If you have a good recipe of muffins, brownies or cookies. You can make great gifts in a jar, by layering the ingredients.
1. Weigh out or measure the ingredients
2. Carefully layer in a 16oz jar.
3. Print out a Label with the instructions and stick on jar
4. Cover the lid with so pretty fabric andrubberband or ribbon
Ismaili Recipes - This blog contains our family recipes; mainly it is Ismaili (Khoja) cuisine, our family lived in Uganda for 3 generations so we have a marked East African(Swahili, Lugandi) Influence in our cooking AND in our language!! (Kutchi / Cutchi / Gujarati. In recent years with new additions to the family our cooking includes, English, Pakistani, Italian and Irish influences.
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This is what I did last Christmas
That is one awesome idea. what about the eggs? do you mention it in the instructions? thats for the lovely idea.
Getting ready for christmas food favours already?
GREAT idea!
What a neat idea! Will try this next time. Thanks !
this is a super idea!! i've gifted bottles layered with different dals and cereals, but a recipe in a bottle is so cool!! thanks for the brilliant idea. and am sure non foodies (are there any??) will love to receive them too!!
SUCH a good idea!
Sharmi, all the wet ingredients, like eggs or milk are included in the instructions.
Suganya - these were my last years gifts. any how it is never to early is it ;)
Thanks Musical, Tee and Arundati.
thanks dhana
oh, this is indeed a great idea. I did exactly the same a month ago with pickled mango here:
http://www.burntmouth.com/2007/07/mango-chutney-pickling-mix.html
I like making different 'hats' for jars, it always looks more temptating...
That looks really cute. These foodie home-made gifts are the most precious!
That's a really neat idea, and a great way to introduce someone to baking!
OH!!! Thats the most fabulous idea !!!
Usually for Christmas ,these are what we get from others as gifts.Cookie mix and cake mix.I like it:))
fantastic gift idea
Yay...a malayalee guy with a wonderful blog..!!!
Warm welcome to my place saju!!:)
That is genius! I'm bookmarking this page in preparation for the Christmas holidays. Thanks Saju!
Do you need my add to send over one of those goodies ;)...but honestly, that's a really neat idea :)
what a super idea.....thanx a ton..need more creative thinkers like you...makes life so easy.
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