MY COOK BOOK JOURNAL EXPERIENCE AND WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE ONE

If cooking is of great interest to you then it is possible you had previously written down recipes that probably are no longer traceable or scripted on several pieces of paper scattered across your bags, lockers, etc. I trust you would love to have them before you once again to remake a particular cuisine that your palate craves.

Unfortunately, it’s only when your memory recalls the recipes that you remake them and even then you could miss some ingredients or steps or perhaps details of the right temperature, water quantity, etc. Somewhat like the day you made the sumptuous piece of chocolate cake you got high recommendations for but you forgot to pen down the steps taken or changes you introduced to your regular recipe. Just imagine the loss.

I can tell you that cookbook notebooks or journals are the best ways to solve this challenge. Writing them down, helps you collate your recipes in a place or even your ideas of new recipes that may come to mind at any time. I encountered this life-changing experience of documenting my discoveries and I will share 4 different benefits that you can get by using a blank cookbook journal.

1. A ready reference

As you start penning your recipe or cooking information on your cookbook, perhaps even categorize them according to how you can easily refer to them, you will eventually realize how detailed and rich the cookbook becomes, serving as a ready reference for your whenever you fill the need to revisit a cooking process or make a meal or even tutor people that want to learn from you. Think of it this way, you are able to show off to friends that visited for dinner by preparing a variety of cuisines, simply because you have it organized somewhere and all you have to do is pick the ones you wish to remake.

2. Winning a cooking competition

Imagine you appear like a ‘recipe god’ before your friends, during a close-knit-get-together of peers or even in a cooking contest and its your cuisine that everyone is interested in having. It is always a great reward to see your efforts turn around to make you shine. Despite the extra time it takes to pen down discoveries from cooking experiments or that which you were taught, it always pays to have them documented and practiced at your pastime. Especially for lovers of cooking, who would rather spend time in kitchen making memories that would last for years to come, like me.

3. To Publish a cook book of your own

It is usually not enough to just read cooking textbooks. 30% of readers may have to refer to the book for almost every learning need and fail to record their own personal experiences or experiments. They do not truly improve because they have not explored or modified recipes that will be unique to them alone. Getting to this level of owning your own unique recipes begins your journey to being a master of the art.

You can compile your unique recipes that are creditable to you while been proven to be reproducible, and in long run publish a book that sets you apart as a renowned cook and author. Imagine having fun and making money while doing what you love.

4. An unforgettable gift to spread love

For me, food nourishes the soul and body because it promotes happy moments that bring people together. A proven way to spread love is sharing your cooking secret with family and friends. You get to teach younger family members or even contemporaries, the secret of your success in the kitchen and even gift them an empty cook notebook to ensure they capture the lessons of the session. Imagine their notes are passed down from their generation to younger ones, spiraling a flow of love and joy in the hearts of beneficiaries, all because your penned down your experiments and processes.

My cookbook Journal is detailed and full and I did not waste time getting another blank one. Today my wife is my student, food tester, and biggest fan while pairs of family friends and relatives have scheduled sessions with me to teach them a thing or two about some local cuisines.

For people who have asked or inboxed me for a good cookbook journal to start documenting with, you could refer to amazon or any other online store to buy one. I have used one that is well segmented, enabling me to record portions, ingredients, steps, etc. I will include the link below of how to get it as a way of helping you get started on your journey.

Link: https://www.amazon.com/Recipe-Book-Live-Healthy-Life/dp/B0B3N2GN2R/ref=sr_1_52?crid=1QN5TRL1T0AXT&keywords=Recipe+Book%3A+Live+a+Healthy+Life&qid=1657728775&refinements=p_n_feature_browse-bin%3A2656022011&rnid=618072011&s=books&sprefix=recipe+book+live+a+h%2Caps%2C11649&sr=1-52