Foodie Holiday Gift Guide {Giveaway}
Monday, December 10, 2012
::twinkle twinkle::
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Yep, I’m one of those people who start listening to Christmas music the day after Thanksgiving. December hits and all of a sudden, all I want for breakfast is eggnog latte and gingersnaps. And, did I just impulse buy 5 boxes of candy canes? Why, yes. Yes I did.
This year, the Christmas elves at Lick My Spoon have been working hard. And because I have it on good authority that you’ve all been extra nice, our annual Foodie Gift Guide is also a giveaway! So check out our goodies and do a little elfin dance. Here are this year’s picks:
1. Back to the Roots: Aquaponics Garden
Back to the Roots: Aquaponics Garden
Back to the Roots, the same people who brought you the homegrown Mushroom Garden kit using recycled coffee grounds, just launched their latest and greatest project on Kickstarter: a beautifully simple, closed-loop ecosystem that can sit right on your kitchen counter – the Aquaponics Garden. Essentially, the kit is a self-cleaning fish tank that uses the waste from the fish as organic fertilizer for the plants above. The plants take up the nutrients, and in turn clean the water which falls back down for the fish. You get to enjoy sustainably grown fresh herbs and baby greens year round, without having to worry about watering your plants, and you get to look at pretty fish while you do it. The Aquaponics Garden raised $100,000 in just 10 days. The Kickstarter closes on Saturday Dec 15, 2:59am EST, so get it while you can!
2. Harry & David: Pear Medley Gift Basket
Harry & David’s Pear Medley Basket
Remember when I visited Harry & David and gorged myself on sweet, juicy, perfectly ripe pears? Damn, those Royal Riviera Pears are good. Seriously, like candy. This Pear Medley Gift Basket features 7 Royal Riviera Pears (the best pears you’ll ever taste), 7 Bosc Pears (great for baking), and 7 dark chocolate truffles (super rich). This beautiful gift basket is the perfect healthy-with-a-touch-of-indulgence gift.
3. Sesame Gifts : (2) Snack Attack Boxes
Sesame Gifts: Snack Attack
I had the pleasure of partnering with Sesame Gifts to create this fun collection of snacks fit for a foodie. Munch away on 479° Popcorn‘s Black Truffle + White Cheddar Popcorn, Marich Triple Chocolate Toffees, Funky Chunky Chip-Zel-Pop, Go-ggi Korean-style Beef Jerky seasoned like savory-sweet bulgogi, and a decadent Blissful Brownie. And, best of all, we’re giving away not one but two of these gift boxes, so you don’t have to feel guilty keeping one all to yourself. HO HO HO! Treat yo self.
4. The Spoon Sisters: Cheese Head Markers
The Spoon Sisters: Cheese Head Markers
Never again mix up your cow’s milk cheese with your goat cheese. These adorable porcelain farm animal Cheese Head Markers will help you keep your cheeses in order all entertaining season long.
5. California Olive Ranch: EVOO Sampler
California Olive Ranch: EVOO Sampler
For the avid cook in your life, California Olive Ranch’s liquid gold EVOO is the perfect gift. Do your own taste test across the different varietals with this 3 Bottle Sampler of fruity Arbequina, nutty and complex Arbosana, and robust Miller’s Blend, plus a bottle of the Limited Reserve made with olive fruit suspended in the oil for a burst of olive fruitiness. This special bottle is fresh off the press, quite literally. It was made just last month during the first weeks of harvest from the first cold pressings.
(You don’t have to win this giveaway to enjoy this special deal for LMS readers: Enter the promo code: LICKMYSPOON and receive 10% off your entire order at the California Olive Ranch Online Store. Multiple use for same customers are OK, so shop away! Deal expires 1/31/13.)
GIVEAWAY DETAILS:
- Back to the Roots: Aquaponics Garden
- Harry & David: Pear Medley Gift Basket
- Sesame Gifts: (2) Snack Attack Boxes
- The Spoon Sisters: Cheese Head Markers
- California Olive Ranch: EVOO Sampler
Enter to win these items by simply leaving a comment on this post telling me what your favorite holiday treat/dish is (ex: homemade gingerbread).
