Recipe Book Template Printable, Family Recipe Book to Fill In, Fillable Cookbook Template, Heirloom Recipe Binder, Gift for Mom

Keep your family’s best-loved recipes, and the stories behind them, in one beautiful book. Our Family Recipe Book is a printable and fillable cookbook template with restored vintage herb paintings, made to be handed down.

★ WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT
• Made to be a keepsake: every recipe page has "Recipe from" and "Handed down by" lines, plus a box for the story behind the recipe.
• Two versions included: a FILLABLE version to type in on screen (with a menu at the top and tabs on the side to tap) and a clean PRINT VERSION for a printed, bound book (page numbers, no on-screen buttons).
• No Canva account needed: type straight into the fillable PDF in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, then print. Or print the Print Version and write by hand.
• Add photos: on a computer, click a photo box to add a picture of the dish, the cook or your family (in Adobe Acrobat Reader).
• The Cooks in Our Family page: 6 photo boxes with names, what each cook is known for and a favorite memory.
• A gift page: "This recipe book belongs to", "Lovingly made for", "With love from" and a note. A lovely gift for Mom, Grandma, a new home, a wedding or the holidays.
• Easy to get around: on screen, a menu bar at the top of every page, tabs on the side and Recipe 1–4 buttons; on paper, page numbers, a contents page, a recipe index and Section Tab Labels to make real tabs that stick out.
• Restored vintage herb paintings (rosemary, peppermint, spearmint, olive and lavender) and big, clear, easy-to-read type.
• Works in GoodNotes, Notability and similar apps too.

★ WHAT’S INSIDE (62 pages in each file)
Start:
• Cover with your family name
• Gift and dedication page with a photo box
• Clickable Contents, How to Use page
• Recipe Index (2 pages, 52 recipes)
• The Cooks in Our Family (6 photo boxes)
• Our Kitchen Memories (traditions, kitchen wisdom, smells that mean home)

8 recipe sections, each with a vintage herb divider and 4 recipe pages (32 in total):
• Breakfast · Soups & Salads · Main Dishes · Vegetables & Sides · Breads & Grains · Snacks & Drinks · Holidays & Gatherings · Family Favorites
• Two recipe layouts: one with a photo box, one with extra room for directions
• Every recipe page: recipe name, recipe from, handed down by, serves, prep time, cook time, oven temp, ingredients, numbered directions, the story behind this recipe, notes and tips, family rating and "make again"
• Want more? Print extra recipe pages any time.

Helpful kitchen pages:
• 4 × 6 recipe cards (4 cards, cut out)
• Weekly Meal Planner and Grocery List
• Gathering Menu Planner (who brings what)
• Measurement Conversions (cups, spoons, ml, ounces, grams, °F, °C, gas marks)
• Ingredient Substitutions
• Herb & Spice Guide
• Pantry Staples checklist
• Kitchen Notes
• Section Tab Labels (fold-over tabs + strips for binder dividers)
• Tab Placement Guide (exactly where each tab goes)
• Binder Spine Labels for 1, 1½ and 2 inch binders
• Print, Bind & Use guide

★ YOU WILL RECEIVE
• 4 PDF files: Fillable version (US Letter 8.5 x 11 in and A4) + Print Version (US Letter and A4)
• This is a digital download. No physical item will be shipped.

★ HOW TO FILL IT IN
• Open the PDF in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to type, tick boxes and add photos. Download it free at get.adobe.com/reader on a computer, or search "Adobe Acrobat Reader" in the App Store or Google Play.
• Some other PDF viewers (and some browsers) do not save typed text. Adding photos works in Adobe Acrobat Reader on a computer.
• In GoodNotes or Notability, write with your stylus.

★ HOW TO PRINT AND BIND IT
• Use the US Letter file in the US and Canada, and the A4 file everywhere else.
• Print single-sided with "Fit to page" on bright white paper, 28–32 lb (105–120 gsm). Use matte card stock for the cover, dividers and recipe cards.
• Ring binder: punch holes along the left edge (we left a wider margin there, so holes never cut into your writing) and slip recipe pages into clear sheet protectors to keep them splash-proof.
• Spiral binding: ask a print shop for "coil binding on the left, clear front cover, card back". Lovely as a gift.
• Disc-bound: use a disc planner punch and discs to add and move pages any time.
• Section tabs: print the Section Tab Labels page on card stock, then glue the fold-over tabs to your divider pages where the Tab Placement Guide shows (the Print Version pages have a dashed mark, like "Breakfast tab", in the right spot). Each tab shows its section name, or slip the strips into binder dividers. You can then flip straight to any section.
• Binder spine labels for 1, 1½ and 2 inch binders, and the cover fits the clear front pocket of a view binder.
• A full Print, Bind & Use guide is included in the files.

★ PLEASE NOTE
• The herb paintings are public-domain plates from F. E. Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen (1887), restored by us.
• The recipes shown in the photos are examples only. Your book comes blank, ready for your family’s recipes.
• Colors may look a little different on different screens and printers.
• For personal use. Please don’t resell or share the files. Thank you for choosing PreciousRay!

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Find them all in our shop: etsy.com/shop/PreciousRay

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