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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please tell us the menu OP. Did you have ham and cheesy potatoes for Easter?  If so, I approve.[/quote]

Yes we did! We also had spinach, walnut, raspberry salad, quiche Lorraine, quiche Florentine, eggs, glazed ham, fruit tart cake, smoked salmon! [/quote]

Given that OP's Easter menu sounds pretty "traditional," it's not clear what MIL was unhappy about.  OP said she was fine with MIL bringing a particular dish before, so it seems like MIL is just mad that OP caters and doesn't cook from scratch.  Which I have little sympathy for.  If MIL wants to host and make a homemade meal, OP should let her, but if MIL is happy with OP hosting and just wants her to do things differently, too bad.  [/quote]

Yes, that’s it. She wants me to cook from scratch. On mother’s day brunch she asked 3 times if I made the cinnamon rolls myself, I answered 3 times that I bought them from Costco. I am thinking next time I’ll just say “yes, I made them”![/quote]

She’s really passive-aggressive. She must be a very unhappy person.[/quote]

I agree, and I think OP's MIL is pretty rude. But maybe she's a bit simple, and she only understands her own "love language" that homemade = effort and caring? Not that it's an excuse at all.[/quote]

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