Good Housekeeping: The Family Cook Book: More Than 200 Favourite Tried, Tested And Trusted Recipes'

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Of course, you can always share a digital copy of your family’s cookbook in traditional ways online. Similar to the idea above, you can also turn the “publishing” phase of your family’s cookbook into video content. Creating a YouTube channel or posting videos via IGTV is incredibly easy. Leave cookbooks with hard-to-find or unfamiliar ingredients on the shelf. Of course, one or two unique new ingredients can be fun and exciting, but they can be a drain on your wallet, and unless you plan to use them in repeated recipes, they might just sit in your pantry for years. Rachel Josey recommends “looking for cookbooks that focus on real, whole food ingredients prepared in simple yet creative ways. Avoid anything that calls for a long list of different ingredients for every recipe, and bonus points if a specialty ingredient is reused in multiple recipes throughout the book.” Once you’ve made progress and have a solid collection of recipes together, you can start on the fun stuff. Add in relevant photographs, sidebars, graphics, general cooking tips, anecdotes, and more to make it unique to your tastes and your family’s. The more work you put into it from the get-go, the easier time you’ll have with the rest of the project. Step 5: Spice it up with other elements

A meal is one of the most special, yet simple ways to spend time with those you love. And, family and food are concepts that have gone together since the beginning of time. It’s likely that you and your family passed down tons of unique recipes for generations. This makes the book even more prized, yet some of your family may feel as though they’re missing out. You can resolve this situation by using your materials sparingly or by letting each of your family members “rent” the book for a bit at a time. Step 2: Ask for your family’s input Depending on your social media savvy and which platforms you like best, you can easily post your full cookbook as a series on social media. You may choose to create an account just for the sake of sharing your and your family’s recipes. If you’re hoping to create and share your family's cookbook online, or, perhaps make a more intimate scrapbook instead, we cover just about every step you should keep in mind below.Perhaps you were already planning to gather a lot of physical recipes, photographs, and other small elements to scan and upload to an online copy. The same goes for a scrapbook, you have a bit more freedom in that you can include real-life objects and tactile things — like fabrics or even utensils.

However, you should also ask your family members all the same if they’d like to include anything else. Yes, that may mean including that funky dessert you’re not fond of that your aunt always makes as a holiday tradition . But it’s these “quirks” that’ll make your cookbook all the more special. Step 4: Create an organized outline It’s pretty difficult to create a cookbook of family recipes without the OK from your family. Though you’re more than welcome to publish family secrets, it may make the holidays a bit more tense. Gathering recipes, of course, will also require a bit of input from your family. If you already have sloppy copies of every recipe you could ever want, that’s a great start! There are two different recipe card templates. Recipe 1 has room for a photo with a small recipe card. Personally, I prefer to have a picture with my recipes. It helps to know at a glance what I’m looking for and how it’s “supposed to look.”😉

You can easily create a polished, personalized cookbook that you and your family will cherish for generations entirely online. The best part is an online cookbook will make it easy to share and almost impossible to misplace. And, furthermore, it can likely be done for free. Step 1: Get the OK from your family In addition to recipes, your family can contribute elements discussed above, photographs of them in the kitchen, and even small anecdotes or notable stories that these recipes bring to mind. Step 3: Lay it all out As proud and excited as you may be to share your cookbook with the entire world, you owe it to your family to have them see the final draft first.

Cookbooks give you a bit of flexibility when it comes to sharing them. Comparatively speaking, cookbooks have less content than other written works, so it makes them easier to publish in different spaces.

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After all, even a simple cookbook can make a statement and serve as a lasting keepsake for your family and friends. You’re more than welcome to make your family cookbook long, elaborate, and intricate, too. 1. In a social media series