Holiday gift idea
Give your family a cookbook they write together
Start it with a few of the family’s recipe cards, then hand everyone an invitation at the holiday table. Each relative adds their favorites from their own login, and the cookbook keeps growing long after the dishes are done.
Free plan · No credit card
How to give a family cookbook
Start it with a few cards
Scan the family recipe cards you already have. AI types each one up, and the handwriting stays beside the recipe.
Credit the cooks
Put each recipe under the person it came from, and add the story: the holiday it was made for, the tip nobody wrote down.
Hand everyone an invitation
Share the cookbook at the table. Each relative gets their own login and adds the dishes they are known for.
A gift that gets cooked from
- It gets used
- Cook mode, the weekly meal plan and a shared grocery list keep the recipes in the kitchen, not on a shelf.
- The handwriting stays
- Every scanned card keeps its original photo, so Grandma’s note in the margin is still there.
- Everyone adds a page
- Aunts, cousins and in-laws add their own versions, so the cookbook grows with the family.
- Distance does not matter
- Relatives in other states add recipes from their phones, on their own logins.
- It comes back every year
- The recipes from this year’s table are ready for the next one, and the cookbook remembers who brought what.
Ready by the holidays
- NowStart the cookbook and scan the cards you have at home.
- ThanksgivingAsk each relative for their must-make dish, and scan cards at the table with the iPhone app.
- DecemberGive the invitation as the gift, with a few favorites already inside.
- Any time afterOn the annual Family plan, download the cookbook as a PDF to print.
One subscription covers the whole family.
Everyone gets their own login, with no separate subscriptions.
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Questions about giving a family cookbook
Who pays, what if a relative is not online, and how to print it.
Is a family cookbook a good holiday gift?
It works best as something you start for the family rather than something you finish alone. Begin with a few recipes, give everyone access at the holidays, and let the cookbook fill up with the dishes each person is known for.
Does every relative have to pay?
No. One subscription covers everyone in your family cookbook, up to your plan’s member limit. Everyone gets their own login, with no separate subscriptions.
What if Grandma is not online?
Scan her recipe cards yourself and credit her as the cook. Her recipes, her handwriting and her name stay together, and the rest of the family can add what they remember.
Can we print the cookbook?
Yes, on the annual Family and Legacy plans: download your family cookbook as a PDF and print it at home or at a print shop.
How long does it take to set up?
A few minutes to create the cookbook, and a few seconds per recipe card. You can try one card now, with no account.
Can I start for free?
Yes. The Free plan holds up to 20 recipes and 3 family members, with no credit card. Move to a larger plan when the whole family joins.