Holiday Gift Guide 2014: For the Foodie

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Craft Beer Baking Kit—Each kit includes A bag of Craft Beer Cake Mix (flavor options: Chocolate Stout, Vanilla Ale, Cocoa Porter, and Belgian Spice), a Six-Cup Cupcake Pan, Pint Glass-Shaped Cupcake Toppers, bottle-cap Candles (made with food-safe soy wax and from a variety of San Diego beer bottle caps), Bright Red Cupcake Liners, A Piping Bag to perfect your frosting technique, Four Frosting Recipes, and a Beer and sweets Pairing Guide.

UPDATE: This company is no longer in business. Find Craft Beer on Amazon. Retail Value $30

 

JOCO Coffee Cup – Each glass cup preserves your hot beverages’ ideal taste and temperature and comes in a 100% recyclable canister. They are BPA- and lead-free and have a thermal silicone sleeve in various trendy colors to make every tea and coffee lover on your list happy.

For more information, visit JocoCups.com Or Amazon.
Prices start at $22.95

 

Nutri Ninja Blender Duo with Auto-iQ—The Auto-iQ Technology features timed, intelligent blending programs that do the work for you. The XL 72 oz. Total Crushing Blender pulverizes ice to snow in seconds! Nutri Ninja Pro Extractor Blades break down whole fruits, vegetables, ice, and seeds for maximum nutrient and vitamin extraction. It comes with Jumbo Multi-Serve 32oz and Regular 24oz Nutri Ninja Cups with Sip & Seal Lids.

Available on Amazon.com. Visit NinjaKitchen.com for details. Retail Value $220

 

This Holiday Crostada from Frog Hollow Farm is a double-crust delight made with organic Warren pears, organic apples, organic currants, and house-made candied organic orange peel. Serve warm straight out of the oven. This product ships frozen; keep it frozen until baking. Serves 8-10 people.

Available at FrogHollowFarm.com. Retail Value $50

 

Artisan American Heritage Chocolate uses a recipe from 1750 and is made only from ingredients from the 18th century. All profits from the sale of American Heritage Chocolate benefit historic partners and help educate consumers on the history of the Americas through the unique lens of chocolate. Products available: Chocolate Blocks, Chocolate Bites, Finely Grated Chocolate Drinks, and Chocolate Sticks.

Available at AmericanHeritageChocolate.com. Prices Vary

 

Harbor Sweets Red Star Chocolates Box—This exquisitely detailed box presents a glorious Harbor Sweets assortment of Sweet Sloops and milk and dark chocolate varieties. Sweet Sloops are sailboat-shaped almond buttercrunch toffee covered in white chocolate and hand-dipped in rich dark chocolate and crushed pecans. It’s the chocolate that launched the company!

Available at HarborSweets.com. Retail Value: $49.95 for 32 pieces

 

The EatSmart Precision Pro Food Thermometer is designed specifically for professionals and home cooks alike. It is durable, reliable, and easy to use. It has a splash-proof design, a rapid response time (get temperatures in 5 Seconds or less), and a 1.5mm Step-Down Probe to reduce puncture hole size to keep juices in the meat. Read My Full Review Here.

Available on Amazon. Retail Value $40

 

The American Plate: A Culinary History in 100 Bites – Author Dr. Libby H. O’Connell takes you on a mouth-watering journey through America’s culinary evolution into the vibrant array of foods we savor today. In 100 tantalizing bites, ranging from blueberries and bagels to peanut butter, hard cider, and Cracker Jack, O’Connell reveals the astonishing ways that cultures and individuals have shaped our national diet and continue to influence how we cook and eat.

Available on Amazon. Retail Value $26.99

 

Hamptons Lane Tailgate Box – Create a spread of gourmet stuffed burgers with the easy-to-use Stuff-A-Burger press. Top them with Cherry Chipotle Not Ketchup, a new take on ketchup that’s made from fruit. Pair your burgers with blue ribbon-winning Santa Maria Seasoning from Oakridge BBQ. For a flavorful Asian twist, douse fresh chicken wings with award-winning Brooklyn-made Spicy Korean BBQ Sauce from the Chung sisters behind We Rub You. Use a beautifully designed Charles Viancin Lily Pad cover to transport your culinary masterpieces to the tailgate area. Finally, you can lay your spread out with some tunes in the background powered by amazing foldable and portable speakers from OrigAudio.

Available at TryTheWorld.com. Pay only $47 (retail value $70). Get $10 off your first order when you sign up

 

At Vermont Nut Free Chocolates, the entire selection of candies is completely safe for those with any tree nut or peanut allergy, all made with the finest nut-free ingredients. Vermont Nut-Free Chocolates offers more than just chocolates; they have granola bars, trail mix, fudge, bark, and gummies.

For more information, visit VermonNutFree.com. Prices vary

 

Nye’s Cream Sandwiches –  The holiday assortment package is a seasonal flavor ice cream festival in a box, complete with two (2) each of the following handcrafted ice cream sandwiches: Chocolate Cherry Pistachio: Cherry Pistachio Ice Cream with Chocolate Ganache Cookies, Peppermint Chocolate: Peppermint Ice Cream with Chocolate Ganache Cookies, Cranberry Orange Cheesecake: Cheesecake Ice Cream with Cranberry Orange Cookies and Raisin Bread Pudding: Raisin Bread Pudding Ice Cream with Oat Cookies. Every cookie is hand-scooped, and every 3.5-ounce sandwich is assembled, wrapped, and packaged by hand at Nye’s. 10 other flavors and limited-time collections are also available.

