At this time of year lots of people are looking for gift ideas so I figured I would help out my readers by providing some of my thoughts about giving the gift of great taste.
People love food, eating and cooking. The proof is that I write about it on a regular basis for no benefit other than to have a good time. Much like giving knitting needles to someone who likes to knit or golf balls to someone who likes to golf, giving food related gifts is simply supporting a hobby- a delicious hobby.
Here are a few Food related gift ideas;
- Cookbook of your favourite recipes (this will be my third year giving out a recipe book)
- Recipe cards with a few fave recipes, perhaps include them in a recipe box
- Homemade BBQ sauce
- Homemade spice rub
- A jar containing all the necessary dried ingredients for a cookie recipe along with instructions on how to make the cookies
- Good olive oil & balsamic vinegar (kitchens aren’t complete without these)
- A herb garden
- Cooking utensils or appliances
- A batch of cookies or chocolates
You can get really creative with these gifts. I suggest creating a theme.
B and I have some family members that are real Foodies like us, and almost every year we exchange food related gifts. Since I haven’t identified them, and I don’t think they know about this blog yet, I can tell you what we’re giving them. We found a nicely decorated shoebox at and are filling it with some infused olive oil, good balsamic vinegar, a copy of our cookbook, homemade BBQ sauce, homemade spice rub and a flavour injector. We’ll wrap the whole thing in tissue and cellophane and top it with a bow. I know they’ll love it because they love good food and love to try new things.
A colleague of mine had a Christmas dinner theme and gave a roasting pan to one child, baking utensils to another, a gravy boat and fat separator to another and the 4th child got a carving set.
Another colleague is giving a sushi set to one of her family members. It includes bowls for rice, soya sauce dishes, plates, bamboo place mats, chopsticks, bamboo mats to roll sushi and a bamboo rice steamer.
If you have a baker in the family perhaps giving a rolling pin, cookie cutters, a silpat, oven mitts, a cookie sheet and some muffin tins would be nice. You could make a fabulous package of it all by placing it in a pastry bowl and wrapping it in cellophane.
So, go forth young Foodies and spread The Gift of Great Taste!
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If you have someone in the family who's into bbq'ing or using a smoker I highly recommend "How to Grill" by Steve Raichlen, it's the grilling Bible. Available almost anywhere and would make a killer gift. Food for thought from someone who would grill cereal if he could.
I like to give people a small appliance or utensil with a recipe book that includes recipes that use the appliance or utensil.
For instance, I gave my sister a blender a couple of years ago with a recipe book on how to make smoothies. She loved it.
Happy foodie gift-giving :)
A Gingerbread house is a great gift and people love receiving them and they are a ton of fun to make, they can take a ton of time and really is a gift from the heart.
2 cookbook authors that we love, use and gift are; Donna Hay and Rachel ray
Happy cooking and gifting!!!!
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