Pandora’s box supposedly contained all the evils of the world. I used to think of my recipe box the same way. Whenever I opened it, the recipes were unleashed to the world my family/friends to much despair. Run, children! RUNNN!
So, I decided to take a fresh approach and re-do my recipe box, inside and out. I put the wish list recipes in the back, and the “I can do it!” recipes in the front. I also painted this cool, fresh design to match my kitchen. Now I actually gravitate to the recipe box.
How did I paint such perfect lines you ask? Oh, dahling, I just used precision… and Post-it notes to guide my inexperienced, shaky painter’s hand. (True story – my dad calls me “Painter’s Apprentice”)
Materials
- recipe box
- wooden letters
- paint (blue/green/white)
- a steady hand
- creative spirit
- determination
This recipe box is cute! My domestic skills are sorely lacking, HOWEVER, I did manage to kick up my spaghetti level to “deliciousness” by adding sauteed onion, basil, oregano, and parmesan shaker cheese. (I put in both basil and oregano because I’m not sure which one you’re SUPPOSED to use in pasta….)
True story: Once I spent an hour making balsamic tomatoes (it was literally just chopped tomato and soaking it in some sort of balsamic vinegar/oil) and when I excitedly told my sister on the phone, she was like, “Guess what I made? Homemade chicken pot pie!” To summarize: I made chopped tomatoes; she made an entire savory pie. Someone got all the cooking genes in the family and it wasn’t me.
I love it!