gourmet gift
Ideas for gourmet dishes and treats that can be given as a present.
Lamington cakes
The best way to enjoy Lamingtons, these cocoa and coconut iced cakes,the Aussie way is with a cup of strong coffee. Make it milk or chocolate milk for the young ones.
Oat cakes
Make oat cakes in the best Scottish tradition. They are lovely with quince jelly and cheese.
Wine gift baskets
A fine combination of food and drink, a wine gift basket is appreciated even by those who never imbibe. Looking for that great Bordeaux in a special setting?
A little history of chocolate
Dulce jamoncillo
This Mexican sweet treat is often called “Milk Fudge” because of its consistency. As with regular fudge, it can be made with or without nuts. It’s rich and creamy and simple to make, though it does take several hours to prepare. It is often found cut into medium size squares but can also be rolled into logs and sliced into candy-size pieces.
Amish peanut butter
Amish peanut butter is a spread for bread rolls. Amish peanut butter can also be purchased from several companies that specialize in Amish foods, but why buy something that is easily made at home? This does make a rather large batch. It stores well in a sealed container, but making a half batch works well too.
Easter chocolate crispy treats
Shake off those Winter blues with some Easter treats! These chocolate crispy sweets are one of the easy-to-make treats that are just right for Easter.
Apricot almond cookies
Easy to make with vegetable margarine, as a vegetarian recipe, although the cookies made with margarine will be softer.
Carrot and apple sauce muffins
This recipe for carrot and apple sauce muffins is milk free but it contains eggs. Substituting butter with vegetable oil and apple sauce adds moist to the muffins.
Chocolate and chocolate chip muffins
A recipe to enjoy chocolate which is a little healthier because it uses unsaturated fat. Chocolate and chocolate chip muffins, what could be more delicious?