Gifts from Your Kitchen

Photography By Jill Melton | Last Updated November 19, 2024

Chex mix or granola in ball jars, wrapped with twine and dried oranges makes a sweet gift.

Granola, caramel sauce, balsamic syrup, and preserves are just some on our list.

Items easy to package make the best gifts from your kitchen. Granola, caramel sauce, pesto, balsamic syrup, preserves are just some on our list. Of course a fresh baked loaf of bread is fantastic too. A selection of home made items perfect for packaging up and giving this holiday season. Enjoy.

Salted Caramel Sauce

FIve simple ingredients and a little bit of timing are all you need to make your own caramel sauce.

Little Mosko’s Matzo Crack

This indulgence lives up to its name. It’s crunchy, sweet layers are easy to make and even easier to eat. Happy Passover.

Skylar Bush's Quick Pickled Radishes

These quick and easy pickled radishes are out of this world and perfect on sandwiches, such as our Lamb Sliders that Skylar demonstrated at our The Edible Kitchen at The Sunday Market on April 8, 2018...

Blood Orange Bars

Any kind of orange juice (tangerine, blood orange) works great in place of the lemon juice in lemon bars.

Cranberry Pomegranate Cordial

This cranberry and pomegranate cordial is perfect for gift giving. One cup pomegranate seeds (arils), 12 ounces fresh or frozen cranberries, one liter good vodka, a simple syrup, the peel...

Brown Sugar Pear Preserves

With a windfall of pears from forgotten trees in downtown Nashville, we cooked up rich, brown pear preserves.

Oven Dried Pears

Use this easy technique from foodonfifth.com for beautiful garnishes on desserts or cocktails, or even decorations during the holidays.

Cranberry-Orange Vodka

For beautiful Christmas cocktails on the rocks and rose-colored martinis, this infused vodka is perfect. It’s easy to make, but you’ll still impress all your friends with your behind-the-bar know-...

Warm Marinated Olives

Little unassuming bowls of these olives were sprinkled down the tables of The Humble Table's Fall Harvest Dinner last year and were a huge hit with us and everyone we were carrying on conversation...

Balsamic Syrup

It's simple to turn everyday balsamic vinegar into a rich syrup perfect for drizzling everything from salads to pizza to dips to ice cream. While it's great on a summer caprese salad, we like it on...

Pinewood Social Granola

We love the funky, relaxed vibe of the Pinewood Social. It's perfect for working and for meetings. As a result we spend many a morning in "booth #5" drinking cups of Crema coffee and meeting with...