Is this a good idea?

So every year Casey and I end up spending way too much money on Christmas presents for other people. This is mainly my fault because I will buy something for someone then find something else they would like and add that in too. So my idea was to make a nice cookbook and get it printed and give each person/family a copy. Casey and I are working on losing weight and have done well since Christmas because we are counting all our calories (well I am, I don't know if Casey). So, I was thinking I could include important nutrition info for each recipe like the calorie count, since it is hard to count calories when you cook from scratch. If you think this is a good idea let me know and I will start working on it as we cook each day. Oh and if you think you have a good recipe to add feel free to send it my way.