Family cookbook: save Grandma’s handwritten recipes
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Take a photo of a page from your recipe notebook. We turn it into a clear recipe you can edit, add a photo of the dish and save it in your own family cookbook.
Free. We use the photo only for the transcription and do not store it.
Photo transcription is for signed-in readers
Sign in with Google, Apple or your e-mail – no password needed. You can type recipes without signing in.
Take a photo
A phone and daylight are enough – old handwriting and old units are fine.
Check the transcription
We write out the ingredients and method and convert old European units to grams and milliliters.
Add a photo of the dish
Add a photo from your phone to every recipe, so you recognize it in your cookbook at a glance.
How it works
My family cookbook
What we’ve cooked
This overview uses only what you have already saved. Nothing new is stored or sent.
Find in my cookbook
Searches only the recipes, notes and favourites saved in this browser. Nothing is sent anywhere.
No recipes yet. Photograph the first notebook page or type a recipe.
From our recipes
Turn the recipes you save here into a book or a wall calendar. You always see the price before you order.
Your book
Your book takes three steps and no sign-in – this browser remembers the book you are working on.
1Choose a starting point
Click a theme and we will fill the book with recipes from this site, chapter by chapter. All of them have a photo suitable for printing.
2Make it yours
Add the title and a name for the cover, then choose the cover, back cover and dedication – all included in the price of the printed book. Your own recipes – from a notebook, typed or saved from this site – go into My family cookbook above and appear in the book in the Family recipes chapter.
3Preview and order
Preview the pages and order the printed book right here. You will see the final price before you order.
A book and photos from your recipes
Unlock a printable PDF book with a cover, a table of contents and your recipes, plus 30 dish illustrations created by artificial intelligence from your recipes. Pay once, the book is yours.
€6.90 one-time
Final prices; we are not VAT registered. Card payment via Stripe. We sell only to customers resident in the EU. Seller: PDP SK s.r.o. Terms of sale · Withdrawal from the contract
Print your own book
A cover with your family name, a table of contents and every recipe on its own page – even with a photo of the original handwriting. Print it at home or at a copy shop.
In the print window choose “Save as PDF”, or print the book straight away.
Trial version – only the site administrator can see the book for now.
Frequently asked questions
What happens to the photo?
We use the photo only to transcribe the recipe and do not store it. The transcription is done by OpenAI, which by default does not use data sent through its API to train models and, under its policies, may keep it for abuse monitoring, generally for up to 30 days (longer only where required by law or for security reasons). Your recipes are saved in your browser and, when you are signed in, also in your account. Until you publish a recipe, nobody else can see it.
Can it read old handwriting?
It reads most handwriting and converts old European units such as decagrams to grams. Always check the result – we highlight the places the transcription was not sure about.
Can I add a photo of the dish to a recipe?
Yes, tap Add a photo of the dish in the recipe and choose a photo from your phone. It stays only in your browser, and data from your phone, such as the location, is removed from it.
Can I make a book from my recipes?
Yes. In the “Your book” panel above, you can put it together from recipes on this site and your own recipes, and choose the cover, the back cover and a dedication. You will be able to order the printed book here once ordering opens – we are still preparing it.
Yes. Put it together in the “Your book” panel above, preview the pages and order the printed book right here. The “Book and photos” pack for €6.90 (one-time payment) also unlocks a PDF book with a cover, a table of contents and your recipes, plus 30 illustrations of dishes that artificial intelligence creates from your recipes.
Will my recipes disappear when I close the browser?
No, they stay in this browser. When you are signed in, they are also in your account – you will see them on every phone or computer where you sign in, even after you clear your browser data. Photos stay only on the device where you added them.
Why do I need to sign in to transcribe a photo?
Photo transcription is free for you but costs us something, so every account has a daily limit. You can type recipes and add photos of the dishes without signing in.
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