Tara S. (tsmith25) reviewed on 3/30/2006 + 156 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 4

Lots of great ideas & recipes

"ANNOTATION

This unique guide for homemade and heartfelt gifts offers recipes and ideas for creating special occasion baskets. Phillips signature dishes include Carrot Cake Mix, Sundried Tomato Pesto, Creole Seasoning, Simmering Potpourri, and Pecan Rice Mix. Includes clear instructions for preparing and using mixes, plus suggestions for packaging.
FROM THE PUBLISHER

With The Perfect Basket, Diane offers hundreds of ideas and recipes for making your own food and special-occasion baskets.

The Perfect Basket also includes suggestions for creative gift packaging, detailed gift-tag instructions, and a source guide to supplies and ingredients to round out this unique collection of homemade and heartfelt gifts.
FROM THE CRITICS

BookList - Barbara Jacobs

Although nothing says "I care" more than a homemade gift, would-be donors should at least ensure that both talent and time are available to make presents from scratch. San Diego cooking-school instructor Phillips has compiled a fairly comprehensive array of gift baskets, all centered on a theme--from a new pet to a weekend breakfast celebration. Obviously, she's best at creating food ideas; her 30 container gifts, with more than 125 recipes in total, are easy-to-make luxuries, including some unusual dishes like candy cookie mix, wild rice soup, banana chocolate chip streusel bread, and beef brisket marinade mix, among others. The second half of the book--special occasion assemblages--is more routine, composed of simple lists and a sentence or two of explanation for each of 30 gift packages."

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