Apartment Therapy: Gift Guides

Weekend Getaways: Best Gifts for Hosts

Anyone heading to a friend's beach/lake/country house this weekend? We are. And we'd like to bring a gift — nothing extravagant, but something more unique than a bottle of wine. So we rounded up ...

Graduation Gift Ideas for the Kitchen

It's graduation season. That means thousands of young people are headed out into the world, getting new apartments, settling into new routines . . . and reaching for the takeout menus. But it doesn'...

Post-Holiday Gift Guide: Handcrafted Butter Spreader from Tryyn Gallery

We made a prediction that silicone would be out in 2008 and warmer, more hand-crafted kitchen tools would have a big growth spurt. This chocolate lacewood butter spreader just proves the point. One ...

Post-Holiday Gift Guide: Sigg Water Bottles

We spend a lot of time before the holidays rounding up good gifts (or un-gifts, as the case may be) but we realized that many of the best gift ideas come after the holidays, as we look at the stuff ...

Ungift Guide 2007: Best Last Minute Online Gifts for Cooks

Are you looking for a last-minute gift for a cook? Our Un-Gift Guide is all about gifts that are nourishing and simple, without too much consumer packaging. Some of the best are gifts you buy or use...

Reader Tip: Use Bakery Sheets for Wrapping Candy

We found this good tip from reader sarahrae in our post about wrapping homemade candy. She says: I cater baked goods and what I have found to be the most economical is food wrappers... the pieces of...

Ungift Guide 2007: Last Minute Homemade Food Gifts

It may be too late to make liqueurs, vinegars, and preserved lemons - all great food gifts that need a little time to mature. But there is still plenty of time to make special treats for friends and g...

Un-Gift Guide 2007: Old-Fashioned Candy Goodie Bags

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...

Un-Gift Guide 2007: Gifts for Good Causes

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? ...

Good Question: Making Gifts from Fresh Herbs

I have a question that is Christmas-gift related. I would like to use the rosemary and sage plants I have in my backyard to make some Christmas gifts. I've come up with rosemary infused olive oil, ros...

Questions for Allie: How Should I Package Food Gifts?

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...

Un-Gift Guide 2007: Kumquat and Bay Leaf Tree

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...

Ungift Guide 2007: Fudge-Covered Marshmallows

Candy is at the top of the list when it comes to homemade kitchen gifts and our Un-Gift Guide 2007, focusing on gifts from the home and gifts that don't require unnecessary consumption. Marshmallows, ...

Un-Gift Guide 2007: Wrapping Homemade Candy

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 ...

Un-Gift Guide 2007: Kitchen Love and Service

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...

Un-Gift Guide 2007: Bottles for Food Gifts

When giving homemade food gifts, much of the fun (and frustration) is in the packaging - especially when it comes to liquids. How do you find affordable, pretty bottles and packaging for things like l...

What's the Best Food Gift You've Ever Received?

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...

Un-Gift Guide 2007: Homemade Candy

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...

Un-Gift Guide 2007: Pretty Packaging from Martha Stewart

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...

Un-Gift Guide 2007: eBay! Atomic Orange Salt 'n Pepper Shakers and more...

Why encourage the making of more stuff when there's so much cool stuff in the world already? One Ungifty way to give a great gift this Christmas is to look on eBay for pre-loved kitchen stuff, which...

Questions for Kimball: Ideas for Homemade Holiday Gifts?

Christopher Kimball, the founder and editor of Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Country magazines and star of "America's Test Kitchen" on PBS, asked for questions from Kitchen readers. Here's the last ...

Un-Gift Guide 2007: Parapluie Blooming Boxes

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...

2006 Un-Gift Guide: Grant's Picks

Grant is our Los Angeles editor and he has a few ideas for some last minute gifts you can make yourself. • I'm planning on making chocolate truffles to give as gifts. Who doesn't love chocol...

2006 Un-Gift Guide: Heidi's Farmers' Market Picks

Heidi writes our weekly Farmers' Market Report for the NYC area. Here are a few of her picks for this season. The Greenmarket Cookbook: Recipes, Tips, and Lore from the World Famous Urban Farmers' M...

2006 Un-Gift Guide: Vanessa's Picks

Vanessa is our San Francisco Bay Area editor, and she has a few quick suggestions for easy things you can make yourself: • Lemon Curd and some Dry Scone Mix • Preserved Lemons, Homemade S...

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