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TasteBook

I love cooking. Or at least I love trying to cook. I have a great mentor (my mom) to guide me along, who just has a knack for it, making every meal seem effortless and delicious at the same time. I’ve asked her where she learned how to make this or where the recipe is for that and the answer is usually ‘she just knows’ or they now look like this:

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I actually think it has some character and I love the fact that it shows how much the recipes were used. However, it is getting difficult to read and pretty soon 1 cup of sugar might turn into 4. Which for some may not be a big deal but for those of us who are learning, every step counts! So, I suggested to my mom that I’d make her a book with all of our family recipes. And that’s how I found and fell in love with TasteBook.

tastebook_samples

TasteBook allows users to personalize a cookbook to suit their individual tastes either by searching for a certain meal or uploading their own favourite family dishes. The books come in a hardcover, which can be personalized and are bound like a binder making it easy to add or take out recipes.

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The site is beautifully designed, easy to use and free to join! Chef or just starting out, I think this would make a great birthday gift, or as I’m planning, a Mother’s Day gift. Oh… and you may or may not get lost in the deliciousness featured on the site. Bon Appétit!

{images from sew_liberated via flickr}

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Personalized M&Ms

I Love You M&Ms

Giulia and I both got spoiled with chocolate this past Valentine’s day. We don’t know what our boyfriends were thinking. Although I love chocolate, I’m not the type who gets all giddy over a box of assorted chocolates. It’s just… there are more practical, original things out there to surprise me with. But hey – don’t think I’m hatin’ on my bf’s V-day gift to me. Because what he got me was actually my all-time favourite type of chocolate – peanut M&Ms. And not only did I get one, but TWO large bags of them. Pretty sure the first thing that came out of my mouth when I opened the pretty pink gift bag was: “Oh my god. Are you trying to kill me?” That’s because his wonderful mother got me the exact same thing for X-mas and they were all gone in 3 days! *Sigh… they are my ultimate weakness.

Personalized M&Ms for an anniversary

M&M gifts

But because of this, I thought: February is the perfect month to feature a chocolate gift/favour idea. And if you can personalize it… even better! Check out MyMMs.com to make your own custom M&M candies. They could work for many occasions, like anniversaries, baby showers, weddings, or corporate events. You can add logos, faces, and personalized messages. It’s quite amazing actually. Simply go to the website, pick from 20 different colours, type in a message or upload a photo, then pick you packaging, and voila! In about two you’ll have something sweet and original at your doorstep.

My M&Ms

Unfortunately they do not print on the peanut ones. Too bad for me. But I still think it’s super cool.

{images from dwof, Valerie Renee, ucfgrl15, and artsy T on Flickr}

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