How to use Tasteful Memories
01. Create Your Account
Start by creating your Tasteful Memories account and answering a few quick questions to personalize your experience. Invite family to contribute, view, or help build your cookbook — it's collaborative, flexible, and made for real families.
02. Answer Weekly Questions
Each week, you'll receive a thoughtful, food-focused question by email - designed to help you recall the meals, flavors, and memories that shaped your life. You'll also see these questions right on your dashboard when you log in. Our easy-to-use editor makes it simple to write, add notes, or upload photos - no tech skills or writing experience needed. Just think, type, and save - at your own pace.
03. Design Your Book, Your Way
As your entries come together, you can organize them in any order and choose from a selection of professionally designed cookbook covers. Customize your cover with your own title, subtitle, byline, and optional photo — all in a clean, intuitive layout.
Receive a Heirloom-Quality Cookbook
When you're ready, we'll print your cookbook in a full-color, 6x9 inch hardcover format. Every book is made with premium materials — no upgrades, no compromises. Just a beautiful, lasting keepsake delivered to your door, ready to gift, share, or pass down.
Have a Question?
If you don't find the answer you're looking for here, feel free to reach out to our Support Team or contact us - we're happy to help.
View all FAQsWith Tasteful Memories, you pay once and receive one professionally printed, full-color hardcover book - no subscription, no hidden fees, and no time limit to finish. Our simple editor autosaves your work, weekly prompts help you stay inspired, and while one person creates the book, you can invite family to contribute recipes, photos, or memories - making it a truly collaborative keepsake.
Absolutely. You can add custom questions, type up handwritten recipes, include notes or anecdotes - anything that reflects your family's cooking history.
All of our questions are food-focused and memory-driven. You'll be asked things like:
- "If your family had one recipe everyone fought over at gatherings, what was it?"
- "What's the first thing you learned to cook - and how did it go?"
- "If you had to cook a meal that feels like 'home,' what would be on the table?"
They're crafted to help you uncover the meals that matter most - and the stories that make them special.
The chapters are designed to help you create a memorable cookbook, with guided questions that encourage reflection, organization, and natural writing. The questions build on each other, ensuring your cookbook flows smoothly.
Yes! You can invite family members to add their own recipes or answer questions alongside you. It's a wonderful way to build a cookbook as a shared project.
Tasteful Memories starts at $79, which includes access to our full set of questions and one printed hardcover cookbook in full color. There's no time limit - you can take as long as you need to complete your book.
Yes, all Tasteful Memories books are printed in full color at no extra cost. Every recipe, photo, and story is beautifully reproduced on premium paper with vibrant ink - included in the price, always.
- Legacy Edition (200 pages): Fits around 25-35 recipes with stories and photos
- Heritage Edition (300 pages): Fits up to 50 recipes with stories and photos
Yes! After completing your book, you can order additional copies at any time. Perfect for gifts, siblings, or future generations.
- Legacy Extra Copy: $64.99
- Heritage Extra Copy: $74.99
Once you've finished your book and hit "Submit", we prepare it for printing right away. Most books are printed within 3-5 business days using premium materials to ensure beautiful, lasting quality.
At checkout, you'll be able to choose your shipping method:
- Standard delivery: usually arrives in 7-12 business days
- Express delivery: arrives in as little as 3-5 business days
You'll receive a tracking link as soon as your book ships, so you can follow it all the way to your doorstep.
Shipping costs are calculated at checkout based on your location and preferred speed.
Ready to Start Your Cookbook?
Whether you're preserving your own kitchen memories or helping someone else tell theirs, Tasteful Memories makes it simple to create a meaningful, printed cookbook that will be treasured for years to come.
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