How’s your gifting this year? Do you have everything checked off your list, already wrapped, under the tree, in the mail? ย Yea… meee neither. ย It’ll all come together. ย I just need to find my packing tape, my brain, and a little bit of free time. ย Shouldn’t be too hard.
Here’s a peek at what I’m gifting the year. ย Ifย we’re the sort of friends that exchange gifts, consider this a spoiler alert.
1 ย โข ย Give the gift of cookies without actually preheating your oven! ย Thisย Salted Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix from Not Without Salt makes the most lovely dark chocolate cookies. We’re all so inundated with sweets over the holiday season, gifting a mix means that cookies can be made in the future-future… like during the dark days of the January diet days.
2 ย โข ย Good coffee is such a luxury. ย This monthlyย Blue Bottle Coffee Subscriptionย is like morning luxury, delivered. Put your fancy pants on. ย This mess is legit.
3 ย โข ย Unique cocktailing is a fine fine gift.! ย I love Art in the Age’s SNAP. ย It pairs perfectly with bourbon and apple and ice and a straw. ย See: ย Apple Snap Cocktails
4 ย โข Never have there been softer kitchen towels, more luxurious kitchen towels. ย Hard-working Turkish linen!ย ย LoomedNOLA super plush kitchen towels.
5 ย โข ย ALOHA subscription! ย You know I love this green powder! ย This is a great subscription to gift going into a heathy new year. ย Also… should we be doing all the Bikram Yoga? ย Probably.
6 ย โข ย I know you know… I wrote a book! ย Could you do me a quick favor and buy it and share it with everyone you know? Fantastic. ย That would be great. ย Homemade Decadence! ย ย Grab aย signed copy by calling Garden District Book Shop in New Orleans. ย They’ll ship you a signed copy. ย 504.895.2266
7 ย โข ย Quality cocktails with dreamyย Morris Kitchen Syrups. ย My favorite is the Grapefruit Hibiscus.
8 ย โข ย Chocolate is a gift. ย Always. ย Jonathan Grahm ofย Compartes Chocolateย makes some of the most wonderfully whimsical flavor combinations, the packaging is stunning, and it’s chocolate… really great chocolate. ย I got to know Jonathan when he showed me around his Los Angeles chocolate shop. ย It was bonkers awesome!ย
9 ย โข ย More chocolate, because more is more! ย I discoveredย Glacier Confectionsย on my trip to Tulsa Oklahoma this year.ย The truffles are a work of art!
10 ย โข ย A subscription to CherryBombeย magazine is a fantastic gift! ย CherryBombe is the most beautiful, smart, and relevant food magazine on the shelves these days and the latest issue just dropped! ย Also fantastic: ย CherryBombeRadio the podcast.
11 ย โข ย Masculine, waxed cotton + leatherย Doppย Kitsย from Sivani Designs. ย Beautifully made and a thoughtful gift for dudes. ย I mean… any way we can keep a dude fromย carrying toiletries in a bunch of plastic bags is important.
12 ย โข ย You know what’s nice? ย A box cute clothes on your doorstep every month. ย Thank you Stitch Fix
! ย That’s good gifting. ย
13 ย โข ย The end of the year always feels both reflective and full of promise. ย It’s a great time of year to gift inspiration. ย John and Dana of Minimalist Baker have created a fun, super approachable, and very extensive food photography course that we can enjoy in the comfort of our own homes, at our own pace. ย Everything from camera know-how to photo editing and social sharing. ย It’s absolutely mega and would make a great gift for anyone that wants to learn more about food photography! ย ย Food Photography School! ย ( And here’s how to giveย Food Photography School as a gift if you need a little more explaining.)
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As I have to admit that my towels aren’t in best shape l will give your tip #4 to myself :) Like your other ideas, too!
xx from Bavaria/Germany, Rena
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Love all of these!! Such great ideas!!
This makes me want to go shopping for me and others! 12 more days till Christmas!
The link for the kitchen towels isn’t working and those look amazing! do you know where to purchase them? Thanks!
you’re right! fixed now!
All I want for Christmas is another Joy and Tracy podcast…. I’ve been listening to re-runs for WEEKS now ;)
it’s up!
When you say “holiday” do you mean Christmas gifts?
Food photography school sounds amazing! It’s the perfect gift for myself. ;)
that’s the spirit!!
I could use towels also.
Just put snap on my list! Happy Holidays to all!
(not a criticism, I promise!) Eeep CherryBombe is so cool but so expensive! I looked at getting an issue for myself sometime last year… but had to walk (click?) away. :(
I’m so excited for the power duo of Minimalist Baker – they’re gonna do cool stuff!
https://www.youtube.com/sparklesandsuch26
Slightly unrelated, but I still haven’t received my print for my Homemade Decadence preorder…what should I do? :\
The best post this week! Thanks so much for the great gift recommendations.
All of your gifts are so thoughtful! Merry Christmas :)
Oh my gosh I totally need those kitchen towels. Actually, I really need photography school to get my photos to look as sharp and true to life as yours!
I’ll be using your guide as inspiration for everything I’ll be getting this year. :-) More localized options, I guess.
they all look wonderful. Love it all. Paulette
Cool Ideas!
I am hosting a giveaway on my blog. You can win an Ivanka Trump bag worth 175$ check it out: https://thewestcoastexplorer.me/2014/12/03/holiday-giveaway/
XoXo,
Tamy
Your book is on my Christmas list. Hope Santa (my husband) remembers!
Thanks for Cherry Bombe gift idea. Just got it. LOVEEEE it!! It’s gorgeous! Keeping it for me :)
I can only say CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE *-* I received a lot of it and I couldn’t be happier! :)
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My husband bought me your new book for my birthday this month. He’s an excellent gift giver!