Recipes with photos
Save ingredients, steps, seasons, and a photo of the dish or the original card.
Learn about recipe photosGerrard Family · Recipe & Memory Book
Family recipe app to save recipes & food heritage
The recipe book that remembers the stories, not just the ingredients.
Hey there! We are the Gerrards — a busy family in Utah who love good food, good stories, and tools that feel helpful instead of fussy. Save recipes and the stories that go with them.
Free to start · No credit card · Your family owns what you add
What you can do today
Memory stories
Attach who passed it down, the gathering, and what makes it special.
Learn about memory storiesHousehold library
One shared collection — invite family to browse and contribute.
Learn about household librariesShare links
Send a read-only link so relatives can see a recipe without an account.
Learn about share linksHow it compares
Paper recipe box
- Recipe & Memory Book
- Searchable, shareable, backed up online
- Typical alternative
- Sentimental but fragile; hard to share
Google Docs / Notes
- Recipe & Memory Book
- Structured recipes, photos, memories, households
- Typical alternative
- Unstructured; no purpose-built heritage fields
Genealogy software
- Recipe & Memory Book
- Kitchen stories, recipes, and food traditions
- Typical alternative
- Trees and records — not recipe-level heritage
General recipe apps
- Recipe & Memory Book
- Memory book — stories across generations
- Typical alternative
- Ingredients and method; rarely multi-gen stories
Who it's for
Good fit
- Preserving family recipes and food heritage
- Digitizing handwritten or heirloom recipe cards
- Sharing a household recipe library with relatives
- Capturing stories behind dishes, not just ingredients
Not the right tool for
- Meal planning, grocery lists, or diet tracking
- Professional restaurant or commercial kitchen ops
- Replacing Ancestry or full family-tree software
Use it together as a family
- Open the link together on a phone or tablet — no app store install.
- Save one recipe while the story is fresh; invite relatives to add theirs.
- Simple browse-and-save flow designed for using it as a family.
Explore topics
Genealogy & food heritage
Preserve kitchen stories your family tree cannot capture — who passed down the dish and why it matters.
Genealogy recipesSave family recipes
Digitize handwritten cards with photos, structured steps, and memory notes — start with one recipe.
Save family recipesBuilt by the Gerrard family in Utah
We use Recipe & Memory Book ourselves — recipes, photos, and the stories behind them.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Recipe & Memory Book?
- Recipe & Memory Book is a family recipe app at recipes.gerrardfamily.com. Save recipes with photos, seasons, and memory stories — a digital recipe book built for food heritage, not meal planning.
- How does recipe photo upload work?
- Take a clear photo of your recipe card — printed or handwritten — and upload it in Recipe & Memory Book. We use AI to read legible text and fill in title, ingredients, and steps. You review every field before saving.
- How accurate is recipe photo transcription?
- We transcribe all legible text from your photo. Clear lighting and a flat card give the best results. Faded ink, heavy stains, or illegible cursive may need manual edits — you always review before saving.
- Is it free?
- Yes — the free tier includes 30 recipes, 20 memories, and 50 photos. No credit card required. Premium ($5/mo or $49/yr) adds higher limits and an ad-free experience.
- Why not just use Google Docs?
- Docs are unstructured. Recipe & Memory Book gives you recipe fields, photos, household sharing, and memory stories purpose-built for family food heritage.
- How is this different from Ancestry?
- Ancestry focuses on family trees and records. Recipe & Memory Book complements your tree by preserving the kitchen — who passed down the dish, the gathering, and the notes on the card.
- Is this a meal planner or grocery app?
- No. This is a memory book for family recipes and food heritage — stories and generations, not grocery lists or diet tracking.
- Is there a mobile app?
- Recipe & Memory Book is a web app — use it in your browser on phone, tablet, or desktop. There is no iOS App Store or Google Play listing in v1. You can bookmark or add to your home screen.
- Are there ads?
- The free tier may show web ads when logged in. Premium (when billing ships) is ad-free. Marketing funnel pages are ad-free.
- Is it safe for kids?
- Households are adult-supervised. See our privacy policy for COPPA-aligned practices. Children should use the app with a parent or guardian.
- What works today vs coming soon?
- Today: save and browse recipes, photos, seasons, memories, households, and share links. Search, export, and billing features are on the roadmap and labeled honestly in the app.
- Can I export my recipes?
- Your family owns the content you add. Full export and backup are not available yet — they are on the roadmap. Contact us via the feedback link if export is urgent for your household.
- I will digitize everything someday — why start now?
- Start with one recipe while the story is still fresh. Ingredients can be looked up again; who taught you and why it mattered is harder to recover. The free tier costs nothing to save that first card.
- Why is the free tier free?
- Recipe & Memory Book is a family-built tool. The free tier is supported by optional web ads. We do not sell your recipe data. Premium (when billing ships) is ad-free with higher limits.
- Why would I pay for Premium?
- When billing ships, Premium ($5/mo) removes ads and raises limits for households that outgrow the free tier. The free tier remains for trying the memory book.
- Do I need to download an app?
- No install required — open recipes.gerrardfamily.com in your browser. Bookmark it or add to your home screen for quick access.
Ready to start?
Jump into your household library and add a recipe while the story is fresh. Create a free account — 30 recipes, 20 memories, and 50 photos. No credit card required.
Start free — 30 recipes