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Cookbooks

Pick the recipes, shape the pages, print it yourself.

Choose the recipes, add family photos, a dedication and the stories behind them, then build a cookbook and export it to print.

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The cookbook builder with page list, cover preview and settingsThe cookbook builder with page list, cover preview and settings

Building the book

5 things

  1. Add recipes

    Choose several at once from your library, or add a whole collection, tag or category and let Thyme Kept start a chapter for each category or tag.

  2. Pages of every kind

    Recipe pages, chapters, text and notes pages, a photo gallery, and an original recipe card with a photo of the card. Add About the cook, Acknowledgements, a copyright page, an index and a kitchen reference.

  3. Stories and a dedication

    Print the family story on a recipe page, write a dedication, and tell the cook’s own story with a portrait and a pull quote.

  4. Cover and design

    A title, a subtitle and a classic, modern or rustic cover. Three themes set the fonts, colors and rules, and you can adjust text size, line spacing and accent color.

  5. Each page how you like it

    Full page, compact or a two-page spread. Choose what shows on a recipe page: photo, description, family story, times, source, nutrition, notes and tags.

Checking and sharing

4 things

  1. Preview the spreads

    Page through the book as it will print, spread by spread.

  2. Check book

    Finds what would print wrong, with a list of what to fix and what is worth a look. Choose an issue to jump to its page.

  3. Share for review

    Make a read-only link so someone can page through the book. They cannot edit it or see your other recipes, and you can turn the link off.

  4. Versions and saved designs

    Thyme Kept keeps a history of versions as you save, and you can restore one. Save a book’s look and apply it to the next.

Print it

2 things

  1. Print or save a PDF

    Print / PDF opens your browser’s print dialog, where you print the book or save it as a PDF. Choose US Letter, square or US Trade, with normal or wide margins.

  2. Signed in to keep it

    The builder works for anyone and keeps a draft on your device. Sign in to save projects, keep versions and share a book for review.

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