Many of us dream of writing our own recipe book and getting it published. A few of my friends have published cookery books this year and I’ve been so proud of them. But now we can all have a go – you don’t need a book deal to get your own tome put together.
Okay, you might not be hitting the top 25 bestseller list on Amazon, but using a site like Snapfish to make a recipe book is such a fab idea. I’d only thought about creating baby picture books, but it’s also a great way to preserve old family recipes, compile your favourite bakes as a gift for a friend or even a collection of essential recipes for a teenager leaving home for the first time.
I’ve got hundreds of scraps of paper that my granny, mum and many friends have scribbled recipes on over the years that i’ve got stuffed in files and folders. I thought it’d be great to get them all into a book so I don’t lose them, so I’m currently putting one together to pass down to my boys.
If you fancy having a go at doing this yourself, Snapfish have very kindly given me two photobook prizes to give away in a competition.
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HOW TO ENTER!
There is one main way to enter and several ways to get bonus entries. You must leave a separate comment for each bonus entry otherwise they will not be counted.
1. Mandatory. Leave a comment below telling me what kind of recipe book you’d like to write
2. For a second chance to win tweet a link to this giveaway as follows: “Win photobook from Snapfish with @cookingkt plus ALL readers get 25% off photobooks http://wp.me/pU5T8-MG”
Then leave a second comment saying you’ve done so telling me your Twitter ID.
3. For a third chance please follow Snapfish on twitter, then leave a comment below to tell me you’ve done it, not forgetting to include your Twitter ID.
4. Follow me @cookingkt on Twitter and comment to tell me you have done so.
Good Luck!
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GIVEAWAY RULES
This giveaway is open to all readers over 18 with a UK postal address. The two winners will be chosen using an online randomiser and announced in a subsequent post. When commenting please leave your e-mail address so I can contact you if you win.
This is a sponsored post.
I am running this competition on behalf of Snapfish, their decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
If you don’t win you can still get a massive 25% off all photo books by visiting www.snapfish.co.uk/feedingboys and entering the coupon code FEEDINGBOYS. New Snapfish users will also get 50 free prints when they sign up.
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I would love to write a book with a recipe for each of the different places I’ve travelled around the world. A sort of combination of a recipe book and travel diary.
I follow you on twitter I’m @dawny_cupcake
following you and snapfish
I’d like to write,cooking on tight budget book,with ideas on how to bulk prepare,and freeze,to save money,whilst keeping variety and healthy options in front of mind
@original_castir (twitter)
following you and snapfish on twitter ,have tweeted link @original_castir
Thankyou
i would like tp write childrens recipes
It would definitely be my favourite baking recipes
Tweeted the giveaway link (kyber1993)
Hi
I follow you on twitter too (kyber1993)
i’d like to research south african receipes and write a book on traditional south african fare
I would like to write a recipes book that would make children want to eat vegetables.
Tweeted link – @clairew137
I’d love to do a family recipe book crammed with all my families favourite recipes. It would be a mix between a recipe book and a family tree!
follow Snapfish on twitter, – done @clairew137
Follow me @cookingkt on Twitter – done @clairew137
I have tweeted as @loobypas
Followed snapfish now as @loobypas
I’d like to write a recipe book using yogurt- both savoury and sweet dishes. I think it’s so versatile
Following @snapfish on twitter as @toffeefudge
Following you on twitter as @toffeefudge
Have tweeted your giveaway as @toffeefudge
I’d love to get my Grandma’s handwritten notecards for the 50’s and 60’s put into a book format.
I’d like to make a book with frequently used recipes and newish recipes I have created and will likely forget so that I can pass it on later 🙂
I’d like to write a Chinese cookbook @emma1111111
For s econd entry, I have tweeted a link to the giveaway @emma1111111
For a chance I follow @snapfish on Twitter (@emma1111111)
For a bonus entry I follow @cookingkt on Twitter
I’d like to write a recipe book free of the things my son must avoid – gluten, milk and egg. @beachrambler
I have tweeted – @beachrambler
I would like to write a semi-vegetarian recipe book as I am a semi-vegetarian (I eat poultry and fish but not red meat). I see books for vegetarians and meateaters but I think there is a gap in the market 🙂
I follow Snapfish on Twitter – @beachrambler
I already follow you on Twitter – @beachrambler
I would love to write a recipe book, for babies
I’d write one for adults like me who are fussy eaters, showing imaginative ways to conceal healthy food in other food we do like. @Isis1981uk on Twitter
Have re-tweeted the message @Isis1981uk
Following Snapfish on Twitter @Isis1981uk
Following you on Twitter @Isis1981uk
I’d love all my favourite recipes in one book that I’d call ‘Julia’s Special …..’ a collection of my delicious recipes that I’ve made special and my friends love to try.
