My family’s best memories revolve around my mother’s cooking prowess, so I decided to give my sisters and brother a collection of Mom’s signature recipes for Christmas a few years ago. In an uncharacteristic attempt to keep things simple, I planned to assemble our top 12 favorites in practical three-ring binders.
But then my usually project-averse husband, John, picked up an illustrated, spiral-bound restaurant menu one day and said, “It would be cool to do your mother’s recipes like this.”
