The Flying Brownie: 100 Terrific Homemade Food Gifts for Friends and Loved Ones Far Away

About this book

Whether it is a family member that lives across the country or a loved one away on business attending college or stationed abroad in the military everyone loves to get a treat in the mail that says "thinking of you." It would be even more meaningful if that treat could be homemade or is a number of different snacks sweets and tastes of home to make someone living far away feel closer. Shirley Fans The Flying Brownie is the first and only book devoted to making packing and adding creative homemade touches for food gifts that can be shipped a long distance. It features 100 recipes for baked goods and other snacks and treats each with precise storage instructions and storage times. The book also offers plenty of guidance in navigating the various rules and restrictions of postal services customs and even secure military installations. Separate chapters are devoted to brownies and bars cookies candies and confections breads and quick breads extra-light items for inexpensive shipping savory foods and mixes to be assembled upon delivery. From a veteran of the Food Network Kitchens and a registered dietitian this is a reliable and inspiring guide that is sure to bring those families and friends who live apart closer together through the very same thing that unites them when they live together: good food.