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Do you have a family cookbook yet? Why not?

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From the lens How To Make a Family Cook Book.

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  • ismeedee May 29, 2012 @ 11:24 am | delete
    It may sound odd but I could actually imagine this being a good gift to make for my 21 (well going on 22 next) year old son. He loves to cook and he's moving away this autumn so I think he'd love a personalised cookbook with all of Mummy's recipes!!! Nice lens!!
  • lestroischenes May 28, 2012 @ 4:36 am | delete
    I wish that I'd managed to make a cookbook. I still have all my recipes on bits of paper.
  • Dickstucki1 May 28, 2012 @ 12:32 am | delete
    We have made a couple of family cook books and would recommend any family do one.
  • aishu19 May 26, 2012 @ 8:03 pm | delete
    What beautiful ideas to create your own family cookbook. It would be a priceless treasure that can go for generations to come. This would be a nice family tradition to start
  • dlcass Apr 18, 2012 @ 12:27 pm | delete
    I love this idea! I collect cookbooks,and my most prized ones belonged to my Great Grandmother. One is a new bride's book that included recipes, household tips and how to manage servants. Servants? I wish. I created some family recipe binders on Zazzle. If you want to see them, check out my Family Recipe Binder lens. Great lens Joan.
  • GypsyOwl Apr 10, 2012 @ 5:36 am | delete
    I think one of the most important things a family can do together is to make a family cookbook. I wish we would have thought of this before because there are several contributors we are going to always wish we had included but it is too late.

    When we are thinking about this kind of thing it is usually too late... I hope our family will finish this project soon and we can pass this down to the next generation (hopefully they will continue to add to it).

    Your guide to making a family cookbook is fabulous! More people should do this and your guide to how to make a family (or family and friends) cookbook is easy and a great idea.

    The lady's club in town has put together a cook book a couple of times and used it to raise money for their projects. The most recent publication sold out quick and funded an update on the club house kitchen.
  • elynmac Apr 1, 2012 @ 10:22 pm | delete
    I loved including family memories in my cookbooks that I made for my daughters. I asked the grandparents to tell me about the food they had for holidays when they were little, what they had for birthdays, and their favorite food. It is so nice to have this memories for posterity.
  • Joan4 May 27, 2012 @ 7:51 am | delete
    This is such a great idea! I need to do this for our grandchildren!
  • Centavo Apr 1, 2012 @ 1:51 pm | delete
    We are working on one for our Bunco group. We would then like to market it and raise money for charity here in Mexico--give more education opportunities. Thanks for your ideas.
  • WorldWide101 Mar 27, 2012 @ 7:57 pm | delete
    Realy nice!
    Great job and nice idea
  • DeannaDiaz Mar 26, 2012 @ 6:40 pm | delete
    I really think that this would make a nice gift for your loved ones!
  • charlb Mar 26, 2012 @ 2:19 pm | delete
    Great idea, thanks for sharing!
  • writer4 Mar 26, 2012 @ 11:25 am | delete
    I love the idea of making your own family cookbook. I started trying to gather some recipes from my Mother by asking her if she remembered any recipes from my grandmother (passed on years ago). I had a difficult time trying to collect the recipes and give up. Thanks for writing this lens.
  • NorthernSeawitch Mar 15, 2012 @ 9:07 am | delete
    I've made one for my eldest son with all his favourite recipes, for when he leaves home this July, with drawings of his favourite places, things and a couple of us all. I hope he likes it!
  • KarenCookieJar Mar 13, 2012 @ 1:19 pm | delete
    I love my mom's old family cookbook with all of the clippings and hand written recipes.
  • EssenceOfTheSouth Feb 27, 2012 @ 7:55 pm | delete
    I think you are on to something. I have my recipes and my childrens together with mine buy I need to go the extra step. Thanks
  • jercow75 Feb 19, 2012 @ 2:50 am | delete
    I have them here and there. This is something I definitely want to create for my kids. Great lens.
  • BarbRad Feb 14, 2012 @ 9:37 pm | delete
    I've got one in a three ring binder of all our tried and true family recipes I like to make. I use it more than any other cookbook. I agree this can be a thoughtful and much appreciated gift.
  • RomanticMe Feb 13, 2012 @ 4:16 am | delete
    This has got to be one of the best ideas I've ever heard, time to start the tradition!
  • ChrisShaefer Jan 30, 2012 @ 10:15 am | delete
    Hello Joan,

