Some eat to live, I live to eat

As part of my autumnal decluttering, I've finally put together a recipe binder. I bought a big ol' 3 inch thick binder a few years ago, and it's been languishing in a stack in my bedroom ever since.

The thousandth time my printed recipe stack fell over and scattered, I got up the ambition to put them together in a binder. First, I dug out the three hole punch that Bryant had long before we got together (why? I don't know, but I ADORE it!) and punched every single page in my very large stack.

At first, I just stuck them all in the binder. There was no separation, order or design involved. My immediate goal was simply to keep them together and off my floor.

When we shopped, I bought two packages of divider tabs. Scooter and I sorted all the recipes into groups and then I labeled tabs and put them in the appropriate places. Now, whether I'm looking for Cinnamon Bun Pancakes, Rosemary Mustard Chicken or Honey Butter Caramels with Coarse Sea Salt, I know just where to look.

The following is a list of my current and ideal tab layout. The green ones are future tabs.

Breakfast
Pancakes and Waffles
Syrups and Sauces
Egg dishes
Muffins/Breakfast breads
Appetizers
Main Dishes
Beef
Poultry
Slow cooker
Meatless
Soups/Stews
Lunches (These are lighter meals, usually things the kids like that Bryant and I aren't crazy about)
Side Dishes
Snacks (Sides and snacks are currently occupying one tab, but they'll be split up eventually)
Pizza and Sauces (You may be asking yourself why I'd need an entire tab for pizza, but honestly, I could have an entire binder of pizza recipes)
Breads (May or may not be broken up later into categories such as yeast breads, quick breads, rolls, biscuits, breadsticks, etc...)
Salads/Dressings (Green Salads/Dressings)
Potato/Pasta Salads
Sauces/Dips
Desserts
Cookies/Bars
Cakes
Pies/Tarts
Brownies/Blondies
Candy
Ice Cream/Sorbet
Drinks
Ingredients (such as brown sugar, bread flour, taco seasoning, enchilada sauce, etc...)
Kitchen Crafts (like playdoh, gingerbread for houses, dried apple witches, etc...)
Tips/Hints
Non-food (such as glass cleaner, fruit and veggie cleaner, etc...)

So now I'm slowly going through my 3x5 boxes and various folders of printed or torn from magazines recipes. I'm trying to get them all into the same basic format (same font type and size) so they're easier to read through. Eventually I'd like to get them into page protectors, but for now, I'm using paper reinforcers to keep them from tearing apart.

What do you guys think? Any great tips or ideas to make my recipe binder even more wonderful?