Here's how I make a cookbook:

• I organize my recipes in several BigOven recipe boxes.(@my_mains, @my_soups, etc.)
• I show all recipes in one box. I click on the first recipe in the list, then hold down shift and click on the last recipe.  Now, all recipes are highlighted.
• I use "Copy Recipe Text" from the Edit menu (or ctrl-t).
• I paste the entire list of recipes into the word processor window.
• I remove what I don't want, format the recipe parts to make them all easier to follow, insert page breaks, set page numbers, and add a table of contents.  I made  BigOvenPrintTool  to help.
• I print that one section of recipes, punch holes, and put the section in a binder with a tabbed page at the beginning.