To take the guesswork out of buying gifts this year, we at South Asheville News asked our friends at The Grommet for their latest and greatest practical gift suggestions for 2021.
These guides are geared towards specific interests. You’ll be able to find something for even the toughest person on your Christmas shopping list.
Top 5 Foodie Favorites & Gourmet Food Gifts
1) Baking Spices Gift Set
Time for a bake-off. This baking spices set takes your cooking in a flavorful new direction. Curio Spice Co.’s signature spice blends combine interesting flavor combinations (pink pepper, rose, and ylang ylang, anyone?) and pair up with tried-and-true baking staples like cinnamon and nutmeg. Recipe cards are included for inspiration and it is all directly sourced from growers and farms to ensure freshness and purity.
2) The Whole Shebang - Set of 6
Reinvented classic treats with handpicked sea salts and exotic spices by wife-husband team in Brooklyn. The Whole Shebang—3 boxes of cookies and 3 boxes of brownies—is the perfect hostess gift no matter where you're going. . . or even when you're not going anywhere.
3) Mental Acuity Tea
An all-natural tea that provides productive energy, mental clarity, and focus without the typical jitters and headache one experiences from coffee and energy drinks.
4) Floral Lotus Tisane & Teapot
Transform the age-old ritual of making tea. These dried tea flowers are actual lotus buds sourced from a monastery on one of China’s holy mountains. Their golden honey aroma evolves into a subtle, more herbal taste and fragrance as you drink. This kit includes a beautiful glass teapot with a wire filter that lets you enjoy the aesthetics, and eight to twelve lotus flower tisanes (each good for up to two infusions).
5) 24 oz Pecan Gift Tin
Holiday Fried Pecans are flash-fried to make a sweet, salty, crunchy treat. Made in Louisiana from an old family recipe, you can eat them straight or on top of ice cream, salads, sweet potatoes and more.
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