The thought may not have crossed your mind yet, but if it has, creating your own recipe book is something fun to do. Whether you’re making it as a gift for someone, or as a way to document all your family’s great meals, it is a great idea. You can even make some money out of it as, according to a report from 2019, cookbook sales are rising. If this sounds like something you’re interested in, check out these five steps to create your own recipe book.
Compile and curate the recipes
Of course, you cannot have a recipe book without the recipes, so the first thing to do is collect and compile the recipes. They can be as diverse or as limited as you want them to be since you have absolute creative control. After collecting as many recipes as you want or can, it is time to curate them and decide on which ones you want to go into the book. You should curate your content based on why you’re creating the recipe book in the first place. Let that guide you, and no matter how tedious it may seem, your content will finally come together, and then you can proceed with the following steps.
Create a format that is book-friendly
Recipes can sometimes be long-winded and challenging to follow, but creating a book-friendly format will make it easier to follow. You can decide to look up formats online or choose to go with similar formats from other recipe books. If you are a creative person and love a challenge, you can develop something with a wow factor. A few things to consider in the layout include an easy follow guide that explains each step of the cooking process. You can also add a review section where readers can write down their thoughts about the recipe when cooking.
Now cook
Creating a recipe book cannot be complete without the actual cooking. So, it is time for you to follow the recipes and create tasty dishes. This is to have a feel of what to expect when preparing the dishes. It will allow you to walk in your reader’s shoes and see which parts of the recipes need editing or revisions. Another reason for cooking is also to take photographs.
Take photographs
A recipe book is incomplete without photographs, and it would be best if you took this aspect of creating your recipe book seriously. The pictures you place in the recipe book will have a significant impact, particularly on aesthetic appeal. Anyone who opens the recipe book expects to see a certain quality standard of photography. To solve this problem, you have two basic options: you either do the photography yourself or employ a professional’s services. If you decide to go with a professional, then you do not have to bother much. But if you choose to do the photography yourself, you need to learn a lot to make it work.
Putting the pieces together
With everything else done and dusted, it is time to put your recipe book together. The big question is how you plan to put your book together. Is it going to be uploaded digitally? Will it be in a scrapbook you created for your family? Will you decide to go big time and get it printed by a publisher? These are all valid considerations you should make, and depending on the initial purpose of creating your recipe book, you will know what to do. You can contact your local printers to help you print your compiled recipe book if you prefer a hardcopy version.
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