We love using plain, old-fashioned packaging at holidays, especially when giving food gifts. We stock up on craft paper, rough butchers twine, and postal mailing tags. Here's a pictorial guide to...
One very important element of our Un-Gift Guide 2007 is the holiday gift you give to someone who needs it very much. As UNICEF's Gift of Life Catalog asks, What do you give a child who has nothing? ...
Allie Lewis of Martha Stewart's Everyday Food asked for your holiday cooking questions. She's answered your questions on shrinking pie crusts and easy food for last-minute holiday gatherings. Here's t...
Holiday baking! Have you made cookies yet this season? We are gearing up for a big cut-out cookie party this week and looking around for inspiring yet practical ideas for decorating. We love those g...
We just saw these DIY Kumquat and Bay Leaf Trees over at Betty Crocker and we thought they are a beautiful, kitchen-centric idea for an Un-Gift or a holiday table decoration. Kumquats are currently in...
We wrapped two pans of caramels and toffee in individual slips of paper over the last two days. At first this felt like sheer torture, the effects of over-ambitious bad ideas, and we swore to never ...
Old-fashioned candies, sweet and strong, are our favorites. Toffee, caramels, divinity - they all show up in our Christmas packages. Here's a new favorite with an old flavor: molasses. These are str...
When you're looking for yet more oven space and wishing for an extra burner while cooking for extra-large holiday parties, don't forget about your slow cooker. Chris says that he hates cold potatoes, ...
We continue with our Un-Gift Guide - the guide to consuming less, not more, while still giving gifts that are meaningful and valuable. Here are a few ideas for gifts of service and love in the kitch...
As we explore gifts of food and other Un-Gifts that won't clutter up the landfills, we are curious. What is the best food gift that you've ever received? We're not talking kitchen gadgets or new app...
From our survey the other day it looks like many of you would like to branch out in your candy-making repertoire. Here are a few favorite candy recipes from our archives, with some notes on how newb...
Oh, Martha. We were looking for gift bag ideas for our 2007 Un-Gift Guide and really, Martha Stewart has a corner on pretty pictures of holiday wrapping and homemade gift ideas. Here's one of our fa...
Candy thermometers and toffee pans come out of the cupboard this time of year as even those of us without much experience at candy-making give it a try in the name of holiday spirit and sugar. Homemad...
Sometimes all you need to elevate a simple homemade gift of candy to new and holiday-worthy heights is a good box. Pretty packaging really makes a difference, and we're always looking for ways to dres...
Hanukkah begins at sundown tonight - are you celebrating Hanukkah this year? The Festival of Lights goes on for eight days, and this celebration of light and rededication is a wonderful excuse to eat ...
Each year we offer some thoughts of buying less, but giving more. For cooks, this is a no-brainer. There are so many delicious gifts that can come from your kitchen, beyond fruitcake and gingerbread...
Company came for supper on Friday night, and for dessert we had Orange Cake with a spiced red wine and citrus syrup. This tasty, easy cake is also simple and plain, and we wanted to dress it up a bi...
Star-shaped cookie cutters - we have a ton of them, for some reason. Maybe it's because the pointy edges are so fun to bite off one by one. Maybe that's also why we keep coming back to this recipe f...
Hanukkah begins next week and doughnut-makers are gearing up. Sufganiyot, or jelly-filled doughnuts, are a much-loved Hanukkah tradition. Flickr user gkamin is switching it up, however, with these c...
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