Use pictures from family picnics or snapshots of your children enjoying Grandma s treats. Assemble the pages, sort them into sections and create a table of contents. Place all pages into a well-made album that will hold up to lots of handling and wet countertops. Sign and date your keepsake. For a quicker version of a family recipe collection, use a small photo album with pockets.
Place recipes on one page and a photo, story or quotation on the facing page.
A single recipe also can be placed in a hinged frame. Use the other side of the frame for your memory or photo. For a more comprehensive cookbook, compile recipes in a looseleaf notebook. Group them by category, and add information about the origin of the recipe. Place the recipes in nonglare protective sheet covers and assemble them in the notebook.