So, I'm MAKING everyone's Christmas gift this year.

[cherokeeprogressive]

A while back, I stumbled across a collection of marinade/dipping sauce recipes on the internet. I've since made a few batches at home, and have been told that I should market it. Soooo, I'm going to make some and give it to my friends for Christmas. I'm going to make two flavors: Tomato/Basil, and Chipotle/Garlic. Everyone will get a bottle of each.

I went online, found some cool 8.5 ounce glass bottles, caps, and shrink-wrap seals. I ordered 48 bottles.

This stuff is soooo good. You can put a bowl out with some small pieces of hard bread for an appetizer at a dinner with friends, or spread it on chicken, fish, or beef before cooking. My personal favorite is to spread it over skin-on chicken before baking it in the oven.

Now I'm trying to design some cool labels for the bottles, which will say "Christopher's Private Reserve" and "Dipping Sauce/Marinade".

I'm pretty excited. It'll be the first time I've ever given as a gift something that I've made with my own hands. It's going to be mailed to family and friends in 12 states.

Is that hokey? It's actually really good.

[AwakeAtLast]

1. I'd like to order two, please!

Seriously, that sounds like a great present. It shows you put a lot of love and hard work into it.

[cherokeeprogressive]

4. It's actually quite cost effective as well. The bottles cost about $38. The ingredients which

include olive oil, sun-dried tomatoes, red wine vinegar, and other seasonings won't cost much more than about $50 dollars. The labels will only cost what a package of Avery labels cost plus whatever time it takes for me to design them.

I need some kind of graphic for the background of the label though. I was thinking of some kind of stylized sunset.

And hey, who knows? If everyone likes it, I just might think of marketing it online. Special Discount for DU'ers of course!

[hippywife]

2. I think it's a wonderful idea.

People enjoy, or at least they should, something homemade, especially when it's something really delicious. :hi:

ETA: come on over to Cooking and Baking and post your recipes. Please?

[greenbriar]

3. when can I expect mine?

oh and that is a cool idea!

[cherokeeprogressive]

5. Yanno, I'd love nothing more than to be DU's supplier of awesome marinade/dipping sauces.

Who knows? Maybe I could start a business that caters to people who can prove they're DU members!

For that matter, maybe a DU barter community could be established.

There are a few DU'ers I'd love send some to... You'd be one. Free of course!