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Offline chicksta44

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Make Your Own Cookbook
« on: January 12, 2012, 10:59:11 am »
Not sure if this interests anyone but I came across this today. Looks like a great idea for those who want to put all their family recipes all together or all of their favorites all together. Would be a great idea for the older generation to pass on all the family secrets and give to their kids/grandkids. Wish I learnt a lot of my granny's recipes before she got dementia. Too late now. :(

http://landing.blurb.com/fbcook-AU/landing-493TN-1566DL.html


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Re: Make Your Own Cookbook
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2012, 01:05:45 pm »
Sounds Great Lisa.

I currently write up my recipes and photos anyway. This looks like a great way to jazzy it up. Will definitely look into it further.

Thanks for sharing!

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Re: Make Your Own Cookbook
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2012, 01:12:04 pm »
Does look good. Need to convince my MIL to have a go. mmm On second thoughts maybe easier if she gave me her recipes and I did it. ;)
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Re: Make Your Own Cookbook
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2012, 07:31:27 pm »
Looks a wonderful idea!!  Will have a closer look a little later.  Thank you!! :D

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Re: Make Your Own Cookbook
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2012, 09:47:53 pm »
Looks lovely, woud love to do this.

One day will start getting ths together

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Re: Make Your Own Cookbook
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2012, 11:25:29 pm »
Looks great, now all we need is to visit Julie so she can take the photos haha

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Re: Make Your Own Cookbook
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2012, 03:12:42 am »
This is afabulous idea.  I have three kids moving into adulthood.  When and IF they leave home what a great present cookbook and thermi consultant phone number.   Only joking maybe just cookbook.   Ha ha Lisa

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Re: Make Your Own Cookbook
« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2012, 05:50:52 am »
I'd love to try that with all my TMX favourites that I have in a file ATM.
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Re: Make Your Own Cookbook
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2012, 07:24:33 am »
I have been putting together a cookbook for my mum with all of her favourite recipes, for her birthday this year.  It's really easy to use and put together.  Can't wait to see the finished product.

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Re: Make Your Own Cookbook
« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2012, 07:53:27 am »
These look great but as I keep finding more recipes on here I like, I would be forever making new ones LOL
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Re: Make Your Own Cookbook
« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2012, 08:37:02 am »
sounds great for when the kids move out.

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Re: Make Your Own Cookbook
« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2012, 12:39:02 pm »
I'm wondering what the minimum quantity is. Sounds very, very cheap!

My sisters and I have been talking about making a Family Recipe Book for years. This may just be the thing!
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Re: Make Your Own Cookbook
« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2012, 01:12:28 pm »
It may look cheap but it's not really.

I just did a test run. I made a little book with 6 full colour images and it costs $36 to print hardcover. Softcover will cost $22.

I'm not sure if it's cheaper if you choose to print more than one but it is cheaper for b & w.

I'll check it out further some other time.

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Re: Make Your Own Cookbook
« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2012, 02:13:55 am »
Thanks for that. I've downloaded it, but haven't had a chance to install and play.
We'd probably do about 20 books, so it would be cheaper, but they'd be bigger, so maybe not!
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Re: Make Your Own Cookbook
« Reply #14 on: January 15, 2012, 02:57:21 am »
A few years ago my auntie got all the family to contribute their favorite recipes which she typed up and printed out and put together in a folder and we all now have one each (about 20 of us)
This was such a great idea and I use the folder all the time. I have converted some of the recipes to the TM. My DD (8) asked me when I die could she have my recipe folder lol. I think it would be a much better idea to make up a book and give to her when she leaves home cause I don't intend on dieing any time soon.
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