Homemade Food Gifts
Homemade Food Gifts
Homemade food gifts pamper the taste buds of the receiver. If you have a bit of knowledge and interest in cooking, then you can easily prepare a variety of food gifts such as cookies, cakes and chocolates, all by yourself. You can pack the homemade food gifts in attractive containers, trays, jars or baskets. You can also use flowers or colorful ribbons for a more decorative look. A few examples of popular food gifts are spiced nuts, homemade granola mix, jams, dried soup mix, pickles, homemade barbeque rub, homemade wine, chocolate truffles, fudge and biscuits.
You can also make some delightful gift baskets with your creativity. Select a decorative basket and load it with a variety of foods such as candies, cookies, toffees, chocolates and fruits. You can make healthy food gift baskets with the addition of fruits like oranges and apples, dried fruits, herbal or green tea and low-fat granola.
Take a look at a few food recipes for sumptuous homemade food gifts:
Bean Soup Mix
Ingredients
¼ cup dried garbanzo beans
¼ cup dried red kidney beans, soy beans or pinto beans
¼ cup dried navy beans, black beans or Lima beans
¼ cup dried whole or split peas
2 tbsp whole wheat berries
2 tbsp dried celery flakes
3 tbsp minced dried onion
2 tsp instant beef bouillon granules
2 tbsp pearl barley
½ tsp dried basil, crushed
1 bay leaf
Directions
In an attractive glass jar, place each ingredient in a separate layer. Or, you can mix all the ingredients together and then pack the bean soup mix into the jar. Wrap the jar with a decorative fabric.
Homemade food gifts pamper the taste buds of the receiver. If you have a bit of knowledge and interest in cooking, then you can easily prepare a variety of food gifts such as cookies, cakes and chocolates, all by yourself. You can pack the homemade food gifts in attractive containers, trays, jars or baskets. You can also use flowers or colorful ribbons for a more decorative look. A few examples of popular food gifts are spiced nuts, homemade granola mix, jams, dried soup mix, pickles, homemade barbeque rub, homemade wine, chocolate truffles, fudge and biscuits.
You can also make some delightful gift baskets with your creativity. Select a decorative basket and load it with a variety of foods such as candies, cookies, toffees, chocolates and fruits. You can make healthy food gift baskets with the addition of fruits like oranges and apples, dried fruits, herbal or green tea and low-fat granola.
Take a look at a few food recipes for sumptuous homemade food gifts:
Bean Soup Mix
Ingredients
¼ cup dried garbanzo beans
¼ cup dried red kidney beans, soy beans or pinto beans
¼ cup dried navy beans, black beans or Lima beans
¼ cup dried whole or split peas
2 tbsp whole wheat berries
2 tbsp dried celery flakes
3 tbsp minced dried onion
2 tsp instant beef bouillon granules
2 tbsp pearl barley
½ tsp dried basil, crushed
1 bay leaf
Directions
In an attractive glass jar, place each ingredient in a separate layer. Or, you can mix all the ingredients together and then pack the bean soup mix into the jar. Wrap the jar with a decorative fabric.
