Quantcast
Channel: Food Gifts – Gazing In
Browsing all 17 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

My Mother’s Kitchen: Lemon Curd

Of my Mom’s collection of recipes her recipe for Lemon Curd was my favorite one. I misplaced the recipe for a long time and only recently found it. She would make it for my Grandmother as a gift and if...

View Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Peanut Butter Cherry Fudge

I haven’t had the energy of past years to produce candy like I normally do at the Holidays but I was up to a couple of quick batches of fudge, using the cheating method of marshmallow creme. You do...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

March Foodie Penpal Reveal

I found out about Foodie Penpal from Lori’s blog, Fit n’ Healthy Mama, last month and I had to join up! The concept is simple – you get randomly matched up to one person to send a box to and another...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Easy Chocolate Fudge

Note… I wrote this post back in December of 2011 but never published it – with Easter tomorrow I figured it might be a good time to post it finally. Not healthy by any means but ah well! A second take...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

April Vegan Food Swap Reveal

My friend Cat, who blogs at The Verdant Life, recently started a food swap -  that is a vegan friendly food swap. I sent a package to Carol at Couscouscarol, who I recognized as she does Foodie Pen Pal...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

April Foodie Pen Pals Reveal

I had so much fun in March, I had to do it again – that is I was in Foodie Pen Pals for April! This month I was paired to send a package of goodies to Lisa. I received a package from Crystal, who blogs...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Dark Chocolate Truffles

I’d call this lazy candy making, for really you don’t have to do a lot, no thermometers or boiling pots of sugar are involved and you get luscious bites in the end! Who wouldn’t want a small container...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

A Hearty Pizza Crust & A Nifty Gifty

On Cyber Monday (can we pleasepleaseplease retire that term?) I caved and bought some goodies online. I am a sucker for gourmet boxes of food that come with free shipping (who isn’t?). I saw the deal...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Three Nifty-Giftys in Jars (With Recipes)

I was feeling inspired so made up a few gifts to hand out, accompanied by jars of jams and butters I had made this summer. Having wandered by Whole Foods “Gifts From the Kitchen” I tried a few out....

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Food Gifts: Creamy Vegetable-Lentil Soup Dry Mix

Curious for ideas on savory, non-sweet gifts you could make up easily? Consider this one…which can be presented as a plant-based, minimally processed and vegan friendly gift, always a bonus? I adapted...

View Article

Upcycled Advent Calendar

Last year I wrote about the up-cycled advent calendar I made for the boys. 24 stage 2 glass baby food jars, cleaned and lids painted. Circling a mini 2 foot high tree, decorated in deep blue. The boys...

View Article

It Feels Like Winter!

SNOW!!!! Yeah, I got excited So did two little boys who couldn’t wait to get outside! The first real snow of the winter (OK…almost winter….) Who knew a tree stump could be so much fun? We even spotted...

View Article

Spiced Strawberry Jam

The Ever-Bearing Strawberries continue to sneak in, and I managed to make a quick batch of jam last weekend before I went hiking. Simple. Quick. Do it now, and you won’t regret it in January! The...

View Article


Spiced Pickled Canned Blackberries

Le sigh! The last of this years blackberries are coming ripe. We had a good run, but the extreme heat shriveled some of the last of the season. Still, we found plenty to pick out back – and to nibble...

View Article

Cold Pack Sweet Canned Blackberries

Tucked away into a low shelf in many grocery stores are cans of berries. Many people never notice them, and even if they did, would they buy them? They are usually very expensive for a small can, that...

View Article


Sipping Chocolate In A Mason Jar Present

This present can be as simple or fancily decorated as you like. Sipping Chocolate In A Mason Jar Ingredients: ¼ cup dry milk ¼ cup cocoa powder ¼ cup granulated sugar Pinch fine sea salt 2 Tbsp...

View Article

Chocolate Candied Marshmallows

These tasty chocolate candied marshmallows had their inspiration from, Show Me How: I Can Cook: Recipes for kids shown step by step, which Kirk had found in a library book sale. Our version is the...

View Article

Browsing all 17 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images