{"id":565,"date":"2015-01-01T11:54:56","date_gmt":"2015-01-01T18:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/childerhouseblog.com\/?p=565"},"modified":"2015-01-02T20:15:17","modified_gmt":"2015-01-03T03:15:17","slug":"christmas-gift-bags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/childerhouseblog.com\/?p=565","title":{"rendered":"christmas gift bags"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"christmas<\/a>Although I do some kind of gift basket<\/a> every year, I haven’t always done a great job documenting the contents. I’m usually scrambling to finish making components and end up sending them out the door before I can even snap a photo. This year, bad time management paid off, and by the time I was done putting everything together, a lot of the recipients had left town. Most everybody is getting New Year’s treats this time around, but that means I had time to break out the camera.<\/p>\n

This year’s gift bags include:<\/p>\n

–Raspberry and blackberry jam<\/a>
\n-Mushroom salt (a blend of dehydrated wild mushrooms, coarse grey sea salt, thyme, and pink peppercorns)
\n–Spicy brown ale mustard<\/a>
\n-English toffee (adapted from this recipe<\/a>)
\n–Pretzel fudge<\/a>
\n–Sea salt caramels<\/a>
\n-Beef and pork summer sausage (Nick’s contribution)
\n-Apple butter (recipe from this cookbook<\/a>)
\n-A mediocre attempt at Sriracha (I won’t share the recipe, because it’s not even close)
\n-Homemade soaps (more on this later)<\/p>\n

Because I am a crazy person, I’d actually planned on doing more than this, but came to my senses when I looked at a calendar. The rainbow of macarons has been re-slated for next year’s gift bags. Something went totally awry when I calculated how much mustard I’d need to make, and I ended up with an insane amount. If you want some mustard, let me know! I will never eat it all and I need the fridge space. In the meantime, I am putting mustard on everything.<\/p>\n

Other news:
\n-If you were wondering what the most beautiful mug in the world looks like, look no further<\/a> (thanks, mom and nan)!
\n-Finally my love of NPR and true crime is combined into one awesome podcast<\/a>.
\n-I have seen a lot of excellent movies lately, but this<\/a> is a recent favorite.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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