Progress on the cookbook was the name of the game last
week. There was organizing, sorting, formatting,
and all those sorts those types of things. You know
all the things that are not really fun but have to be done so you have a great family
heirloom.
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I also learned the major drawback to creating a family
cookbook. You are always hungry and want
to make all the recipes that you read.
Wow! There are some really,
really yummy sounding ones in there. I can’t
believe that a lot of them I have never heard of and they supposedly from my
great grandparents. The only thing I can
think of is that my mom’s family didn’t like them for some reason so grandma
didn’t make it.
However, I do wish I had more pictures for the book. So far it is illustrated with clip art since
I don’t have many pictures of the larger family group. The plea has gone out for pictures, and I
hope that they start rolling in soon.
Any day now would be great…
Oh, and stories.
Several people sent in stories about the recipes or other remembrances
about their parents and grandparents. I
have learned a lot about the family from them.
Which lead me to also put out a call for more of these to give flavor to
the book. I am waiting, impatiently for
those too.
My parents are coming up this week with several cookbooks. Grandma
bought them from organizations as fundraisers over the years. Dad told me that there are several entries in
the books from family. Even
though I have about 20 recipes right now, I think a few more that are not
desserts or meat courses would be a good thing.
My family sure has a sweet tooth.
Deadline for completion of the cookbook is the end of the
week. Fingers crossed that I can make
it. If you are interested in creating
your family cookbook I suggest you check out these links to get you started!
eHow : How to Make a Cookbook
grandparents.com : Make Your Own Heirloom Cookbook
There are also a ton of websites that will help you
design, print, and publish your cookbook. Just Google "make family cookbook" and stand back. I personally am working on mine with MS Publisher and then I am either
going to take it to a copy store to print or I am thinking about using
Blurb. When I get to that point, I will
let you know what I decide.
What a nice idea! I wish my mother had written down recipes. She always told me she just threw in whatever was in the kitchen.
ReplyDeleteThat is the way I was taught to cook by my dad. Open the fridge, look inside, figure out what to make. My mom calls in one pot glop.
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