"A recipe is a snapshot, capturing place, people, and time. In the case of a family's or group's recipes, the written instructions evoke images of celebrations, of family members and friends, of menus and kitchen conversations. And they can come together as an heirloom to be treasured. In The Keepsake Cookbook, cookbook author and storyteller Belinda Hulin provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for collecting both oral and written recipes, as well as photographs and memorabilia-and then for organizing a cookbook and putting it into a format to be used and shared. In addition, Hulin gives advice on capturing family or group history, gently interviewing relatives and friends, and tapping your own memories in order to enrich the end product. She even includes basic recipe times, tips, and measures to help writers turn casual instructions into fully realized recipes. "-- "Creating a Keepsake Cookbook is a step-by-step, easy to follow guide on how to make your own family memoir cookbook. Belinda Hulin takes you through the journey of collecting family recipes (both oral and written), collecting photographs and memorabilia, and how to organize your cookbook in a format that is usable and can be easily shared. She also informs the reader about how to capture family history, interview friends and family, and how to relinquish you own memories in order to create the best family cookbook you possibly can. Belinda believes that a large part of many families collective history is being lost and advocates that a family cookbook is a great way to conserve a part of history you will never get back once its gone"--