    What a great idea and great resources you have put in your post. This is something I will definitely do with my wife and 9 year old daughter. Thank you. Casting a few votes your way! Please stop over and visit me!
  • jseven Jan 28, 2012 @ 12:25 am | delete
    Blessed too!
  • jseven Jan 28, 2012 @ 12:24 am | delete
    I have a bunch of my mom's recipes but this is a great idea!
  • traveller27 Jan 17, 2012 @ 1:17 pm | delete
    Love this idea - blessed by a travelling angel.
  • mumsgather Jan 17, 2012 @ 12:31 am | delete
    Thats a lovely idea. That way our family food can be carried forward to the next generation. My mum passed away when I was 10. She was a great cook. Unfortunately, I don't know how to cook any of the wonderful meals she makes. Though certain kitchen smells always remind me of her. A family cook book is a very good idea indeed.
  • Tolovaj Jan 13, 2012 @ 7:30 am | delete
    Astonishing idea. Thank you!
  • ladykida Jan 10, 2012 @ 9:44 pm | delete
    I'm working on a family cookbook as I type, lol!
  • newbizmau Jan 7, 2012 @ 9:06 pm | delete
    Really great idea here. So many recipes lost each time one of our elders is lost due to not simply writing them down.
  • oxfordian Jan 7, 2012 @ 3:23 pm | delete
    What a great idea! I have a few "secret" recipes that I've shared only with very few in my family and it would be a lovely legacy to bind them up with my family's favorites. I made a photo/scrap book going back 4 generations, now it's time to do a recipe book. Thank you for your guidance and wonderful advice. Here's an angel blessing!
  • sherridan Jan 6, 2012 @ 10:09 am | delete
    Wow - well done to your sister. We shove recipes we like into a jar, but as yet, that is where they have remained! I once watched a funny episode of 'Everybody loves Raymond' where paternal granny Marie reluctantly gives some recipes to her daughter in law, but sneakily keeps the best to herself to maintain some superiority or power!
  • kathysart Jan 3, 2012 @ 8:34 am | delete
    I made one about 15 yeas ago but it is time for another I think. Thanks for the reminder! Thumbs up and blessed.
  • seosmm Nov 29, 2011 @ 11:56 pm | delete
    Very nice lens!
  • TransplantedSoul Nov 29, 2011 @ 10:36 pm | delete
    This is a great idea. I would also think an online or electronic version would be useful too.
  • autofanatic Nov 28, 2011 @ 12:09 pm | delete
    Hi Joan! What a great idea. I'm actually inspired to get off my duff and do this for my family recipes (since I'm the one that does most of the cooking these days) so the kids and grandchildren have them. Thanks for a wonderful lens and Happy Holidays! ~ David
  • catwell2 Nov 23, 2011 @ 2:59 am | delete
    Great lens! About 10 years ago my mom and I made cookbooks for the whole family. We mailed everyone recipe cards and had them mail them back with whatever recipes they wanted to include and then we typed them up and printed a bunch for everyone. Now we all have recipes to add and will have to make a new one. You have some great tips here that we didn't include and I'm eager to share them with my mom. Thanks!
  • amieljaven Nov 19, 2011 @ 4:39 am | delete
    So glad I found this great lens. Two thumbs up. Squid-liked!
  • ErHawkns7100 Nov 15, 2011 @ 9:20 pm | delete
    Great idea for a Christmas gift.
  • gottaloveit Nov 5, 2011 @ 5:22 am | delete
    Started my own family cookbook thanks to your great lens. Keep up the nice work.
  • spartakct Oct 29, 2011 @ 7:34 am | delete
    Great Idea!
  • Your_personal_consultant Oct 26, 2011 @ 6:15 pm | delete
    Inspiring!
  • marymc Oct 7, 2011 @ 11:42 am | delete
    Interesting that I find this today when off and on yesterday I was thinking about creating a family cookbook. Synchronicity at its best. Great guidance here.
  • Pinkchic18 Oct 3, 2011 @ 11:19 am | delete
    This is such a sweet lens. My mom made me a family cookbook for my wedding gift in the form of a big scrapbook but more durable for the kitchen. It has pictures of each family member and their recipe that they contributed. It really meant a lot and I use it regularly!!
  • OrganicMom247 Sep 28, 2011 @ 4:44 am | delete
    Nice lens i especially liked the idea of adding family photos to the recipes.
  • gottaloveit Sep 18, 2011 @ 10:46 am | delete
    This is a wonderful idea. I've been teasing recipes out of my 94 year old Mom while I still have time. I've got some great stuff written down and will do a family cookbook one day. Nicely done.
  • Gerald_McConway Sep 16, 2011 @ 3:13 pm | delete
    My brothers and I are considering putting one together this winter. A little inspiration for use here, thanks! :)
  • MiddleSister Sep 4, 2011 @ 3:16 am | delete
    The family cookbook that includes memories is a rich trove for future generations. Nice idea.
  • Michelle1959 Sep 2, 2011 @ 3:16 am | delete
    Yes I do - but not with half of the great ideas you have here!

    I thoroughly enjoyed this lens - and will definitely give some of the recipes a try. Thanks for sharing great ideas!
  • MamaRuth Aug 25, 2011 @ 12:41 pm | delete
    Love your lens. I made a simple cookbook several years ago for my brother with our family favorites, but need to work on a new and improved version. You have inspired me to work on it.
  • franstan Aug 20, 2011 @ 6:24 am | delete
    This is a great idea
  • Runnn Aug 19, 2011 @ 7:52 am | delete
    I hope I can cook so I canto this for my family.
  • mamabush Aug 16, 2011 @ 1:40 pm | delete
    I love this lens! I might try to do this for my family for Christmas. Thanks for the awesome ideas! :)
  • JJNW Aug 14, 2011 @ 1:20 am | delete
    YOU GOT A PURPLE STAR!!! Ohhh - I nominated you! So thrilled. You have an awesome lens here!

