Make notes! While I like to keep my cookbooks nice (they're a very important tool!), I also believe that they need to be useful. One of the things that makes them most useful to me are the notes I take in the margins. The first time I try a recipe, I make a note of the date, how the recipe turned out, any challenges that I encountered, and any substitutions I made or would like to make in the future. Super helpful for when I come back to the recipe to make it again.

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