Brooklyn Brainery
Grab Bag with Aj Simone

DIY Gifts for Your Foodie Friends

DIY Gifts for Your Foodie Friends
Photo: Aj Simone

Shopping during the holidays can suck a big one. There're the crowds, the lines, and worst of all, the generic holiday accoutrement. 

This year, skip the lines and go the DIY route! Make unique homemade gifts in the comfort of your own home.

In this class we'll be making 4 really simple gifts, perfect for your fellow foodie friends. Here's the line up: savory and tangy black onion relish, apple & pear spiced fruit butter, homemade vanilla extract, and a fantastic liquor infusion using fruit cores.

As an added bonus, we'll be demystifying the basics of hot water bath canning so come spring you'll be a jam making, pickle brining machine!

(You'll take home your own jar of everything except the vodka!) 

Aj Simone

About Aj Simone

Aj Simone is the author of Handjobs For The Home, a blog dedicated to urban homesteading for the frugal and fabulous. Aj is a big time manner, or man canner who loves to pickle, jam, and infuse just about everything that's in season. He's also a novice cheese monger, and lover of all things homemade.