The book was exactly what I was looking for. We give gifts to many people at church and these are an inexpensive easy way to say weère thinking of you.

My fiance and I are saving for our wedding, so this year we are using Gifts in a Bag - Dips to make our Christmas gifts for firends and family. I "test marketed" the Mexican Fiesta Dip to a group of her friends one evening and the bowl was empty when everyone left. I guess no-one liked it.

We set up packets of three different dips and a bag of chips for each giftee! We chose the Herb Dip, Garlic and Chive Dip and the Mexican Fiesta Dip.

The great thing about this series of books is that you can make each gift and personalize it. We made personalized tags with our pictures and funny names for the dips, like: Kiss Me Quick Garlic and Chive Dip. I think that if the reception to the dips is anything like the test groups reaction then we've got another winner with the Gifts in a... Series. (Last year we made Gifts in a Jar - Cookie mixes for Christmas. Those went over really well.)

I made the Mexican Fiesta Dip, Oniony Party Dip, and Fruit Dip mixes for 80 people as gifts for Christmas last year. All of the receipes were very well received by friends and family. They were very easy to make and delicious. My only criticism is that some of the ingredients were difficult to find. I had difficulty finding beef bouillon granules and I had to special order candied ginger through a restaurant supplier.

I recommend the book. It's great for those who like cooking and dislike processed, store-bought foods.