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The festive season is just around the corner, and you just can\u2019t face the chaos of gift shopping. Worse, you\u2019ve run out of ideas for what to buy.<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019ve been there. And the irony is, I love gift shopping. But I\u2019m also pretty sure some of my gifts end up in the recipient\u2019s re-gifting pile, ready to impress someone else in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Here\u2019s a thought: Consider chucking the whole shopping shebang altogether and rustling up a jar of food instead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Making a food gift probably takes less time than getting dressed, making the trip to your neighbourhood shopping mall, browsing for suitable gifts, queueing up to pay for them, queuing up again to get them gift-wrapped, and finally, tiredly making your way home.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n You can do all them all in your pyjamas \u2013 and at 2am, if you like. And with these recipes, you don\u2019t even need to be that much of a cook.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Even the pickiest friend or relative won\u2019t be able to fault the care and time taken to make a food gift. Yes, you could easily buy a jar of anything I\u2019ve offered here, but that\u2019s not the point.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n