{"id":506,"date":"2018-12-12T12:10:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T18:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jessicatijerina.com\/?p=506"},"modified":"2018-12-22T08:36:02","modified_gmt":"2018-12-22T14:36:02","slug":"holiday-food-gift-recipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jessicatijerina.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/12\/holiday-food-gift-recipes\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Homemade Gifts – Using What You Have!"},"content":{"rendered":"
ICE CREAM \/ POPCORN TOPPING<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\r\nMakes 5 Jars<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\nIngredients<\/span><\/strong>\r\n1 pound Sprinkles <\/span>\r\n\u00bd pound Demera Sugar <\/span>(demera preferred, but granulated or regular sugar will do)<\/i><\/span>\r\n2 ounces Kosher Salt*<\/span>\r\n\u00bc pound crushed Candy, your choice <\/span>(Heath Bar, Andes Mint, Candy Cane, Peanut Brittle)<\/i><\/span>\r\n\u00bc pound chopped Nuts <\/span>(Pistachio, Pecan, Walnut, Marcona Almond) <\/i><\/span>\r\n*If you have a flaky sea salt it looks nice in the shaker, like a smoked Maldon sea salt or any flavor<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/pre>\n
Method<\/span><\/strong>
\n1.Pour all ingredients into a bowl and stir until everything is mixed.<\/span>
\n2.Divide the mixture between 5 jars and seal.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
AUTHENTIC INDIAN MASALA CHAI<\/strong> <\/span>
\nMakes about 3 cups of Chai<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
Ingredients<\/span><\/strong>
\n\u00bc cup Sugar<\/span>
\n1\/8 cup Loose Leaf Tea Leaves (strong, black tea, Lipton tea bags work)<\/span>
\n\u00bd cup Black Pepper<\/span>
\n1 cup Dried Ground Ginger<\/span>
\n\u00bd cup Cinnamon<\/span>
\n\u00bd cup Dried Ground Cardamom<\/span>
\n1 T Whole Cloves<\/span>
\n1 T Dried Ground Nutmeg<\/span>
\n1 T Dried Fennel Seed<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
Method<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
In a saucepan over medium heat, add milk, water and \u00bc cup chai mixture.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\nStirring often to avoid scalding the milk, wait for bubbles to appear around the edge of the pan.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\nOnce it comes to a boil, turn off the heat and continue to stir well 1 minute.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\nAllow to steep for 1-2 more minutes.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\nStrain through a fine mesh sieve. Serve hot.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\nAdditional Ingredients not in container, but to add to recipe card<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> 1 cup Milk<\/span><\/span><\/span> 1 cup Water<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0\r\n\r\nBLACKBERRY THYME BALSAMIC DRESSING<\/span><\/span><\/strong> \r\n<\/span>Makes 4 cups<\/span><\/span><\/span> \r\n<\/span>Ingredients<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> \r\n<\/span>32 ounces (2 lbs) Fresh Blackberries, rinsed and drained<\/span><\/span><\/span> \r\n<\/span>\u00bd cup Balsamic Glaze<\/span><\/span><\/span> \r\n<\/span>2 T Sugar<\/span><\/span><\/span> \r\n<\/span>\u00bc cup dried Thyme<\/span><\/span><\/span> \r\n<\/span>\u00bd cup Water<\/span><\/span><\/span> \r\n<\/span>Method<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\r\nIn a medium saucepan over medium heat add all ingredients and stir often to avoid scalding the balsamic or caramelizing the sugar.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\nOnce the mixture has boiled, the blackberries begin to shrink and the liquid reduced, remove from heat.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\nStrain through a fine mesh sieve.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\nPour into a glass or plastic bottle and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.\r\n<\/span>Use as a salad dressing or glaze for chicken, pork or beef.\r\n<\/i>Use as a sauce for scallops.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/pre>\n
