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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...

2006 Un-Gift Guide: Faith's Picks

Faith is our at-large editor, covering the national scene for The Kitchen. Faith has already given us ideas for home-made gifts here and here. The Marie Antoinette Special Edition Ice Cream Pack (J...

2006 Un-Gift Guide: Chris' Picks

Our Un-Gift Guide is a little late this year, but that's okay, because it's all about not being stressed about buying presents for the holidays. It's not about consuming, spending gobs of money you d...

Gifts from the Kitchen: Part 2

More food gift ideas from around the web! There's so many out there, of course, but here's a collection of recipes and ideas highlighted by you, our readers, and others that we felt were so charming t...

Gifts from the Kitchen: Part 1

We promised a roundup of good food gift ideas, and since it's less than two weeks away from Christmas, now seems like a good time to be baking and candymaking! Here's a roundup of good ideas from AT K...

Good Question: Food Gifts for the Holidays

Last year I asked about pickling around the holidays and someone started a thread about it. This year, again, I'd like to find a recipe for something (not cookies) that I can make and give out as gi...

Valentine's Day Gift Guide: Vosges Chocolate

Over the holidays, our mail carrier presented us with a gorgeous cloud of sweet-smelling purple boxes. Inside, after much curious digging, we found Vosges Chocolates. Knowing Maxwell's love of c...

Valentine's Day Gift Guide: Murray's Cheese LOVE BOX

I'd take a hunk of cheese over a hunk of chocolate any day. And if it were, for example, Valentine's Day, why a basket full of stinky cheeses would really get me blushing. The folks at Murray's Ch...

2005 Holiday Gift Guide: Benriner Mandoline

Try not to over-do it on the gadgets. There's nothing worse than having to cope with the clutter in that one drawer we all know - full of useless, tangled, gadgets, multiple melon-ballers, and broken...

2005 Holiday Gift Guide: Shopping Bags

The eco-minded chef on your list will probably love some re-useable shopping bags - okay, so it's not the sexiest gift ever, but trust us, eco-minded chefs love gifts like this. The unbleached co...

2005 Holiday Gift Guide: Knives!

The one item we use most consistently while cooking (aside from a wine glass) is a chef's knife. Sure, we all have our favorite knife, but it's nice to have a couple on hand. So even if that gourman...

2005 Holiday Gift Guide: Magazines

For those who like to read about food before they cook it, a magazine subscription is a great gift, because you know it will be used. We like to give once, and then if there is evidence of enjoymen...

2005 Holiday Gift Guide: Make Your Own

Granola is one of those great foods that is so easy to make, and gives such pleasure to those who eat it. Thus, it is the perfect gift. Here is our simple formula for Homemade Granola. As you...

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