    From the Angel quest page:
    How To Make a Family Cook Book
    GREAT lens by Joan4! Purple Star Worthy, says JJNW
    http://www.squidoo.com/the-squid-angels-back-to-school-bus-trip
  • happynutritionist Aug 11, 2011 @ 6:22 pm | delete
    My husband's family made a cookbook for the last family reunion that we were able to go to, some of the reasons for going have moved on to heaven, so I treasure it very much! This is wonderful, and does deserve the purple star it received.
  • Rewards4life Aug 11, 2011 @ 4:21 am | delete
    Such a great lens! Congratulations on your purple star!
  • oil_painting Aug 11, 2011 @ 2:32 am | delete
    What a great idea. My sister is the cook of the family I am going to tell her about your lens. Thanks
  • Pukeko Aug 11, 2011 @ 1:04 am | delete
    congratulations on your purple star :) Well deserved.
  • ronpass Aug 10, 2011 @ 10:54 pm | delete
    Congrats Joan on the Purple Star - well earned. You may even have motivated me to work on a family cookbook - collating all those favoured recipes currently on loose bits of paper. The project sounds exciting, even taking photos of prepared food before it gets demolished by the hungry hordes (a risky business!).
  • charlino Aug 10, 2011 @ 5:53 pm | delete
    Heirloom recipes are meant to be both treasured and shared. This is a wonderful resource for making family cook books. Congrats on your well deserved Purple Star.
  • sittonbull Aug 10, 2011 @ 4:17 pm | delete
    Kudos to the purple star committee for awarding another quality lens. The intro tweaked some good memories for me for sure & loved seeing Mary Jim in there. She used to call me up and invite me to lunch... which as you know was scrumptious... and then as I was going back for seconds declare in the dialect that was truly her own, "Don't hurt yoself with all that food!" Miss those days! LOL
  • BarbRad Aug 10, 2011 @ 2:32 pm | delete
    The only one we have is my special scrapbook of my own favorite recipes. We don't really have anyone to pass such a book to unless my nephews get married. My mom once started such books for my sil and me, but they never got very far. I've already passed the best recipes to my sil. But I think every family with children or a large extended family should have one. Congrats on your purple star.
  • ArtByLinda Aug 10, 2011 @ 2:15 pm | delete
    Very nice Joan, congrats on your purple star!
  • OhMe Aug 10, 2011 @ 1:46 pm | delete
    Wow, Congrats on a well deserved Purple Star! Fantastic and well deserved. I do love our Tate Family Cookbook.
  • Heather426 Aug 10, 2011 @ 1:35 pm | delete
    a Family Cookbook is a great idea!
  • daria369 Aug 10, 2011 @ 1:32 pm | delete
    That is a neat idea, Joan, it never crossed my mind to make a family cookbook. I'll give this project some thought. Very nicely done and blessed! :)
  • stargazer00 Aug 10, 2011 @ 1:29 pm | delete
    Congrats on your purple star!!!
  • tandemonimom Aug 10, 2011 @ 11:56 am | delete
    Well-deserving of the purple! Great job, Joan!
  • sandyspider Aug 10, 2011 @ 11:49 am | delete
    Great idea. Been thinking about making a family cookbook.
  • JJNW Aug 10, 2011 @ 2:42 am | delete
    P.S. Nominated for a Purple Star on the SquidAngel school bus quest page!
    (and OMGosh - no lie - my security word is purplesquid!!!! A good sign??!)
  • JJNW Aug 10, 2011 @ 2:35 am | delete
    I have no idea why not! So I gotta get one going! lol... This is a really awesome idea. What a treasure and heirloom.

    *** SquidAngel Blessings *** for personal sharing, great photos, and an overall wonderful page.
  • CreativeArtist Aug 4, 2011 @ 5:59 pm | delete
    A combined family cook book is also a nice gift for newlyweds.
  • scarlettohairy Aug 4, 2011 @ 11:47 am | delete
    Nice ideas for a family cookbook. This would be great to pass down.
  • nancycarol Aug 2, 2011 @ 5:19 pm | delete
    I've begun one but lately have been sidetracked with too many other things. I'll get back to it, but if I don't, I have a daughter who is already in place to finish it. I loved this lens, thanks for sharing.
  • anticloud Jul 27, 2011 @ 1:42 pm | delete
    What a great idea! It seems like this would be an amazing way to bring a family together.
  • Donnette Jul 23, 2011 @ 12:53 pm | delete
    I love the "why not"... it's true, why ever not.. lovely idea!
  • CashcrateTips Jul 7, 2011 @ 10:31 am | delete
    I think I will take making a family cookbook into consideration because of your lens. This year in college, I do not have a meal plan so I will be cooking for myself most of the semester. However, I am still learning a few dishes over this summer before I start in the fall. Now I am just going to write down the steps and ingredients to save myself the time of having to remember it all. Thank you a lot and nice lens!
  • TapIn2U Jul 2, 2011 @ 11:17 am | delete
    This should be fun to make. My family will be sure to love it as we all love to eat. A great gift for the future generations of your family. Thanks for the fantastic idea! Great lens! Sundae ;-)
  • elyria Jun 28, 2011 @ 10:33 am | delete
    Such an interesting idea, this is going to be my next fun project!
  • foovay Jun 27, 2011 @ 6:21 pm | delete
    yes yes yes - we all need to do this. Mom never thinks about the recipes she makes from scratch and keeps in her head being important enough to write down - but what about when she's gone?
  • ebookmum Jun 27, 2011 @ 2:50 pm | delete
    What a fab lens! Lots of great guidance to help people store treasured recipes from granny :)
  • Jolene_Belmain Jun 24, 2011 @ 11:50 pm | delete
    Fantastic lens, I love cooking and agree that it is a fabulous thing to hand down through the generations... thumbs way up from me... Thank-you so much for visiting my "Lucky In Love" lens as well, it is greatly appreciated :)
  • GrammaLinda Jun 18, 2011 @ 2:12 am | delete
    I created a family cookbook from my mother-in-law's collection of recipes after she passed away. All the women and girls in the family now have a copy. Thankfully, I didn't have to do it on a typewriter, though I did that years ago for a Girl Scout troop. Great lens!
  • Annamadagan Jun 8, 2011 @ 4:23 pm | delete
    Unfortunatly, not yet! Sounds like a lot of fun, and I really want to make one.
  • KonaGirl Jun 6, 2011 @ 9:05 pm | delete
    This is such a great lens. I have been looking for ways to do this. My eldest daughter has a hand written copy, but I just can't hand write 5 more!
  • yondalim May 31, 2011 @ 8:10 pm | delete
    great lens! so heart-warming and endearing. I love it! I want to start a family cookbook as well!
    Yondalim
    Chic New Mom
  • ikoniatis May 28, 2011 @ 3:21 pm | delete
    Fascinating! I never thought of having a family cookbook! My wife and I are starting one, today!
    Thanks for sharing!
  • Rockett May 28, 2011 @ 3:08 pm | delete
    I have two family cookbooks. One I made with my Grandmother who passed away 15 years ago. I cherish this book and treat it with much reverence and care. Opening it reminds me of my grandmother and the wonderful cooking adventures we had together.

