Christmas shopping for your adult friends and family can be difficult.
To take the guesswork out of buying gifts this year, we at McHenry Times 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) Home Pickling Kit
DIY pickles are easy (and oh-so tasty) with the jarred pickling kit from Curio Spice Co. A Moroccan blend and Madagascar blend and recipes are included to pickle veggies with globally-inspired flavors. The spices are directly sourced from farms and growers to ensure freshness and purity. Includes enough spices to make four jars-worth, and recipes to get you started.
2) Everything Bagel & Cream Cheese Making Kit
FarmSteady: Everything Bagel & Cream Cheese Making Kit
3) Seasoned Herbal Salt Blend Jar Set
The seasoned herbal salt set features Sel Magique’s signature blends in a wooden gift box. All of their products are sustainably produced, hand-harvested, and batch-blended. The naturally high mineral content makes these salts incredibly flavorful in small amounts. Use on vegetables, meats, salads and more.
4) Curry Spice Gift Set
Spice up curry dishes with the signature curry spice blends from Curio Spice Co. They are made with spices directly sourced from growers and farms to ensure freshness and purity, and are packed with interesting flavors (cinnamon, ginger, and white pepper, anyone?) carefully selected to make these dishes shine. The set includes three spice blends and recipes for inspiration.
5) 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.
