When you send Christmas gifts, it’s all about making the recipients happy. For those who want to make sure that their gifts have that personal touch, it’s common to think of hampers as generic. Fortunately, these hamper gifts can be personalised which means that you can show each and every recipient that you put extra thought into their gift.
If you are planning on making a dinner, lunch, or breakfast basket, you will need to choose the right foods and beverages for this particular type of meal. You also need to decide whether or not you wish to add fresh produce to your basket. For a breakfast hamper, you might like to add some items with a long shelf life such as dried fruits and nuts, coffee, tea, perhaps some biscuits, jam, and anything that doesn’t need to be refrigerated.
For loved ones who love pizza, you could choose to make your own hamper with a pizza theme. Instead of a regular basket, you can use a pizza pan and line it with a couple of red and white checked towels. Fill the pan with all those essential ingredients needed to make a delicious pizza. You can even add an oven mit and matching apron if you wish!
Asian food hampers are also easy to make. Simply use a bamboo steamer to hold all your hamper goodies. Fill the steamer as you did the pizza pan. Add items like sauces, spices, and dried food items that are popular in Asian cooking. You can even add chopsticks to emphasize the theme.
If you’d like to include something to a food hamper that will last for years to come, you could add a handy recipe book. How many times do you struggle to think about what to cook? Recipe books are great for expanding your culinary ideas and experience. In fact, you might like to buy a recipe book first and then include various ingredients that are needed to make several dishes.
Don’t forget to include a bottle of wine or another beverage to compliment the theme and flavour of the food in the hamper. Even if the recipient isn’t much of a drinker, you can include non-alcoholic beverages too. If, for whatever reason you aren’t too sure about the kinds of goodies to include, you can search for things like Italian hampers or food hampers online. You can buy ready made food hampers based on your loved one’s preferences!