Delicious Christmas Ideas For Those Last Minute Festive Food Gifts

Listen, I know it s not even quite December, but is anyone else freaking out with regards to’concerning’with respect to the fact they possess’own’nurse n t even despite’in spite of’albeit t with regards to’concerning’with respect to , let alone started, any Christmas shopping yet? And if your calendar looks anything like mine, it s going to be a right struggle to find any spare time to visit the shops, what with school stuff, work deadlines and all the festive social gatherings. So I m going to help you out a little here, with a few suggestions of some last minute festive food gifts you can buy in/with regard to’concerning’regarding your friends and family. Because let s face it, eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfullyone LOVES food, especially at Christmas!

Pre-Christmas Present

OK so let s kick this off with a little present to ourselves, because this Christmas shopping malarkey well and truly takes it out of you and we ll need something to help acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure us through it. And we can t claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate of anything better than a food based advent calendar.

These days you can pretty much acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure anything in an advent calendar. Of course there are the usual chocolate ones, but I ve also seen cheese, gin, wine, beer, and even pork scratching ones! But never possess’own’nurse I ever seen one that contains jam well, up until now that is. The jam legend that is Bonne Maman possess’own’nurse merely’barely gone and made their own miniature jam advent calendar and I am all kinds of excited with regards to’concerning’with respect to it. 23 doors filled with a mini pot (you know, those cute ones you acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure at posh B Bs and boutique hotels) of different flavoured jam (who even know there were 23 different flavours of jam!) plus the exciting enormous’vast’massive’tremendous Christmas Eve door. Door 24 is always the most exciting isn t it, and I won t ruin the surprise in/with regard to’concerning’regarding you, so you ll possess’own’nurse to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure the calendar yourself and wait to see what s waiting in/with regard to’concerning’regarding you behind it.

I ve cheated a little and opened door one so that I can reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue you what you acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure , but the rest I m leaving as a surprise and I can t wait to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure pimping my toast up of a morning throughout the whole of December. My breakfast game just grew mega intense’fierce’exquisite !

My kids can possess’own’nurse their chocolate advent calendars, I am 100% ALL with regards to’concerning’with respect to the jam this year and the best bit is that because neither of them like jam, I acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure to keep it all to myself. Result!

If you fancy acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure ting yourself in on the jam action, you can buy the Bonne Maman advent calendar from their website in/with regard to’concerning’regarding £23.99 (plus £8.50 p p)

Stocking Filler Nibbles

When it comes to stockings, I always like to keep an element of surprise, just to keep the kids guessing. In the past I ve put things in there like pants, bath bombs, stretchy poo toys (if it s poo or fart related I know I m onto a winner!), stickers and always, always, ALWAYS gold chocolate coins. One thing we ve never done is the whole conventional nuts and satsuma thing despite’in spite of’albeit , because really truly who wants that? Well I say that, having seen the packet that s just landed on my desk I claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate I might transform’alter my mind with regards to’concerning’with respect to putting nuts in the stockings.

As part of their Finest range of Christmas rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent ies, Tesco possess’own’nurse put toacquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure her this beyond amazing mix of Fairtrade Chocolate Caramelised Cashews with Cranberries. Yuh huh, snacking just got real! Liberation Foods who supply the nuts in/with regard to’concerning’regarding this festive mix are the merely’barely farmer-owned nut firm’enterprise in the UK. All of their products are certified as Fairtrade and they merely’barely use environmentally approachable’genial farming methods. So not merely’barely are you giving a gift of delicious tasty snacks to someone, but you are also helping to provide more of an income to farmers in countries such as Costa Rica and India. And on top of that the packaging is recyclable, I mean how much more ethical can we acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure here!?!

What I love with regards to’concerning’with respect to this packet is that the nuts and cranberries are massive. There are no piddly little pieces in there, these are nibbles that mean business. And it s a lovely mix of bitter dark chocolate with the intense sweetness of the cranberries and the white chocolate on the caramelised cashews, which might I add are addictively moreish. So I m kinda claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate ing that in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the first time ever, I d actually quite like to put my own stocking out this year, as these are way too rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent to waste on the kids!

If you can t wait until Christmas, then these make the perfect evening snack alongside a glass of mulled wine when you re settling down to watch a Christmas film, or to provide sustenance when you re drowning in wrapping paper trying to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure all the presents wrapped up in time. Or how with regards to’concerning’with respect to creating your own Christmas food hamper as a present in/with regard to’concerning’regarding someone, filled with lots of delicious tasty treats. There are so many ways you can give these as a gift, and the best news is at £4 a packet (or £6 in/with regard to’concerning’regarding two until the 1st December!), they re not going to break your budacquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure either. So, quick what are you waiting in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ! Tesco Finest Fairtrade Chocolate Caramelised Cashews with Cranberries are available to buy either from Tesco online or in store.

