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My Personalised Cookbook
An open family cookbook showing a Victoria sponge recipe beside photos of the family who sent it in

For the whole family, every branch of it

One book for every branch of the family

Gather the recipes your family has cooked for generations - from grandparents, cousins and the relatives you only see at reunions - in one book everyone can keep.

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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.”

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Gift for her grandma
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Why it works for a family reunion

A family reunion cookbook brings together the recipes every branch of the family cooks - the Sunday roast from one side, the curry from the other, the cake that turns up at every gathering. Send one link round the family group chat, everyone adds a recipe and a note, and it is printed as a hardback each household can order a copy of. Hand it out at the reunion itself, or put it together afterwards with the photos from the day.

Every branch, one book
Cousins, aunts, grandparents and in-laws each add their own recipe and a note, so the book is as big as the family.
A copy for every household
Share a private link and each household orders its own copy, so nobody has to collect money or post books around the country.
The recipes nobody wrote down properly
Photograph Grandma's handwritten cards and the scanner types them up, so they're kept for the next generation.
A family cookbook held open at Frances' Mushroom and Spinach Risotto and Kevin and Linda's Lasagne, recipes from two branches of the family

What goes inside

Ingredients

  • Recipes from every branch of the family
  • The stories behind each dish
  • Handwritten cards from older relatives
  • Photos from reunions past and present
  • A family dedication page
  • Your chosen cover design

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 The Moores' Table

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

Front cover of The Moores' Table: recipes from every branch of the family and friends, gathered for the reunion
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Front cover of The Moores' Table: recipes from every branch of the family and friends, gathered for the reunion
Pull up another chair: a letter from Auntie Carol about the reunion
Contents: From Every Branch and Bread & Something Sweet
Chapter opener: From Every Branch - the big pots that fed sixty-two
Full-page photo of beef and ale stew
Grandad Frank's Beef & Ale Stew
Tío Rafa's Green Gazpacho beside a photo of the gazpacho
Auntie Mei's Thai Red Curry beside a photo of the curry
Chapter opener: Bread & Something Sweet - for the end of a very long lunch
Great-Granny Nora's Soda Bread beside a photo of the loaf
Full-page photo of a slice of cherry frangipane tart
Cherry Frangipane Tart
Back cover: Four generations, three countries, one very long table - the Moore reunion, August 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.

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  • workshop cover design for a personalised Father's Day cookbook Workshop
  • smoke cover design for a personalised Father's Day cookbook Smoke
  • fine dining cover design for a personalised Father's Day cookbook Fine Dining
  • 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

    Can every household order its own copy?

    Yes. Share a private link with the family and each household can order a copy for itself, so you don't have to collect money or send books around. You can also order several yourself - the per-book price comes down the more you order.

    How do relatives add their recipes?

    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 handwritten recipes from older relatives?

    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.

    When should we start a family reunion cookbook?

    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. If you want to hand it out at the reunion, send the link round as soon as the date is set.

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