Gourmet Gift Basket Information

Making your own gift basket takes a bit more creativity, but if you're up for the challenge, several publications offer suggestions. For example, you can customize a reusable container to fit your budget and the recipient's taste, such as a colander filled with hard breadsticks, pasta, hard cheeses, pasta sauce or olive oil. A large mixing bowl can be filling with staples for baking, such as chocolate bars, high-quality vanilla extract and pearl sugar.

Martha Stewart's website has some ideas for Mother's Day gift baskets and for housewarming baskets.

Real Simple magazine also has suggestions for hostess gifts and for Mother's Day.