This past week has been a tough one for my family as we have been dealing with a death in the family, the potential death of another one, and severe health issues. After attending a memorial on Sunday, I got to thinking about all the memories we let slip away. All the time we spent wasted doing other things than making the most of each moment with our loved ones.
I want to capture those memories and to be able to make them last forever. I am not sure about your family but for my family ~ every event, ever holiday encompasses food. The food we eat is a great big part of our traditions yet most of the recipes are never written down. They are stored in the minds of our loved ones who create those dishes we either love to eat or hate to love. What happens to those recipes when our loved one is no longer with us? They are gone and buried along with them.
This week, I challenge you to create your own Memory cookbook. Go out an purchase a blank scrapbook and begin creating those memories. Take pictures of your loved ones cooking your favorite dish and add it to your book. Get creative!
For those like me, who aren't so creative, check out these books:
Memory Cookbook
Plate Full of Memories
Heritage Cookbook
Take some pictures of your creations, leave me a comment and let me know. I will try and do the same on my own blog. Give you loved ones an extra big hug for me and I will talk to you all next week.
Misty
Comments
Wonderful Idea
6:20 AM, Aug. 26, 2007, posted by
Char5
Thank you for the idea. Caleb loves to help mom and dad in the kitchen and we take the time to learn about fractions and chemical combinations at the same time. This will be a wonderful project for him and even more so as it will give him a way to look back at the wonderful memories we are creating with him. This is GREAT!
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I love this. My mom started working with me in the kitchen when I was very young. In fact, the first cookbook you mention (With Love from my Kitchen) is the same one she used to make me a cookbook of all my favorite childhood recipes. I love that she not only included the recipe, but also wrote comments on each one as to when she first made it, what the family's thoughts were, and where we were living at the time (or who we had as guests with us that night). It helps stir up those memories now that I am continuing the kitchen tradition with my children. They enjoy trying the recipes that "Grammy" comments were my favorites and what I said at very young ages. Also, if you have a Costco near you, they have (different) blank cookbooks right now that are very nice for around $10. They would make wonderful Christmas presents!
Kit
what a nice post
12:07 AM, Jan. 18, 2008, posted by Natasha
It's so true--you really do need to document those old recipes. I went with CookbookPeople.com to make my family cookbook, but any of those other solutions are good too.
