I have a book entitled, 'Simply Homemade Food Gifts', from the Meredith Press. It contains many very attractive recipes for gift-giving, and ways of packaging/presenting them. I thought these Viennese Coffee Ball cookies looked good, and quick to put together: http://www.bhg.com/recipe/cookies/viennese-coffee-balls/This time of year I begin craving more vegetables, and one veggie recipe that we never tire of is this Gratin of Eggplant, Tomatoes and Zucchini, from the Julia and Jacques 'Cooking at Home' series: http://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/recipe-eggplant-and-zucchini-gratin/The companion book to this series is especially good: https://www.amazon.com/Julia-Jacques-Cooking-at-Home/dp/0375404317-JT