For the third year at GLR we had to do 2 internships. I got to do an internship at DAMEN, which is located in
the pronvince Zeeland. And since I live in Zuid-Holland I would need to take the train/ car to get there.
To make this easier I got a room nearby Damen and stayed there 3 days a week. This meant that I'd need to cook
for myself. And I thought it was a fun idea to store all the recipes that I know, from online to family members.
This was still just an idea. And when I watched a show called "Young Sheldon" I got interested in the way that
Sheldons grandmother had stored her recipes. By using a recipe box.
So I searched online for a cute box to store my recipes in. After I found one and bought it I saw on Etsy
that a lot of other people already had some recipe boxes made. However, I thought that it was way cooler too
just make my own deisgn.
For my box I still needed alphabetic tabs and a design for my recipe cards.
This was quite a challenge too think because not many online shops have these alphabetic tabs. But I
eventually found one bij 123inkt.nl.
I then looked once again on Etsy to get inspired by other peoples
recipe box designs and to get an idea how I wanted my own cards too look like.
After I got the tabs I knew that they were too big for the box itself. So I had to cut them a bit.
After I finished cutting the tabs to the right size I used the outline to measure them for the size of the cards
themself.
After I got those and made the first few recipes that I already got I still had to print them out. I choose
to
do different colours that way it's easier for me to spot if it's a big one or a small recipe.
Brown once are meant for just one side of the card. The white once are for dubble sided cards.
In order to get my recipes printed out etc. I used a different colour to get the difference bigger, and to
not use too much colour from the printer.
Since they're so small I can fit 3 on one page so that saves some paper. I then laminate them because I
might use them in the future too close to the food I am making and get it dirty. Then instead of having to
reprint I can simply wash it off.
After I'm done laminating I use a cutting machine to get the edges sharper then when I use scissors.
I used Adobe InDesign to design the cards.
After a few months of these my mom found a magazine from Albert Heijn where they used a QR-code to go too the
recipe. And my mom thought that that was a good idea for me to use in my recipe box.
And after a bit of trying to see if the QR-codes still would work (and they did) I made a new coloured recipe
card.
On this card I'd put the title and what you'd need. But instead of also writing down hwo to prepare the dish, I
pasted the Qr-code and after scanning it with my phone I can go to the original recipe on the AH site.
In "End Result" you'll go to my Instagram and to the post about the Recipe Box.
In "Story Highlights" you'll go to my Instagram and to the story about the Recipe Box.