    My second book was created with my Mom. It is filled with over a hundred family recipes and it too is cherished. It is used almost every day.
  • AbsoluteJeanius May 7, 2011 @ 2:16 pm | delete
    I do, but it is not complete. I do not have any of my grandmother's recipes. For anyone reading this, I'd urge them to DO IT DO IT DO IT NOW. Even if you don't think you will want the recipe, you are saving it for future family members - and remember that tastes change. I'd kill for my grandma's dressing recipe, something I didn't eat as a child...
  • nancyhampton8 Apr 20, 2011 @ 4:07 pm | delete
    I have two sisters who are good in cooking. Sadly, I am not really good at it. But of course, I know how to cook food.

    Joan4, thanks for sharing it here. I find it interesting and maybe if I will no longer be busy next week, I will suggest this to my sisters.

    Regards,
    Accutane Lawsuit
  • Ramonailona Mar 19, 2011 @ 9:14 pm | delete
    I've always thought about making a cook book with some of my Mom's recipes and some of my own. But the problem I have is writing out the ingredients since I never measure anything. I like your Lens. Nice idea. Thanks for sharing
  • Sylvestermouse Mar 17, 2011 @ 10:29 am | delete
    Adding a kiss for luck on this St. Patrick's Day!
  • Jewelsofawe Feb 13, 2011 @ 4:10 pm | delete
    Blessing this lens!
  • athomemomblog Feb 11, 2011 @ 9:32 am | delete
    Very cool! I like the idea of having recipes that get passed down through the family. When I left home, my mother made me a little recipe book out of index cards slipped into a mini photo book.
  • rlivermore Feb 7, 2011 @ 5:54 pm | delete
    This sounds like a great idea. I'm going to see if I can do this for my family.
  • KDimmick Jan 20, 2011 @ 9:37 am | delete
    Nice idea. Beautiful lens
  • clouda9 Jan 18, 2011 @ 1:16 am | delete
    Love this idea, love this lens! Now how in the heck have I missed this until today? The intro to your cookbook is heart-warming and filled with so many memories! My Angel Blessing today is SWAH :)
  • Jan 14, 2011 @ 3:41 pm | delete
    My sister did this for Christmas one year and it was a huge hit. Great idea for a Christmas gift that keeps on giving. Nice lens.
  • jmsp206 Dec 28, 2010 @ 5:50 pm | delete
    A lovely idea!I will have to hunt out where we put mums old recipe cookbook and write them out.
    Lovely memories!
  • Nightowl_John Dec 10, 2010 @ 5:16 am | delete
    We did this a few years ago and gave away over 100 copies at our annual family reunion. We included old family photos and indexed the photos as well as the recipes by family. It was quite a hit and we still get complements on it. You are right about making it professional and making extra copies. Great lens and Squid Angel blessed!
  • purplelady Dec 6, 2010 @ 7:08 pm | delete
    Working on some family meal links and a new lens and I want to feature this lens. Great job. What a great family activity to let each family member come up with their own favorite recipes.
  • xiaohuaz Nov 24, 2010 @ 8:18 pm | delete
    I don't have any family recipes. My husband is working on collecting his mom's recipes though.
  • thrivingmom Nov 21, 2010 @ 2:15 pm | delete
    I really need to do this. I make lots of dishes the way my grandmother did but if I don't write them down to pass them along to my kids, there's no guarantee that my grandmother's yummy cooking will be passed down the family line. This was a great lens idea.
  • therese Nov 16, 2010 @ 4:20 pm | delete
    i have four daughters and i'm working on a cook and scrap book combinded and i have put my receipes on cards so they can add their own changes to the receipes how to (cook a turkey,how to cut onions ect.ect.)
  • ICanCook Nov 7, 2010 @ 5:38 pm | delete
    I have a cookbook that I have kept since I was a young girl, but I never thought to personalize it with sayings and writings about my family. I'll consider this. I could see how this would be a treasure.
  • carolbrusegar Nov 1, 2010 @ 7:43 am | delete
    Great lens! I'm hoping to do a family cookbook for Christmas; so this was a great resource to find!! I'll be back to read more and decide on what I need to access. Thanks!!
  • scar4 Oct 28, 2010 @ 7:53 pm | delete
    wonderful guide for making a family cook book. This is a nice and informative lens. Thumbs up!
  • mcochs Oct 27, 2010 @ 7:47 am | delete
