These can be presented in a decorative fashion, and either given alone or combined with other gifts in a basket. Pick a theme and create a basket. Here are two of my personal favorites. Second, a Latte Lovers basket filled with a decorative mug, chocolate dipped spoons, and hot drink mixes such as Mexican coffee mix, hot cocoa mix, or teas. Give a basket filled with various flavored rice mixes, dip mixes, salad dressing mixes, dessert mixes, soup mixes, etc.
Many websites offer a variety of mix recipes.
Choose an inexpensive item to add to the basket to make a unique and beautiful gift. For example, a ceramic bowl for the soup mix, a wooden spoon with the dessert mixes, and a cruet with the salad dressing mix. For the dog lover, give them some gourmet dog biscuits and a dog toy in a basket. I buy the baskets at thrift shops and garage sales. Sometimes I spray paint them gold to dress up the gift.