{"id":35587,"date":"2022-02-10T12:53:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T12:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.co.uk\/blog\/?p=35587"},"modified":"2022-02-10T12:53:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T12:53:55","slug":"how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-with-photos-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/blog\/how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-with-photos-memories\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Recipe Photo Book with Photos + Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cover-blog-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Create a photo book with photos and text. Scan in old handwritten recipes to make a keepsake album\" class=\"wp-image-35582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cover-blog-1-1.jpg 980w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cover-blog-1-1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/cover-blog-1-1-768x502.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most creative ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/photo-books\" target=\"_blank\" >customise a photo book<\/a> is to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/photo-books\" target=\"_blank\" >create your very own recipe photo book<\/a>. Think of it as a lovely document of all those tasty meals during family gatherings or create a collection of your favourite recipes using your own great photos. Whether you make one for yourself or a loved one, it&#8217;ll make you feel like grabbing that apron and saucepan to cook up something delicious and comforting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-all-in-the-family\">All in the Family<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/photo-books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukieus-20211221-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Create a photo book with photos and text. Scan in old handwritten recipes to make a keepsake album\" class=\"wp-image-35548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukieus-20211221-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukieus-20211221-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukieus-20211221-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukieus-20211221-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukieus-20211221.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The family that cooks together stays together! Scan in Granny&#8217;s handwritten recipes and place them alongside photos of her or the dishes (or her holding the dishes!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Type in your recipes using the text editor. It&#8217;s as easy as pie!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You could also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/photo-books\" target=\"_blank\" >create a book of recipes that compiles all of your beloved family recipes<\/a> (get everyone to contribute). This makes for a particularly meaningful family activity and reason to reach out to relatives near and far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-recipe-book-theme-ideas\">More recipe book theme ideas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/photo-books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukieus-20211221-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Create a photo book with photos and text. Scan in old handwritten recipes to make a keepsake album\" class=\"wp-image-35552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukieus-20211221-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukieus-20211221-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukieus-20211221-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukieus-20211221-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukieus-20211221.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consider customised photo books for the changing seasons or as Christmas gifts (Warming Autumnal and Christmas\/Hanukkah recipes), Bake Off-inspired &#8216;nothing but desserts&#8217; recipes, easy recipes for students on a budget (as a gift they could take with them to uni).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-structure-your-recipe-book\">How to structure your recipe book<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/photo-books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/3-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukie-20211221-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Create a photo book with photos and text. Scan in old handwritten recipes to make a keepsake album\" class=\"wp-image-35556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/3-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukie-20211221-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/3-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukie-20211221-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/3-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukie-20211221-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/3-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukie-20211221-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/3-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukie-20211221.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/photo-books\" target=\"_blank\" >collection of family recipes<\/a>, consider putting them in chronological order (the age of the recipe). You could also organise the recipes according to categories, e.g. starters, mains, desserts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A basic recipe layout should include\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Title of recipe<\/li><li>Cooking time<\/li><li>Number of servings<\/li><li>Introduction<\/li><li>Equipment\/tools needed<\/li><li>Ingredients and measurements<\/li><li>Cooking steps (the more detailed, the better)<\/li><li>How to serve<\/li><li>Family\/Pro tips<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you can include photos of the various stages of preparation and cooking, your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/photo-books\" target=\"_blank\" >photo recipe book<\/a> will be that much more useful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/photo-books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/4-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukie-20211221-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Create a photo book with photos and text. Scan in old handwritten recipes to make a keepsake album\" class=\"wp-image-35564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/4-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukie-20211221-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/4-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukie-20211221-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/4-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukie-20211221-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/4-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukie-20211221-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/4-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukie-20211221.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember to proofread the text before you order your book! Pay extra special attention to the recipes, especially your weights and measurements. Be sure to clearly distinguish \u2018tbsp\u2019 from \u2018tsp\u2019. And try to be as consistent as possible with your chosen units of measurement, e.g. kg or lbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/photo-books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukieus-20211221-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Create a photo book with photos and text. Scan in old handwritten recipes to make a keepsake album\" class=\"wp-image-35573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukieus-20211221-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukieus-20211221-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukieus-20211221-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukieus-20211221-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.snapfish.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/5-blog-how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-1080x1080-ukieus-20211221.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What kind of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/photo-books\" target=\"_blank\" >recipe book<\/a> will you create? We can\u2019t wait to see what you put together! Tag us @snapfishie and #snapfishie on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/snapfishie\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Instagram<\/a> when you share your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/photo-books\" target=\"_blank\" >personalised photo books<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most creative ways to customise a photo book is to create your very own recipe photo book. Think of it as a lovely document of all those tasty meals during family gatherings or create a collection of your favourite recipes using your own great photos. Whether you make one for yourself or&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/blog\/how-to-create-a-recipe-photo-book-with-photos-memories\/\" class=\"readmore\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":35579,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2193,2094],"tags":[],"blog_region":[2396],"class_list":["post-35587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to-create-ireland","category-photo-books-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35587"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36927,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35587\/revisions\/36927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35587"},{"taxonomy":"blog_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapfish.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog_region?post=35587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}