Home & Decorating Holiday Gift Guide 2017
Fill your home with holiday glee with the addition of these food-themed gifts to make life around the kitchen and dinner table more cheerful. These gifts ideas are not only practical, but they will add to little pep to your home and spirit.
End Grain Butcher Block 309
Cutting boards never go out of style because they can be used for activities in the kitchen and double as a serving board for the dinner table.
$100, teakhaus.com
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Essential Oil Diffuser
Bring the lovely scents of essential oils to any room in your home. The changing LED lights also set the mood for a relaxing time.
$19, Urban Outfitters
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TIME FIRSTS Women Who Are Changing The World
The celebration and insightful interviews from the greatest women that are the firsts in their filled are compiled into this stunning book. Give the gift of wisdom with this awe-inspiring book.
$21.99, amazon.com
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Food Fun Chip Clip Set of Six
Never forget to clip your cereal bags and potato chips. These adorable food clips will be an instant reminder to keep your foods fresh and clipped tight.
$20.00, naturallife.com
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2018 Herb Garden Planner
Never miss a beat (or meeting) with this herby themed planner that might inspire you to jot down a few recipes while you plan your day.
$34, amazon.com
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Gold Bar Cart
Roll out only your top-shelf drink specials in this indulgent and classy bar cart.
$129.99, Target
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Citrus Floral Recipe Tin
Keep grandma's family secret recipes safe and sound in this citrus painted recipe tin. Have fun sifting and organizing your recipes clippings from your favorite magazines.
$32, amazon.com
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Herbs & Spices Peach Illustration
This illustration is the perfect reminder of the subtle power that herbs bring to any dish. A good rule of thumb—little always goes a long way.
$24, riflepaperco.com
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Double Bowl by Julie Cloutier
The perfect gift for the holiday host, this gorgeous ceramic double bowl is the perfect gift. Just the piece for foods that require a discard bowl (olives, cherries, dates), this clever contraption is just as functional as it is beautiful.
$72, generalstore.com
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Sunday Suppers
Sunday supper is more than just a meal, it means gathering family and friends together around the table to share food that has been prepared with care. To help you with that effort, this beautiful new book pairs 50 easy-to-create main dishes (such as savory Braised Short Ribs or a hearty Fall Chicken Casserole) with perfectly paired appetizers or salads, sides, drinks, and desserts. Filled with easy menu-planning ideas, cooking tricks, tips for stocking the pantry and more, let Sunday Suppers be your inspiration for meals to be enjoyed again and again for years to come.
$19, amazon.com
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What Can I Bring?
It’s usually the first question you ask after you’re invited to a meal or gathering, and now you’ll always have the answer. No matter the occasion, you’ll never arrive empty-handed again with the help of Elizabeth Heiskell, caterer and Today Show food contributor. Whether a backyard barbecue, baby shower, housewarming or anything in-between, you’ll be armed with over 100 delicious choices, including appetizers, main courses, sandwiches, desserts and more all served WITH Southern flair that are sure to please a crowd, no matter how big or small.
$13, amazon.com
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Stock the Crock
A new generation of slow-cooker fans will be delighted by this fresh collection of 100 essential slow-cooker recipes that no one expects to see coming out of a slow cooker. (Hello, slow-cooker crème brûlée!) With new techniques and hacks to simplify your cooking, this easy-to-use cookbook from America’s most popular slow-cooker expert also includes 200 variations to make gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, and paleo-friendly dishes.
$15, amazon.com
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Valerie’s Home Cooking
BLT Pasta! Turkey Meatloaf Burgers! S’mores Popcorn! Valerie’s Home Cooking invites home cooks into Valerie Bertinelli’s kitchen to experience her family’s favorite comforting classics with an original twist. More than 100 recipes are transformed into crave-worthy new dishes, each one as fresh, fun, and vibrant as Valerie herself. Take it from Alton Brown who said, “Valerie may work as an actress but she is a cook…and a damn fine one at that.”
$18, amazon.com
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Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat
Learn to cook without a recipe with this modern approach to understanding basic flavor profiles. With the combination salt, fat, acid, and heat, conquer your favorite dishes with this cookbook as your guide.
$23.79, Amazon
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A great cook is way better off when they have a quality, durable apron to last them through any and all of their kitchen adventures. That's why there's no other apron brand that we'd put our trust in besides Hedley & Bennett. Designing, constructing, and testing all of their handmade chef gear in their offices in Los Angeles, Hedley & Bennett makes a long-lasting yet eye-catching and fashionable apron that any devoted cook will love.
$120, hedleyandbennett.com