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Recipe Saving Made Easy This Holiday

November 13, 2019 · In: Momlife, Lifestyle

This post is sponsored by CreateMyCookbook; however, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Having ‘that’ recipe to go-to when time is limited is a must for me, especially during the holiday! You know what I am talking about. Those recipes that you know are successful, easy, and will make leftovers if needed. Sometimes these recipes are from other cookbooks or Pinterest, maybe even a recipe you created! Either way, these recipes are good to have on hand. With CreateMyCookbook, you will be recipe saving in no time.

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Recipe saving made easy.

Recipe saving has been something I have been doing for a while. As a mom of 3, this is a must! When I find that recipe that the entire family enjoys, I note it. So when the weeks are chaotic, I can pull out that one recipe to make my life not only easy, buy enjoyable for all during dinner. This use to be done by saving pins on Pinterest, trying to make mental notes, and even writing them down on index cards. The time it took me to search back through my pins, finding that index card, and trying to remember how I cooked a specific dish was insane. Why? Three kids and a busy weekly schedule had me all over the place. CreateMyCookbook is saving me time and sanity!

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Within less than 1 hour, I can have all my family-approved recipes documented in one place: my very own cookbook! Haven’t heard of CreateMyCookbook before? Let me tell you all about it.

How to use CreateMyCookbook.

Creating your very own cookbook has never been this easy. CreateMyCookbook can take any recipe and place them in one cookbook for you. These recipes can be family recipes or recipes you have found elsewhere that are tried and true. You don’t have to be a chef to create your CreateMyCookbook cookbook. Here’s why you should be recipe saving with CreateMyCookbook!

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Setting up that account.

Firstly, you will need to go onto CreateMyCookbook‘s website to setup an account. This will keep all those recipes you cherish in one place as well as help you keep all your cookbook orders, etc. organized. I love that you can come back later and order more copies.

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Get to creating.

Once you have your account setup, you can get to creating your cookbook! You can personalize this cookbook however you want, picking the theme as well as whatever photographs you want in it. This is YOUR cookbook and CreateMyCookbook is here for it! Another great aspect of having an account is that you can share it with your friends or family. Maybe a family friend has a recipe that you love? Have them log into your account and add the recipe to the recipe box.

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Feel like you are short on time when it comes to typing in all those recipes? Well, CreateMyCookbook can take care of that part too! With WeTypeIt, you can upload photographs of your favorite recipes. Then the CreateMyCookbook staff will type your recipes into your recipe box for you. Within a few hours, you will have all those family favorites ready to be added to your cookbook. It is literally just that easy!

Holiday gifting with CreateMyCookbook.

I can seriously go on and on about my love for CreateMyCookbook. It has made my life so much easier now that I have all my family favorite recipes in one place, and one that I created myself. Creating a cookbook has never by this easy! It even makes for the perfect holiday gift as well! I plan to share all my family recipes with my family members. Fill that cookbook with pictures of all the kids and family, add those amazing recipes, and VIOLA! Check it out for yourself: you will be a cookbook editor in no time.

Happy holidays!

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By: Clair Β· In: Momlife, Lifestyle Β· Tagged: Christmas Gift Idea, cookbook, CreateMyCookbook, family recipes, Gifting, Holida, Holiday Gifting, Recipes

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  1. Kimberly says

    November 15, 2019 at 3:49 am

    THis is awesome! My husband is the one that cooks around here and he really needs this because he always forgets what his recipes are and can never replicate them haha

    • thesproutingminds@gmail.com says

      December 17, 2019 at 5:26 am

      Haha! This made me giggle! That struggle is real over here too haha!

  2. Amanda says

    November 15, 2019 at 4:02 am

    Such a great way to stay organized during the busy holiday cooking season!

    • thesproutingminds@gmail.com says

      December 17, 2019 at 5:25 am

      I think so too!

  3. Raina says

    November 15, 2019 at 6:57 am

    Love this so much! I definitely need to set up my own cookbook of recipes. The tattered papers and hard to find pins just aren’t cutting it anymore

    • thesproutingminds@gmail.com says

      December 17, 2019 at 5:25 am

      I know, right? I am over that struggle too haha

  4. Fatima Torres says

    November 15, 2019 at 2:55 pm

    I love this idea of sorting out recipes. Honestly, I love Pinterest, too, but it does get a bit overwhelming. I miss the physical cookbooks.

    • thesproutingminds@gmail.com says

      December 17, 2019 at 5:24 am

      Me too! I love having that hard copy in my hands πŸ™‚

  5. Rosemary says

    November 16, 2019 at 4:41 pm

    What a great way to collect and store favorite recipes. Love this easy organizational approach. Will look into this further for sure πŸ™‚

    • thesproutingminds@gmail.com says

      December 17, 2019 at 5:24 am

      Yes indeed!

  6. Rachel Quenzer says

    November 17, 2019 at 9:02 pm

    This sounds like such a great way to keep track of all your recipes. I’ll have to give it a try.

    • thesproutingminds@gmail.com says

      December 17, 2019 at 5:23 am

      Yes! You should definitely give it a try!

  7. CJ says

    November 21, 2019 at 1:42 pm

    I needed this i never know where to start when i want to save a recipe and then I loose them because I just never get started! Thank you for sharing!

    • thesproutingminds@gmail.com says

      December 17, 2019 at 5:23 am

      Yes! I was the same way for the longest of time! Love having them all in one place that I created myself πŸ™‚

  8. Harmony, Momma To Go says

    November 21, 2019 at 2:34 pm

    this is so amazing! I know this would be a great gift. I have some great recipes saved – but I do love the hard copy of it as well

    • thesproutingminds@gmail.com says

      December 17, 2019 at 5:23 am

      You can never go wrong with a hard copy!

  9. Amber S Battishill says

    November 21, 2019 at 7:03 pm

    I love this idea so much! I want to make one for myself and one for my mom this Christmas!

    • thesproutingminds@gmail.com says

      December 17, 2019 at 5:22 am

      That would be so nice!

  10. April E. Stroer says

    November 22, 2019 at 2:47 pm

    These are such great tips! Thank you for sharing

    • thesproutingminds@gmail.com says

      December 17, 2019 at 5:21 am

      Thank you!

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