LoisIt took me quite awhile to come up with the perfect gift for my daughter’s bridal shower.
I wanted to give Olivia something other than the typical “mother” gift.
My daughter and her fiance did not pick out a china pattern…they both just wanted simple every day dishes
and decided to wait a few years for when they were more settled to decide on a china pattern.
As the date for the bridal shower was drawing near,
I finally decided on the perfect gift for her…a cookbook filled with all her favorite recipes!
I used Shutterfly to put the cookbook together.
It was easy for me to put the cookbook together because I have so many of Olivia’s favorite recipes already
posted on my blog, Walking on Sunshine Recipes, but I wanted to add personal photos and a few stories about Olivia to the cookbook as well.
I was very pleased when the cookbook arrived and I knew Olivia would love it as well.
The cover says it all.
A collection of recipes shared from Mother to Daughter…
The first page included a note to Olivia and a few photos of the two of us together.
I love the first photo of us together…this was from her third birthday party.
One of her favorite soups…
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Our whole family loves Chicken Cutlet Italian Style and Chicken Cutlet Parmesan…
This recipe is for the fruit tart that I have been making for her birthday
for years now. Also included is a photo of her Olivia taken on her 5th birthday
and on her 20th birthday…
Her favorite cookie recipe…
And finally here’s a photo of Olivia and I together at the shower…
Of all the gifts Olivia received, this is the one that went back with her to college
after her bridal shower. The rest were stacked in a corner of our basement waiting
for after the wedding.
