50 Holiday Food Gifts

The holidays are coming, and you want to give a holiday food gift to one or many people. You should, a gift of food is almost always received with great joy. But what to do? Here are 50 different ideas from all over the web, from easy to difficult.

1.	Food Network helps out with 50 edible gifts. These look pretty easy, just melting chocolate and adding a few other ingredients. And if it’s Food Network, you know the final product will be yummy. One thing they don’t do is give you ideas on how to present the gift, so that is a drawback.
2.	Holiday Meal Gifts does only that- send meal gifts to your loved ones. They have a page of gift ideas, as well as meals for people on special diets. These meals are fully-cooked, frozen and then delivered. Gift certificates are available too, at their parent site, MagicKitchen.com. They have a selection of turkey dinners for the holidays, for 1 or 2 people or up to 6 people (12, if you double that order). This is so much easier than making the gifts, if you’re not good in the kitchen! They have another section as well, Holiday gifts, so there are lots of options.
3.	Cooking Light has some homemade gifts that are lighter in calories and fat. One thing I like about this website is that they don’t just add no-fat cheese instead of regular cheese, they actually rework the recipes with real food, and make them lighter and very tasty. I’ve had great success with a lot of their recipes.
4.	My Recipes has a great article on Homemade Gifts for Teachers that you and your kids will love. Show your teachers how much you and your children appreciate them with these easy and affordable food gifts. If your child’s teacher loves coffee, this holiday coffee mix could be her favorite gift of the season. Another suggestion is a flavorful bag of buttery cheddar cheese cookies topped with pecan nuts.
5.	Eating Well has a free recipe book for holiday gifts, as well as a slideshow. Treat your friends and family to healthy homemade gifts this holiday season. For fantastic recipes where you will find something for everyone on your list, download a free Homemade Gifts Cookbook from www.eatingwell.com
6.	Real Simple has a lot of less expensive ideas, from infused vodka to a great-looking holiday biscotti! For these and other interesting, easy-to-prepare goodies, log onto www.realsimple.com
7.	On the high-end part of the scale, Williams-Sonoma has a selection of food gifts. For the gourmet food enthusiast Williams-Sonama have some wonderful recipes encompassing main courses, deserts, seasonal foods and even exciting breakfast ideas.
8.	Real Food Tips has some holiday food gifts that look yummy, including some rubs for meat. They also have a great pizza recipe that you can make from scratch quicker than you can cook a frozen pizza or get a takeout.
9.	MagicKitchen.com has holiday meal gifts for everyone from vegetarians to those with diabetes, as well as a fantastic homestyle meals menu for those who just want delicious food! Check out MagicKitchen.com reviews to hear what customers are saying.
10.	Midwest Meals starts out with a Candy cane Snack mix that sounds fantastic, and continues with 34 more ideas. These are attractively packaged and include Toffee Blondies in a jar, and Winter Pomegranate iced tea amongst others.
11.	The Cooking Channel has a lot of recipes, but they are scattered here and there. Their Salted Caramel Sauce sounds divine! Check out their recipes for treats like chocolate coconut candy bars and cocoa brownies.
12.	The Today food section contains a bunch of holiday cookie recipes, as well as fudge, cookie bars, scones, tasty pasta and much, much more.
13.	Farm Flavor has a selection of home-cooked recipes. It includes Rosemary Goat Cheese Muffins, which sounds divine. Take advantage of fresh rosemary for the savory citrus orange and rosemary shortbread cookies.
14.	Decadent Chocolate Gifts for the Holidays is a great idea, and is from My Recipes. It includes Salted Chocolate-Pecan Toffee, which makes my mouth water.
15.	Of course the ubiquitous Martha Stewart has a contribution, with Homemade Food Gifts, including Treat-Filled Christmas Crackers. The level of professionalism in her decorations is virtually impossible to match!
16.	Zabar’s famous deli has a large selection of deli foods.  The affordable menu includes genuine, traditional holiday offerings such as roast turkey, classic rotisserie chicken, a perfectly prepared shrimp platter and a colorful cheese and fruit platter containing international cheeses.
17.	Charity – The Holiday Food Distribution by Free Store Food Bank is a wonderful way to ensure that people who can’t afford it get some holiday meals as well! Holidays are a time of family, food and generosity. Give your support to this worthy cause.
18.	Cooks Recipes has a selection of home made food gifts including a Mini-pumpkin muffin mix. A yummy pumpkin tart with hazelnut crust is also among their recipes.
19.	Not really food, but definitely welcome in the holiday season, Grub Street has a selection of fine liquors. They include barrel-aged gin and some fabulous rums, along with a great Japanese whiskey.
20.	For the real foodie, Grub Street also has some food baskets with truly obscure but undoubtedly delicious ingredients, like Panettone and Dancing Ewe Farms Pecorino.
21.	One word- ok, two words: Candycane Fudge! All Recipes has this one, plus a chewy German chocolate thumbprint cookie recipe, and more for the sweet tooth fanatic.
