With the holidays fast approaching, it’s the perfect time to enjoy being homebound and get your hands dirty. It’s never been easier to please your family (or yourself) with our nine recipes for gourmet gifts, selected by members of the RICARDO team!
Sweet gourmet gifts
1. Mini Grapefruit and Rosemary Loaves
Cute and festive, these cakes might be mini but they pack some serious punch. Super soft and full of seasonal flavours, each little loaf combines the invigorating zest of grapefruit with the aromatics of rosemary.
2. Double Chocolate Cookie Mix in a Jar
Who doesn’t like getting cookies? These jars can be prepared in 10 minutes for a simple gift idea that will satisfy the sweet tooth of anyone in your family bubble.
3. Candy Cane Cookies
Holidays mean candy canes! But they also mean candy canes that hang around the pantry for months after. So, this year, clean house and make these delicious candy cane cookies. Easy to prepare, and you’ll end up with a dozen cookies in less than 20 minutes. Not a bad deal!
HOLIDAYS
Candy Cane Cookies
4. Chocolate-Covered Apricots
Is your uncle more of a “dried fruit” kind of guy? Well, we have a solution for you! These dried apricots coated in dark chocolate are sure to please even the toughest critics.
CANDIES, CHOCOLATES AND SWEETS
Chocolate-Covered Apricots
Salty gourmet gifts
5. Martini Olives
Dare to be original with this gourmet gift to pair with happy hour. It only takes five minutes of prep and four days of maceration. Cheers!
GOURMET GIFTS
Martini Olives
6. Chicken Pâté
This is by far the best gourmet gift to accompany holiday brunch! Chicken pâté is always the favourite leftover from any Christmas meal or New Year’s party, so you might as well make it for someone you love.
DIPS AND SALTY SPREADS
Chicken Pâté
7. Candied Beets
Looking for another recipe to make with all your extra beets? These candied beets are the ideal solution. This recipe goes well with turkey, meat pie and especially, Swedish meatballs.
JAR MIXES AND KETCHUPS
Candied Beets
8. Baked Spaghetti Sauce
A jar of spaghetti sauce is by far one of the best gifts to receive, no matter what the occasion. Enjoy the time you have at home to make a new batch of your family recipe, or try out ours!
PASTA
Baked Spaghetti Sauce
For your four-legged friend
9. Dog Biscuits
We can’t forget our doggie friends this holiday season! Easy to make with your kids, gift these treats to all the dogs in your life. Plus, those four-legged friends won’t be judging you on perfect shapes or sizes—they’ll just be happy you gave them a treat.