Five Easy Gifts From Your Kitchen

I just discovered a fabulous post on Definitely Not Martha on how to make a very useful and healthy kitchen gift - Lentil Soup Mix, which inspired this post. As people age, it can be difficult to figure out what to give them- especially if they are down-sizing.

This post has a variety of things you might like to whip up in your kitchen to give an older friend - or anyone who appreciates food.
Do you have a favourite kitchen gift recipe to share? Please drop me a note in the comments below.

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5 Easy Kitchen Gifts

Here are five easy kitchen gifts you might like to whip up for gifting family and friends.

Curried Homemade Lentil Soup Mix.

Leslie at Definitely not Martha says her Curried Homemade Lentil Soup recipe makes about 7 cups of soup. If you don't like curry, she also offers the following alternatives: French, Italian, Moroccan, or Mexican.
Cathy at Love Foodies shared her Prizewinning Slow Cooker Apple butter recipe in this post.
Juls Kitchen has a slew of lovely recipes including one for Pickled Cauliflower Giardiniera. It looks delightful and won't break the bank! Check it out on her post about Homemade Kitchen Gifts at Juls Kitchen
Over on the Twenty-Something blog you can find 7 posts with Homemade kitchen gifts including hot sauce and recipes for two kinds of teas!
Custom Homemade Healthy Trail Mix - This is a great easy gift that even kids can put together. Since I've been put on heart medications, there are A LOT of foods I can't eat. PLUS my teeth aren't as strong as they used to be either. Perhaps you know someone who, like me, is on a restricted diet. Get a list of things they like and CAN eat and put them together in a reusable jar. I know it's something I'd appreciate.