Fabulous Holiday Gourmet Food Gifts!

Host Bee on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Fabulous Gourmet Foods for Holiday Gift Giving!

Delicious gourmet foods are a great gift for many people on your shopping list! Consider older relatives who can’t easily shop and cook, busy working couples or that one person who just doesn’t need a thing!

Some popular Resources:

Wolferman’s

Distinctive English muffins, tea breads and spreads (Wolfermans)

Stonewall Kitchen

Jams, salsas, mustards, crackers and dessert sauces (Stonewall Kitchen)

Rossi Pasta

Uniquely flavored pastas and sauces (Rossi Pasta)

Some New Ideas

Katherine-Anne Confections

Truffles and caramels are hand crafted using only the finest natural, fair trade or organic ingredients! Candy arrives packaged in beautiful, round boxes, trimmed with navy ribbons! (Katherine Anne Confections)

Regional Best

Buying (and cooking) local is one of the hottest culinary trends around! At Regional Best, 16 categories of food items produced by local artisans and farmers are offered! The array is broad – ranging from Texas Pralines to Michigan Flowering Teas to Montana Grass Fed Beef. The perfect gift will be easy to find! (Regional Best)

President Brie

This brie is an elegant and delicious new take on an old favorite! What makes this brie a stand out is its’ easy to slice log shape (perfect for crackers) and very thin, edible rind. This cheese is rich, creamy and gone in a minute! (President Cheese)

Caroline’s Cakes

While many flavors of scrumptious layer cakes are baked at Caroline’s Cakes, the Southern style Seven Layer Caramel Cake is both unique and delicious! The cake features 7 layers of moist yellow cake coated with “melt” in your mouth” caramel icing! (Caroline’s Cakes, pictured at top)

Experience Chocolate

This clever gift not only offers gourmet chocolates, but the experience of tasting chocolates from around the world as well! The collections from Experience Chocolate are designed to consider the origin of particular cocoa beans, the content and manufacturing. Kits can be used to host an “in home” tasting party and include tips on what to serve and how to rate the chocolate! Another variation, entitled Chocolate for the Vine, includes a list of wine pairings for the chocolates! This sounds like the perfect ladies’ night out to me! (Experience Chocolate)

Zabar’s

This is the ultimate resource for all things New York! At this site, you’ll find signature gift baskets filled with those classic items that can only come from the Big Apple! From bagels to pastrami to Jewish rye bread, it’s all here! (Zabar’s)

La Tienda

These Spanish specialties will make you hungry just glancing through the web pages! With the continuing popularity of tapas as a fun and casual way to entertain, this retailer brings these foods right to your front door! Cheeses, sausages, gazpachos and olives are just a few of the offerings. (La Tienda)

Byrd Cookie Company

While this retailer has been baking delicious cookies since 1924, they’ve expanded their selection to include a variety of “Low Country Lifestyle” foods! These coastal specialties include Cheddar Biscuits, Shrimp and Grits Mix, Key Lime Coolers, Benne Wafers, Crab Dip Mix and Bloody Mary Seasoned Peanuts! The gourmet foods arrive on embossed silver trays!