The Proper Foodie

This one is in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the person in your life who is a proper full on foodie, who loves to cook and appreciates high quality ingredients. Olive oil is like liquid gold among chefs and finding one that is up to the job is no mean feat. This Taggiasca Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Nudo is well and truly up in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the job. It is made from 100% Italian Taggiasche olives grown on Nudo s grossly own olive grove in Liguria, Italy and you merely’barely possess’own’nurse to look at the packaging to know you re buying something pretty spesh.

The oil is presented in a gorgeously detoken ed decorative tin, with an easy lift and pull lid at the top to pour the oil from. But what we love most with regards to’concerning’with respect to this olive oil is the fact that you can choose to adopt one of the olive trees from Nudo s grove. Not merely’barely does this add an extra special element to the gift, but when you adopt one of their trees it gives you an exclusive discount on their olive oils. So whereas a 500ml tin would usually cost you £20, as an adoptive parent you can buy it in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the decrease’lessen’cut’allay d rate of £16.

I claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate this would make a perfect stocking filler gift or perhaps combined with some other foodie delicacies as a main present, especially if you include the olive tree adoption with is as well. A really unique gift that is also sustainably and ethically manufacture d. We LOVE!

For more inin/with regard to’concerning’regarding mation with regards to’concerning’with respect to the Nudo Taggiasca Extra Virgin Olive Oil as well as their other products, which include various gift sets as well as pesto and panetonne, check out the Nudo Adopt website.

Gifts To Get The Party Started

Hands up who loves a cocktail? Ummmm e grossly one right!?! But let s be honest, who can actually be bothered to faff with regards to’concerning’with respect to making them? I mean initially’originally you ve got to make sure you ve got all the right ingredients in, then you ve got to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure all the measurements right, and don t even acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure me started on the amount of washing up it makes.

Just imagine if there was some kind of pre-mixed cocktail, that looked proper classy (none of this supermarket cocktail in a tin thing), so classy that you could give it as a Christmas gift to your boss, or your mother in law, or to possess’own’nurse scattered with regards to’concerning’with respect to at your New Year s Eve party to make the place look all posh

Well there merely’barely blinkin is!

The founder-run drinks brand Tom Savano has brought out their premium, travel-inspired range of bottled cocktails and they are ticking ALL my boxes.

The range includes:

Kentucky Winter Old Fashioned (Kentucky bourbon and rye mixed with dark sugar, bitters and orange)
Single Estate Reposorrowful’distressing’woeful’heartbroken’mirthless’dejected’dismal’lugubrious o Margarita (Golden aged tequila mixed with fresh agave, citrus triple sec and lavender)
English Garden Lychee Martini (English elderflower vodka mixed with lychee)
Devon Coastal Negroni (Devonshire copper still gin mixed with vintage Italian Vermouth, amaro and orange)

Each bottle contains two servings, and it really is as simple as pulling out the stopper and pouring over ice. And they proper look the business stylish bottles and with a clever acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure you in the mood write up on the back it s the attention to detail that does it in/with regard to’concerning’regarding me.

Obviously I taste tested them in/with regard to’concerning’regarding you, well someone s got to do it ;), and I can *hic* vouch that they all *hic* taste as rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent as they *hic* look. My personal fave is the English Garden Lychee Martini I m a sucker in/with regard to’concerning’regarding all things lychee and in/with regard to’concerning’regarding a fleeting moment it made me feel all Sex and the City then I remembered I had to do the school run!

So exclusive are these cocktails that merely’barely a limited batch of 200 are being sold and this is limited to a maximum of 4 per consumer . They go on sale from the 1st of December in/with regard to’concerning’regarding £15 in/with regard to’concerning’regarding a 250ml bottle and can be ordered from the Tom Savano website.

Listen, I d give you one of mine, but I love them way too much to share. Perhaps Santa will acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure some in/with regard to’concerning’regarding you if you ve been extra rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent this year 😉

Something A Bit Different

OK so this is probably cheating ever so mildly’faintly , but bear with me, because it is definitely food related. DNA kits are all the rage at the moment (Did you see that Ant and Dec programme? Amazing), but they re not all with regards to’concerning’with respect to digging around in your ancestral past. They can also be used to discover things with regards to’concerning’with respect to our bodily make up that can help us make inin/with regard to’concerning’regarding med decisions with regards to’concerning’with respect to how we lead our lives and what we stuff our faces with.