    Great idea-Great lens!
  • KarenTBTEN Oct 22, 2010 @ 3:27 pm | delete
    What a cool idea -- both practical and sentimental. Blessed by a SquidAngel.
  • aesta1 Oct 21, 2010 @ 6:23 pm | delete
    What a great idea. I still use some of the old recipes I find in the cottage and our daughter has a collection of her favourites in a folder. Putting them together would be great.
  • aesta1 Oct 21, 2010 @ 6:23 pm | delete
    What a great idea. I still use some of the old recipes I find in the cottage and our daughter has a collection of her favourites in a folder. Putting them together would be great.
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Oct 13, 2010 @ 4:57 pm | delete
    I've almost talked my husband into doing this. I think it would be fun.
    Thanks for sharing,
    Lizzy
  • willisx32 Oct 8, 2010 @ 11:39 am | delete
    I can see how alot of time is saved by creating your own cookbook. No more flipping through countless pages for a recipe. Nice lens.
  • teachersolutions Oct 5, 2010 @ 10:35 pm | delete
    Great lens, Joan. We're making a Family cookbook complete with memories for Christmas gifts.
  • steveffeo Oct 5, 2010 @ 9:41 am | delete
    Joan I love this lens a great family activity and great way to pass on great food ideas :) Blessed by an angel
  • WendyArt Oct 1, 2010 @ 7:11 pm | delete
    I love this idea! It's fantastic. A couple of years ago I created a Family Newsletter with 3 generations submitting stories and photos and artwork. This may have to be my next family project. Thanks for the great lens.
  • seegreen Sep 30, 2010 @ 7:23 am | delete
    Fantastic lens. I hooked a friend on to scrapbooking by suggesting she make a family cookbook. It makes a great heirloom. Blessed.
  • whitemoss Sep 29, 2010 @ 7:42 am | delete
    A great idea and some good suggestons how to organise it. Blessed by a Squid Angel today and added to my Angel lens.
  • lollyj Sep 23, 2010 @ 9:59 am | delete
    Your lenses are always so interesting and imaginative!! Loved this one.
    Thanks for stopping by my Grandparents' Economy Lessons lens and reading their recipes.
  • mukunda22 Sep 20, 2010 @ 10:14 pm | delete
    I have the Tate Family Cookbook!! LOL!! A treasure!
  • glockr Sep 20, 2010 @ 9:08 am | delete
    I love this lens. I hope my mom is keeping all her recipes written down somewhere so I can have the memories some day.
  • Sep 18, 2010 @ 12:19 am | delete
    I love your lens. For me family is very precious and too often when we lose them we also lose all the valuable knowledge they held. I think your book is a great way to keep memories alive.
  • JoyfulPamela Sep 11, 2010 @ 11:52 am | delete
    We don't have one, but sure would like one! I think it is a great idea. Maybe if I start collecting recipes from everyone, I could put it together for Christmas. Thank you for sharing this! : )
  • awelldressedbullet Sep 8, 2010 @ 4:59 pm | delete
    What a great idea, what a wonderful nostalgic book this would make to hand down through the generations! - Kathy
  • eclecticeducation Sep 8, 2010 @ 3:06 pm | delete
    I'm still trying to get time to do my family recipe book. I'm wanting to scrapbook ours. Great lens. Blessed by an Angel.
  • fdsmonster Aug 6, 2010 @ 4:41 am | delete
    I'm making a family cook book for a school project. I'm not 100% on what to do yet but im sure it will all work out. I am going to collect family recipes from everyone and bung them all together and design a front cover.
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Aug 5, 2010 @ 3:31 pm | delete
    I'm trying to talk my husband into this. He's the "real" cook in the family. No luck so far, but I'll get my way eventually.
    Thanks for sharing,
    Lizzy
  • karendd123 Jul 2, 2010 @ 8:54 pm | delete
    This is a great idea. I think it would be good for our family reunion.
  • GypsyOwl Jun 18, 2010 @ 8:51 pm | delete
    We keep talking about doing this. I believe I'll make a goal date for collecting the recipes (by end of summer - THIS year). :D Thanks for this amazing lens!
  • OhMe May 18, 2010 @ 9:20 am | delete
    Just popping back in to tell you that Friends of the Park has made $76.95 in Squidoo Royalties in just the first three months. Thank you again for your support. We are excited about Squidoo's Summer Sunshine Award Contest for Charity and hope to win some more money for this great cause.
