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Holiday shopping season is upon us once again, and I love to share gift ideas for the food lovers in your life. As always, these are just some ideas about personal favorites 鈥� no one has asked me to promote any products.聽 To get a good look at all this year fun finds, follow me on .

You can鈥檛 go wrong with a good gift of food, and if you don鈥檛 get around to going homemade, here are a few recommendations.聽 Classic cakes from taste like you made them yourself.聽 And the fabulous, unique caramels like Old Fashioned and Pretzel from are a real treat.聽 are a chocolate chip cookie with a real difference- and highly addictive!聽 A special gift for any cook would be a subscription to 鈥� a monthly box of recipes, tools and ingredients straight from New Orleans chef John Besh.

I think a cookbook is about the best gift there is, and the book I am hoping to find under the tree is by Clementine Paddleford, a beautiful reworking of a true classic. These practical and pretty little editions are a lovely gift for the cookbook lover, covering my favorite ingredients like buttermilk, grits, sweet potatoes and more.聽 Tara Desmond will jazz up all your meals with , a wonderful book of creative side dishes. Or make eating your veggies more delicious with Sarah Copeland鈥檚 beautiful . And for a rollicking good read (fiction this time), combines food and pirates!

Get organized. Grocery lists, recipe notes, photos of your favorite meals 鈥� keep them together in these .聽 Pick a color and the text to imprint. Whether its making recipe notes, coaching the team or keeping the gift list in order, do it on style with these fabulous And it鈥檚 fun to make all those notes and lists with these fun . A beautiful ceramic piece from is a work of art and useful in the kitchen.聽 And I would love one of these beautiful from Ice Milk Aprons Southern artisan collection under the tree.聽 聽This fun features a map of the US with made up of local specialties.

I keep a fun, bright Deano bag in the back of my car 鈥� it鈥檚 great for groceries, farmers market finds or anything thing that tends to move around.聽 You can even get it personalized.聽 And I love the hand-printed fabrics on Pomegranate鈥檚 .聽 And if you鈥檒l bring the snazziest dish to your next potluck in this classic .

For the gourmand in your life who deserves a little out of the kitchen pampering, Laura Mercier鈥檚 includes fresh fig, cr猫me de pistache, honey almond milk and cr猫me brulee fragrances.聽 And what Southern girl (or lover of all things Southern) wouldn鈥檛 love some from Farmhouse Fresh

But maybe the best gift of all is giving on behalf of someone you love to someone in need. There are so many great organizations to give to that will create special cards you can wrap up for your recipient or have it sent directly to them. Women for Women International is an amazing organization that works to raise women and girls out of poverty around the world.聽 They have a whole selection of .

And as food banks are under more strain than ever, through Feeding America to a family in need in honor of a family you love.聽 And remember your local food bank with monetary donations or canned goods.

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