Just What the Doctor Ordered - 2000

This handmade journal is created from a 2000 community cookbook titled Just What the Doctor Ordered, a heartfelt collection of recipes submitted by the emergency center staff of The Toledo Hospital and Children’s Medical Center in Ohio. This book carries a beautifully human story. It is the kind of local publication that was never mass marketed, only shared within the hospital community and among families connected to it. Each page reflects everyday care, teamwork, and comfort expressed through food.

The original cover collage captures moments of medical life and the people behind the work, giving this journal a truly unique visual character. Select interior recipe pages remain woven between fresh writing space so you can still glimpse personal contributions, home style recipes, and the charming simplicity of small batch fundraising cookbooks from the turn of the millennium.

This journal feels personal, nostalgic, and meaningful. It is a wonderful gift for healthcare workers, collectors of community cookbooks, recipe lovers, or anyone drawn to objects that preserve real human stories. Each piece honors shared meals, local connections, and the quiet magic of a book created by many hands and many hearts.

SIZE:  8.75” x 6”
2000 Printing

ABOUT OUR JOURNALS
We search for books that have been discarded and give them new life by turning them into one-of-a-kind journals and noebooks

• 72+ journal pages
• 24# acid-free paper
• Entire story included in all kids books, selections for longer novels/texts
• Sturdy antique brass metal coil, allows the journal to lay flat
• Handcrafted with love