  • sema May 8, 2010 @ 11:46 am | delete
    What an interesting idea for family bonding!definitely a 5* for it!
  • Jewelsofawe May 5, 2010 @ 2:18 pm | delete
    I love the idea of this. Blessing this lens! (again) I guess I blessed it a while back.
  • mukunda22 Apr 27, 2010 @ 8:56 pm | delete
    Yea! I have a copy of The Tate Family Cookbook Because I am an UnTate!! Thank you, Joan and Nancy!
  • OhMe Jun 20, 2010 @ 6:56 am | delete
    I hope you enjoy your copy of the Tate Family Cookbook as much as I do mine.
  • JewelRiver Mar 23, 2010 @ 12:06 am | delete
    Yes I do I love to cook. I have some recipes on my site too. I gave your lens 5 stars!
  • Ilovemusicgirl Mar 20, 2010 @ 2:49 pm | delete
    I have alot of recipes but most are from the internet. i did make a book with them
  • Novar7 Feb 21, 2010 @ 7:30 pm | delete
    I love to cook and love the idea of a family cookbook
  • steveffeo Feb 18, 2010 @ 4:41 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens, I especially like the Crock pot recepies
  • JewelRiver Mar 23, 2010 @ 12:06 am | delete
    yes i do and on squidoo starting from www.squidoo.com/ricanchristmasyum. I gave your site 5 stars! Keep it up!
  • Tipi Feb 14, 2010 @ 12:40 pm | delete
    Love your ideas here Joan. It would be great fun to make a family cook book.
    Happy Valentine's Day!
    Susie
  • TopMovieSoundtracks Feb 10, 2010 @ 12:31 pm | delete
    Cool idea!
  • partybuzz Feb 3, 2010 @ 9:52 am | delete
    I think this is a great idea! And, great gift for a new bride in the family.
  • sukkran Jan 6, 2010 @ 8:08 am | delete
    thanks for the great idea. i really enjoyed this lens very much.
  • BarbRad Dec 31, 2009 @ 5:49 pm | delete
    This is something I'd enjoy doing if I had anyone to pass it to. My own children are both gone and my brother has two unmarried sons. My cousins do have children and grandchildren, but I hardly know them. If people ask for recipes now, I make a lens and send them a link :)
  • OhMe Dec 31, 2009 @ 11:09 am | delete
    Featuring this lens about our Tate Family Cookbook on my new Cookie Press lens since it contains Betty's Spritz Cookie Recipe. Will be back to lensroll when it goes live but will leave you with a Squid Angel blessing today!
  • stargazer00 Dec 29, 2009 @ 1:34 pm | delete
    No, but I do need to make one. Thanks for the super ideas!
  • pkmcr Dec 29, 2009 @ 8:06 am | delete
    What a great idea for someone to take on board as the New Year looms and to capture recipes from throughout the year! Blessed by a passing Squid Angel :-) - who is ever so slightly hungry right now!
  • Laniann Dec 19, 2009 @ 9:50 am | delete
    What a great idea! A wonderful way to preserve memories. 5*s
  • Jewelsofawe Nov 17, 2009 @ 7:24 pm | delete
    I love this idea! Blessed!
  • CherylK Nov 17, 2009 @ 8:37 am | delete
    I love this idea and in fact I've actually created two cookbooks...one just for my children in 1992 that was so popular I had to print up more for other relatives. The second one was a collaboration with my sister-in-law. We had it printed and just charged the family enough to pay for the printing...turned out to be just a few dollars each. Both cookbooks were a huge hit.
  • Marelisa Nov 16, 2009 @ 1:56 am | delete
    What a great idea! This lens made me think of the book "Like Water for Chocolate" in which the recipes are intermingled with the story of the family that cooked and ate the recipes.
  • KarateKatGraphics Oct 12, 2009 @ 1:43 pm | delete
    5 big * and featured lensrolled at squidoo.com/family-recipe-book. Love the info on including memories. Funny ones are the best! :)
  • BevsPaper Oct 11, 2009 @ 7:54 pm | delete
    Great idea! I've always loved the cookbooks made by the ladies of a church. This would be even better.
  • GrowWear Oct 6, 2009 @ 8:42 am | delete
    Wonderful idea! And a great help for anyone who wants to write a family cook book. Great lens!
  • GonnaFly Sep 18, 2009 @ 4:30 pm | delete
    What a wonderful idea! Great idea for Christmas presents. Now, let me see. How many months until Christmas.....
  • eccles1 Sep 8, 2009 @ 3:12 pm | delete
    What a great idea thank you !!
  • markharris Aug 31, 2009 @ 7:57 pm | delete
    Terrific job on this lens, Joan. The family cookbook is a subject near and dear to me. It's so wonderful to preserve the family cooking tradition.

