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My Personalised Cookbook
A family Christmas cookbook with tartan-printed page edges, open on an Aga at Ryan's prawn cocktail and a photo of Ryan with a friend

The Christmas gift they'll cook from for years

Gather recipes from the whole family in time for the big day - a keepsake that gets better with every year.

From NZ$90 Rated 5 out of 5 by our customers 7-10 working days
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Ruby

“A personalised cookbook is the ultimate gift, to gift my grandma her recipes was incredible. Having loved her food over the years, it's a really special keepsake I hope to pass down to my own grandchildren some day.”

The review

Rating
5 out of 5
For
Gift for her grandma
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October 2026
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Why it makes the perfect Christmas gift

Christmas is a special time of year when the whole family is together. Collect recipes from everyone who matters, professionally bound so it will sit on the shelf long after the decorations come down.

Every family recipe in one place
The stuffing recipe, the pudding no one can replicate and the Boxing Day leftover dish, all gathered in one place.
A gift from the whole family
Everyone contributes a recipe and a note. The result feels like a present that came from the whole family, not just who remembered to buy one.
Used every year, not just once
Unlike most Christmas gifts, a cookbook gets used again and again.
A finger following the ingredients of Dee and Brian's Chickpea Curry in a family cookbook with tartan page edges

What goes inside

Ingredients

  • Family recipes across the generations
  • Personal notes & memories
  • Photos & festive moments
  • A personal dedication page
  • Your chosen cover design
  • Printed index & section dividers

Method

  1. Gather the recipes. Add your own, or send one link so family and friends can add theirs. About five minutes each, and no account needed.
  2. Choose a cover and size. Every page is laid out for you, with chapters, a contents page and an index.
  3. Check every page, then approve. You see the whole book before anything goes to print.
  4. Printed and delivered. Bound professionally and delivered gift-ready, usually 7-10 working days after you approve it.
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Look inside Christmas at Nana's

Turn the pages of a sample. Yours can include your recipes, notes and photos, in a design you choose.

Front cover of Christmas at Nana's: our family's festive favourites, over a photo of berry-topped puddings
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Front cover of Christmas at Nana's: our family's festive favourites, over a photo of berry-topped puddings
Pull up a chair: a Christmas Eve letter from the family, above a photo of dried oranges and pine cones
Contents: Bakes & Treats and The Big Day
Chapter opener: Bakes & Treats - for the tin, the table and the neighbours
Nana's Gingerbread Men, contributed by Nana Pat, beside a photo of gingerbread men
Nana's Gingerbread Men method, with Nana's tip
Rocky Road Christmas Bark, contributed by Lily, aged 9
Rocky Road Christmas Bark method
Chocolate Cherry Puddings, contributed by Uncle Mark, with a photo of the puddings
Chocolate Cherry Puddings ingredients and method
Auntie Sue's Fudge beside a photo of fudge and a Christmas bauble
Auntie Sue's Fudge method, with Sue's tip
Chapter opener: The Big Day - lunch is at two. Ish.
Grandad's Roast Turkey, contributed by Grandad Ted, with his tip
Back cover: Made with love, every December - Christmas 2026
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Cover design inspiration

A few directions a cover can take. Every book starts from a professionally designed template, and the colours, fonts and layout are all yours to change.

  • fir gold cover design for a personalised Christmas cookbook Fir Gold
  • gingerbread cover design for a personalised Christmas cookbook Gingerbread
  • illuminated cover design for a personalised Christmas cookbook Illuminated

When do you need it?

Put in the day you're giving it and we'll work back to the dates that matter.

Who is adding recipes?
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    Dates skip weekends but not bank holidays, and delivery times are estimates.

    Common questions

    When do I need to order a cookbook for Christmas?

    Work back from the date: most organisers give contributors 2-4 weeks, and printing and delivery take 7-10 working days once you approve the layout. About six weeks is comfortable; less is possible if people reply quickly. December is busy, so earlier is safer than later.

    Can the whole family contribute?

    Everyone gets their own link. They add a recipe, a note about why it matters and optionally a photo - no account needed, and it takes about five minutes. You can also add recipes on behalf of anyone who would rather not.

    Can we include recipes from relatives who are no longer with us?

    Yes, and they are often the best pages in the book. Photograph the original card and it can sit alongside the typed-up version, so you get a recipe you can cook from and the handwriting of the person who wrote it.

    Can I order a copy for everyone?

    Yes. Plenty of people order several, and the per-book price comes down the more you order. You approve one proof and every copy is printed from it. You can also reorder later, or share a private link so family and friends can order their own copy.

    Not ready to start yet?

    We'll remind you before the deadline

    Leave your email and we'll send a reminder ahead of the next order-by date, plus a few ideas for gathering everyone's recipes.

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    Give them a gift worth keeping

    Build it solo or invite the whole family to contribute

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    “Such a good service, arrived on time and it was very easy to create a beautiful book.”