VITL DNA nutrition tests look at 46 different traits in your DNA and covers things like skincare, weight management, digestion, energy levels, lay stress on’emphasize’highlight and anxiety, physical perin/with regard to’concerning’regarding mance, immunity, fertility, pregnancy, post natal, hair, intolerances, sleep, and sugar consumption. The kit includes a test tube and swab in/with regard to’concerning’regarding you to wipe around the inside of your cheek and then send off to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure analysed. The results are then emailed back with in depth detail with regards to’concerning’with respect to each specific zone’district’region and the actions you can take to help you move in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ward if there is anything of peculiar concern

Having taken the test myself I possess’own’nurse learnt that I am highly likely to possess’own’nurse a slow metabolism, that I am likely to possess’own’nurse lower levels of vitamin B6, B9, B12, D and E, and that I m likely to possess’own’nurse a sweet tooth . well I probably could possess’own’nurse told them that one 😉 ! This inin/with regard to’concerning’regarding mation has helped explain a few things to me and means I can actively do something with regards to’concerning’with respect to it or at least give me an explanation as to why I may be feeling the way I do.

For a foodie this kind of inin/with regard to’concerning’regarding mation is both invaluable and absolutely fascinating. I mean no one really knows whether the food they eat is doing them any rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent or not, do they? This test, however, is easy to use and the results are easy to understand and it is marked at a price point that s incredibly rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent value in/with regard to’concerning’regarding money considering the fortune’property of knowledge you can gain from it.

Plus if you want to grab yourself a Black Friday deal then now is deffo the time to do it, because VITL are offering a staggering 40% discount off of their DNA nutrition tests. That s £50 off of the usual £119, taking it down to a bargainous £69. And word on the street is they merely’barely offer such a rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent deal at this time of year, so make sure you take full merit’virtue’upside ! To grab yourself a bargain head to the VITL website here.

Well That Makes A Refreshing Change

There s always that one person who you struggle to buy in/with regard to’concerning’regarding , and the thing is you can t always fall back on buying them a bottle of plonk because not eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfullyone drinks alcohol. So how with regards to’concerning’with respect to buying them a non-alcoholic alternative instead?

Eva s Organics are a small British family run firm’enterprise who grow organic local manufacture all year round from their fields and orchards in Cumbria. Not merely’barely do they supply organic fruit and veg boxes, but they also grow, manufacture , make and sell their own organic fruit juices. And they are all kinds of tasty!

You can buy three bottles as a gift set, which are packaged up in a rather cute cardboard box with windows to peek at the bottles inside.

The choice of juice flavours include:

Apple
Apple Rhubarb
Apple Raspberry
Apple, Ginger Lemon

My personal fave is the Apple Rhubarb which is a deliciously tart little number, which I also reckon would make in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the perfect mulled wine alternative if it was heated up a little and served with a cinnamon stick and wedge of orange.

You can buy three bottles of the same flavour in/with regard to’concerning’regarding £7.50 or you can buy 6 packs of mixed three bottle gift sets in/with regard to’concerning’regarding £45 from the Eva s Organics website. I claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate these would be brill in/with regard to’concerning’regarding any festive gatherings or as secret Santa gifts, or perhaps even as gifts to the kids so that they can feel as grown up as the adults when they receive their bottle gift sets too.

Make It Yourself

How could we write a food Christmas gift guide without including a few homemade recipes in/with regard to’concerning’regarding all you keen home bakers out there. And aldespite’in spite of’albeit these look proper fancy schmancy when you tie a ribbon around them or attach a nice hand stamped label, they are all so incredibly easy to make and require fairly fundamental store cupboard ingredients to make them. I m a enormous’vast’massive’tremendous fan of a flapjack and I possess’own’nurse 3 recipes to share with you that are all kinds of tasty. So tasty in fact, you re best off cooking them in bulk so that there are some leftovers in/with regard to’concerning’regarding your own snacking needs! I ve also given you two vegan recipes, because chances are these days you ll know at least one person who is vegan. And eventually’ultimately my recipe in/with regard to’concerning’regarding oat cakes that go great on a cheese board.

Check out the following recipes and acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure inspired to make your own Christmas food gifts in/with regard to’concerning’regarding your friends and family:

Christmas Mince Pie Flapjacks

Christmas Pudding Flapjacks

Fruit and Nut Flapjack Presents

Feta and Walnut Oat Cakes

Vegan Cardamom and Coconut Star Biscuits

Vegan Mulled Wine Cupcakes

Just remember that all of these peculiar recipes will merely’barely be at their best in/with regard to’concerning’regarding with regards to’concerning’with respect to a week tops, so these really are last minute Christmas gifts. Or you could instead print out the recipe and package up toacquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure her with all of the ingredients and bakeware etc. to create a unique gift in/with regard to’concerning’regarding anyone you know who loves to bake.