I recently registered www.24PageCookbooks.com after realizing that a 24 page cookbook could work and that there may very well be a demand for them, if they are packaged right. We know these things are going to get more and more integrated with web services and this interactivity got me thinking. For example, what if each recipe included a link to an online shopping list? The way it would work is the link would would take you to an ingredient list online. You would have a field where you could enter the number of people you are cooking for and it would calculate how much of each ingredient you would need, then offer you a printable version or you could view it on your device of choice.

This would be built on a Google Spreadsheet so it would reside in the cloud along with pictures of the food, video content, etc. Meaning the 24PageCookbook has a bigger and more useful footprint than a typical fat paper cookbook.

I think the first title will be Pasta Italian Style (I’ll come up with a better title). A section on the basics, ten or so classic dishes and variations on each and you’ve covered 90% of the territory.