Looking for inexpensive gift ideas for teachers? Friends? Co-workers? I’ve got a few ideas for some easy, homemade things. I like to give gifts that aren’t totally bad for you. There are always plenty of baked treats at Christmas, and I enjoy giving things that will give my friend a break from the ooey-gooeyness. I hosted a party for my girlfriends the other night and requested that everyone bring a homemade gift for a gift exchange. We had a great time, didn’t spend much money, and all left with some fun homemade gifts. Here are a few kitchen related homemade gift ideas:
Garlic Bread Seasoning Mix: Fill a spice jar (preferrably one that has had italian seasoning in it previously and has a shaker lid) with the seasoning mix, attach a card with the recipe, tie it up with a bow, and give it with a loaf of fresh french bread (Here’s a recipe, or buy one from the store).
Multigrain Pancake Mix and a jar of homemade fruit syrup.
Peppermint Bark Grahams: stack four or five cookies and wrap them with plastic wrap, gathering it at the top. Tie a ribbon around it and you have a great gift for classmates, the hostess or a part, etc.
Chocolate Zucchini Bread: This would make a really pretty gift. Just layer the dry ingredients into a quart size canning jar, add a note card with the recipe, and tie it all up with a bow. You could give this one with a fresh zucchini! Really any kind of bread mix is a fun gift to layer into a jar. Cornbread (give this with the chili mix). Pumpkin Bread (with a can of pumpkin alongside). You get the idea.
Basic Pasta Sauce: Make a batch of this, can it–if you like that kind of thing–add the recipe and a bow, and give it with a box of fun Christmas pasta. If you don’t know how to can (or don’t want to!), just pour it into a canning jar anyway and be sure to tell your friend that it is fresh and needs to be frozen or eaten soon!
Do you have any good food-related homemade gift ideas? I’d love to hear them!
