DIY Vday Gift: The MAN Cookbook

Here is a super quick & easy Valentines Day gift you can DIY for the man in your life... unless of course that man actually knows how to cook, then he may think this is silly. {Or you could just put REAL recipes in it!}

My husband cannot cook. When we first started dating, he tried to win me over by telling me that he could. I  quickly found out that was not true. at all. Good thing I like to cook! 

I got this idea because when I was in nursing school, I would have clinicals in the evenings. I tried to have something easy for him to throw in the oven, but sometimes that just didn't happen. One night at clinicals I got a text from him saying that he created his own dinner... not successfully! He boiled egg noodles and topped them with canned tomato soup! Can you say disgusting?! I don't know if he thought it was going to taste the same as spaghetti because it was the same color or what he. But that Valentines Day I decided to make him this cookbook. 

I just used a mini scrapbook. It was one that came in a kit of 3 from Hobby Lobby. 

 I didn't do anything too fancy as far as decorating... I mean, it is for a guy! I just printed out some quick & easy recipes and matted them on some primary colored cardstock. 

 Most of my recipes include ground beef as the meat because I always have ground beef in the freezer, ready to use. That way he doesn't actually have to cook any meat.. because, you know, that would be way too hard! 

 I'm hoping that he will whip this out after the baby comes every once in a while! {Although, I do plan to make at least a month of freezer meals, so he might get off easy if all goes well!}

 I only put about 12 recipes in here, but there was room for 20 so I can add to it as I find more yummy & easy recipes! 

If you have any links {or pinterest boards} for any other good Vday gift ideas for guys, leave them in the comments! I always have  the hardest time thinking of gifts for him! 

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