Best Food Ideas for Christmas Gifts

Christmas, a time to celebrate, and enjoy the long over due moments with family and friends. There may be many people on your Christmas list you want to buy for, and you want to give something other then clothing, and gift cards. There is always, the edible gift. Many of the ideas listed below, are gifts that were exchanged by my family last year, and they all were great food gift ideas, that we all enjoyed.

The gift of chocolate covered strawberries, is a nice gift to give to that someone special on your list. You can spoil your special someone, Mother or Grandmother, with these colorful chocolate covered strawberries. Also available is a chocolate covered strawberry rose, in a gift box. For the man in your life, give the gift of chocolate covered strawberries, made up as footballs. At www.berries.com, you can purchase these heavenly strawberries for the following prices: 6 for $34.99, 12 for $47.99, and 24 for $74.99. The chocolate covered strawberry rose is priced at $63.99. You can order them in chocolate, and chocolate with almonds. These are not the ordinary small strawberries you find at the vegetable and fruit market, they are large and juicy.

A cookie bouquet is great idea, for a friend, co worker, or even a family member. At www.cookiebouquets.com, you can buy several different cookie bouquets. For the Christmas season they have a snowman bouquet for $35.95, that comes with a plush snowman, and a dozen chocolate chip cookies in red and white cellophane wrap. The snowman card holder cookie tin, is adorable as it holds sixteen cookies, and later, it serves to hold all your Christmas cards, priced at $25.95. If you prefer, there is an poinsettia bouquet for $35.95 with a dozen cookies, in an ceramic pot. All the cookies are large and delightful.

If you have a person who loves organic foods, at www.proflowers.com/cherrymoonfarms, you can purchase them a nice gift basket with organic bananas, apples, kiwis, and oranges for $29.99. If you want to send a fruit/snack basket, they have an organic one with the fruits and nuts, priced for $34.99. Many local fruit and vegetable markets also sell these as well.

You have not had a cheesecake, until you tried the cheesecake from www.laurascheesecakes.com. I ordered this awhile back, and it is truly heavenly. It is an ideal gift for the person who loves their desert, like a Grandfather or Father. You can order a single flavor, or choose the sampler, which has three slices of six different flavors. The sampler serves 18 people, and is $42.95, and the single flavors run $39.95, and serves 16 people.

At www.kringle.com, these Kringles are not like the ones in the grocery store. They are far more superior then those. The first time I tried one, it was given to my former employer as a Christmas gift by an associate, and she was generous enough to share it with the office. Besides being heavenly, it is very large, and worth the money. You can order the Kringle in nut, fruit, or gourmet, which is: cheesecake, cranberry nut, or chocolate eclair, to name a few. The price for a single Kringle is $25.95, or 2 for $38.95.

At www.figis.com, you can purchase a Pancakes and Bacon Breakfast for $24.99. It comes with a half pound of apple wood smoked bacon, old fashioned buttermilk pancake mix, as well as maple and blueberry syrup, strawberry preserves, and orange marmalade. This is a nice gift for someone across the miles, such as an old friend, or relative.

Also at Figis, is the Bits and Mustard gift. This is great for any man on your list. It comes with beef, ham, and hot 'n spicy sausage bits. Also included in this gift pack is, four gourmet mustards: champagne mustard, Bavarian mustard, stone ground mustard, and a spicy mustard, priced at $24.99. The Budweiser Sauces & Beef Bits gift pack is also another great gift for the men on your list. You get two 18 oz. bottles of Budweiser Barbecue Sauce, original and smoked flavor, along with hearty Beef Bits for dipping. This gift is priced at $24.99. These gifts are great for the sport nut, who can enjoy them while watching his favorite game on the wide screen television.

If you have a person in your family who loves JellyBellys, at www.jellybelly.com, you can purchase several different gift packs. They have a 25 flavor gift box for $10.99, 50 flavor gift box for $16.99, and for those who have family in the military, you can buy the patriotic 10 flavor gift box for $5.99. There is also the gift jar with assorted flavors for $12.99. This is a great gift for the person with a sweet tooth on your list.

Who would not love to get a cheese and wine gift basket. At www.southernseason.com you can purchase a cheese and wine basket with your choice of white or red wine for $39.95, Chapel Hill Cabernet for $45.00, or Giesen Sauvignon Blanc for $47.95. The basket includes French Brie, Pacific Smoked Salmon, Holland Cheese Butterfly Biscuits, Whole Wheat Water Crackers, Cheese Lover's Pub Mix. It is a nice gift for the more sophisticated person on your list.

A nice gift to get, is a smoked turkey. My brother sent one to my parents, and it was delicious. He purchased the smoke turkey at, www.gobblegobble.com. It is a family owned company located in Texas, and is well known for their scrumptious birds. You can order a smoked turkey in the sizes of, 6 lbs up to 15 pounds. The 6 pound turkey is $27.50, and the 15 pound turkey is $65.57. Their turkey is slow cooked over a hickory fire, with a old time family recipe of spices. It comes to you packed in dry ice, and is ready to eat, although you can heat it if you prefer.

Another great food gift idea is the edible fruit arrangement. At www.ediblearrangements.com, you can purchase a beautiful fruit gift starting at $55.00. There is arrangements like apple blossom with dipped bananas, and a berry tree bouquet with dipped stars. This is a great gift for anyone who enjoys fruit, and the presentation of the arrangement will bring a smile to the person who receives it.

Most of the food gift ideas listed above, can be found in local stores as well. If you are like me, and find it easier with a busy schedule to shop on line, or just prefer not to deal with heavy crowds, these are just some of many places, who have these great gifts. I hope this selection of food gifts, gives you some ideas on the not so ordinary gifts, for the people on your list. May you and your family have a safe and Happy Holiday!