Unusual holiday gift ideas?
I thought this looked rather amusing:
Foodie Fight. It can be purchased at Sur la Table and elsewhere.
What non-standard gifts for SE-types have you seen lately?
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17 Comments:
Thanks for the tip, I just ordered it!
jonfoxx at 5:48PM on 12/05/07
This is more of a joke gift, but I'm getting it for a couple of my fellow foodie friends:
Gastroanomlies (by the same guy who brought us the famous Gallery of Regrettable Food.
However, I'm going to Sur la Table tomorrow to snatch up Foodie Fight for my mother. She will LOVE it. Thanks for the suggestion!
sheeats at 10:23PM on 12/05/07
I recently posted that I am really in to ham.
When I was growing up my immediate family always gave a superb (yet small) ham to my great/great aunt. She was older, lived alone and was on a fixed income. The ham provided her not only with various meals for weeks (she froze everything) but also an opportunity to have a few freinds (also older and living on a fixed income) over for a special dinner. She new what was inside that foil wrapped package evreytime but her smile when she opened it still touches a soft spot deep within me.
coolname at 12:12AM on 12/06/07
This is a great site with lots of cute ideas. :)
Karen Resta at 9:02AM on 12/06/07
I just bought Foodie Fight! I couldn't figure out whether to keep it for myself and throw a party around it or give it to someone. Still haven't decided.
A cool gift I got one year was a Mushroom Log. I lived in the middle of no-f*ing-where and had no access to cool ingredients like exotic mushrooms. This really did the trick!
I've always lusted after these Aged Balsamics. This is of course if money is not an object.
This Truffle Salt is also really nice and won't break the bank.
chiff0nade at 9:07AM on 12/06/07
A vintage apron and a gift certificate to a salon for a bouffant hairdo could be fun.
Karen Resta at 9:35AM on 12/06/07
With the cupcake craze taking over the entire country, a really cool T-shirt with a cupcake design is a great gift! There's a terrific one by California artist Nancy Whitcraft on www.blacksheepstyle.com. What a great way to give a gift of food with no calories! Check out her site -- there are some very unique designs!
patella at 9:47AM on 12/06/07
Threadless.com has some hilarious food-related T-shirt designs. I couldn't resist getting the one with the cheese grater.
KarynMC at 10:22AM on 12/06/07
If your crafty..and broke like me...Jaden's Steamy Kitchen had an amazing make your own flavored salts recipe here:
(I hope it links! Me+crafty-yes! Me+techy-no.)
http://steamykitchen.com/blog/2007/06/24/making-your-own-flavored-salts/
Also one of the coolest gifts I got last year was Homemade Tom Douglas Spice rubs (Salmon & Ribeye) I was happy all year!
bisbee at 11:31AM on 12/06/07
A vintage apron and a gift certificate to a salon for a bouffant hairdo could be fun.
Karen, you crack me up... "Dear Santa, all I want for Christmas is to look like Betty Crocker..." Too funny! And did you see those bacon bandages at fredflare.com? 8-O
Great ideas, everyone. Personally, I won't be buying the Foodie Fight for myself or anyone else. Sadly, I have nobody sufficiently knowledgable (or interested) to play it with me.
:-(
Maybe they'll come up with an on-line version to play with my SE playmates?
LoCo at 12:49PM on 12/06/07
I felt the same about foodie fight, LoCo- online would be great! Anyone-Ideas?
bisbee at 1:27PM on 12/06/07
I definitely just asked for this for the holidays! Last time I saw it, it was sold out on whatever web site had it. Thanks for letting me know it's available again! :)
Hillary
Chew on That
Chew on That at 7:18PM on 12/06/07
Archie McPhee has lots of fun (and unusual) meat related gifts.
dailybrownie at 9:03PM on 12/06/07
hi bisbee- thx for the shoutout!
Blogher has a great list of ideas: http://www.blogher.com/ten-great-homemade-food-gifts-and-no-cooking-required-some
Steamy Kitchen at 11:19PM on 12/06/07
Kosherland
Twinkie Bake Set
Karen Resta at 11:03AM on 12/07/07
Hope I'm not too late to the party... but I just saw this and had to share...
A BACON SCARF! here's the link:
http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2007/09/bacon_scarf.php
bisbee at 4:47PM on 12/07/07
oh and her's something really fantastic-it would go great with Karen Resta's Fabulous Bouffant Idea!
http://www.mcphee.com/items/11679.html
It's a "how to keep your husband" vintage apron! Not just for the holidays- but great for the new bride with a sense of humor
bisbee at 5:17PM on 12/07/07