Food Gifts

**Your all-occasion guide to homemade food gifts that look as fabulous as they taste—from a food stylist and best-selling author of the Boards cookbook! Includes 150+ recipes, hundreds of packaging ideas, and inside tips for making beautiful food gift baskets for housewarmings, birthdays, holidays, and more.** There’s no more meaningful way to connect with others than to give a personalized food basket or homemade gift! Elle Simone Scott—food stylist, ATK cast member, and author of the best-selling Boards cookbook—expands the boundaries of what food gifts are (endlessly customizable!) and when they can be given (literally, anytime!). • Gifts for every occasion: Celebrate weddings, new babies, holidays, and more with gorgeous food gift baskets! Or give an unforgettably unique housewarming gift. • From simple to spectacular: Give a bottle of Fruits of the Forest Liqueur—or up the ante with a complete cocktail party food basket packed with homemade goodies! • Spin one item many ways: Make a big batch of granola for gifting, or divide the recipe into thirds and flavor them different ways. • Big-batch gifts: Find crowd-pleasing gift ideas for school and work events, or holiday gatherings! • Playful DIY meal kits: For people who like to cook, there’s DIY Pancake Mix, Turkish Bride Soup in a Jar, or Mushroom Risotto in a Jar. • Helping-hand gifts: Comfort someone with a fully cooked meal that’s ready to be popped into the freezer or oven. You’ll also learn Elle’s favorite ideas for keeping food gifts fresh and packaging items cost-effectively yet creatively using edible garnishes, thrifted tableware, canning jars, and more. You’ll never again resort to an expensive, impersonal store-bought food gift basket! You’ll also learn Elle’s favorite ideas for keeping food gifts fresh and packaging items cost-effectively yet creatively using edible garnishes, thrifted tableware, canning jars, cellophane bags, parchment, and more. With her expert help, you’ll never again resort to an expensive, impersonal store-bought basket.