A Few of My Favorite Gift-Giving Things…
It’s hard to believe, but holiday time is fast approaching! How about enhancing someone’s cooking and dining experience with a gift of good quality cooking equipment, specialty ingredients, cookbooks, or of course, wine? I’ve compiled a list of some of my favorites, and, wow, this list could go on and on! It represents a sampling – some have been around for a while and are tried and true, and others are new to the scene. I hope it provides you with a bit of inspiration for any time you are gift-giving.
NOTE: I receive no compensation for any listings below. I simply enjoy the products and wish to share.
BOOKS
Pantry
- Start Simple: Eleven Everyday Ingredients for Countless Weeknight Meals by Lukas Volger
- The Essential Pantry: Streamline Your Ingredients, Simplify Your Meals
or
The Essential Plant-Based Pantry: Streamline Your Ingredients, Simplify Your Meals both by Maggie Green
Preserving and Fermenting
- Foolproof Preserving: A Guide to Small Batch Jams, Jellies, Pickles, Condiments & More by America’s Test Kitchen
- Jam Session: A Fruit-Preserving Handbook [A Cookbook] by Joyce Goldstein
- Fermented Vegetables: Creative Recipes for Fermenting 64 Vegetables & Herbs in Krauts, Kimchis, Brined Pickles, Chutneys, Relishes & Pastes by Christopher Shockey and Kirsten K. Shockey
- Ferment: A Guide to the Ancient Art of Culturing Foods, from Kombucha to Sourdough by Holly Davis and Sandor Ellix Katz
General Interest
- Mediterranean Grains and Greens: A Book of Savory, Sun-Drenched Recipes by Paula Wolfert
- Keeping It Simple: Easy Weeknight One-pot Recipes by Yasmin Fahr
- The Moosewood Cookbook: 40th Anniversary Edition by Mollie Katzen
- Weber’s Ultimate Grilling: A Step-by-Step Guide to Barbecue Genius by Jamie Purviance
- California Home Cooking: 400 Recipes that Celebrate the Abundance of Farm and Garden, Orchard and Vineyard, Land and Sea by Michele Jordan
- Indian Instant Pot® Cookbook: Traditional Indian Dishes Made Easy by Urvashi Pitre
- Just Peachy
or
Let’s Brunch: 100 Recipes for the Best Meal of the Week both by Belinda Smith-Sullivan
Food and Wine
- Tasting Wine and Cheese: An Insider’s Guide to Mastering the Principles of Pairing by Adam Centamore
- Wine Food: New Adventures in Drinking and Cooking by Dana Frank and Andrea Slonecker
Also, check out these “BEST COOKBOOKS” Lists for recent releases:
- The 14 Best Cookbooks of Fall 2020 – New York Times
- 20 Cookbooks Coming Out This Fall That We Can’t Wait to Get Our Hands On – the Kitchn
- 23 Cookbooks to Add to Your Shelves – Food & Wine
- The Best Vegetarian and Vegan Cookbooks, According to Vegetarian and Vegan Chefs – NY Mag
KITCHEN AND HOME GOODS
- Beautiful, Good Quality Wood Cutting Boards – such as John Boos or Proteak or Food52 or Etsy
- Cast Iron Cookware – Le Creuset or Lodge
- Knives – such as Victorinox or Shun or Zwilling J.A. Henckels
- Pots and Pans – such as All-Clad or Tramontina
- Fused Glass Coaster Set – by LRC Glassworks
- Herb Gardens Kits – Etsy or The Spruce or Gardener’s Supply Company
BALSAMIC VINEGAR – TRADITIONAL AGED AND FRUIT-INFUSED
- Pour – Charlotte, NC
- The Olive Grove – Mendota Heights, MN
- Navidi’s – Camas, WA
- The Culinarium – Jacksonville, OR
- Vom Fass – based in Germany; franchises across USA
SPICES
- Chef Belinda Spices
- Golden Fig Fine Foods
- Minnesota Nice Spice (charitable organization)
- Penzy’s
- Spicewalla
- The Spice House
WINE
- DeLille (Washington)
- The Four Graces (Oregon)
- Macchia (California)
- Penner-Ash (Oregon)
- Stoller (Oregon)
- Torii Mor (Oregon; especially their Port)
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