Today I received my first home made edible Diwali gift in many years and I spent a blissful afternoon polishing off half a dozen lemon tarts.
I am a great believer in edible gifts. They have a personal touch and don't take up any space in your loft….because let's face it, When was the last time you were gifted some eyesore of a home decor item that you didn't stash away because it was too ugly to even re gift? And psychologically I am quite sure that store bought chocolates and mithai have a tendency to go into storage on my hips much more than lemon tarts.
Contrary to what you may think, these gifts don't involve hours of kitchen slavery just a little bit of planning ahead of time.
For Diwali last year We presented slices of Date Cake accompanied with Toffee Sauce, Cheese shortbread, Spiced Walnuts and that empty handmade origami box in the top left corner held Macarons.
It is probably too late for you to make something for Diwali but why not give it a try this Christmas. Everything doesn't have to be home made….a slice of cake and a cookie with maybe a Christmas ornament and some tea? and tuck in a handmade card somewhere? Sounds good to me.
I have created a picture tutorial for this fun Christmas stained glass cookie. It is easy to make and blows peoples' minds away. These are something you could put in your Christmas box.
You could also bake your favourite cookies and pack them in a resealable plastic bag and top them off with a bag topper like so-
OK so I lied. There is a little bit of kitchen slavery involved. But I can make some things easier for you. Download the printable Christmas gift tags and bag topper below. Right click and save to your computer.
One last freebie for you to make up for this utterly crappy brain dead blog post. Print this out on an A4 sheet and give it to your child/nephew/niece/favourite non relative child and make Christmas shopping easier for yourself.
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A profusely profound blog post next time.
