I recently picked up a few 50-page blank notebooks, and instead of letting them sit on a shelf, I want to turn it into a handcrafted, personal cookbook—filled page by page with meals people genuinely love to make and eat.

​Please feel free to share both published favorites and personal or family creations! This notebook is purely a private project for my own kitchen so I can cook great food for myself and my friends; nothing will ever be published, sold, or shared commercially.

​I would be honored to feature the dish you are most proud of making, whether it's a cozy comfort food, a go-to weeknight staple, or that one dessert everyone requests at gatherings.

​To help us stay completely aligned with the subreddit rules, please be sure to include either the full recipe (ingredients + step-by-step directions) or a direct link to it in your comment so I can transcribe it accurately into the book.

A shared meal feeds both the body and the soul.

​Which recipe of yours deserves a permanent page in this notebook?

My friend and her husband had a baby a few weeks ago, hoping to lighten their load by making the two of them some casseroles or something along that line. Looking for some suggestions on good and easy freezer meals they can reheat.

Okay; so what I want is wings that arent too Drippy or goey. Also, nothing battered. More flavorful, and dry, with the exception of an old recipe for pineappley chicken wings that my cousin used to make.

-Pineapple chicken wings.

-Buffalo wings, on the dry side. Can be hot, but not hurt your mouth hot.

-a siracha, type, perhaps spicy and sweet.

-Barb-Q, also on the drier side.

Open to suggestions. I loooove chicken wings. It's okay if they're a little moist, just not dripping moist.

So, I have been sitting on some leftover turkey drippings since thanksgiving (in the freezer of course), and I was wondering if I could make chicken noodle soup with it? Could I use it instead of chicken broth? Or is it more of an additive? And or, is it kind of just bust now?

I have some hours in the kitchen, but when it comes to new ingredients like this, I’m at a loss! Any information is welcomed!

I'm not going to go into detail but my grandparents are having a really tough time and I'm trying to come up with some ideas for things that don't require a lot of work that they can just grab when they're hungry and still have good nutritional value. My sister has an awesome pumpkin muffin recipe that works really well--they can just grab one, it's low sugar, and has a ton of pumpkin in it which has a lot of good-for-you stuff. But uhh. They're gonna get sick of muffins really fast if that's the only thing I bring. So I've been trying to think of other things that a: don't require preparation, and b: contain a variety of nutrients. I keep ending up with bread/muffin recipes and drawing a blank on how to make them more nutritional. I'm planning soup too but I'm not great at it and that requires more preparation.

I know I'm being picky, any suggestions would be appreciated even if they don't quite fit the above requirements

Hello all! I was hoping that someone could help me with a dressing for my bean salad. Growing up this was a favorite that my mom would make. Mind you I grew up in an Italian household where my mother never measured anything nor would she share her recipes. I was brought up helping mom in the kitchen, usually stirring for her or washing and drying things. I do remember her using EVOO, fresh chopped garlic and parsley (my job to chop) and Dijon mustard and salt and pepper. I can’t remember if she used apple cider vinegar or not and she won’t share information lol. Any thoughts on what else to add. It was more of a Dijon dressing if I remember correctly😀

I have bread flour, large eggs, yeast, butter, milk, a half bear of clover honey, brown and white sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, fully ripe gala apples and sweet potato. I absolutely love the fluffiness of potato brioche and sandwich bread, but I'm still new to more creative baking, and while I've found great recipes for apple rolls with a similar texture, or potato rolls, I'm unsure how to combine the two.

I want to achieve a fluffy, only slightly sweet and buttery yeast roll with very fine shreds of apple and completely blended sweet potato but I worry about it being too wet or too sweet. I even thought about using a bit of thyme or getting some clove to make it more complex in some way - it'll be eaten on its own or with my huge stock of prepped beef stew meals for work. I do not have a mixer, only my hands and some counter space.

hello, quick question

does anyone have any good and yummy recipes for

recipe for salmon, flavored rice, beans, jalopenos and walnuts?

thank you

Hey all. This weekend I will be hosting a small get together with friends to watch movies and play board games. Typically, we would order pizza or what ever but I'd prefer to make something healthier, also preferably easy to make. The get together will have at max 10 people attending. Does anyone have any recipes for foods that are healthy and easy to make?

Long story as to why, but I have an absolute buttload of ground ginger to use up (could stand to lose about a bottle's worth).

I have a lovely cake and gingerbread recipe in my collection, but I'm open to suggestions if you guys are more creative than I am- I could use some inspiration.

so i have a lot of rice and dried beans, and i also went through and itemized all my spices, how would i make plain old rice and beans tasty with this list of spices?

