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Family Keepsake Cookbooks Online Recipe Submission- Create An Account & Get Started Today
Our online recipe submission makes recipe submission and project coordination simple. Online submission also allows your family to input recipes from virtually anywhere so Auntie Edna in California – or Uncle Bill from Alberta – everyone can submit their recipes through our online system.
- OUR SPECIALTY IS FULL COLOR CUSTOM COVERS! Let us help you capture your family with beautiful full color front and back covers for your cookbook – AT NO EXTRA CHARGE TO YOU!
You may also choose one of our beautiful Stock Cover/Divider sets. Custom Dividers is another great way to go. Undecided? You also have the option to Mix & Match.
- Select a Typestyle/Layout
- Submit Your Intro Pages
You have 2 FREE Color Intro pages* at the front of your cookbook. You may use these pages however you like. Some ideas:
- A group photo of all the grandkids
- A dedication to the matriarch of the family
- Family reunion memories
- What about a family tree?
It’s up to you!
(*A 'page' is one side of a single sheet of paper)
- Recipe Notes / Headers / Footers / Fillers
See our Free Features page should you want to add any of these items.
- Personalize
Is there something we've missed? It's your cookbook. If there are info pages / photos / etc. that you want included that we haven't addressed - give us a call and we will work out the details with you.
- Cookbook Order Form
Please make sure you include a signed Cookbook Order Form.
Cookbook Order Form - Canada
Cookbook Order Form - US
Let Us Do the Work for You!
Gather Your Recipes & We'll Do The Rest- FREE Recipe Submission Forms are available for you to distribute to potential recipe contributors. You can also download the form online to get started even sooner. The Recipe Submission Form also allows the contributor to pre-order books so this will help you determine how many books to print.
- Group Recipes By Category
Once you have received all of the recipes, they should then be grouped into categories. If you plan on using one of our Stock Cover/ Divider sets - the heading for each Divider category is shown on the divider. Group your recipes according to those categories. It is preferable to group recipes together within each Category (for example - in the Main Dishes section all beef dishes are grouped together, all chicken dishes, etc.) Our formatters and our formatting program will do this automatically for you at no additional charge.
- Family Keepsake Cookbooks will type your recipes for you.
Select a Typestyle/Layout and indicate your choice on your Order Form. Our team will typeset your recipes and will carefully proofread to make sure all of the ingredients and instructions are entered exactly as submitted. Please note: Make sure everyone's names are spelled correctly.
Some helpful hints:- List all of the ingredients in the order used in the recipe and make sure all of those ingredients are included in the directions.
- Abbreviate ingredients following the Abbreviation List on the Recipe Submission Form.
- Be consistent. For example - Use ‘tsp’ for teaspoon on all recipes.
- Include temperatures and cooking times.
- Double-check the spelling of contributor’s names.
- Contact the recipe contributor to clarify any questions you may have on their recipe(s).
- OUR SPECIALTY IS FULL COLOR CUSTOM COVERS! We specialize in creating beautiful full color covers that are fully customized for our customers AND WE OFFER THIS SERVICE AT NO EXTRA CHARGE TO YOU!
You may also choose one of our beautiful Stock Cover/Divider sets. Custom Dividers is another great way to go. Undecided? You also have the option to Mix & Match.
- Submit Your Intro Pages
You have 2 FREE Color Intro pages* at the front of your cookbook. You may use these pages however you like. Some ideas:
- A group photo of all the grandkids
- A dedication to the matriarch of the family
- Family reunion memories
- What about a family tree?
It’s up to you!
(*A 'page' is one side of a single sheet of paper)
- Recipe Notes / Headers / Footers / Fillers
See our Free Features page should you want to add any of these items.
- Personalize
Is there something we've missed? It's your cookbook. If there are info pages / photos / etc. that you want included that we haven't addressed - give us a call and we will work out the details with you.
- Submitting Materials
When submitting your recipes, please make sure you include a signed Cookbook Order Form.
Cookbook Order Form - Canada
Cookbook Order Form - US
Make a copy! Before you send us your material - make sure you make a copy of everything - just in case your package gets lost or damaged in the mail.
Package up everything securely. We recommend sending with a company like UPS or Fed Ex (so that your pkg can be tracked and traced in shipment).
For your convenience we have two locations for recipe submission.
In Canada
Family Keepsake Cookbooks
385 DeBaets St.
Winnipeg, MB
R2J 4J8
In the U.S.
Family Keepsake Cookbooks
472 South 5th St.
Pembina, ND
58271