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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My MIL gave me a book of all their family recipes in it. I don't even cook but I cherish it![/quote]

How nice for you.  I re-gifted to my DH the one his mother gave me.  Their HIS family recipes, not mine.  I've got my own family recipes and I'm not interested in theirs with a few exceptions.  If the recipes are important then DH can learn to make them. [/quote]
I don’t think you understand the gift. There’s no requirement that you use the recipes. It’s symbolic of the notion that there’s no longer His and Hers family recipes. The bride and groom are forming a union that creates a new family. Now his grandma’s recipes are part of your family recipes and your mom’s recipes are part of his family recipes. A MIL giving this to her DIL is a way of saying we’re family now. You’re not just my son’s wife, you’re my DIL.

I would only give this gift to someone who already cooks/bakes.[/quote]

Had the 2 sets of parents worked together to make a single set, I'd agree with you. This just smacks of 'now you can make my precious boy his favorite foods and maintain our traditions'.[/quote]

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