Category: Food Gifts

• Homemade Peppermint Hot Cocoa Mix

  If you like making homemade Christmas gifts, here’s a great idea I found at MyRecipes. Just about everyone loves hot cocoa, so you really can’t go wrong giving this! You can get jars like the one above at Wal-Mart, or you can use whatever kind of jars you like. This recipe makes enough to fill a…

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  December 10, 2013

  Beverages/Smoothies, Creative Gift-Giving, Food and Recipes, Food Gifts, Seasonal, Winter/Christmas

  Candy cane, Christmas, Hot chocolate, Powdered milk

• OREO Holiday Chocolate Chip Cookie Balls

  OREOs are always a treat, and these cookie ball truffles are a great way to enjoy them over the holidays! So now that the Christmas season is in full swing, I thought this would be the perfect time to make them. They’re easy to make and all you need are a few ingredients—OREO cookies, cream…

  nancyc

  December 2, 2013

  Candy and Confections, Entertaining, Food and Recipes, Food Gifts, Food Presentation, Seasonal, Winter/Christmas

  Chocolate chip, cookie balls, Oreo, semi-sweet chocolate, Sprinkles, White Chocolate

• Candy Corn Trail Mix

  If you’re looking for a fun, quick, easy snack to make, try this Candy Corn Trail Mix—it’s a colorful, yummy blend of sweetness and saltiness and the perfect treat for fall! Just mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl and it’s ready! It’s great for packaging up in small cellophane bags, too, if…

  nancyc

  October 27, 2013

  Autumn/Thanksgiving, Candy and Confections, Food and Recipes, Food Gifts, Seasonal

  Candy corn, Chex, M&M’s, Snack mix, Trail mix

• Acorn Treats

  I saw these fun fall treats on the Hershey’s site and they were so cute I just had to make them! They’re so easy, too…kids would have a lot of fun making these. Acorn Treats are great for fall parties, snacks, and fun food gifts…they’re perfect for any autumn get-together or celebration!

  nancyc

  October 6, 2013

  Autumn/Thanksgiving, Candy and Confections, Food and Recipes, Food Gifts, Food Presentation, Other Desserts, Seasonal

  Hershey’s Kisses, Nilla, peanut butter, Royal Icing, Wafer

• Candy Corn “PayDay” Mix

  I really like the taste of sweet-and-salty things. I ate a lot of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches as a kid, and I’ve always loved PayDay candy bars. I don’t eat candy bars that often, but every once in awhile I indulge in a PayDay. If you like PayDays too, then you will like this Candy…

  nancyc

  September 22, 2013

  Autumn/Thanksgiving, Candy and Confections, Entertaining, Food and Recipes, Food Gifts, Seasonal

  Candy corn, PayDay, Peanut

• Wrap Up Some Valentine Goodies

  Valentine’s Day will be here very soon…and after baking some Jumbo Chocolate Chippers, I realized they would make great homemade Valentine’s treats! They’re the perfect size cookie for those smaller-size clear plastic treat bags you can find at craft stores or Wal-Mart.

  nancyc

  February 11, 2011

  Cookies/Bars/Brownies, Creative Gift-Giving, Food and Recipes, Food Gifts, Original Photography, Seasonal, Valentine’s Day

  homemade gifts, ribbon, Valentine’s Day

• Debbie’s Honey Pecan Granola

  A friend and co-worker of mine, Denise, gave me a yummy homemade gift this past Christmas season…Honey Pecan Granola. And she included the recipe, too, which I was excited about, because I love this granola! Denise got this wonderful recipe from her daughter’s boyfriend’s mother Debbie. She had given Denise the granola last Christmas and…

  nancyc

  January 7, 2011

  Breakfast/Brunch, Food and Recipes, Food Gifts, Healthy Eating, Original Photography, Seasonal, Winter/Christmas

  breakfast, granola, honey, recipe, yogurt