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Not everyone has the leisure to crochet an elaborate set of coasters or craft something particularly clever, and if you don’t want to be stuck bringing yet another bottle of wine (not that one can have too many) to the next party, try out one of these great ideas from Chaya Kurtz at Networkz to thank the host or hostess.

1. Pie: Pie is delicious and unless someone is allergic to the ingredients, even a store-bought pie is a nice gift to a hostess. Even if the hostess is on a diet and won’t eat the pie, her guests or husband will probably eat it.

2. Cookies: If there is a dynamite bakery near your office, a box of scrumptious cookies will never go unloved.

3. High quality nuts: Little nibbles that can either be served immediately or stashed away for the future are always appropriate as a hostess gift. Nobody ever thinks to bring pistachios to a dinner party, but let me tell you, nobody without a nut allergy would pass up some good pistachios. Containers of chocolate covered nuts, shelled and unshelled nuts, and flavored nuts are a fantastic hostess gift, especially when presented in abundance.

4. Flavored seltzers: While wine is the standard hostess gift (and for good reason), exotic sodas or flavored seltzers are always a nice surprise. They are especially great when you know that the host or hostess will be staying sober for the evening.

Full story at Networkz.

For the non-DIY crowd.

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