From Confetti to Spaghetti: Culinary Wedding Gifts

Pretty china is always a pleasure to look at, but if you're buying a wedding gift for a particularly culinary-challenged couple, wouldn't it be better to go with something a bit more basic?

Because china doesn't look half as pretty when heaped in top ramen, why not consider one of Weddingstand's great culinary wedding gifts to help the couple go from hungry to happy? If you feel such a wedding gift is too boring or practical, think again. Cooking as a couple is a fun and romantic pastime and this is just the wedding gift to get hearts racing and the rolling pin rolling!

One great culinary wedding gift is The Bride and Groom First and Forever Cookbook. Billed as "the first and only cookbook they'll ever need," by best-selling authors Sara Corpening Whiteford and Mary Corpening Barber, this authentic cookbook includes recipes handed down by their mother when the sister-authors were newlyweds. One great thing about this cookbook is that it's all about cooking as a team, a wonderful start for an egalitarian relationship. And when it comes to cooking side-by-side, the two know what they're talking about. The tasty twin authors co-own San Francisco-based Thymes Two Catering.

From starting-out tips like essential cooking equipment and how to stock a pantry to the 125 recipes inside, this cookbook helps you commemorate all the milestones and circumstances in your life with great food. Only here will you find recipes like "The Perfect Anniversary Dinner" or "First- Ever Holiday Dinner." Delicacies like sausage and cheddar cheese strata and Brie and Cheese Fondue for Two keep homefires burning long after the bouquet has been thrown and the confetti has been tossed. Chapters like "Dinners in A Dash" help keep your romantic meals realistic with a thirty minute prep promise. No wonder Global Gourmet calls this cookbook, "The Perfect Gift for Newlyweds."

But if you believe the best wedding gifts come in ribboned boxes, look no further than the "Bride and Groom First and Forever Recipe Box." This gorgeous vintage style collectable tin is just icing on the cake recipes! Inside you'll find the blueprints for a treasure trove of delicious meals. From "Chicken Soup for your Soulmate" to "Better than your Grandma's Meatloaf," there's also blank cards for you to add the recipes you and your sweetheart create together.