Recipe for a Happy Home Cat Cutting Board

This custom cat cutting board holds the only recipe that never fails: one cat, two cups of cuddles, a pinch of mischief, baked in sunbeams all day. It looks like a well-loved index card from a grandmother’s recipe box, except the secret ingredient is sitting in a snapshot in the corner, looking innocent.

The design: a recipe card from your cat’s kitchen

A lined cream recipe card with a red header line sits slightly tilted on a pale butcher-block wood background. “Recipe for a Happy Home” runs across the top in red vintage typewriter letters, and the ingredients follow on the ruled lines in loose handwriting: “1 cat named Mochi,” “2 cups of cuddles,” “a pinch of mischief” and “Bake in sunbeams all day.” At the bottom, “From the kitchen of Mochi’s Mom” is typed in small letters. Your cat appears as a small instant snapshot held on with two strips of mint washi tape at the card’s upper right corner, and a tiny wooden spoon and a trail of floury paw prints decorate the wood around it.

You personalize the cat’s name, which appears in both lines; Mochi is our example. You can also type a different sign-off, such as “Mochi’s Dad” or “the Garcia Family”, in “Text on your gift” so it fits whoever does the cooking.

Product details

• Sizes: 8″ x 11″ or 11″ x 15″
• Material: tempered glass with a textured, non-porous surface
• Print: full-color sublimation print on the underside, edge to edge, seen through the glass
• Feet: four non-slip rubber feet
• Care: hand wash only
• Good to know: scratch- and cut-resistant; a glass surface may dull knives over time
• Cats and photos: one cat in the snapshot; upload one clear photo, or up to six so our designers can pick the best

How your board is made

Upload a photo of your cat and you will see a free AI preview of the recipe card. The preview is an illustration only, so you can check the idea and the spelling. Our designers then prepare the final artwork from your original photo, frame your cat in the snapshot and check it by hand before printing.

Each board is made to order. Production takes 3–5 business days, and the typical total from order to delivery is 8–12 business days. Free standard shipping on every US order. If it arrives damaged or misprinted, we remake it or refund you; see returns and refunds.

Photo tips for the snapshot

The snapshot shows your cat’s head and front paws, so a photo of your cat sitting on a chair or peeking over a table edge is perfect. A tilted head and big eyes give it that “who, me?” look the recipe deserves. Use a sharp photo in natural light; it can include a little background, since the snapshot is meant to look like a real photo. Just keep the face in focus and the paws in the frame. See our photo guidelines for more.

Who it suits

It is one of those kitchen gifts for cat lovers that earns a permanent spot by the stove, working as a counter saver and everyday chopping board or simply leaning against the backsplash as kitchen art. It suits a cat mom who bakes, a new homeowner or a Mother’s Day gift from the cat. A custom cat cutting board also makes a sweet housewarming present for anyone whose first kitchen came with a cat attached.

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FAQ

Product details & care

Material

Tempered glass with a textured, non-porous surface

Sizes

8" x 11" or 11" x 15"

Print

Full-color sublimation print on the underside, edge to edge, seen through the glass

Feet

Four non-slip rubber feet

Care

Hand wash only

Good to know

Scratch- and cut-resistant; a glass surface may dull knives over time