If you plan to have your cookbooks printed by us and received by Christmas, the deadline to order and make payment is Tuesday, November 30th. There will be an extended deadline, but expedited shipping will be required.
Cookbooks will be printed in the order they are received, so the sooner you submit your cookbook order, the sooner you will receive your cookbooks.
Remember that family cookbooks make a great Christmas gift, so be sure to order extra for those last minute gifts!
If you have an iPhone, Apple has changed the format the camera uses to save photos on the iPhone. while this has many benefits, like taking less space for storage, it does have drawbacks, like not being compatible with non-Apple systems – like FamilyCookbookProject.com.
To switch from HEIC to JPG, you must configure the camera capture format using the iPhone’s Settings app. There are two camera capture settings that you can opt for — High Efficiency and Most Compatible. The former will shoot photos in HEIC, while the latter will shoot photos in JPG.
Here is how to change the settings in your iPhone to save image as Jpegs.
Step 1: Open the Settings app on your iPhone. Scroll down and tap on Camera. Then, tap Formats from the list of Camera settings.
Step 2: Under Camera Capture, tap Most Compatible.
That’s it. Your iPhone will now shoot photos in the JPG format directly.
If you have images already saved in HEIC, there are several free websites that will convert the images for you.
Here are a few tips for increasing your chances to win a recipe contest found on Cooking Contest Central.
Follow the rules.
You don’t want to miss out because you took a short cut. This is probablyhttp://www.recipecontests.com/tips.html the most important. If you omit something because you don’t think it’s important, it could disqualify you.
Play the name game.
A creative and unusual name will get the judges’ attention. Descriptive words that capture the feeling of your dish add to its overall interest. A catchy name is good except if the rules specify no catchy names, of course.
What is currently a hot food topic?
Check out some food magazines and see what everybody is talking about. If southwest flavoring is hot, then think about adding a southwest twist to your recipe. Even if you are submitting a tried-and-true dish from your favorite family cookbook, you might want to give it a trendy new twist. Judges seem to favor recipes that have a popular twist.
Keep it simple.
Make sure your ingredients can be found at most markets. Complicated recipes don’t often win.
Appearance is very important.
It might taste delicious, but, if it doesn’t look good, it doesn’t have a chance .
Bill Rice is founder and Co-Publisher of the Great Family Cookbook Project, a website that helps families and individuals collect and share food memories through customized printed cookbooks filled with treasured recipes. Follow us on Facebook and Pinterest!
Most of us who loves to cook also tend to collect cookbooks along the way. The best cookbooks are not only filled with wonderful recipes, but helpful tips and tricks that make our lives easier in the kitchen. Anyone with a Julia Child cookbook, Mastering the art of French cooking, on their shelf knows the pages are filled with timeless culinary tips. Those lucky enough to own a copy of her first cookbook may also be able to roll in a lot of dough — and we aren’t talking about her bread recipes.
And if you, by chance, have an autographed first edition sitting in your kitchen shelf, it could earn you a big payday, too. According to Woman’s World, a rare copy could fetch up to $5,000, while selling it as a set alongside its 1970 sequel could double the price to $9,500. You can perhaps even get more if it’s in mint condition, meaning it was purchased and forgotten rather than used regularly. As consolation for those who have an unsigned first edition, you can still profit by selling the copy for as much as $250.
While you’re at it, scan your shelves for another classic cookbook that could be worth even more money: first editions of Joy of Cooking go for up to $15,000! Or you can buy the current Joy of Cooking on Amazon $17.49. Or if you just want a budget-friendly copy of Child’s quintessential book, you can grab a reprint online (Buy on Amazon, $22.90).
Of course, the value of your book will also depend on its quality. If you have a copy that seems to be in pretty good shape, it might be a good idea to check with a local book appraiser in your area.
Will your family cookbook be worth this much down the road? It will be to your family as your legacy will live on through your recipes.
Bill Rice is founder and Co-Publisher of the Great Family Cookbook Project, a website that helps families and individuals collect and share food memories through customized printed cookbooks filled with treasured recipes. Follow us on Facebook and Pinterest!
It’s a fact of life. When you are part of Scouting, fundraising events helped the troop to provide the valuable activities and services that the scouts need to participate.
It is also a fact of life that doing the same old fundraisers year in and year out can put a damper on the enthusiasm of the scouts in your troop to participate-and their family and friends to support the efforts.
As an assistant scoutmaster for BSA Scout Troop 175 in Simsbury Connecticut, we have used Family Cookbook Project.com to host a successful fundraiser cookbook that everyone involved enjoyed.
One of our scouts, Jon, was looking for an innovative funding mechanism for his Eagle Scout project. He created an account on FamilyCookbookProject.com, invited the other scouts in the troop to contribute recipes and then sold the finished product to families in the troop and in the community. He raise thousands of dollars that he was able to use to build a wooden walkway through a wetlands area of a local state park.
The scouts all had a great time coming up with interesting recipes and seeing their name in print. The troop had a physical reminder of the project and new patrol leaders all have access to copies to help them with their trip menu planning and cooking merit badge.
John used a photo of his trip to Philmont on the cover of his cookbook however Family Cookbook Project offers several scouting related covers for troops to use.
If your troop would like to start a cookbook fundraiser, check out How to create a successful cookbook fundraiser.
Bill Rice is publisher of the Family Cookbook Project. He is also a father of an Eagle Scout and is a long-time Assistant Scoutmaster with BSA Troop 175 in Simsbury Connecticut.
Everyone who has ever cooked a Thanksgiving dinner knows it takes planning and time to have everything come out perfect at the right time.
If you are planning on having your printed cookbooks ready for Thanksgiving, the deadline is Monday, November 1st. Plenty of time left, but you’d better get cooking!
So we thought, wouldn’t be cool to pick a category and show all the recipes titles with links to the recipes.
so we did. The first one was Pies, then BBQ.
Here are 600 Candy recipes for your family to enjoy!
Bill Rice does not have a real sweet tooth but is know to partake and is founder and Co-Publisher of the Great Family Cookbook Project, a website that helps families and individuals collect and share food memories through customized printed cookbooks filled with treasured recipes. Follow us on Facebook and Pinterest!
Okay, the important question of the month: “When is the deadline to ensure Christmas delivery of My Family’s Favorite Recipes?”
Answer: Tuesday, November 30th! There will be an extended deadline, but upgraded shipping will probably be required.
Since personal family cookbooks make a great Christmas gift for both friends and family members, a great many people are working hard to get their cookbooks completed and ordered. That means the sooner your done and have placed your order, the sooner you will receive them!
Family Cookbooks have been around for long time. Sometimes they are the work of an individual compiling their recipes, other times they are the join effort of a community.
Recently, a cookbook called ‘250 Tried Recipes for Everyday Use’ features numerous recipes supplied by housewives around the UK back in 1911, and was discovered in a kitchen of a property that had been left unused since the 1950s in the United Kingdom.
The fascinating publication provides an insight into the basic ingredients and cooking methods used at the time and all instructions are boiled down to one paragraph.
It also includes a cheeky recipe on how best to ‘cook a husband’ as too many ‘are utterly spoiled by mismanagement’. Comical descriptions include ‘keeping them in hot water’, ‘roasting them’ or keeping them ‘in a stew with irritating ways and words.’ The housewife also suggests ‘add a little sugar in the form of what confectioners call kisses’ and that ‘a little spice improves them’.