INDIAN RICE SACHET<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\r\nIngredients<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\r\n1 Cinnamon Stick<\/span> <\/span><\/span>\r\ntsp Turmeric (ground)<\/span> <\/span><\/span>\r\n2 Cardamom Pods<\/span> <\/span><\/span>\r\n1 Star Anise<\/span> <\/span><\/span>\r\n2 Cloves<\/span> <\/span><\/span>\r\n1 tsp Cumin Seed<\/span> <\/span><\/span>\r\n1 tsp Mustard Seed<\/span> <\/span><\/span>\r\n1 dried Chile de Arbol<\/span> <\/span><\/span>\r\nCheesecloth<\/span> <\/span><\/span>\r\nDecorative String <\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\nMethod<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>\r\nIn a square of cheesecloth add ingredients, tie with decorative string.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\nUse 2 sachet for every 2 cups of water.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/pre>\n
PEPPERMINT BROWNIE MASON JAR<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\r\nIngredients<\/span><\/strong> <\/span><\/span>\r\n1 2\/3 cup Sugar<\/span> <\/span><\/span>\r\n\u00be cup Cocoa Powder<\/span> <\/span><\/span>\r\n1 1\/3 cup AP flour<\/span> <\/span><\/span>\r\n\u00bd tsp Baking Powder<\/span> <\/span><\/span>\r\n\u00bc tsp Salt<\/span> <\/span><\/span>\r\n\u00bd cup Chocolate Chunks (sold at Trader Joe\u2019s)<\/span> <\/span><\/span>\r\n\u00bc cup Andes Peppermint Baking Chips<\/span> <\/span><\/span>\r\n\u00bc cup broken Candy Canes<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\nAdditional ingredients not in jar, but to add to Recipe Card<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> \r\n3\/4 cup melted Butter <\/span><\/span>\r\n2 large Eggs<\/span><\/span><\/span> \r\n2 T Water<\/span><\/span><\/span> \r\n2 tsp Vanilla Extract<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\nMethod for Layering Jar<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>\r\nIn a small bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt.\r\n<\/span>Layer sugar, cocoa powder (wipe the inside of the jar after the cocoa layer), then flour mixture.\r\n<\/span>Add chocolate chunks, then peppermint chips and sprinkle candy cane pieces on top.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\nMethod for Baking\r\n<\/span><\/strong>Preheat oven to 350 and grease a 9x13 inch pan.\r\n<\/span>Mix brownie mix with wet ingredients in a large mixing bowl.\r\n<\/span>Spread into prepared baking pan. Bake for 18-25 minutes.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\nCHOCOLATE VANILLA SUGAR<\/strong> *Use small Jam Mason Jar for these ingredients<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> \r\nIngredients<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong> \r\n\u00bd cup Sugar<\/span><\/span><\/span> \r\n1 split Vanilla Bean<\/span><\/span><\/span> \r\n\u00bd cup Cocoa Powder<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\nMethod\r\n<\/span><\/strong>Rub split vanilla bean into sugar until you see the seeds throughout the sugar.\r\n<\/span>Stir sugar to incorporate the vanilla bean seeds.\r\n<\/span>In a small bowl mix the ingredients together and add to the jar.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\nHappy Holidays!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ICE CREAM \/ POPCORN TOPPING Makes 5 Jars Ingredients 1 pound Sprinkles \u00bd pound Demera Sugar (demera preferred, but granulated or regular sugar will do) 2 ounces Kosher Salt* \u00bc pound crushed Candy, your choice (Heath Bar, Andes Mint, Candy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[351,348,343,344,321,349,323,353,352,342,327,350,330,31,341,339,346,345,347],"class_list":{"1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-recipes","7":"tag-blog","8":"tag-chocolate-peppermint-brownies","9":"tag-chocolate-sugar","10":"tag-chocolate-vanilla-sugar","11":"tag-food-gifts","12":"tag-food-sachet","13":"tag-gifts","14":"tag-gifts-for-everyone","15":"tag-gifts-for-foodies","16":"tag-holiday-food","17":"tag-indian-rice","18":"tag-l-like-you","19":"tag-mason-jar-gifts","20":"tag-mn","21":"tag-mn-gifts","22":"tag-nisswa","23":"tag-vanilla-bean","24":"tag-vanilla-pod","25":"tag-vanilla-sugar"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jessicatijerina.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jessicatijerina.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jessicatijerina.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jessicatijerina.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jessicatijerina.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=506"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/jessicatijerina.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":524,"href":"https:\/\/jessicatijerina.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506\/revisions\/524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jessicatijerina.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jessicatijerina.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jessicatijerina.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}