Recipes/Gifts
Gifts from the Kitchen
This page is a collection of my favorite recipes that work well for gift giving. They are all here in this one handy spot for quick reference when you need an idea for a thoughtful, homemade treat~ You’ll find some wrapping ideas too!
Salted Chocolate Chip Pecan Bars
Chocolate Peanut Butter Overload Bars

Gifts for the Grill Master, 5th Dimension Burger Seasoning
Coal Candy or Salted Chocolate Peanut Clusters


Fruit Pastries with Almond Cream

Strawberry Cheesecake Parfaits






Brown Sugar Pecan Bread Pudding Muffins
Cheddar Cheese Cookies in a Painted Jar
Rosemary Pinenut Sables are a divine little buttery shortbread bite, full of flavor
Raspberry Orange Coffee Cake with Almond Streusel
Halloween Candy Cheesecake Dip
Halloween Treat Basket a basket of seasonal goodies is a perfect gift for any occasion
Amazing PB2 Chocolate Chip Cookies
EZ Party Favors and Prizes No time to cook? These gifts go together in a jiffy!
snack mix or kitchen utensils make a great hostess or anytime gift for anyone
Vanilla Scones with Cranberries, Apricots and Candied Pecans Can you say Holiday?
Blue Raspberry Bread with Orange Glaze This “quick” bread is a breeze to make and freezes beautifully~
White Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cookies
Bacon Jam This stuff will make you a rock star! Spread it on sandwiches, toast, stir it into your scrambled eggs and top your burger, any way you serve it is a winner
Bacon Salt use this to salt anything that you want to add a little bacon flavor to~
Chocolate Dipped Potato Chips and Bacon
BBQ Sauce, Easy Breezy easy to make with things you have on hand and keeps for weeks, plus it’s delicious!
Birthday Bars any age would love a box of these delicious bars topped with birthday sprinkles
Blackberry Scones with Lemon Glaze You will be invited back if you take a batch of these to your hostess~
Bolognese Sauce freeze this for up to 6 months
Butter Pecan Pumpkin Dip You can easily substitute homemade Maple Pecan Butter for the spread pictured below to make this dip with canned pumpkin and cream cheese
Candied Lemons pack these in between waxed paper squares, they are sticky!
Chocolate Cashew Pecan Bars~ irresistible!
Coconut Cupcakes for all Occasions
Cocktail Cupcakes, also known as Valentine Cheese muffins and Cheddar Chive Shamrocks
Cool Cucumber Salad this will keep for up to 10 days, getting better every day
Cranberry Butter so festive during the holidays
Everything Seasoning is great on so many things!
Make the seasoning or make Everything Cocktail Cookies
Harvest Snack Attack watch out, it’s addictive!
Homemade Mayonnaise, it’s not hard and is so worth the effort!
King Cake for Mardi Gras Let the Good Times Roll! My version is easy to make, the base is crescent rolls…
Lemon Cheesecake Squares they have a surprise filling of white chocolate chips
Lemon Chive Butter is wonderful on vegetables, rice, pasta and bread
Maple Pecan Butter is fabulous on pancakes, french toast and waffles
Mini Pumpkins with Brown Sugar Glaze You can buy cute bakery boxes at craft stores that are perfect for cupcakes and muffins
Mustard Sauce, Sally’s Famous All you need is a jar and a label~
Orange Marmalade Vinaigrette a cinch to make and divine to eat!
Peppermint Snowballs these sweet cookie balls are fun to gift in a painted jar~
Pimento Cheese This will keep for at least a month, you can put it in a jar, plastic tub or even roll into a log with saran
Pumpkin Walnut Spirals Make these in a disposable round foil pan and cover with clear plastic wrap like cinnamon rolls
Rosemary Salt wonderful, especially for the holidays!
Tomato Basil Butter is great for toast, crostini, corn on the cob and pasta
White BBQ Sauce mix it up and put it in a clear jar and refrigerate until gift time
Make sure you label your gifts with clear instructions for storage and an expiration date
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