Available at NyesCreamSandwiches.com. Retail Value $50

This ceramic Emile Henry Baguette Baker bakes three, 13½inch long by 2¼inch wide, artisanal French baguettes. The Baguette Baker traps steam from the baking bread to create an environment similar to a steam-injected oven. The steam gives the bread a crunchy, golden crust and a chewy interior. The Baguette Baker simplifies the process so home bakers have more consistent, delicious results every time they make bread.

Available at EmileHenryUSA.com or Amazon. Retail Value $130

 

The Craft Beer & Pretzel Caramels from Shotwell Candy Co. combine buttery soft caramel with a healthy dose of Ghost River Brewing’s Golden Ale and finished off with nice-sized chunks of hand-crushed salty pretzels. The Hand-Crafted Beer & Pretzel caramels are sold in hand-stamped Kraft pinstriped boxes that are finished with a classic mocha brown waxed cord hand-tied into a small bow.  Since each caramel is hand-cut, the sizes will vary somewhat.  Your quarter-pound box should contain approximately 10-13 pieces. Some of the other caramels available in Bourbon & Maple Pecan, Five Spice Dark, and Hand Crushed Espresso.

Available at ShotwellCandy.com. Retail Price $9.75 per quarter pound

 

CANDY CLUB is the best place to have premier candies delivered right to your door. You’ll receive a new box of hand-picked candies and treats from their huge selection every month. Your package will include a selection of 2-3 lbs. of your favorite candies.

Available at CandyClub.com. Prices start at $29.99 for 1 month, $19.99 for 6 months, and 17.99 for a 12-month subscription.

 

The White House Honey Ale Home Brewing Starter Kit features the coveted presidential beer recipe commissioned by President Obama and brewed by his White House Chef. Craft A Brew worked closely with sources close to the White House beer brewing operation to bring you the same recipe (scaled down to fit the size of the kits), ingredients, and methods that the White House used to create their famous beer. This clean, smooth beer is fit for the most discerning craft beer lovers and diplomats alike, and you can brew it right from your own home!

Available at CraftaBrew.com or Amazon. Retail Price $48

 

The Beer Book by DK Publishing is a visual catalog of more than 800 breweries, whistle-stop beer trails, and key beer facts, and is an indispensable guide to the world’s favorite drink. Revised and updated to include the newest and hottest brews, The Beer Book features every significant brewery in every significant brewing nation, and showcases new and specialty beers, as well as the classics.

Available at https://www.dk.com/us/ or Amazon. Retail Price $25

 

The Holiday Sipping Kit includes a sampling of the favorites of artisan chocolates. You’ll receive three hot chocolate Ticket Sticks (peppermint, French truffle, and Belgian milk) with a foursquare of fresh and fluffy vanilla-bean marshmallows, a signature gingham mug. Then they tie the whole shebang up with a red satin bow and a “Happy Holidays” letter-pressed coaster. Choice of signature gingham mug!

Available at TicketChocolate.com. or Amazon. Retail Price $25

 

Just Cook Seasoning Blends – This sampler pack, “Our Favorites,” includes three favorites from the seven delicious blends. These are go-to blends for easy, gourmet meals. Taco Night Blend, Any Day Chicken Blend, and No. 19 Salmon Blend include.

Available at JustCookFoods.com. Retail Price $24

 

Ethel M Chocolate’s Caramel and Nut Collection brings together decadent gourmet chocolates with an assortment of caramel and nut candies. This delicious variation of crunchy, creamy, and chewy chocolate delights is paired with an assortment of almonds, pecans, and toffee crisps and covered in a variety of Ethel M’s signature milk and dark gourmet chocolate.

Available at EthelM.com or Amazon. Retail Value $28

 

Zoku Ice Cream Maker – Make individual portions of ice cream, custard, frozen yogurt, gelato, sorbet, or sherbet in as little as 10 minutes! Whether you prefer classic flavors like vanilla bean, mint chocolate chip, fresh strawberry, or dark fudge, or you like to create your own flavors, fresh ice cream can now be a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Available at ZokuHome.com. Retail Price $26

 

Dave’s Sweet Tooth – Real butter, real sugar, real milk chocolate, and hand-sliced almonds prepared with love, one batch at a time, every time. It may be a bit old-fashioned, but they do not use machines, microwaves, or assembly lines to produce the toffee. Dave’s Sweet Tooth is and always will be; Hand Made. Homemade. Michigan Made. Available in Milk and Dark Chocolate or Coffee Toffee.

Available at DavesSweetTooth.com. Retail Price $22.00 (Large Mason 20 oz) $12 (Small Mason 8 oz)

 

New… Cake Boss cake decorations allow aspiring at-home bakers to decorate like the Boss. The new collection is available nationwide and includes fondant, decorative icings, sprinkles, sugar crystals, and cake wraps in a variety of bright colors and patterns inspired by Buddy himself.

Available at Amazon. Prices Vary

 

Holiday Ruby 30 Piece Collection – Chocolates arrive in a polished mahogany box decorated with a golden inlaid pine tree pattern atop the lid. Chocolates include a selection from both exotic and traditional assortment. Exotic flavors include milk chocolate ganache, chocolate with lemon, rose, and Sri Lankan coconut. While some of the traditional flavors include Venezuelan dark chocolate ganache, passion fruit caramel, and vanilla ganache infused with lavender.

Available at zChocolat.com or Amazon. Retail Value $141