Best Online Websites for Holiday Food Goodies

Send a delicious Christmas present this year to friends and family across the miles with these yummy gifts. Even better, beat the mall crowds and purchase these gifts from the comfort of your own home!

Good Fortunes (www.goodfortunes.com) can predict your loved one's future and give the gift of good luck by sending a huge, one-pound fortune cookie for $27.

For an old-fashioned treat, peanut brittle, from Sees Candies (www.sees.com), is always a great holiday tradition. Prices range from $7-$13.

Every family has a chochoholic. Maybe you are one yourself. Ghirardelli Chocolate's Holiday collection features peppermint and cinnamon flavored chocolates. Chocolates are $6 and can be purchased online at www.ghirardelli.com.

For the gourmet, how about a bottle of specialty Olive Oil? Only a true foodie would appreciate this gift. Taste of Crete (www.tasteofcrete.com) offers PDO Extra Virgin Olive Oil straight from Crete, Greece for $14.

If you are hosting a party yourself or know someone who could use and would enjoy a nut and fruit mix, try Chukar Cherry Company's variety (www.chukar.com) where prices range from $10-$43. For the cheese dip guru, try NapaStyle's Marinated Paremesan Dip, which is a low $13 at www.napastyle.com.

Top off some Christmas morning pancakes with specialty maple syrups made by Moosewood Hollow (www.moosewoodhollow.com). Flavors are as eclectic as Sweet Chai and Sweet Savory among many others. Prices range from $12-$36.