For additional entries:
- “Like” Lick My Spoon on Facebook, and share the link to this post with your FB friends. Leave a comment on this post telling me you did so.
- Follow @LickMySpoon, and Tweet It. Leave a comment on this post telling me you did so.
- Follow Lick My Spoon on Pinterest, and pin any LMS post.
All entries must be received by Monday, December 17th, 11:59 pm PST. Winner will be selected by a random number generator and notified via email.
More Foodie Holiday Gift Ideas:
- Gift Guides from Christmases Past: 2011, 2010, and 2009
- DIY Food Gifts
Disclosure: This giveaway was made possible via giveaway donations from Back to the Roots, Harry and David, Sesame Gifts, The Spoon Sisters, and California Olive Ranch.
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Pumpkin Pie!!!
Eggnog!
The herb garden fish tank is SO right my alley.
My fave is my mothers homemade eggnog that she whips up (literally) once a year.  It’s so boozy and delicious!
My favorite holiday treat is chocolate peppermint crinkle cookies. And Harry & David’s chocolate covered cherries. I couldn’t choose.
My favorite holiday treat is pie! Pumpkin, pecan, any flavor you throw my way!
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Favorite treat, peppermint anything (ice cream, mocha, cookies, etc)
I love that cheese set! I have to say I look forward to those mini panettone that come out around the holidays. Oh and mulled cider!Â
My favorite holiday treats are these little green christmas tree press cookies that only my mom can make perfectly… oh, and can’t forget the little cinnamon candy ball at the top. Â
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My favorite holiday treats are gingerbread cookies!
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Aquaponics Garden = so amazing!!! Been trying to create our own with the koi pond and veggies garden.
And peppermint macarons, with something hot chocolaty~
Wow those all look great!
My favorite holiday treat is a mug of hot chocolate with mini marshmallows next to homemade iced gingerbread cookies. Yum!
My mother and grandmothers make a cranberry-apple dish with an oat topping. It is supposed to be a side, but I eat it for breakfast and dessert too until it is all gone.
My favorite holiday treat is my mother’s homemade potato pancakes (latkes). She used to shred the potatoes, add egg and a touch of flour. Then fry those puppies. YUM!
As an aside, I recently visited my grandmother (my mother’s mother) and asked her what the recipe was for the latkes. My mother passed 10 years ago and I have no idea what the proportions were, etc. My grandmother said, “Suzanne, your mother was a fool to make them from scratch. Just buy the boxed latkes and add water – it’s less of a schlep!” Love it!
Nothing beats Bread Pudding (with a little whisky and apricots!)
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Struffoli – little puffed dough balls drizzled in honey and topped with colored sprinkles
Sugar cookies in different holiday shapes!
I love all those sugar cookies covered in all those sugary frostings, shaped in Christmas-y shapes!
I love gingerbread cut out cookies with white piped on details. Â I also love the way the house smells when I bake them.
My favorite holiday treat is my mom’s mint chocolate chip ice cream pie! She only makes it for Christmas and my birthday (when requested), so it’s a very special treat!
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Happy Holidays!!!
My favorite holiday treat is ‘Reindeer Feed’. I made it with my kids when they were little and now make it with my grandkids. It’s a combination of crispy corn/rice cereal, white chocolate, and crushed peppermint candy canes.
I shared your link on my FB feed and in my FB foodie group!
Happy Holidays!
Definitively my grandma’s homemade vanilla cookies and mulled wine
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pumpkin burnt caramel with sea salt truffles!
All the different appetizers!
All the different appetizers- especially the dips!
I love pannettone at Christmas
Chex Mix (we call it TV Trash at my house)!
My mom’s pecan pie!
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My favorite holiday dish is sage and onion stuffing
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My favorite holiday treat is my mother’s Christmas cookies and fudge.
I love monkey bread on Christmas Morning!
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I love gingerbread cookies.Â
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My favorite holiday treat is definitey Ben & Jerry’s. Ben & Jerry Mix with hot water, Rum, and Brandy. A Wisconsin treat!
I repinned one of your Pinterest posts.
I love the rum balls we make by my great-grandmother’s recipe.
I love peppermint bark!Â
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