Shine Food
Last-Minute Holiday Food Gifts
We know how much you love whipping out the mixer and cookbook come December: More than 90 percent of Motherboard Moms bake during the holiday season. Whether your go-to gift is homemade cookies (69 percent), bread (29 percent), or candy (23 percent), we've got 15 creative and inexpensive edible gifts for your holiday recipe box.
Cucumbers aren't the only veggie you can pickle: Pat Tanumihardja, a food writer in Pacific Grove, California, remembers her mom pickling carrots, cauliflower, shallots, bird chiles, and ginger when she was growing up. Last year, Tanumihardja made a huge batch of pickled veggies and divvied them into jars tied with ribbon. "They were a hit!" she says. "A new tradition was born." This recipe for pickled carrots packs a sweet punch with ginger and allspice.
Asian Pickled Carrots
Dazzle your friends and family (and channel your inner foodie!) with these 15 tasty gifts you make yourself.
By Gretchen Roberts
