Home made Christmas food presents

Hold_on_tightly

Every year I make my family a home made food parcel for Christmas. It's for my parents, sister and her little boy who all live together. This year they're getting: 2 jars of grapefruit marmalade (a little runnier that usual but don't know why), a large jar of lemon curd, 2 jars of lime curd, 2 jars of orange curd, 2 fruit cakes, ginger nuts, peanut butter cookies, raspberry jam biscuits, loads of cheese straws, 2 cardamon and saffron tea breads, banana bread, pumpkin soup, venison liver pate, soft cheese from cows milk (one plain, one pineapple and ginger and one chilli), soft cheese from goats milk (one garlic and chive, one mixed herb and one pineapple), a dozen pork pies, rum truffles and peppermint creams. When planning what to make I ensure that a fair amount can be frozen or last a while before going bad so they don't end up wasting it. I love to bake and make sweets and preserves but I don't particularly like sweet foods so I often make food presents as I get almost as much joy out of making it all as they do from eating it. :T

I was wondering what other people are making for foodie Christmas presents?

PasturesNew

I'd never make food for anybody. It'd have to be a VERY close relationship to do such a thing; some people are "iffy" about the cleanliness that might've occurred during the cooking process. I'd not wish to put anybody in that embarrassing situation of "wondering".

suzeesu2000

Hold_on_tightly wrote: »

Every year I make my family a home made food parcel for Christmas. It's for my parents, sister and her little boy who all live together. This year they're getting: 2 jars of grapefruit marmalade (a little runnier that usual but don't know why), a large jar of lemon curd, 2 jars of lime curd, 2 jars of orange curd, 2 fruit cakes, ginger nuts, peanut butter cookies, raspberry jam biscuits, loads of cheese straws, 2 cardamon and saffron tea breads, banana bread, pumpkin soup, venison liver pate, soft cheese from cows milk (one plain, one pineapple and ginger and one chilli), soft cheese from goats milk (one garlic and chive, one mixed herb and one pineapple), a dozen pork pies, rum truffles and peppermint creams. When planning what to make I ensure that a fair amount can be frozen or last a while before going bad so they don't end up wasting it. I love to bake and make sweets and preserves but I don't particularly like sweet foods so I often make food presents as I get almost as much joy out of making it all as they do from eating it. :T

I was wondering what other people are making for foodie Christmas presents?

That sounds amazing. I would LOVE to receive a homemade food gift like that, what a lovely variety of food, something for everyone.

One year when hubby was first ill, i did hampers for friends of the usual chutneys, sweet picalili, jams, marmalades and goats cheese. Went down well and was even asked for more supplies when the originals had been eaten, what a compliment thought I!!

Well done you!:T

Gers

Traditionally I make two foodie items - a chicken liver pate from an old family recipe which is fantastic. Can't find the book now so haven't done it since moving house three years ago.

The other is Nigella Lawson's Christmas Puddini. They are a real labour of love / PITA to make but friends love them. They are safe from me as I hate the main ingredient of Christmas pudding though the fabulous sherry isn't. Too sweet for normal consumption but just divine when making the little puddini.

happy35

I tink some people really appreciate home made hampers, they are not my thing. I am a fussy eater and like what I like.
I do make cakes etc for people throughout the year as a treat but my friends and family expect a bought present for Christmas and birthdays.

suki1964

Id love to be so organised but I'm not

Plus whilst I can cook, I'm carp at cakes and biscuits so I only make those for the grandkids - they don't care how anything looks as long as it's sweet and covered in icing :rotfl:

I would love a homemade food hamper myself

DigForVictory

My son gave me a hamper I adore. Mason jars, kilner bottles, (all empty) tongs, spoons & a chit saying "I'll help cook & even Wash Up". That, laminated, I still have & use (almost) shamelessly.

He's even taken to carrying a bit of card to check the size of glass pots at carboots, and rubber sealing rings. To many an empty glass jar means very little - he sees it as the promise of more homemade mango chutney!

room512

Hold_on_tightly wrote: »

Every year I make my family a home made food parcel for Christmas. It's for my parents, sister and her little boy who all live together. This year they're getting: 2 jars of grapefruit marmalade (a little runnier that usual but don't know why), a large jar of lemon curd, 2 jars of lime curd, 2 jars of orange curd, 2 fruit cakes, ginger nuts, peanut butter cookies, raspberry jam biscuits, loads of cheese straws, 2 cardamon and saffron tea breads, banana bread, pumpkin soup, venison liver pate, soft cheese from cows milk (one plain, one pineapple and ginger and one chilli), soft cheese from goats milk (one garlic and chive, one mixed herb and one pineapple), a dozen pork pies, rum truffles and peppermint creams. When planning what to make I ensure that a fair amount can be frozen or last a while before going bad so they don't end up wasting it. I love to bake and make sweets and preserves but I don't particularly like sweet foods so I often make food presents as I get almost as much joy out of making it all as they do from eating it. :T

I was wondering what other people are making for foodie Christmas presents?

Wow! My OH and I were saying how we'd love a hamper like that! I made truffles and little fondant penguins a few years ago but seem to run out of time nowadays x

Hold_on_tightly

DigForVictory wrote: »

My son gave me a hamper I adore. Mason jars, kilner bottles, (all empty) tongs, spoons & a chit saying "I'll help cook & even Wash Up". That, laminated, I still have & use (almost) shamelessly.

He's even taken to carrying a bit of card to check the size of glass pots at carboots, and rubber sealing rings. To many an empty glass jar means very little - he sees it as the promise of more homemade mango chutney!

That sounds amazing. I get by on scrounged jars from family and friends and some lucky charity shop buys. I spent a fair bit on a thermometer though as I needed one that does anything from soft cheese to hard toffee. It was worth it though. I bought it with my first pay from a job I got just after leaving school. Fourteen years later and it still works perfectly. I would love some Mason jars and kilner bottles. Help with the washing up would be great. Unfortunately I've been unable to train the cat to do it lol.

sillyvixen

There are 4 of us adults for Christmas, and all get a stocking, everyone except for me get an airtight container full of home made shortbread - I get chocolate as I make the shortbread .. I mentioned this to a workmate and she said home made food gifts are the best! I made shortbread once for a secret Santa when we rolled a dice for the budget and got £1, my recipient was blown away. This year the shortbread is star shaped as I can't find my Christmas tree cutter.