Christmas Gift Guide: For Food Lovers

Do you have a foodie in your life?  Need inspiration for Christmas presents?  Have a look at our selection of lovely potential Christmas Pressies!

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Top of the Crops: River Cottage Veg Patch Voucher- Rocket Gardens £39.99 – Rocket Gardens has teamed up with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall to bring all the magic of River Cottage to any food lover’s home.  This gorgeous garden includes rocket, dwarf French beans, runner beans, kale, courgettes, potatoes, giant red mustard, tomatoes, peas, chard and more.  Choose a beautifully illustrated instant garden gift voucher for someone you love.  They redeem their voucher online and a lovely box bursting full of baby organic plants is delivered to their door in the spring, ready to be planted and become a lovely garden!  Once flourishing, they will have the pleasure of picking delicious home grown seasonal food from their Rocket Garden, so it’s a gift that really does keep on giving!

I Could Eat A Horse Spaghetti Measurer by INCOGNITO £12 – A novelty Spaghetti Measurer.  Who said cooking is boring?  DOIY surprises us again with this funny pasta measuring tool that helps you know exactly how much spaghetti you need for a child, a woman, a man… or even a horse, well actually even if you feel you could eat a horse this portion is for four people!

Russian Doll Cookie Jar – Lakeland £15.99 – While you won’t find smaller versions of this adorable Russian doll inside, you will find plenty of Grandma Wild’s mini chocolate chip bites to munch on.  Made to a traditional recipe with the finest ingredients by a fourth generation of the Wild family, when the treats have been devoured the colourful ceramic jar can be used for storage.  So cute!

Alessi tea bag teaspoon squeezer £15.50 – A clever little device that is perfect for the cook who can’t stand even a spot of mess in the kitchen.  Dip the spoon into the tea cup, scoop up the bag and draw it out through the tapered handle, releasing the flavour of the leaves while preventing drips.  Amazing!

St Kew Cornish Teacup Hamper from Lakeland £16.99 – Filled with goodies from the West Country, this hamper will make a fitting gift for those with a penchant for afternoon tea, and the quirky teacup and saucer willow basket can be reused as a fruit basket or even lined and planted up with flowers or herbs. Contains Strawberries & Cream Shortbread (200g), Strawberries & Cream Fudge (200g), Strawberry & Champagne Conserve (227g) and Cornish Tea (5 bags).

Enamel ‘Tiffin’ Lunchbox from The Travelling Souk £32 – Lunch or ‘Tiffin’ box, traditionally used in India and South East Asia.  Eco-friendly stainless steel containers, clip together in 3 tiers and keep food fresh without allowing flavours to minglt.  Create a colouful splash at school or work with this decidedly cheeky Lunch Box ~ the smart choice.  Available in 4 colour combinations; Lilac, Red, Pink and Blue.

Heston Blumenthal by Salter Adjustable Rolling Pin from Argos £17.99 – This adjustable rolling pin has 3 interchangeable depth guides discs to choose from (3mm, 5mm and 8mm), simply select, screw in and start rolling! Place in fridge to chill before rolling pastry for even better results. Perfect rolling every time!

Which is your favourite gift?

Disclosure: We were sent the River Cottage Veg voucher for it’s inclusion in this gift guide.