot grocery items to include on your grocery list.
new! 2-WEEK MENU & GROCERY PLANNER – Plan out the breakfasts, lunches, dinners, & snacks of 2 full weeks. This page even has a place to jot grocery items to include on your grocery list.
POTLUCK PLANNER – Having a get-together soon? Want to keep track of who is bringing what? Not sure if you will have enough food? Use this handy page to help you track what everyone is bringing. Or pin it up as a sign up sheet.
COOKOUT PLANNER – Planning to host a cookout? Want to keep track of who is bringing what? Not sure if you will have enough food? Use this handy page to help you track what everyone is bringing. Or pin it up as a sign up sheet.
grocery shopping
GROCERY LIST (CHECKLIST) – Just check off what you need. Minimal writing. Convenient for small and big grocery trips.
GROCERY LIST (BY CATEGORY) – Make checking off your list as easy as possible. Get all the bread when you are in the bread aisle, meat in the meat aisle. Don’t make your eyes scan up and down your list a thousand times trying to catch everything.
GROCERY LIST BY AISLE (*Free in Trial) - Every store is different. This page helps map the way. Here you label the aisles and then list your items by aisle.
GROCERY LIST (WITH MENU) – Sometimes it is not easy to remember why you wrote something on the list. If you have written your menu for the next week or two here, then you might not be surprised when you see Feta Cheese on the list.
GROCERY LIST (TRI-MINI) – With 3 Grocery Lists to a page, you can fill in what you need for a quick trip to the store. Fill in the list on the right then cut it off. Then have 2 more lists ready for your next trips. No bulky pages to fit in your purse.
FRUGAL SHOPPER’S GROCERY LIST – List your grocery items by coupons and sale circular locations.
MARKET LIST - If you are more of a market shopper, rather than a supermarket shopper, then this list is for you. Great for those who shop locally for their meats, dairy, breads, produce, and other items.
SHOPPING LOCALLY – Lessen your impact on the environment and support your local economy all at the same time! Use this page to help you shop locally.
FAVORITE BRANDS – Do you prefer Nestle chips but dislike Hershey’s? Is it difficult to remember which brand of frozen meatballs are your favorite? Jot down the brands that your family approves of on this page and refer to it when making your grocery list.
kitchen organization
RECIPE CARDS – Print out as many of these pages as you can. Put them in your Kitchen Binder. Then when you see a recipe in a magazine, you can just copy it to the page.
PANTRY INVENTORY – Keep track of the contents of your pantry so it is stocked and with everything you need and contains nothing that sits untouched and forgotten. Hang this page on the inside of the door or place in your kitchen binder for easy reference. (see our List of Ways to Organize your Pantry or Non-Perishables)
REFRIGERATOR INVENTORY – Keep track of the contents of your refrigerator so it is stocked and with everything you need and contains nothing that sits untouched and forgotten. Hang this page on the side of the refrigerator or place in your kitchen binder for easy reference.
FREEZER INVENTORY – Keep track of the contents of your pantry so it is stocked and with everything you need and contains nothing that sits untouched and forgotten. Hang this page on the side of the refrigerator or place in your kitchen binder for easy reference.
* EQUIVALENT MEASUREMENTS – Print this page and place it in your kitchen binder as a handy reference.
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