Why We Still Believe in Cookbooks — and Mothers

A quiet tribute to food, memory, and the women who made it all matter.

Last weekend, as I walked past the kitchen section of our RainbownHome store in Boulder, I paused. My eyes landed on a quiet shelf lined with cookbooks—some modern and pristine, others gently worn, their spines slightly frayed from use.

I couldn’t help but wonder:
Who’s still buying cookbooks in this age of TikTok recipes, Google search, and AI meal planning?

But the real question is—why do we still carry them?

Because we believe cookbooks still matter.
And not just as sources of recipes.

Cookbooks Are Memory Carriers

Most of us don’t follow recipes line by line anymore. We browse, we borrow, we blend. We improvise. But when you open an old cookbook—one passed down from your mother, or one you bought in 1978 because Julia Child told you to—you’re not just reading.

You’re remembering.
You’re hearing a voice, recalling a smell, seeing a hand stir the pot.

Cookbooks are about trust. They whisper, “You’ve got this.”
They remind us that food isn't just fuel—it’s love, tradition, healing.

And most of all, it’s family.

Printed Wisdom in a Digital World

We live fast now. Our meals, our messages, our memories move at the speed of a scroll.

But cookbooks... they wait.

They sit quietly on kitchen counters while we stir sauces and taste as we go. They get stained, dog-eared, annotated with love. You’ll never get a grease-streaked recipe card from your Instagram feed.

And honestly? We love that.

At RainbownHome, we design tools that live the same way. Not flashy. Not trendy.
Just real. Just lasting. Just made to be used.

Because like the cookbooks we still display, we believe the tools you trust should feel like home.

Do you still cook from a favorite old cookbook? One with scribbles, stains, or notes in the margin?

We’d love to hear your story.
Just reply and tell us.