8 Handwritten Recipe Gifts to Preserve Family Memories
Cooking is a great way to bring people together, and it's also an excellent way for us to preserve our family's history. You can give the gift of cooking by giving someone a handwritten recipe from their favorite cookbook, or you can make them a personalized cutting board they'll use every time they make dinner.
Recipe Cutting Boards
These cutting boards are a great way to preserve family recipes and an excellent gift for newlyweds or grandparents.
Recipe Tea Towels
Towels are an excellent gift for anyone who loves to cook, and they're also a great way to display your favorite recipes. For those who love to keep unique recipes nearby, tea towels that feature handwritten recipes are a beautiful way to preserve family memories.
Engraved Recipe Wooden Spoons
You can also create personalized wooden spoons. These are great gifts because they are practical and valuable. You can engrave the spoon with a name, quote, date, initials, or monogram. Family names are also an option.
An engraved wooden spoon would be perfect for us as decoration on the kitchen counter so that everyone in the family can access their favorite recipes.
Recipes on a Pillow
A personalized pillow is an excellent gift for a family member or friend. You can use a favorite recipe to make it unique or write a famous quote.
For the non baker or cook, remember to choose a recipe that's easy and quick to make. You can also look for recipes that don't require unique ingredients or tools—this will help ensure they'll enjoy using them!
Personalized Recipe Charcuterie Board
There’s something about the tradition of hand-writing recipes that makes them both more special and accessible. You can make a family recipe your own by writing it out for others. A gift like this is a great way to preserve a favorite family recipe and pass it on to future generations. It will also work incredibly well if you have one or more recipes unique to your family’s heritage and culture!
The customizable cutting board itself has plenty of room for personalization, which may include:
- The gift recipient's name (or giver) is written in calligraphy—this could be their first or last name, depending on what feels right!
- The recipient's birth date (plus/minus two years) and their birthstone/birth flower color are highlighted in gold foil letters (if applicable).
- A personalized quote from one's favorite book, poem, or song could be something from Shakespeare, the Bible, or even something funny that reminds them why they love someone so much!
Vintage Recipe Postcard Prints
If you’re looking for a thoughtful gift to help preserve family memories, vintage recipe postcards are just what you need. You can use them as an anniversary or wedding gift.
Recipe Mugs
Handwritten recipe mugs are a fun way to display recipes you've collected over years of family meals, or they can serve as a reminder of a favorite from your childhood.
Recipe mugs are an excellent gift for the mom in your life who loves to cook. They can be personalized with her favorite recipes and her name, so she'll always have them on hand to make her signature dishes!
They are also great for bakers and baristas. You can put the instructions right on the mug, so they have all the info they need at their fingertips!
Personalized Recipe Placemats
Personalized recipe placemats are a great gift for anyone who loves to cook. They can be personalized with names and dates or even favorite recipes. Placemats are hand-sewn and may vary up to 1.5". They are 2-ply with tightly sewn finished edges.
The Gifts that Keep on Giving
Handwritten recipes are a special kind of gift. They’re not just souvenirs. They’re stories and memories. You can preserve your family’s history and show how much you care by sharing your handwritten recipes with all of your family.
To learn more ways to turn your handwritten recipes into gifts, read our blog post “4 Brilliant Recipe Gifts You Can Buy Online”.