Holiday Gift Guide for Foodies
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}With over 400 delicious, practical and figure-friendly recipes, "The New Way to Cook Light" is one of our favorite cookbooks of the year. Available: Barns&Noble.com, $19.97 (Barns&Noble.com)
I scream ... you scream ... we all scream for homemade ice cream! Soft serve, of course. With this gift, you're sure to make someone feel like a kid again. Available: Bloomingdales.com, $165 (Now on sale for $99.99) (Bloomingdales.com)
If you know a grilled cheese lover, you'll make their holiday with ToastaBags. Make a grilled cheese as usual and pop it into your toaster for one of the easiest, most delicious sandwiches you've ever tasted. Available: Boska.com, $11.99 or at many local grocers READ: We Tried It: Grilled Cheese ToastaBags Simply put your grilled cheese sandwich into one of the bags, pop it in your toaster and enjoy a perfectly melted, golden-brown grilled cheese. Read more: http://magazine.foxnews.com/food-wellness/we-tried-it-grilled-cheese-toaster-bags#ixzz2CnIYgqfa Simply put your grilled cheese sandwich into one of the bags, pop it in your toaster and enjoy a perfectly melted, golden-brown grilled cheese. Read more: http://magazine.foxnews.com/food-wellness/we-tried-it-grilled-cheese-toaster-bags#ixzz2CnIVqhDC Simply put your grilled cheese sandwich into one of the bags, pop it in your toaster and enjoy a perfectly melted, golden-brown grilled cheese. Read more: http://magazine.foxnews.com/food-wellness/we-tried-it-grilled-cheese-toaster-bags#ixzz2CnIVqhDC (Boska.com)
If you need a last minute gift for a loved one, give them a special Starbucks holiday experience with the Mini Moments book. With five beautifully designed $5 Starbucks Cards, each good for a unique and special moment, treat your loved one to a moment to unwind with their favorite beverage or catch up with old friends over a cup of Starbucks coffee. Available: Starbucks stores nationwide, $25 (Starbucks)
Serve dessert or snacks in this Courtly Check® Tree Dish. Its deceptively simple signature checks reveal an intricate spectrum of jewel-toned colors. Handmade, fired, glazed, fired again, hand-painted, fired again, and embellished with lustre, each piece is stamped by the artisans involved in its creation. Available: In-Store (20 West 57th Street, New York, NY) or MacKenzie-Childs.com, $88
Know someone who likes to tailgate where ever they go? Give them this portable grill that collapses into a tiny box and stores charcoal right inside. Available: Industrialrev.com, $89.99
Don't drink coffee? Have some tea. These festive tea-filled Christmas ornaments taste as good as they look. And, they're perfect for stocking stuffers or tree decorations. Choose from Santa’s Secret, Merry Cranberry, Alpine Punch, or a box of all three. Available: DavidsTea.com, $4.50 each or $12.50 for set of three
If your sweetie has a sweet tooth, give them these 45-calorie miniature cupcakes. They first made their debut in New York City and have now caught the attention of foodies across the nation. In addition to their signature flavors such as Tie-dye, Peanut Butter & Jelly, Cookie Dough, Mint Chocolate Chip and Red Velvet, Baked by Melissa offers customizable cupcakes and designs, including their custom holiday Christmas Tree or Dreidel spreads. Available: bakedbymelissa.com or by calling 212-842-0220
Know someone who enjoys a stiff cocktail? Featuring ten essential bar tools in one compact design, the Bar10der makes it easier than ever to mix up your favorite cocktails and beverages. It includes standard and channel knives, a muddler, reamer, jigger, zester, stirrer, strainer, corkscrew and bottle opener. Cheers to that! Available: Bloomingdales.com, $49.99 (Bloomingdales.com)
Know someone who can't get enough bacon? With this Bacon Scented Car Freshener, they can take it with them wherever they go. Available: ThinkGeek.com, $2.99 (ThinkGeek.com)
Pepper jelly makes a great gift for the holidays — it excites the taste buds and one-ups your old cheese basket. This brand new Sweet Heat cookbook has fifty ways to use Jenkins Jellies’ best-selling Hell Fire Pepper Jelly in everything from cocktails to appetizers, and mains to desserts. The foreword is written by Gwyneth Paltrow, and sprinkled throughout are enthusiastic blurbs from Celebrity Chef Mario Batali, Blythe Danner, Kate Capshaw and more. Available: Amazon.com (cookbook), $10.84 Gift sets (book + jelly) available here: JenkinsJellies.com
We've tried and tested Williams Sonoma’s recipe and it can’t be matched. Purchase a piece of this handmade custom-blended peppermint bark to make someone's holiday season a bit sweeter. Available: Williams-Sonoma.com, $26.95 – $48.00 (Williams-Sonoma.com)
Give a grill master the tools to take their skills to the next level with a Steel Grill Griddle or a Pizza Que Grill Stone for a bubbly brick oven pizza. Available: Williams-Sonoma.com, $39.95-$99.99 (Williams-Sonoma.com)
Know someone who would appreciate endless amounts of soda at their fingertips? A SodaStream machine will do the trick — and save countless dollars, bottles and calories. Available: SodaStreamUSA.com, $79.95 and up READ: We Tried It: SodaStream (SodaStream.com)