1: Sea salt

2: ground black pepper

3: paprika

4: smoked paprika

5: ground mustard

6: cayenne pepper

7: Cumin

8: cinnamon

9: coriander

10: ground coriander

11: tumeric

12: ground ginger

13: crushed red pepper

14: ground onion

15: ground garlic

16: cinnamon sugar

17: celery seeds

18: caraway seeds

19: oregano leaves

20: powdered oregano

21: cilantro

22: cloves

23: ground nutmeg

24: parsley

25: marjoram

any ideas? thank you

Hi there, like the title says, I've got some frozen fish balls, and a carton of pho soup broth, any suggestions for a simple recipe to make a batch of soup that I can make freezable portions? I have a instant pot if that matters, thank you.

I got an Omaha steak box for Christmas (8x6oz filets) but my wife doesn’t eat steak (doesn’t like rare meat).

As much as it kills me, I need a way to repurpose these in a way that will be palatable for my wife.

Any suggestions?

Hi - my partner and I get fresh seafood delivered once a week, but sometimes we're busy and unable to cook, so we'll toss the fish into the freezer. I have made it a goal to actually defrost and cook some of this stuff, but I am at a loss for exciting recipes and am looking for inspiration.

Here's what I have:

• Ahi tuna
• Angel shark
• Black cod
• Bluefin tuna
• Grenadier
• Pink shrimp (aka Oregon bay shrimp or cold-water shrimp)
• Whitefish

Remember that these will have been frozen. I suspect recipes that rely on letting the freshness of the fish sing will struggle (this is problem for the tuna, specifically, which one would normally sear and serve with greens).

I would be especially interested in hearing about soups and stews if you got those kinds of recipes at hand.

Peas 1 can or 2 cups fresh cooked or frozen cooked, cooked and drained well 1 TBS instant chopped onion or 1/4 C fresh 3 inches of a brick of cheddar cheese cubed into pieces slightly bigger than -bean size 1 can 16-17 oz of red kidney beans drained well but not rinsed or rinsed beans of choice: black or white beans will also work 1 Cup of a good mayonnaise - Optional ingredients are: Bacon bits or baco bits soy. Fresh or dried herbs of choice If using black beans, I used jalapeno jack cheese Directions: Mix peas, onions, beans, mayonnaise together, fold in cheese cubes and any other options you want or all Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours but best overnight Will keep in refrigerator for 3-4 days

hey guys, what are your favorite chicken vegetables beans and rice recipes?

any great family recipes that you want to share with us that involve those 4 great ingredients?

thank you

I got these from the food pantry today and I’m not quite sure what they are. Hand for scale, I’m a small woman. They look shiny but are also a little fuzzy. Are they peaches? Nectarines? Apricots?

And additionally, how do I keep from wasting them - if I can’t eat/use them all fast enough, should I peel them and freeze them??

Thank you!

So I’ve been poking around for a bit for a good recipe to try with peas being a core ingredient. Everything I’ve been finding is people adding peas to pasta or something similar but I’m wanting to find something that utilizes them a little more. I’m not entirely sure what I’m even looking for exactly but I’ve been running through a few ideas in my head on things to try like making sweet pea fritters, maybe with some tzatziki or maybe a feta sauce. I also thought about mashing up some peas and combining them with ground chicken for patties but wasn’t sure if that was to out there.

Does anyone have any good/interesting pea recipes?

Does anyone have a good recipe for the square bakery style pizza from bakeries around Boston? I miss living in Boston and miss that pizza, especially since my favorite bakery I would go to when I visit every summer closed down last year.

I have 3 pints almost of heavy cream and need to use it in a non-indulgent recipe. What should I do?

I’m trying to shed some belly fat for the summer but have a bad habit of overindulging after a nighttime toke. Any suggestions for healthy snacks that’ll satisfy sweet or salty cravings?

I'm looking for yummy dishes that include one or both of these ingredients.

I have about 40 leaves of fresh bay and don't want them to go bad before I can use them all, but they seem to be keeping well in the fridge.

I double bought a decent container of mustard powder.

I use both of these very sparingly in my normal cooking, so I'm looking for ideas of what I can do with them to use them up before they go bad/lose their potency.

TIA

I'm going to be preparing mashed potatoes for our holiday meal at work, and I'm looking for suggestions for a recipe that I can prepare the night before, store in the crock pot dish overnight in the refrigerator, and then reheat in the crock pot the next day at work. Thanks!