When you are not the one hosting, its important to make the person who is feel special and let them know you’re thankful for having you in their home. Being a hostess is a lot of work…and let’s face it we are all busy to begin with. So the next time you receive an invitation, whether its a dinner party or 40th suprise party at someone’s home, really think about a way to show them your appreciation.
Recently friends of ours turned vegan, after watching a documentary called Forks Over Knives. They invited us over for a dinner party where they were going to try out new vegan recipes to share with friends. I racked my brain and thought, what in the world do you bring vegans who don’t drink wine or spirits? I got to thinking about what a vegan would need in their pantry and visited my local health food store’s bulk isle. There I picked up things like brown rice, quinoa, dried apricots, and Israeli couscous among other spices and things.
When I researched vegan recipes I kept seeing many that had a Moroccan flair. Enter the Tagine – a special Moroccan cooking device that many vegans would say is a staple in their kitchen. You can find these at any gourmet cooking store.
The bulk ingredients went into mason jars with card-stock printed labels that I tied on with yarn. All went into a weathered looking wooden crate I picked up at Marshall’s. To complete the gift I printed up some 5 star reviewed vegan recipes I found online and bundled them together with twine.
Here are some pictures for my DIY vegan hostess gift. It looked so great and the hostess was so excited to open this gift and start trying the new recipes.
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