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Pass Your Family Recipes

4/24/2014

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  A couple of years back, I went to a cooking class and the chef said something that I never forgot. Basically, he said that there is nothing sadder then having a secret family recipe die with the family member that created it.  That stuck with me and prompted me to write my own family my secret recipe book. What I had realized is that, while it is great to have that one recipe that my family loved and that only I could create, that food brings comfort to families, and just the sense of taste and the smells associated with the food can bring back fond memories. I would want my family to still have those fond memories. So I went online to one of the discount photo book makers, made recipe book, and made copies for everyone in my family.

  In my recipe book, I put the recipe along with a picture of whom the recipe was handed down from with a picture of them as well as a small clip about my memories of when they made it. For example, my dad loved making his favorite Torpedoes and I cooked them often with him and then eventually for him. I had a picture of him that I placed in the book and a brief write up about how he made them. (He use to make one super hot torpedo and you never knew which one it was until you bit into it so it was sort of a game-style dinner). My mother was born in Ireland and she had a unique way of making her Bubble and Squeak, so I put a picture of her and what the dinner meant to her.

  Be creative and consider including some of your other family members to include their special recipes and put a picture of them with it.  If you have an older family member that does not write on the computer but has that amazing recipe that you must have, see if he or she has the recipe written in his or her handwriting, and take a picture of it, and put the picture in your recipe book.  I cherish the recipe my mother wrote by hand of her famous cheesecake. Seeing her
writing brings back fond memories for me as well.

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lorraine williamson link
5/5/2014 12:09:26 am

love this idea working on a book for my kids. We cook together all the time and love our recipes thanks for sharing

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ThemeTrip link
5/5/2014 01:50:43 am

You are welcome Lorraine. I agree that some of the best memories are made in the kitchen. The sense of smell is strong for memory recall. Thank you for sharing. Have a fantastic day!

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