Food News and Trends Gift Guides These Personalized Cutting Boards, Dishes, and Linens Preserve Recipes (and Make Meaningful Holiday Gifts) Give them an heirloom with one of these 12 personalized presents. By Mary Claire Lagroue Mary Claire Lagroue Mary Claire Lagroue works as an associate commerce editor at Food & Wine. A former associate editor at Allrecipes, she joined Dotdash Meredith in 2019. She has written about food since 2017, and her work can be found in Cooking Light, Southern Living, and more. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Published on November 29, 2020 Share Tweet Pin Email We independently research, test, review, and recommend the best products—learn more about our process. If you buy something through our links, we may earn a commission. Photo: Allrecipes Family recipes become more and more special over the years. For starters, the smells and tastes of cooking these cherished dishes take you back in time. But reading a loved one's handwriting on a recipe card or cookbook page evokes even more. It's the sense that you're cooking together. And no matter how the recipe came into your hands, you feel as if they jotted it down just for you. That said, it's up to you to preserve their handed-down dishes for your relatives and future generations. And we can't think of a better way to memorialize these recipes than engraving or printing them on cutting boards, spoon rests, tea towels, aprons, and more. While we can vouch for all of these keepsake-worthy kitchen goods, we consider recipe-engraved cutting boards the best of the best. Made of durable wood, cutting boards will last a long time with proper care. In fact, these boards can take on the role of snack boards if someone doesn't feel right about nicking Grandma's perfect cursive with a knife. But keeping these boards pristine isn't the point. You want to use them! And like family recipes, personalized cutting boards will mean even more to your family as you hand them down the line, scratches and all. A little wear over time shows that it's been well loved. You can find personalized gifts from experienced Etsy makers who replicate recipes in all their glory. Just have your recipe scanned and ready so you can upload it when you place your order. And don't wait to order. Not only do sellers need time to make your product but these small business may have limits on the number of orders they can take. 12 Personalized Recipe Gifts for 2021 Bamboo Cutting Board eugenie2 Buy Now Buy it: Handwritten Recipe Gift Engraved onto Cutting Board, starting at $30; etsy.com Walnut Cutting Board GiftsPDQ Buy Now Buy it: Handwritten Recipe Cutting Board, starting at $35; etsy.com Maple Cutting Board YippeeDaisy Buy Now Buy it: Recipe Cutting Board, starting at $45; etsy.com Cherry Cutting Board YippeeDaisy Buy Now Buy it: Recipe Cutting Board, starting at $48; etsy.com Ceramic Oval Plate phpottery Buy Now Buy it: The Giving Plate, starting at $70; etsy.com Ceramic Appetizer Platter hallesophiagifts Buy Now Buy it: Ceramic Appetizer Platter with Handwritten Recipe, $100; etsy.com Pyrex Glass Dish GoneGirly Pyrex Glass Dish Buy it: Engraved 9x13 Pyrex, $70; etsy.com Cotton Tea Towel zoeysattic Cotton Tea Towel Buy it: Recipe Tea Towel, $31; etsy.com Microfiber Polyester and Terry Cotton Kitchen Towel ByCuddles Microfiber Polyester and Terry Cotton Kitchen Towel Buy it: Custom Printed Kitchen Towel, $15; etsy.com Cotton Apron ChristmasFaceMasks Buy Now Buy it: Personalized Apron Handwritten Recipe Gift, $38; etsy.com Ceramic Spoon Rest hallesophiagifts Buy Now Buy it: Custom Spoon Rest, $55; etsy.com Ceramic Casserole Dish ANCCustomGifts Buy Now Buy it: Personalized Casserole Pan, $145; etsy.com Get More Gift Ideas: 26 Great Gifts for the Bakers on Your List 20 Best New Cookbooks to Gift in 2020 30 Thoughtful Hostess Gifts That Go Beyond Wine 26 Holiday Gift Ideas That Support Black-Owned Businesses 15 Etsy Kitchen Gifts for the Holidays Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit