OTHER PEOPLE'S RECIPES — FAMILY RECIPE INTERVIEW WORKSHEET
Every Recipe Has a Story. Tell Us Yours.
https://otherpeoplesrecipes.co.uk/preserve-family-recipes

Use a fresh copy for each recipe. Keep it privately or share it with permission.

THE PERSON AND THE STORY
Name of the cook (and preferred public name, if different):
Recipe name (including its original language, if relevant):
Who taught you to make it?
What do you remember about their kitchen?
When did you usually eat this, and who was at the table?
What have you changed? What would you never change?
What would you like the next person cooking it to know?

THE RECIPE
Serves / makes:
Preparation time:
Cooking time:
Resting / cooling time:
Oven temperature (fan or conventional):
Pan / tin size:

Ingredients (include quantities, units and preparation):
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Method (one step at a time; add more lines as needed):
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What should it look, feel or smell like when ready?
Family variations and substitutions (separate from the version recorded):
Questions still to check (mark uncertain details rather than guessing):
Who tested the written recipe, and what needed clarifying?

RECORDING AND SHARING
Recorded by:
Date recorded / version:
Where the original recipe card, photographs or audio are saved:
Did the cook agree to the recording? Note what they agreed to:
Keep within the family, or permission to publish? Record the agreed uses:
Names, photographs and words approved for sharing:
Details to keep private:
Date the cook checked this version:

Keep a backup with someone you trust. Follow current food-safety advice.
You may print or copy this OPR worksheet for free, non-commercial family
and community activities, with credit to Other People's Recipes.
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