Save family recipes digitally
Digitize heirloom recipe cards before the box gets lost — free to start.
About the Gerrard Family recipe app — preserve stories, not just ingredients.
Free to start · No credit card · Your family owns what you add
Before the card fades or the box gets lost
Handwritten recipe cards, faded photos, and scattered notes are easy to postpone — until someone asks which relative wrote the margin notes and no one remembers.
Start with one recipe: photograph the card, type the ingredients and steps, and capture who passed it down. You do not need to digitize the whole box at once.
Digitize handwritten recipes step by step
Saving family recipes digitally means turning each card into a searchable entry with a photo, structured ingredients, and the story behind the dish. Our Recipe & Memory Book app walks you through the process — free to start at recipes.gerrardfamily.com.
Common questions
- 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.
- How do I digitize handwritten recipe cards?
- Upload a photo of your recipe card and we transcribe the ingredients and steps — or type manually if you prefer. Start with one card; you do not need to scan the whole box at once.
- 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.