Remember those first few days of the new school year when teachers would ask students to write an essay on “How I Spent My Summer Vacation?”

Although kids these days may not be interested in such an assignment (due to its lack of texting possibilities), they might enjoy helping create a family cookbook based on all the places they went and all the food they ate during their summer vacation break (done on the computer using cookbook software, of course).

Let’s say the family’s summer vacation was in a small town visiting grandparents. The family’s summer vacation souvenir cookbook could feature family recipes describing some of the kids’ favorite meals or special treats made by grandma.  It might also include recipes inspired by local restaurants or food stands enjoyed during the trip. Perhaps a hamburger joint became the place to hangout and people watch. Figure out the most popular food ordered there and include it with a recipe “inspired by Joe’s of Wasilla,” for example.

And, if travel was not on the list of vacation activities this year (due to gas prices or cost savings in general), even the popular spots around local towns can be inspirational.  The apple pie at the local diner, root beer floats at the drive-through, or simple fried bologna sandwiches at home, all have a memory that can be captured in a family summer vacation souvenir cookbook.

In addition, having various family members collaborate to create a souvenir cookbook can be fun and entertaining as each one contributes his or her ideas and memories of the summer.  There may even be a lively discussion generated about what really happened on vacation.

Remember, the summer vacation cookbook doesn’t have to be big. Any number of pages will do. Just be sure to include some of the following:

1. Gear the recipes toward each place you visited.
2. Add stories about the experience of trying the dish(es).
3. Include photos of family members eating the dish(es).
4. Add information about the destination.
5. Add comments from family members.

For whatever reason, when I travel, my souvenir of choice is a locally-made cookbook from wherever I’m visiting. (Granted, I have way too many cookbooks already on my sagging shelves, but there is always room for one more.)

However, making a custom family cookbook using cookbook software makes it easy to create a great vacation souvenir and a unique memento every member of the family can have. Over time, their shelves will be full of irreplaceable mini time capsules of how they spent their summer vacations.

Think about making a summer vacation souvenir cookbook as new family tradition for preserving fond memories together!

Making a recipe book? Check out all the recipe software and cookbook binding supplies we have at CookbookPeople.com.

If you enjoyed this article, you might check out:
• A Recipe Book for Kids Can Be a Fun Summer Vacation Project
• 6 More Good Reasons to Create a Family Cookbook
• Bed N Breakfast Recipe Cookbooks

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