Quick and easy
A recipe book for quick tasty and cheap meals
Love to put all my mums Austrian and Polish recipes in a book, never seen any of them in any book or internet recipe site.
@phyllgerry
Have RT’d giveaway with @phyllgerry
Following snapfish on twitter with @phyllgerry
Already following you on twitter with @phyllgerry
Would love to write a healthy eating recipe book
Love to write a cook book with many exciting cake receipes @andrewcbo
Twitted as @andrewcbo
Following snap fish uk on twitter @andrewcbo
Follwoing cookingkt on twitter 🙂 @andrewcbo
I’d have a recipe book with classic recipes from each of the states in America
I would write a recipe book based on ‘larder basics’ – delicious meals you can whip up with the kind of ‘staples’ most of us have in the larder, freezer and fridge – tins of beans, rice, pasta, frozen peas, pesto, potatoes, eggs … you get the drift! I got quite creative the winter before last when we were snowed in and couldn’t get to the shop for cheese, milk and fresh veggies, and now I really enjoy grabbing a few ingredients from the cupboard and seeing what I can come up with!
Following @cookingkt on Twitter as @LoveWinning
I have tweeted the competition message as @LoveWinning 🙂
I am following Snapfish as @LoveWinning 🙂
I’d write a book on favourite recipe’s to make that are quick and easy to do for a family with children. Something for every day of the week, winter and summer recipes.
@maisietoo
I have tweeted. @maisietoo
Following Snapfish on Twitter.
@maisietoo
Following @cookingkt on Twitter as @maisietoo
I’d like to write a cookbook which features recipes based on a tin of tomatoes.
My recipe book would have handed down, family recipes. We have lots in our family going back several generations.
@judithsbooks
I have tweeted the competition. @judithsbooks
Following @snapfishUK on twitter. @judithsbooks
Following @cookingkt on twitter. @judithsbooks
I would write a recipe book that includes all of the recipes my sister has collected through out the years! To stop her from losing them!! 😀
(1) I would love to write a cook book for buffet and finger food. Too long have we suffered defrosted bought sausage rolls and dry sandwiches!
(2) I have tweeted the giveaway, my username is PanDaa86
(3) I am following Snapfish on Twitter. My username is PanDaa86
(4) I am following cookingkt on Twitter. My username is PanDaa86.
I’d like to write a recipe book using Marmite! It’s my favourite!
Following at twitter @noconawolsk
Following @cookingkt too
I’d like to write a healthy recipe book for faddy kids, using hidden veggies!
I completely agree with you, it would be great to have my very own proper recipe book. I have so many cuttings with scribbles and notes. I try to keep them all in ‘flimsies’ in a ring binder but they are very scrappy.
I’d like to write a recipe book which only contains meals that are both vegetarian and gluten free. I often find veggie recipes and also make a point of storing any gluten free meal ideas but trying to find recipes which are both is a nightmare.
My current stack of recipes are meaty dishes where I’ve crossed out the meat and substituted quorn or soya mince, or pasta / pizza / pie recipes where I’ve substituted gluten free versions for the traditional ingredients.
Trying to keep them all straight is definitely a challenge – I can never find the one I’m looking for so we usually end up eating something completely different to what I planned 😉
I’ve tweeted your competition @susanwillshee
Have liked snapfish on twitter @susanwillshee
….and already follow you on twitter @susanwillshee
i would write a book on how to satisfy hungry toddlers on a tight budget, but using all lovely healthy ingredients
A book where there was a large research and travel budget to explore and write about exotic and delicious recipes of the world
I would like to write a recipe book about healthy and delicious vegetarian meals from all over the world, as being a vegetarian I am frequently asked do I not get bored of vegetables..the answer is not at all..there are so many colorful vegetables ,beans and pulses to try…so I have tried my recipes on meat lovers and they were absolute hit. they just kept asking for more every time I made those tried and tested recipes..I have even taken the pictures of those dishes..I would love to spread those recipes to every body so that everyone can have their 5 a day in a delicious way…
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