Gifts from the Kitchen for Dummies

Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0764554522, Paperback)

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 gifts

Each 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 pie

Expressive your love and delight your friends and family with the tasty, attractive, homemade treats you’ll find in Gifts From the Kitchen For Dummies.