Make it all about you

Personalized items make you, or someone you love, the star attraction. Here are two foodie-themed ways to make yourself or a loved one the center of the universe.

Spreading it on thick: Maybe you won’t make it on a Wheaties box, but would you settle for a condiment? (We think this is sassier, anyhow.) Heinz is letting customers personalize 14-ounce glass, 20-ounce plastic or party-friendly 2.25-ounce mini bottles of ketchup and/or mustard. Go online to myheinz.com; prices start at $6 per bottle plus shipping.

My kitchen, my recipes: This personalized wooden recipe box from Williams-Sonoma lets visitors know whose kitchen they’re walking into. The box can hold 500 4-by-6-inch recipe cards and comes with 100 – as well as a stainless-steel embosser, bearing the owner’s initials, to stamp cards (nothing like emphasis). The set costs $69 by mail-order only: williams-sonoma.com or 800-541-2233.