Family recipe collection

Collect family recipes from everyone in one place

Bring scattered family recipes into one place without asking everyone to use the same format. Relatives can type a recipe, upload an old card, add a link, and include the note that makes it theirs.

From drawers, texts, and memory into printable cards.

Relatives can submit Text Photos PDFs Recipe links

Good for Recipe boxes Family reunions Family cookbooks

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An old wooden recipe box with handwritten family recipe cards, binder pages, and notes

Family Recipes 6x4 printable card

Family recipe

Grandma Rose's Banana Bread

A family loaf from the recipe box.

Recipe by Card My Recipe

Ingredients

Ingredient	Amount
ripe bananas	3
butter	1/2 cup
sugar	1 cup
flour	2 cups
eggs	2
vanilla	1 tsp

Method

1 Mash the bananas in a wide bowl, leaving a few soft pieces.

2 Stir in melted butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.

3 Fold in flour gently, stopping when no dry streaks remain.

4 Scrape into a buttered loaf pan and smooth the top.

5 Bake until deeply golden and a tester comes out clean.

6 Cool in the pan before slicing so the loaf stays tender.

How it works

A gentler way to ask the whole family.

1

Name the family collection

Start with a branch of the family, a reunion, a holiday, or a recipe box you want to organize.

2

Ask relatives for what they have

They can send a typed recipe, a phone photo, a PDF, or a link.

3

Review each card

Keep the source, note, and contributor with the recipe before you print or share it.

Example invite

A family note that feels easy to answer.

I’m collecting favorite family recipes. Please add one here: [collection link]. You can type it, upload a photo, or add a recipe link. A note about where it came from is welcome.

Example collection

A real collection, ready to share.

This is what your collection page can look like once recipes start coming in. Add a cover image, gather recipes from family or friends, and review each one before sharing or printing.

Preview cover for Hollingsworth Family Recipes

Example public page Hollingsworth Family Recipes Favorite family recipes gathered for the next generation.

Grandma June's Buttermilk Biscuits

Passed around at Sunday breakfast.

Recipe by Grandma June

Ingredient	Amount
flour	2 cups
baking powder	1 tbsp
salt	1 tsp
cold butter	6 tbsp
buttermilk	3/4 cup
honey	1 tbsp

1 Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a wide bowl.

2 Cut in cold butter until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.

3 Stir in buttermilk and honey just until a soft dough forms.

4 Pat dough into a rectangle and fold it over itself twice.

5 Cut biscuits and place them close together on a baking sheet.

6 Bake until tall and golden, then brush with melted butter.

Grandma June's Buttermilk Biscuits

Sunday Pot Roast

The roast Uncle Mark remembers from winter visits.

Recipe by Uncle Mark

Ingredient	Amount
chuck roast	3 lb
beef stock	2 cups
carrots	4
onion	1
tomato paste	2 tbsp
thyme	2 sprigs

1 Season the roast well and brown it on every side.

2 Cook onion and tomato paste in the pot until deeply fragrant.

3 Add stock, carrots, thyme, and the roast back to the pot.

4 Cover and braise until the meat pulls apart easily.

5 Rest the roast while the cooking juices settle.

6 Slice or shred and spoon warm pan juices over the top.

Sunday Pot Roast

Lemon Icebox Pie

A summer pie from the porch table.

Recipe by Aunt Carol

Ingredient	Amount
graham crust	1
condensed milk	14 oz
lemon juice	1/2 cup
lemon zest	1 tbsp
egg yolks	3
whipped cream	1 cup

1 Whisk condensed milk, lemon juice, zest, and yolks until smooth.

2 Pour filling into the crust and smooth the top.

3 Bake briefly until the center is just set.

4 Chill until cold and firm enough to slice cleanly.

5 Top with whipped cream before serving.

6 Keep leftovers covered in the refrigerator.

Lemon Icebox Pie

Aunt Carol's Cornbread Dressing

Written in the margin of her Thanksgiving notebook.

Recipe by Aunt Carol

Ingredient	Amount
cornbread	8 cups
celery	2 cups
onion	1
broth	3 cups
eggs	2
sage	1 tbsp

1 Crumble cornbread into a large bowl and let it dry slightly.

2 Cook celery and onion in butter until tender.

3 Stir vegetables, sage, broth, and eggs into the cornbread.

4 Spoon into a buttered baking dish without packing it down.

5 Bake until the top is crisp and the center is set.

6 Let rest for ten minutes before serving.

Aunt Carol's Cornbread Dressing

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Questions

What relatives can send.

Do relatives need accounts?

No. The submission link works without sign-in.

Can someone send a photo of an old card?

Yes. Recipe photos and PDFs are supported.

Can they add a family note?

Yes. The form includes a place for a memory, source, or note.

Can people submit from phones?

Yes. The collection page works on mobile and desktop.

Can I review everything first?

Yes. You can approve, remove, and edit submitted cards.

Does each recipe become a printable card?

Yes. Each recipe becomes a printable Card My Recipe card.

More ways to use it

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Start the family recipe collection

Ask once, then review recipes as they arrive from everyone.

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