    Here's a web site that makes it easy to collect your family recipes. And you can create a group just for your family, family members can join the group and collaborate with you on your family recipe collection from anywhere in the world. A great way to share.

    Family Recipe Central - http://familyrecipecentral.com
  • BlissNow Aug 21, 2009 @ 4:01 pm | delete
    This is a masterpiece Joan! You have done a fantastic job and love the list of fun memory triggers Betty listed in her intro. 5*s!
  • lwhitelaw Aug 20, 2009 @ 8:43 am | delete
    What a great family memory - our family is small and spread out accross the country and so it's not something that I have ever considered. But, I think it makes for a wonderful gift at Christmas time, for weddings or for birthdays.
  • janices7 Aug 13, 2009 @ 11:03 am | delete
    Fantastic lens ..... love the tip about including personal notes with the various recipes. When I was in my late 20's, my best friend's Mom passed away suddenly of a heart attack. Her Mom was a great cook and she never got the chance to pass on many of the family favorites to her kids (including my friend). It was that lesson in life that got me up off my butt to make our family's recipe book. I got my Mom's tattered recipe box and all her dog-eared cookbooks from her. Then I typed up all the recipes and had the book printed. I gave all my brothers and sisters and even my Mom a copy for xmas. She was happy that she had all of her recipes in one easy to find place. And after going through the mess she called a recipe box, I know why:) I still use that book 15 years later.
  • Sylvestermouse Aug 11, 2009 @ 6:45 pm | delete
    What a great idea! An ingenious way to preserve family history too!
  • JenOfChicago Aug 11, 2009 @ 11:24 am | delete
    I have always wanted to do this, and use one of those print on demand places like LuLu to make copies for Christmas gifts. Now is the time to get started on that!
  • Sistalove Jul 22, 2009 @ 3:13 pm | delete
    Love this idea! I am currently working on a lens for recipe's for people with allergies, but I had not thought of making a family one. Thansk! :)
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Jul 20, 2009 @ 3:32 pm | delete
    I'm still trying to talk my husband into doing this.
    Thanks for sharing
    Lizzy
    (and thanks for inviting me to join RedGage. It's awesome!)
  • Astrieanna Jun 6, 2009 @ 11:52 am | delete
    This is a great idea. I know what the first recipe in mine will be -- Cheese Potato Casserole -- it's taken my Dad ages to figure out how to cook it to perfection. =)
  • CCB Mar 5, 2009 @ 7:59 pm | delete
    I'm going to do this...someday
    Great lens
    CCB
  • rms Feb 19, 2009 @ 6:14 am | delete
    Nice work! I've given you a roll onto my cookbook and recipe writing lenses.
  • julcal Feb 11, 2009 @ 9:11 pm | delete
    This is such a GREAT idea! I LOVE to cook and have thought about getting my recipes down in an organized book format. i sure wish my Grandma had done that! I can't even come close to cooking the way she did. A pinch of this, etc. Everything was by feel with her.

    *****
  • loveslife Feb 3, 2009 @ 11:02 pm | delete
    I have been sort of working on a family cookbook for years without finishing it!!
    You have inspired me to do just that! My daughters are anxiously waiting for it!
    I've lost both my grandmothers but I managed to capture their famous family recipes before they left us, it really needs to be put to print! Thank you!!
  • BigGirlBlue Jan 16, 2009 @ 11:26 am | delete
    It's funny but for the last year I've been thinking about putting all my usual recipes in a cookbook and printing it a LuLu or some where to have them all in one place.
  • AndyPo Jan 13, 2009 @ 6:30 am | delete
    We don't have one, but it's a great idea. Thanks
  • OhMe Jan 3, 2009 @ 12:42 am | delete
    Congratulations. This lens is now one of the top ten lenses in the South Carolina Group. Great Work
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Dec 23, 2008 @ 2:54 pm | delete
    Merry Christmas from the Totally Awesome Lenses Group.
    Lizzy
  • enslavedbyfaeries Dec 20, 2008 @ 11:18 am | delete
    This is something that every family can appreciate and should definitely put together as a treasured part of family history. I know that some of my family's most requested and loved recipes are the ones that have been passed down by several generations. Great idea and nicely done, -as always. :)
  • Dec 10, 2008 @ 6:36 pm | delete
    I want my husband to write a family cookbook, but he's resisting the idea.
    Great lens
    Bj
  • dustytoes Nov 15, 2008 @ 8:01 am | delete
    I do not have a family cookbook, but you are inspiring me to get going and make one! My daughter just moved out and I know she would love one! Thanks for this super lens!
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Nov 13, 2008 @ 8:10 am | delete
    What a great family you have!
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Oct 7, 2008 @ 7:25 pm | delete
    Welcome to the Totally Awesome Lenses Group.
    Lizzy
  • Jewelsofawe Oct 6, 2008 @ 11:51 am | delete
    Hmmm, I guess I sort of have a family cookbook.
  • aj2008 Sep 29, 2008 @ 6:42 am | delete
    No, we don't have a family cook book - yet! I still have a recipe that was hand written by my Nana. Lovely lens and what a great family heirloom
  • Gloria Chadwick Sep 21, 2008 @ 8:02 pm | delete
    Hi Joan. Just coming over to say "hi" and to tell you that you've won an award. Come on over to Cookbook Cuisine to see what it is. Hint: It's not something you can put into a cookbook, but you can definitely use it in a cookbook. :)
  • teatree Sep 6, 2008 @ 10:09 pm | delete
    A great lens! My mother recently wrote out all her favourite recipes in hardback books for myself and my sister, and they included all the Christmas sweets I remember from childhood.

    You are right, these are family heirlooms, because so many family memories are bound up with food and celebrations involving food
  • lemonsqueezy Sep 4, 2008 @ 8:20 pm | delete
    Your beef-o-roni sounds delicious acutally. Great lens! Simple and fun! Thank you for sharing.
  • EverythingMouse Sep 4, 2008 @ 11:01 am | delete
    What a lovely idea. I have so many recipes that I love and I know that my mother does too. We need to start this project!
  • debnet Aug 30, 2008 @ 10:03 am | delete
    Another Great Lens Joan! I have some recipes gathered over the years from various family members, some not written down, just well remembered. Lensrolled to 'FAMILY HEIRLOOMS' 5 Tasty Stars for you!
  • SewWithSarah Aug 29, 2008 @ 8:33 pm | delete
    This is a fantastic idea!!! Thanks for the information - think I need to try putting one of these together as well. GREAT lens - five stars to you!
  • Gloria Chadwick Aug 28, 2008 @ 12:25 pm | delete
    Hi Joan,

    Great article with lots of good information! Thanks so much for including my book and a link to Amazon. My website at http://www.recipeforacookbook.com offers information about writing and publishing cookbooks, including a list of cookbook-specific printers. My blog at http://cookbookcuisine.blogspot.com talks about cookbook writing. Would it be okay if I blogged about your article and included a link?

