The Gift of Food

Whenever I have one of those hard to shop for people on my gift list, I turn to my two reliable, never-fail solutions — cleaning products or food. Random? Maybe, but seriously, never fail.

Now when I say cleaning products, I don't mean a canister of Comet and a toilet bowl brush, I mean Mrs. Meyer's. Oh, Thelma, how I love your products. But I'm not here to talk about Lemon Verbena Counter Top Spray (but you can get free shipping on orders over $50 through Thursday :), I'm here to talk about food!

Aside from having to potentially be cautious of allergies, who doesn't love food? Isn't it some sort of universal bonding mechanism between all humans, and animals for that matter? Yes, sending edible gifts can be costly at times, but if you've ever received a box of brownies or a jar of homemade jam in the mail, you know it's worth every penny. It's special, it's unique and you know for a fact it won't be re-gifted.

Here is just a taste test of some items I wouldn't mind receiving this holiday season. Chances are, I'm not the only one…

Holiday Macaroon Collection Sucre $23

Mint to Be Collection Sucre $53

Chocolate Gift Sampler Nicole's Homemade Treats $20

Gingerbread Black Tea Fall Creek Fibers $8.50

Three Pack Breakfast Jams lemonbird $28.50

1/2 lb Vanilla Caramels TheCaramelJar $8.95

Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies inkandpaperarts $8

Cacao Especial Drinking Chocolate flyingbirdbotanicals $12.75

Pie in a Jar 3 pack megscreations $15.16

Four Jam Combo pack jamgeek $22

Assorted French Macaroons sparkleskitchen $16.50

Gourmet Honeycomb carusohoney $9.50

Assorted Gourmet Nougats KettleConfections $18