One more week! One more week til Christmas! And you still don’t know what you’re going to take to your office mates or Great Aunt Sally. Not to worry. You can pull most of these gifts together in under an hour. From the Kitchen: This berry sauce can be made from frozen berries and comes together in a hurry. If you have a few days, throw together a batch of homemade grainy mustard. It takes five minutes to make, but you’ll need to let it sit for a few days before it’s ready to give. Got citrus? A bottle of tangerine syrup would be a novel gift for a foodie. Put a little chocolate under the tree with a plate of homemade fudge or a batch of peppermint bark. From the Heart: Stitch up a set of mini bags for buying spices in bulk. Or follow the same directions and make larger bags for produce shopping. A ‘Make Your Own Laundry Soap‘ kit? Brilliant! Gather the ingredients (I’ve used Frugal Kiwi’s laundry soap recipe) into a pretty basket (I’d make mine sans plastic wrap). Years (and I mean years) ago, I made what became known as ‘rice babies’ for...
