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"These taste a lot like pralines with a lot less work."

Ingredients: margarine, nuts...

"Southern decadence at it finest! These are enough to make a New Orleans native like me homesick. Cook time includes cooling time. Recipe from Foodtv.com (but its almost as good as MawMaw's recipe)"

Ingredients: heavy cream, light brown sugar...

"Make double or quadruple batches of this stuff. It lasts very nicely for future use, and makes a great food gift."

Ingredients: ground thyme, ground basil...

"In European countries, the coming of the wisemen bearing gifts to the Christ Child is celebrated twelve days after Christmas. The celebration, called Epiphany, Little Christmas on the Twelfth Night, is a time of exchanging gifts and feasting. All over the world, people gather for the festive Twelfth Night celebrations. One of the most popular customs..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, confectioners' sugar...

"I have been making these pralines for 20 years. They are creamy, not sticky, and do not have that gritty sugar texture."

Ingredients: margarine, pecan halves, salt...

"This recipe was found on the net. Original poster is Lort."

Ingredients: dried oregano, dried thyme...

"Here's another recipe I found on Allrecipes.com. It was submitted by Joslyn H. She stated: "This Creole seasoning blend is great for seasoning rice, meats, soups and stews, or anything that needs a flavor boost. Also makes a great gift when placed in a decorative jar with recipe attached." I'll be making up a batch of this soon...."

Ingredients: dried basil, dried oregano...

"If you like mustard then you're gonna love this refreshing twist on mustard. I love this mustard on pulled pork sandwiches. I know that not traditional for pulled pork but who knows how trends start. I hope you like it as much as I do. Experiment with the heat levels to your liking. Even try substituting different types of ground peppers like chipotle..."

Ingredients: yellow mustard, dark brown sugar...

Ingredients: dried basil, dried parsley flakes...

"Here's an unusual gift idea. After all the cookies and cakes in a jar here's a good tasting, easy gift giving idea. I put the ingredients in a small jar with instructions tied around the lid with a festive ribbon. I always list the ingredients on the back of the instructions. Cook time is just to make the jars of mix, not the making of the..."

Ingredients: dried celery flakes, pepper...

"Keep this tightly sealed in the refrigerator. Use this in you homemeade spaghetti sauces, stews, rice dishes, soups etc... it will add "life" to anything and everything!"

Ingredients: coarse salt, dried onion flakes...

"Base creole seasoning mix - good to give away as a gift."

Ingredients: dried sweet basil leaves, dried oregano leaves...

"Taken from Emeril Lagasse's book - "Every Day's a Party"; posted for ZWT 5. This is from Michelle's (who works at Emeril's 'home base' in New Orleans) grandmother, Priscilla. Sometimes called Pecan Lace cookies because once baked, they are as delicate as old lace. May be served with ice cream. May be stored in an air-tight..."

Ingredients: eggs, pure vanilla extract...

"Want to have the taste of New Orleans on your breakfast toast without the fuss and fat? Try this chunky, sweet and rum laced jam instead!"

Ingredients: dark rum, fresh lime juice...