Gifts from the Kitchen
With the holidays quickly approaching,
I have started to think about gift giving.
For neighbors and friends, I like to give gifts from the kitchen. Last weekend, I made two batches of orange
spice jelly. I recently made apple butter
and spent time this summer making a variety of jams and jellies which I will
give along with loaves of homemade oatmeal bread to neighbors and friends. I plan to make a couple of batches of granola
and caramel corn to share with colleagues that I work with.
Prepared foods that can be frozen also
make great gifts, especially for those who don’t like to cook or aren’t able
to. They can heat up the food and have a homemade dish in no time. Some good
recipes for this are make
ahead breakfast casserole or lasagna. Be
sure to include the recipe and baking instructions.
Gift certificates for a grocery store,
local food market or Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) share are great gift
options for people who like to cook. Another idea is a gift certificate for a
store selling kitchen gadgets. A bottle of olive oil is another healthy gift
option. For the person who loves to
garden, a gift certificate to their favorite nursery or catalog is a welcome
gift. It is always fun to try a new
variety of tomatoes, fruit or vegetable.
Share the gift of good food that’s good
for you!
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