    Thanks,

    Gloria
  • tdove Aug 26, 2008 @ 6:23 pm | delete
    Thanks for joining G Rated Lense Factory!
  • a_willow Aug 22, 2008 @ 3:54 pm | delete
    Haven't thought of that, although it's great idea!
    Idea for 5*! :)
  • Zarea Aug 20, 2008 @ 10:20 pm | delete
    Great idea, I personally like recipes that are hand written by the person who gave them to you. I have several recipes from both of my grandmothers who are no longer living, and it makes me feel good to look at their handwriting when I am cooking their recipe!
  • KimGiancaterino Aug 19, 2008 @ 12:55 pm | delete
    I've been collecting my mother-in-law's recipes to do a scrapbook of her Italian specialties... hopefully by Christmas. It would be a perfect family gift. Thanks for sharing your ideas. Welcome to Culinary Favorites From A to Z.
  • kab Aug 17, 2008 @ 9:45 pm | delete
    At the last bridal shower I went to, inside the invitation were three recipe cards and a note requesting a family recipe. At the shower they were all put into a pretty recipe and presented to the bride. It came out really nice.
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Aug 15, 2008 @ 7:34 pm | delete
    In the last few years my husband has taken over the kitchen. He is a great cook. I've told him to write a cookbook but he says no. Even though he's changed the recipes, he said they were not his.
    Great lens
    Lizzy
  • Aug 14, 2008 @ 6:28 am | delete
    Great Lens. A family cookbook is a great project to start. My brother and I go at it every month its fun once in awhile I even bring out Grandma's cookbook and let him see it.
  • NZgurugirl Aug 13, 2008 @ 4:14 pm | delete
    Hey there, I thought about doing this for my huge family! My grandmas are both getting on in age, and it would be a wonderful way for everyone to have a book with memories (not to mention secret recipes!). Check out my lens onPlease check out my first lens, Fab New Zealand Baking Recipes if you love baking and want to try some of our families recipes!
  • NZgurugirl Aug 13, 2008 @ 4:13 pm | delete
    Hey there, I thought about doing this for my huge family! My grandmas are both getting on in age, and it would be a wonderful way for everyone to have a book with memories (not to mention secret recipes!). Check out my lens onPlease check out my first lens, Fab New Zealand Baking Recipes if you love baking and want to try some of our families recipes!
  • Lawra Aug 12, 2008 @ 9:34 pm | delete
    I too have a collection of family favourites with happy memories - timely reminder to act now and print them up for all the family to share. Thanks for the great idea.
  • Joan4 Aug 11, 2008 @ 9:49 pm | delete
    Thank you all for your comments! and KK, you come on anytime, the latch string's out and the dog's tied up, lol, but I am a country cook -- nothing fancy and lots of cans and microwave stuff! My sisters are the good cooks and my mama was a super cook! My daughter, thankfully, takes after the 3 of them! She's a great cook! maybe she will feed us for your visit! lol
  • KarenKay Aug 11, 2008 @ 9:28 pm | delete
    If I made a cookbook of my own recipes it would be about one line: Open can, heat, enjoy~!

    I am definitely not a cook, so I appreciate those who are!

    Someday I'm gonna visit you Moon, and take a taste of that wonderful cuisine!

    Great lens! Thanks Moon!

    KK
  • Carol Wingert Aug 10, 2008 @ 7:46 pm | delete
    Joan, I love the idea. Especially put in the "secret" family recipes!!! I can remember some of my grandmother's cooking, and I can almost make it taste the same. Of course back then (I am now 53), she used a "pinch of this, a pinch of that, a hand full of, etc. But I'm going to do it!!!!
    Thanks for the idea!
    Carol Wingert

    Http://www.mygreenmug.org
  • mukunda22 Aug 10, 2008 @ 5:03 pm | delete
    Joan, I have all the family recipes in a metal box--

    Hmmm--better get moving and follow your instructions in this lens!!
  • CCGAL Aug 10, 2008 @ 4:30 pm | delete
    My husband's grandmother was the State Winner in Montana in the cooking contest sponsered by the gas stove company in the early 30's. I have her cookbooks, lucky me, and I've got the one with all of the state winner's recipes in it. However, even more precious than that, I have the cookbook she got the original recipe from with all her little margin notes showing the various ways she tweaked it. Haven't actually put together a family cookbook, but it's on my list of things to do.

    Another great lens, by the way! KUDOS!

    Janelle
  • Kathie Aug 10, 2008 @ 1:17 pm | delete
    Oh, yessss!! I have created a collection of "My Favorite Recipes"..."scrapbook-style"...with a photo of the family member or friend who has hand-written the recipe. Then I added my comments about the memories I associate with the person and his/her recipe on each page.
  • Betty Tate DeLorme Aug 10, 2008 @ 8:19 am | delete
    What a thrill to see The Tate Family Cookbook captured here and challenging others to create one! I was touched by this lens, and recall vividly the fun that went into it!
    Once again, you get "gold stars."
  • Charlyjl Aug 10, 2008 @ 8:14 am | delete
    We don't have a Family Cookbook, although my Mum and Grandma were devils with Rice Pudding. My daughter is a whiz in the kitchen and I'm sure she would love to see this.. I will share with her... she has her own recipe site at Rhiannons Recipes and I'm sure sure blog about this lens!

    Thank you Joan for another great idea.

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