Homemade Edible Gifts - Page 2

[gypsyhips26]

ok we're totally boring and make a bunch of batches of cookies (I pick 3 recipes each year-as we have a TON of family) and then we decorate chinese food containers (unused!) and package them that way....

[mama_mich]

Originally Posted by mama_mich

Fully agree. Homemade candy is way easier then you think and the dudes love it. If you need recipes let me know. Or the good ol stand by cheese ball. I was just reading how to make your own cheese too. Surprisingly not that hard really!

This year I am making infused vodkas. We had a ton of plums and the deer didn't get them so lots of plum vodka. Might be weird. Originally wanted to do plum wine. Anyway you can use any fruit spice etc. Like make a great bloody mary vodka with dill and cocktail onions fennel maybe some garlic. Then you just put it in a pretty bottle.

You could also try to freecycle some beer making supplies and put together a beer making basket where that special guy could have his own craft/draft to do!!


If it's your Dad, bil, dil, etc you could always put together one of those cute layered jar things. Meaning you basically do sand art in a jar but the sand is the ingredients to something edible. Then you could label it all you cute like..."The In a Fix Mix. Breakfeast In Bed for Mama. Situation Diffuser". And in the directions you can add things some helpful hints on getting out of trouble like last step clean the kitchen (VERY IMPORTANT!!) I guess I'm trying to play off men getting themselves into trouble and voiala here comes this magical mix he can make his wife and save the day. Am I really writing this? I guess you could make a daddy to the rescue recipe jar too.

I wrote these ideas in a thread about what to make for men. I'm rolling with it.

[AndVeeGeeMakes3]

Originally Posted by grniys

I think that means she's taking notes and lurking in here to read other's replies.

: (to add another smilie to the equation )

[sunanthem]

millionaire's shortbread is one of our faves.
http://www.joyofbaking.com/Millionai...breadBars.html

Also;
bread in a jar
choc. covered grahm crackers and mini pretzels

any kind of cookies, bars, and bread loaves.

apple or pumpkin butter
jams
cocoa mix w/ marshmellows
rice krispie treats in neat shapes, or even dipped in chocolate

[2 in August]

Smores treats

break up graham crackers into bite size pieces, add mini marshmellows, drizzle with melted chocolate, mix in a big bowl -- drop into small piles on waxed paper, let cool to harden, put in pretty bags

Very yummy, quick, easy, and inexpensive!

[AndVeeGeeMakes3]

Originally Posted by sunanthem

bread in a jar

????? Do tell.

[tuffykenwell]

Originally Posted by LivVLW

:

What is a cranberry hootycreek?

Its a cookie. Dried cranberries, white chocolate chips and pecans or walnuts...I tried them just because the name was funny but they are seriously addictive.

Steph

[Contrariety]

Originally Posted by sunanthem

millionaire's shortbread is one of our faves.
http://www.joyofbaking.com/Millionai...breadBars.html

Crap. I had just bucked my constant hankering for shortbread. That looks unbelievably good!

[mrsalf97]

Originally Posted by bigeyes

I am not a fan of white chocolate at all, but last year I melted white chocolate and mixed in dried blueberries, orange extract and almonds, then poured it and let it harden, and broke it into pieces. It was to die for. I don't recall where I got the idea, it was either a website or a women's magazine, but I read so many I couldn't even begin to remember which one it was.

My kids and the people I gave it to fell on it like a pack of wild dogs. It was gone in seconds.

Adding white chocolate, blueberries, orange extract and sunflower seeds ( nut allergy here) to my grocery list.

[tuffykenwell]

Lemon butter is sinfully delicious (think the lemon part of a lemon meringe pie but spreadable).

http://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipe...tter-L841.html

125g of butter is just slightly more than 1 stick...just use 1 stick (1/4 pound).

Steph