Share your recipe to the Living Cookbook

Share your family's recipe.

The ingredients matter, but the story matters too. Tell us both, in your own words.

Still gathering the story? Our free family-recipe recording guide and worksheet can help you ask the questions, capture the cooking details and keep the person behind the dish in the story.

Your recipe

Give it a place in the book.

There is no need for it to be perfect. The recipes we remember best are often the ones written in a hurry, with a story beside them.

About you

Your nameEmail address

Town or city (optional)

The recipeWhat's it called?

Type of recipeHow many does it serve? (optional)

Prep time (minutes) (optional)Cook time (minutes) (optional)

Tell us why it's specialIngredientsMethodCook's notes & swaps (optional)

A lovely place for substitutions, serving ideas or a family tip.

Add a photo (optional)

A clear photo of the finished dish is perfect. JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 5 MB.

Meet the cook

Add a photo of the person behind the recipe (optional)

Put a face to the story. If OPR publishes the recipe, we may show this portrait alongside the contributor's story in the cookbook. JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 5 MB.

Bring an old recipe back to life

Scan a handwritten recipe card

Take a clear photo of a recipe card or notebook page and OPR will make an editable first draft of the title, ingredients and method. You stay in control and can correct every word before sharing.

Choose the recipe card (optional)

A photo of the recipe card, a handwritten notebook page or even the back of an envelope can be the most precious part of the story. JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 10 MB.

When you choose “Read my recipe with AI”, the image is securely sent to OpenAI only to create this editable draft. Check every detail before sharing. OpenAI does not use API inputs or outputs to train its models by default, but may retain them for abuse monitoring for up to 30 days unless legally required to keep them longer. Read our Privacy Notice.

Tell us the story in your own words (optional)

A short voice note can bring a family recipe to life. Record it here or choose an existing audio file, up to 10 MB.

Or choose an audio file

Show us how it is made (optional)

Add a short recipe video, up to 20 MB. We will review it before it appears alongside your recipe in the cookbook.

Choose a recipe video

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What happens next

Send your recipe

Your recipe arrives directly with the OPR team.

We read the story

We look for the people and memories behind every dish.

A recipe lives on

Selected stories can appear in the living cookbook and beyond.