How to make a gourmet basket at home?
It’s your friend’s anniversary and you are wasting your time thinking for the gift.what to give him? Or you have been invited to a colleague’s birthday and you just sitting blank or making a trip to the nearby mall and getting nothing there! Well its time to go creative then. Gourmet baskets are now the best gifts and they are sure to make someone happy and he might think “Oh! He has devoted so much time doing this!” Gourmet baskets are now easily available online or readymade in shops but the actual fun lies in making these baskets.
Yes, you have read it right. Gourmet baskets are easy to make. Just you have to know some tricks, the recipient’s likes and dislikes, some artistic mind and your gourmet basket is ready!! It reflects your nature how hard you tried to make the recipient happy. And it also, if you think in a practical sense, it is very economical too. Here are the various steps to make a gourmet basket:
Firstly before you start to make your basket, think of the theme surrounding which you will make the basket. This is very important because the things you will buy for the making of the basket depend on this.
The theme should depend on the tastes and the likings of the recipient and absolutely not yours. For this you got to know your friend properly.
After this mental part, its time to go out to buy a good, strong and a bit big basket. You will easily get it at a store designed for art and craft mainly and at a cheaper rate too. But make sure that your basket is a big one so that all your gifts fit in.
Then buy the usual things you will need- cellophane paper, art paper, ribbons, glue, scissors, tapes and also other beautifying things.
Next you have to buy what to put inside that basket. This depends on the type of the gourmet basket you are making viz. coffee basket or a wine one, or a chocolate or may be a fruit basket. For the details see below.
After the shopping, keep all your required things on the table and firstly start wrapping your gifts. In case of cookies or cakes keep them in a tin box and wrap it up. You may add ribbons to make them look great. But make sure every gift is packed properly.
It would be good if all the gifts are covered in distinct wrapping papers. E.g. for cookies/cakes use a brown paper.
Next comes the big task. Put the cellophane paper on the table and place the basket at the middle of the paper. Then cover the basket (not the handle) and tape the cellophane. This is done to give the basket a glossy look and also to give cohesion among the gifts.
You can add distinct artificial flowers on the handle to complete the look. Or you can add tiny lights for the children.
If it’s a total food or your baked cake basket, you can write your own recipe on a stick paper and stick it on your gifts. That will be a good gesture because your recipient will be happy to get your own cooked food and also the recipe so he can make it whenever he wants.
No matter what types of gourmet basket you give add some chocolates, hand made candles, a book or a little stuff toy may be.
So go ahead start making your gourmet basket now!!
Type of Gourmet Basket, What you need
1. Wine- A good bottle of wine, cheese, dry fruit
2. Fruit- Try out some various fruits. But make sure they remain fresh.
3. Coffee- Good coffee, herbal tea, cookies, cakes.
4. Corporate- Wine, books, etc
5. Flower- Rose, tulip, daisy, orchids
6. Chocolate- Try for different type which your recipient wanted to eat but couldn’t.
7. Kids- Stuff toys, fairy tales
8. Book- This is the best if the recipient is a bookworm. But make sure the book which you will give is not read by him.
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