Gather your best appetizer recipes in a personalized photo book

If you like to spend your Sundays behind the stove concocting your best appetizer recipes, it's time to leave a trace of your know-how. Your family will be delighted to recreate your petits fours or verrines to share a convivial moment.

An original gift for your loved ones

If you enjoy cooking,  it is always pleasant to offer a cookbook especially if it's yours. It's a way to share all your little tips for eating well with family or when gathering friends. It's a gift that holds value because the person can pass these recipes down from generation to generation. It is also possible to personalize it, indeed, it's up to you to choose the recipes you want to include.

It's the perfect way to please someone, and also to keep a copy for yourself. The only thing that brings loved ones together around a table is food. It is now time to learn how to create your cookbook, to the stove!

The process of creating a cookbook

In this part, we will explain how to create a cookbook. Whether it's for a gift or keeping a record, you will be able to share it if you take it everywhere you go.

Creating a recipe list

If you want to create a cookbook, you obviously need recipes; otherwise, there's no point in making this book. It's time to research your favorite recipes, whether it's a grandmother's recipe or a mini sandwich idea you experimented with several of your friends. If they are good and suit you, it is important to include them in your recipe list, no matter their origin. It is possible to include recipes you can reproduce with your eyes closed, or those you want to try. It's also a good way to leave a mark and preserve a culinary heritage of your best appetizers.

For example, a tartiflette skewer recipe catches your eye on the internet; it's possible to revise it and add your personal touch. If it's for a gift, you can introduce these new flavors; it would be a shame to keep that to yourself, especially if it's good.

It is important to sort your ideas and create a summary to find your way more quickly. Here are some examples of categories you can include in your personalized book:

• Verrines
• A no-cook appetizer
• Express ideas
• Fougasses
• Mini sandwiches
• Throughout the seasons

A book that looks like you

Since it is a customizable album, it is obviously possible to choose all the colors and themes you want. It is important to make an object that looks like you and reflects your recipes. You can call on a professional to decide on the design with them. However, if you want to stay in a family atmosphere, we advise you to keep it simple and stick to the themes offered by the site you are using. Despite its cost, you can eternally cherish this beautiful object and present it to your loved ones.

Regarding the photos, you will need to take the time to remake all your recipes and photograph them with an excellent quality camera for a nice result. You will then have harmonious photos, making it very enjoyable to read. If you don't know yet how you're going to organize all this, photograph all the steps; it will be a pleasure to rediscover everything.

It is also an opportunity to gather your friends so they can taste all your recipes. They will tell you the points to improve; it's not too late to modify a quantity in the text of your recipe to make it better than excellent. Don't hesitate to take photos to create moments of sharing in the book.

Time for layout

It is now time to choose the size and format of this object. It's up to you to choose what suits you best to avoid size problems. Nothing beats a draft on a blank sheet to make mistakes and redo the plan from scratch. A little tip if you want something quite personal, it is possible to add a font that resembles a handwritten typograph.

It is now time to have fun with the layout; don't set any limits, this book should look like you. When you are sure of your choice, you need to order it. In general, the delivery times are quite short to receive it quickly and be able to offer it to your friends or keep it for yourself.