Food & Wine Food & Wine
Best Handmade Gift Baskets
  • Subscribe
  • Video
    • Mad Genius Tips
    • Cooking Videos
    • Ludo Lefebvre Cooking Videos
  • Recipes
    • Meat & Poultry
    • Comfort Food
    • Soups
    • Breakfast & Brunch
    • Appetizers
    • Salads
    • Side Dishes
    • Desserts
    • Fruits
    • Vegetables
    • Seafood
    • Pasta & Noodle
    • Special Diets
    • Chefs
  • Drinks
    • Wine
    • Cocktails
    • Champagne
    • Coffee
    • Beer
    • Tea
  • Travel
    • Restaurants
    • Wine Regions
  • Holidays
    • Super Bowl
    • Chinese New Year
    • Mardi Gras
    • Valentine's Day
    • Easter
  • Kitchen & Home
    • Cooking Techniques
    • How To
    • Gift Guides
  • Shop
  • More
    • F&W Classic in Aspen
    • Events
    • Newsletters
    • Wine Club
  • News
  • Subscribe
  • VIDEO
    • Mad Genius Tips
    • Cooking Videos
    • Ludo Lefebvre Cooking Videos
  • RECIPES
    • Meat & Poultry
    • Comfort Food
    • Soups
    • Breakfast & Brunch
    • Appetizers
    • Salads
    • Side Dishes
    • Desserts
    • Fruits
    • Vegetables
    • Seafood
    • Pasta & Noodles
    • Special Diets
    • Chefs
  • DRINKS
    • Wine
    • Cocktails
    • Champagne
    • Coffee
    • Beer
    • Tea
  • TRAVEL
    • Restaurants
    • Wine Regions
    • Local Flavor
  • HOLIDAYS
    • Super Bowl
    • Valentine's Day
    • Oscar Party
    • Mardi Gras
    • St. Patrick's Day
  • NEWS
  • KITCHEN & HOME
    • Cooking Techniques
    • How To
    • Gift Guides
  • SHOP
  • SUBSCRIBE
    • Subscribe
    • Events
    • Give a Gift
    • Newsletters
    • Wine Club
  1. Home
  2. Lifestyle
  3. Best Handmade Gift Baskets

Best Handmade Gift Baskets

America's finest food artisans have begun teaching their crafts to ardent amateurs. F&W presents their best recipes for handmade gifts, plus other amazing presents to complete the package. —By Christine Quinlan and Kristin Donnelly

More
Food & Wine
Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team. If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission.
1 of 5

Spice Jam Gift Basket

Recipe: Pear Jam with Green Cardamom

From Blue Chair Fruit; Oakland,CA
Rachel Saunders is a true obsessive: She experimented with jam-making for nearly 10 years before launching Blue Chair Fruit. She now leads a Jam Making 101 class in her factory's production kitchen. $195 per class; bluechairfruit.com.

Presentation: Weck makes classic canning jars and this rounded shape. $14 for 6; weckcanning.com. Ramekin with gold rim by Lenox. $33; replacements.com. Porcelain spoons depict each season; this one is winter. $95 for 4; baileydoesntbark.com.

GO TO RECIPE
Advertisement
2 of 5

Spice Jam Gift Basket: Jam Handbook

Jam Handbook Rachel Saunders's nearly-400-page book is filled with detailed recipes for jams accented with different herbs and spices. $35.

Charcuterie Plate South Dakota's Schiltz Foods ships exceptional smoked goose breast, ready to serve alongside pear jam. From $5.50 per 3/4 lb; roastgoose.com.

GO TO RECIPE
3 of 5

Kimchi Gift Basket

Recipe: Spicy Cabbage, Carrot and Daikon Kimchi

From Happy Girl Kitchen; Pacific Grove, CA
During a year in Norway, Todd and Jordan Champagne of Happy Girl Kitchen became experts at preserving foods like pickles. Now, they demystify these methods in seasonal workshops. $125 per class; happygirlkitchen.com.

Presentation: The Vibe jar has an airtight lid. From $3.50; thecontainerstore.com. Mini tongs are perfect for chunky kimchi. $5 for 2; cutleryandmore.com.

GO TO RECIPE
Advertisement
4 of 5

Kimchi Gift Basket: Ceramic Knife

Super-lightweight but very durable and sharp, the new Victorinox knives have textured grips for extra control. From $80; swissarmy.com.

GO TO RECIPE
Advertisement
5 of 5

Kimchi Gift Basket: Perfecting Pickles

Blogger Ashley English's stellar series of how-to books on DIY life includes this primer on preserving. $20; small-measure.blogspot.com.

GO TO RECIPE

You May Like

Read More

Sign Up for Our Newsletter

Keeping you in the know on all the latest & greatest food and travel news, and other special offers.
Sign up

DELICIOUS DEAL

12 ISSUES FOR JUST $12
Subscribe & Save

Sign Up for Our Newsletter

Keeping you in the know on all the latest & greatest food and travel news, and other special offers.
Sign up
Food & Wine
Holidays & Occasions
  • Chinese New Year
  • Super Bowl Recipes
  • Valentine's Day Recipes
  • Oscar Party Food
  • Mardi Gras Recipes
  • Memorial Day Recipes
  • Father's Day Recipes
  • Rosh Hashanah Recipes
  • Halloween Recipes
  • Thanksgiving Recipes
  • Christmas Recipes
Popular Dishes
  • Sandwiches
  • Snacks
  • Bread Recipes
  • Grain Recipes
  • Bean Recipes
  • Quinoa Recipes
  • Chicken Breast Recipes
  • French Recipes
  • Mexican Recipes
Subscribe
  • Subscribe to Food & Wine
  • Give a Gift Subscription
  • Food & Wine Books
  • Get Food & Wine iPad Edition
  • Get F&W Mobile Apps
Clubs & Events
  • Food & Wine Connoisseur Club
  • Events
  • Best New Chefs
Contact
  • Customer Service
  • Contact Us
  • Advertising
  • Careers
  • Site Map
Meredith Corporation
  • Travel + Leisure
  • Departures
Food & Wine may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice. © 2018 Meredith Corporation Allrecipes Food Group. All rights reserved.
View Website Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. Your California Privacy Rights. Ad Choices. Users of this site agree to be bound by the Website Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
foodandwine.com is part of the Meredith Corporation Allrecipes Food Group. | EU Data Subject Requests
this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.