Growing up, my favorite home-cooked meals were the ones my dad threw together with absolute ease. He’d scrounge through the fridge with only a few key ingredients and manage to sear up a Michelin Star-quality steak or Mongolian beef that tasted better than Chinese takeout.

He was always the unofficial chef of the family and never bothered to follow a recipe outside of his own. When I stumbled across this Shutterfly photo book that you can fill with custom recipes, I knew it would be a winning Father’s Day gift for my creative dad.

Classic Recipes Photo Book

While Shutterfly has plenty of customizable photo books, and more specifically recipe photo books, this $23 one looks just like a classic cookbook at an affordable price. It comes in a variety of size options, from 8- x 8-inch to 12- x 12-inch, with cover types including a soft cover, glossy hard cover, and a premium leather cover. You can also choose between standard, standard layflat, and deluxe layflat pages.

You can place your personal favorite cooking or baking recipes inside the book or ones that have been passed down from your family for generations. Shutterfly offers several design routes, too. Opt for the helpful design tools, make it manually, or even use a free 24-hour designer service that will create the entire book for you. The latter option lets you customize it further once it’s done.

Naturally, because this is Shutterfly’s bread and butter after all, the photos are printed with smooth tones, subtle color blends, and more ink coverage on every page. Toss in a few family photos for sentimental value or include a side-by-side picture of the recipes.

One shopper raved that the custom cookbook is a “great way to preserve memories and share with the whole family,” while another added that they “loved the options and flexibility” they had when creating the book. They noted that it “turned out beautifully and will be an heirloom for years to come.” A third person said they “love adding personal family photos centered around food and family to make the memories come even more alive.”

Keep scrolling to browse more customizable recipe photo books from Shutterfly and grab one as a gift or for yourself while they’re still on sale. 

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