About
So no family recipe ever gets lost again
The Us Books started with a shoebox of index cards, a grandmother who passed too soon, and the realization that nobody had written down her meatballs. We built this so your family wouldn't have the same regret.
Our story
In 2024, our founder spent a weekend trying to recreate his grandmother's Sunday gravy from memory. He failed. Twice.
The recipes existed — scattered across cousins' phones, aunts' recipe boxes, and uncles' Facebook messages. But no one had ever put them in one place. So we built the place.
Today, families across the country use The Us Books to collect, photograph, and print the recipes that make them them.
What we believe
Recipes are heirlooms
A handwritten card from grandma is worth more than any cookbook on the shelf. We treat them that way.
Built for every generation
If grandma can't use it, we haven't built it right. Simple by design, on any device.
Print matters
Apps disappear. Phones break. A hardcover on the counter outlives all of it.