Beautifully made gift baskets can cost a pretty penny, but Tamara doesn't need to look any further than her garden in Fairmont, Minnesota, to make hers. Tamara plucks her homemade holiday gifts right from her own backyard! "I make salsa, applesauce, spaghetti sauce, spicy green beans and crunchy dill pickles," she says. "So at Christmastime, I make gift baskets for all my family and loved ones."

From The Oprah Winfrey Show How to Have the Thriftiest Holiday Ever!