Family Cookbook Ideas - here are a few ways to create a family cookbook to give to your daughter or other family members. This project works nicely with the Kitchen Art from Old Family Recipe Cards project I created a few years ago.
They're both a beautiful way to save and collect family favorite recipes to pass on to the next generation and make GREAT GIFTS!
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I gave my daughter the perfect gift for her bridal shower...a family cookbook filled with all her favorite recipes. MixBook works GREAT with helping you organize your recipes and create a family heirloom to pass on to your family!
Shutterfly Cookbook
This family cookbook was not only easy to put together, it was fast. Which was good because I thought of making this cookbook for Olivia only 2 weeks before her bridal shower. Nothing like waiting for the last minute, right?
I have so many of Olivia's favorite recipes already posted here on my blog , so putting the cookbook together was pretty easy. I wanted to make it personal so I created a Shutterfly Cookbook.
Included in the cookbook are recipes, stories and I added photos of the two of us as Olivia was growing up.
Printable Recipe Binder
Another easy way to create your own family cookbook is to use the Printable Recipe Binder I created.
Keep all your favorite recipes organized with this beautiful printable recipe binder set. The pages can be instantly downloaded and printed at home.
The “Recipe Binder and Family Cookbook” is perfect to give as gifts for bridal showers, weddings or work on it as a family project!
- Meal Category Pages including a section for Holiday Recipes.
- Full Size Recipe Cards/Pages for you to print and add your family's favorite recipes.
- Family History Page - take a little time to write down a special note regarding your family.
- Kitchen Conversion Chart
- Cute Kitchen Art/Printable
- Grocery List
- Meal Planner Printable
Create your Own Family Cookbook
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Shutterfly Recipe Book
Here's the cover of the Shutterfly Cook Book. A collection of recipes shared from Mother to Daughter.
The first page included a special note to Olivia and a few photos of the two of us together. I love the first photo of us together from her third birthday party.
One of her favorite soups, my recipe for Loaded Potato Soup Recipe
Our whole family loves Chicken Cutlet Italian Style and Chicken Cutlet Parmesan.
This recipe is for the Crescent Roll Fruit Tart that I have been making for her birthday for years now. Also included is a photo of her Olivia taken on her 5th birthday and on her 20th birthday.
Her favorite cookie recipe, Peanut Butter Blossoms, made with three types of chocolate candies.
And finally here's a photo of Olivia and I together at the shower. Putting this cookbook together was so much fun and I know it's something Olivia will treasure.
Susan says
I really like your layout on the potato soup recipe, but I can't find it in Shutterfly. Can you tell me how you did that? Thank you!
Lois says
I made this 8 years ago for our daughter. I'm not sure how it works any longer on Shutterfly. I wish I could be more help to you!
Debbie says
This is a wonderful idea. I would love to make one for my daughter, but I never write recipes down seems like I just do them. Maybe I should start because my daughter has her own family now and she is constantly asking me to make some of her favorite dishes that she grew up eating. Maybe I should learn to write recipes just not sure where to start to learn to write them. I am getting older now and she would love one of these books I have hand written a lot of things down for her but never put anything together for her to keep as a keepsake someday.
Lois says
I hope you take advantage of this idea and get your recipes together as a keepsake for your daughter!!! What a nice gift it would make for her...one she would treasure forever! Thanks for visiting.
Maria Asay says
What a great idea! Your cookbook looks amazing.
Cheryl says
I have used shutterfly for so many books but never thought of a cook book. I am working on one now for my daughter since she will be leaving home soon so I will check this out, thank you!!
Vee says
What a great project!