Gifts from the Kitchen For Dummies

Whipping up delicious edible gifts for any occasion is a snap with this fun cookbook and packaging guide. From easy-to-follow recipes to creative presentation ideas, you'll find everything you need to make special, personal gifts that taste great and look terrific. Step-by-step, professional food presenter and recipe developer Andrea Swenson shows you how to whip up tasteful delights for every holiday and occasion, including: Scrumptious chocolate candies, cakes and saucesDelicious cookies of every descriptionSavory sauces and condimentsDreamy cakes, pies breads, scones and pretzelsEdible and non-edible wrappings for your food giftsEach chapter of Gifts From the Kitchen For Dummies gives you everything you need to get through the 75 recipes featured - from the basics of kitchen craft to more complicated preparation techniques. Here's just a small sampling of the eye-popping, mouthwatering treats you'll learn to make:Cranberry-walnut monkey bread, pineapple-ginger scones and prosciutto-fig quick bread andPecan-cream pound cake and buttermilk-streusel coffee cakeChocolate truffles, piña colada candies and candy sushiBanana-mango chutney, grainy apricot mustard and scallion butterAlmond and date mandlebrot, eggnog cookies, crispy cappuccino frothsStrawberry-pineapple jam, sweet onion marmalade and pear-cranberry compoteAlmond paste "wrapping paper," chocolate nest, pastillage containersBarbecue almonds, red pepper humus, South-of-Somewhere SalsaLemon-lime icebox pie, plum-almond tart, orange cannoli pieExpressive your love and delight your friends and family with the tasty, attractive, homemade treats you'll find in Gifts From the Kitchen For Dummies.