How to Create the Ultimate Digital Cookbook

Think of Bublup as your sous-chef, ready to inform you of all needed ingredients and directions on demand.

When building a collection of recipes you love, they’ll most likely come from a variety of sources. From index cards to text screenshots to links, they all need to come together in one central place. Grandma’s famous biscuits and gravy, dad’s delicious barbeque ribs, and even copycat Pasta Fagioli from Olive Garden can be saved together. That’s where Bublup comes in. Think of Bublup as your sous chef, ready to share ingredients and directions on demand.

Follow our digital recipe below to start creating your new digital cookbook.

1. Prep Your Ingredients (Set Up Your Folders)

Start by creating your first set of folders at the top level to serve as the structure of your cookbook. For example, your top-level folders might look like this:

Create Top-Level Folders

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Desserts
• Vegan

Create Subfolders

Top-level folders can contain endless subfolders, so to create the ultimate cookbook, you can organize to your heart’s content or until your stomach is full. Have a bunch of chocolate cake recipes you’re dying to try out? Create a subfolder for them! Some ideas on how to break down subfolders are:

• Breakfast → Cheese Omelettes
• Lunch → Chicken Salads
• Dinner → Chicken Parmesan Variations
• Desserts → Chocolate Cake
• Vegan → Roasted Veggies

2. Add Ingredients to Pan and Cook (Populate Your Folders)

You can easily save web links, photos, videos, documents, and any file type in your Bublup folders. There are multiple ways to add recipes from both your computer and mobile device.

• • Use the + Button
    You can save anything by clicking the blue + button in the bottom-right corner of your folder. Select the file type you wish to upload or paste a web link.
• • Download the Browser Extension
    The Bublup browser extension (available on Chrome and Edge) lets you save to Bublup directly from any web page with the click of a button. You also can view Bublup suggestions for recipes you’re viewing and quickly access your Bublup folders.
• • Use the Built-In Camera
    Have a box full of handwritten recipes? The mobile app offers a built-in camera that automatically saves photos in your folder.
• Share to Bublup
  You can quickly set up Bublup as a “share to” option on your iPhone (if you’re an Android user, simply move Bublup up to the top of your share options). This is the quickest way to save recipe links to Bublup while browsing on your mobile device. Found a fantastic chicken noodle soup recipe on Instagram that you’re inspired to make? Share it to Bublup!

3. Plate Your Meal (Share With Friends)

With all your favorite recipes in one place, it’s time to plate your creations and invite friends to the table. Share your new digital cookbook with friends and family and have them add in their favorites too. You can quickly create a link to one recipe or roll up your whole cookbook and share it with anyone via a single link, even if they don’t have Bublup!

• • Make Any Folder A Group Folder
    With Group Folders, you can manage everyone’s favorite recipes in one place, versus using endless streams of messy emails or texts, saving yourself and others time. By selecting the “invite” icon, you can add others to your folder by email address or username. There are also different permission levels available such as view, add, edit, and invite privileges.
• • Copy A Shareable Link
    You can share any recipe in your cookbook, whether it’s a link, photo, or document! You can find the “copy shareable link” option in the three-dot menu on any saved item in your folder.
• • Roll Up Your Cookbook
    Want to share your new cookbook with Grandma? You can do so with a single link by turning your folders into a Roll. A Roll is an instant web page that beautifully displays all your content. To create a Roll, select “Roll An Instant Web Page” from the menu, and watch as your folder recipes transform into a beautiful cookbook!

Rolls are extremely customizable, so if you want to add some of your own spice, you have options to get creative. To customize a Roll, you can:

1. Choose a theme that represents your content in a visually appealing way.
2. Edit your title and descriptions to tailor your message.
3. Pick a section layout like Gallery or List that displays your items how you like them.

Bublup is the perfect app for keeping all of your delicious recipes in one easy-to-find place. Now you can spend less time searching for your favorite recipe and more time eating it!

If you have any questions or feedback about Bublup, please reach out to us at info@bublup.com.