22.	A cookie recipe in a jar, with the somehow awesome name of Cranberry Hootycreeks. You make the mix, hang a tag with directions, and gift it! A most innovative gift which is sure to please.
23.	The Kitchn has a great blog with a selection of cookies, candies, cakes and infusions. A great group of food gifts indeed! In addition, they offer simple, straightforward preparation of comfortable classic meals.
24.	Taste of Home gives you 25 different recipes, including creamy caramels, my weakness. I don’t suppose you have some extra time? You could send some to me. 🙂
25.	The Cooking Channel also provides this list of 50 homemade holiday gifts. They include these decadent Red Velvet Whoopie Pies. And what about a salted caramel apple pie to tickle the tastebuds?
26.	Organized Christmas provides a bunch of Mason Jar recipes for gifting over the holidays. These easy homemade Christmas gifts are topped with a colorful fabric circle and a free gift tag.
27.	Southern’s living’s list includes Cranberry-Pecan Cheese Wafers that looks simply divine. These food gifts, suitable for any occasion, are complete with attractive packaging that will put a smile on anyone’s face!
28.	Speaking of dessert, Mostly Desserts has your holiday dessert delivery handled! A wide selection of delectable desserts delivered to your door, or that of a friend with a sweet tooth.
29.	Simple Bites is an excellent blog by Aimee, with 20 of her favorite holiday food gifts. She includes some lovely photos, including this one of homemade vanilla extract.
30.	Food.com has these amazing and easy No-bake Reese’s squares. With only 5 ingredients, these couldn’t be easier to make. Rose’s peanut butter squares are also a no-bake item.
31.	Shape.com has mason jar cookie gift recipes that are actually sort of healthy! That would be a nice offering at the time of excess that is the holidays.
32.	Trust 100 days of real food to offer some of the most interesting recipes in their “12 Homemade Holiday Gifts (that aren’t cookies!)“. Only the finest natural ingredients are used in the clean cuisine cottage pie. Give it a try.
33.	Gourmet Food Deliveries delivers- what else? Gourmet food right to your door. Frozen gourmet food, what a great gift.
34.	The Lobster guy delivers real live Maine lobster everywhere in the USA. If that’s a little too live for you, he also delivers already-cooked lobster. Great gift!
35.	Harry and David will send out all kinds of beautiful gift baskets, including this really cool fruit wreath. They delivery for every social or personal occasion, as well as seasonal such as Harvest and Christmas.
36.	MKMeals.com has a selection of meals that are ideal for people on special diets. That could be people with heart conditions or diabetes, or even people on dialysis. People on special diets would really appreciate these food gifts for special diets.
37.	If your loved one appreciates a good quality drink, give a thought to a gift basket from Spirited Gifts. Excellent spirits, beautifully presented, just make your choice!
38.	The Gift Tree has a large selection of gift baskets, with cheese, nuts, crackers. wine and fruit in many combinations. Get the selection that appeals to you the most.
39.	Citarella sends high-end gift baskets with such delicacies as smoked salmon, caviar, imported cheeses and antipasti. Citarella also caters to the ultimate foodies in the gourmet market, using healthy food from plant and animal sources.
40.	Good Karmal sends out luscious, handmade caramels in boxes or baskets. Caramel pieces are individually wrapped in inspirational quotes of wisdom.
41.	Heather Baird from Sprinklebakes wrote a lovely blog post on how to make these delightful Spiced Hot Chocolate on a Stick treats. Really easy to follow, with beautiful photos, this would be a very impressive gift to make!
42.	OK- Bacon Infused Vodka. What person wouldn’t want to at least try that? Reader’s Digest shows you how to that and many more infused vodkas. How about cake? Candy sounds good. The bacon infused vodka would make an amazing Bloody Mary.
43.	While we’re on the topic of bacon, Skillet Street Food sells an amazing Bacon Jam. I’m told this jam is insanely good on a burger or grilled cheese sandwich, giving a wonderfully flavorsome taste.
44.	One Good Thing by Jillee is a gorgeous blog, and her recipe for Lemon and Ginger Syrup is simple but would make an elegant gift. The clear bottle shows off it’s exquisite deep yellow color.
45.	Pepper Design Blog has an incredible recipe for Rosemary Infused Olive Oil – add a loaf of artisan bread in a basket to make a beautiful and tasty gift.
46.	Homemade Christmas Truffles from Yum Dim Sum – a beautifully-photographed blog, with clear directions. She even gives ideas for boxing them up!
47.	Bovine Bubbles at Etsy.com creates beautiful, sparkling jams and jellies, and ships them. These handmade products are all-natural, fresh and healthy.
48.	The Whimsical Wife shows you how to make these adorable Button Hole Shortbread Cookies. Try them for a-melt-in-the-mouth experience.
49.	Grist.org has gotten tired of cookies, apparently, and put up their Enough with the Christmas cookies: Five unpredictable homemade food gifts. It includes homemade granola, lemon curd, and pesto.
50.	Last but not least, Fancifull Gift baskets send out anything and everything, including vegan and gluten-free baskets. A fantastic option for family or friends with special dietary requirements.