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Sometime about five years ago or so, I got in the habit of printing recipes I wanted to try off the internet. This was back in the days when I had a full-time administrative grunt job and so had free time, abundant internet access and unlimited laser printer toner. I started out storing those recipes in a three-ring binder, but quickly outgrew that storage device. I ended up with a file crate with hanging files and manila folders (complete with clearly printed labels--I can be a little overzealous with the office supplies at times).

In addition to that crate (which I often flip through for inspiration) I have a series of small wooden file boxes in which I've stashed the recipes I really like and want to be able to access again easily (without digging through several reams of paper). Sometimes I think about revamping my recipe storage system, but I hate to mess with a good thing.

If you are looking for a way to store your recipes (or want to buy a creative kitchen-based gift for a friend or family member) you should head over to Design*Sponge and check out the Recipe Storage Roundup that Grace put together. She has scoured the internet for a variety of boxes and binders that will hold your recipes neatly and in style. I am particularly smitten with that binder decorated with silhouettes of kitchen utensils.

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If ever there was a dish that needed all the help it could get, it would be vegan dinner loaf. Well, Jennifer over at the blog Vegan Lunch Box has come to the rescue by creating The Magic Loaf Studio. Based on recipes she learned at a Seventh Day Adventist vegetarian cooking class, the Loaf Studio lets you choose ingredients-legumes, grains, nuts, seeds, veggies, seasonings and binders-and then formulates a recipe with appropriate proportions and directions. There is, of course, a disclaimer saying that not every combination has been tested. Still, the nearly 50 comments on her blog post about it seem positive. Perhaps some people will be converted to loaf-lovers, but I suspect that many folks will use this to expand their existing loaf repertoire. Oh, and as an added bonus, you get to name your loaf. Cute.