The mother of a good friend is dealing with cancer. It is easy to feel helpless when those you love are going through any kind of suffering. Today, I made a homemade pot of soup and thought of my friend's mother.
This is a guide about cupcakes bouquets. A bouquet of tasty cupcakes makes a sweet gift for any occasion. This is a guide about cupcake bouquets.
Spaghetti Sauce Spice Mix As Frugal Gift
When I make spaghetti, I use a mix of spices that I add to my sauce, such as garlic powder, oregano, basil, crushed chilies, and sugar. I poured about one tablespoon full of each into a baggie and zip-locked it closed.
Melt Velveeta in top of double boiler. Take off stove and add mayonnaise and horseradish. Mix well and pour in containers. Refrigerate.
Great gift idea! In a wide mouth 1 quart jar, layer the barley, peas, rice, and lentils. Then layer around the edges the onion, parsley, salt, lemon pepper, bouillon, and the alphabet pasta.
Use Card Fronts as Recipe Cards
Re-use Christmas and Hanukkah cards for recipe cards to include with a holiday food gift.
Canning Jar Covers from Fabric Scraps
Save scraps from sewing projects and make some fabric canning jar covers. These jars of honey will be added to 5 gift baskets.
Last year at Christmas time, I needed something to give out to 16 employees. I looked for something personal and affordable. I had seen the 5 minute chocolate cake recipe and had made one. It was simply delicious and way too easy to make.
Christmas Treats For Our Beloved Pets
Be it the dog who snuggles next to you at night or the kitty who delights you with her antics every day, or the parakeet that sings so sweetly for you or even that hamster or gerbil that your child talked you into, I have a recipe for a special present for them.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Ritz Crackers
Here's a way to make some pretty groovy treats for gifts or just for you to eat and share. Easy and inexpensive. I am making these for holiday gifts and packaging them in biodegradable compost-able cello bags.
Everyone loves quick bread for the holidays right? Well here are some quick and easy quick breads that can be given as gifts this year. These breads are different from the usual pumpkin, zucchini and banana bread. Hope you enjoy making them.
Every year I look for new crafts or recipes to make for holiday gifts. I came across a recipe for wine jelly but I wanted to make it more exciting than a regular wine jelly so I picked a local blueberry wine to use.
For a gift, get a clear jar and layer different types of nuts; like almonds, cashews, pecan, Brazil, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, flax seeds and sesame seeds.
Gift Ideas for Mishloach Manot
Purim arrives at sundown on the 9th of March 2009, and with it, the obligation for each Jew to send out mishloach manot to one's friends and neighbors.
You will need a frosting bag from the cake decorating aisle, dry mix, mini marshmallows, fabric or fleece for scarf, fabric glue, pom poms and glue dots. Fill bag with dry mix (use Carnation instant breakfast for white or hot chocolate for brown mix).
Amazingly Simple Turtle Candies
These make a thoughtful gift when placed in a pretty tin. They'll think you are the Candy Queen. You can reveal the secret or just smile and say it's a closely guarded secret.
There is a great web site called AngelFoodMinistries.com. There are no special requirements to take advantage of this site, and they have phenomenal food deals. For example, a single package costs $30 to purchase and the contents you receive have a value of between $75 - 80.
Pack Baked Goods in Layers of Baggies
I have found that when taking a bag of these to people I owe a little kindness too or to those not feeling well, the one on the bottom tends to meld with the inside of the lid. To prevent this, I cut the zipper part off a ziploc baggy. Then I open the baggy, cut it in half, put one piece on the bottom and one on the top.
Melt the chips in the microwave. Pour some into the bowl of a spoon. Press some marshmallows into the chocolate. Add a dash of sprinkles. Let sit overnight in a cool place.
Use Packaged Marshmallows for Mailing
When mailing cookies or breakable items to family and friends, use packaged marshmallows and crumpled newspaper to help cushion the item.
Make Your Own Fruit Basket And Trays
Don't pay to get your fruit baskets made, do it yourself. You can buy a basket or pretty bowl, or anything you want too make this in. The wrap you can get at Dollar Tree and you just pull it over the basket or container and use a blow dryer on it. Just like the stores do, only less expensive.
Christmas Treats For Our Beloved Pets
Be it the dog who snuggles next to you at night or the kitty who delights you with her antics every day, or the parakeet that sings so sweetly for you or even that hamster or gerbil that your child talked you into, I have a recipe for a special present for them.
Everyone loves quick bread for the holidays right? Well here are some quick and easy quick breads that can be given as gifts this year. These breads are different from the usual pumpkin, zucchini and banana bread. Hope you enjoy making them.
I have a couple of friends that would like jelly but in a small amount, I started doing this years ago. Whenever I make jelly or jam, I always put approximately 3/4 cup in one of those coffee mugs I would really like to get rid of.
