ALT-1 Unique Food Basket Gift Ideas
Food baskets are fun to create and very appreciated by the recipients. When creating these wonderful treats, think about the entire dining experience. Let's look at some creative dinners with International appeal.
Mexican Night - Select a colorful wicker basket and into it place napkins and place mats with a Mexican decor. Include boxed mixes for taco dinners. Make sure you select various corn chips and salsa for a tasty appetizer. Include a bottle of Sangria wine and some colorful wine glasses as well. It would be fun to find a CD of Mexican music to accompany this tasty meal.
Italian Pizza Night - Children would love to help out preparing this meal! Select a basket and line it with a red and white checked napkin. Include ingredients for making pizza dough. Also include the tomato sauce and cheeses which would be needed. If the family enjoys pepperoni or sausage on their pie...place them in the basket. Also include a large round pizza pan to bake your pie on, and of course, include the pizza cutting tool. A six pack of their favorite soft drink and paper plates and cups round out this basket treat.
Romantic Chinese dinner for two - For the busy couple who cannot go out to the Chinese restaurant...bring the restaurant to them. In an oriental inspired basket place two place mats and matching napkins with two chopsticks. Select the menu from their favorite restaurant and add that with a gift card for the dinner. If they have a favorite wine include a bottle with appropriate glasses. Lovely candles in fashionable candle holders complete this wonderful basket.
Gluten free basket - Many people are finding they have an intolerance to gluten products, please do not forget them at holiday time. Find a large basket or decorated gift bag and include gluten free crackers and chips with salsa and cheeses for an appetizer. There are wonderful macaroni and lasagna packages which can be added with jars of tomato sauce. You can include the appropriate gluten free cheeses to create the meal. For dessert you will find a variety of cookies and chocolate bars which would end the meal sweetly!
Movie night - This is an old reliable gift which can be enjoyed by young and old. Select one or two movies which the recipient would love to own. Include in this gift bag boxes of candy and chocolates and bottles of soft drinks. What is a movie night without popcorn? Include a bag of flavored popcorn and a box of microwaveable popcorn. If these are films YOU would like to see, add a note that you would love to join them for a movie night and that you would bring the ice cream.
These gift baskets sound like winners, select the ones which are best for you...and have fun!
