When you save, are you hitting the "Save as Default Recipe"?
The Default recipe and profiles start each new recipe build. What you want to do is save a default with all of your typical profiles, plus any ingredient that is in every recipe (i.e. irish moss). That way, you have a template of the basic, tedious parts of the recipe your building.You can add some base malt and your favorite bittering hop, too.
When you're finished, you hit "Save" button in the upper right corner.