Personalised Recipe Book Gift Idea DIY

What do you give the dad who has everything?

Ok he doesnt have everything, but a Porche Carrera isnt really in the budget this year, and Mr PSGC doesnt want anything, which makes gift giving very difficult.


Abbi would never be content with just a pack of hankies, so 2 years ago, she decided she wanted to give him a personalised recipe book.

We have a weekend house on a lake outside London, where Mr PSGC likes to cast a net for crayfish  (.....and make a huge mess cooking and serving them).  This would be fine, but his repertoire is a little limited.

Cant do much about stopping the mess, but we can drop some not so subtle hints about other recipes he may wish to try!!

So our crayfish recipe book was born......

We googled lots of awesome recipes and ahem.... stole them.

Abbi illustrated themin her own unique fashion, and ta da...personalised recipe book.....we just need a TV deal, some annoying Londonisms, and we're the next Jamie Oliver.

We did about 30 recipes.  My faves are tempura crayfish.....

And crayfish cocktail.....Ya gotta love a crayfish with a glass in its hand.

note: The recipes are a bit splashed/marked.....at some point before next summer I will laminate them.

My other favourite (not yet tried the recipe) is Stargazy pie.

You could theme the recipe book to anything appropriate to the recipient.  I'd love to hear some suggestions about what you would give, or like to receive.