A Living Cookbook
Other People's Recipes
Every Recipe Has a Story.
Every Story Deserves a Table.
OPR invitation
August
2026
A month for the meals that make a family feel at home.
The Recipe That Feels Like Home
Tell us the story your family always asks for.
Throughout August, we're looking for recipes that bring people back to the table — to feature in the OPR Cookbook and share with our growing community.
Your family story could be next.
EVERY RECIPE HAS A STORY
More Than Just Recipes
Some recipes are passed down through generations. Others are found in faded notebooks, handwritten cards, or scribbled on the back of shopping lists. Every one carries a memory worth preserving.
From the kitchen drawer
Krishna Anand's Baingan ka Bharta
onions, cooked till pink
tomatoes, salt & deghi mirch
2 slit green chillies
fold in mashed bhuna baingan
simmer till smoky & rich
Don't let it turn brown.
Bring an old recipe back to life
From the kitchen drawer to your kitchen
Krishna Anand was the late grandmother of OPR founder Chaten. Her handwritten Baingan ka Bharta is the perfect example: a note tucked away in a drawer, translated into a clear recipe for every family to cook, share and make their own.
Take a clear photo of a recipe card or notebook page and OPR will make an editable first draft of the title, ingredients and method. You stay in control and can correct every word before sharing.
Choose the recipe card →Your original stays yours. The draft is always editable.
This week's story from the OPR cookbook
Dave's Butter Chicken
New Malden, England
Dave learned this from his Indian mother-in-law, then made it his own with passata for a smoother, richer sauce. He has cooked it in India for family — and even she now says his is better.
Read Dave's story →
A LIVING COOKBOOK
Every Family Has One Recipe
Hidden inside kitchen drawers, handwritten notebooks and old family albums are recipes that deserve to be remembered.
Other People's Recipes exists to preserve not only the food, but the people, memories and traditions behind it.