Parnell's Pantry: Holiday Food Gifts

In an effort to help you tackle some holiday shopping early, today I am sharing some fun ideas for the food lovers in your life. These gifts are appropriate for everyone, some ready made while others are meant to be made by the recipient. I will be posting additional food gift ideas in another post because there are so many options out there and I'd like to cover as many as possible for you. I have no affiliation with any of these companies except for the fact that I love their products.Let's get started with some sweet options...

King Arthur Flour is a great company that offers a variety of products for the kitchen. They also have these great baking boxes filled with all the ingredients needed to make a sweet treat. Each box runs about $25. They have a few different offerings like Boston Creme Cupcakes, S'mores Cupcakes and Cakepops, but for the holidays, I think this one is perfect. I've sent these as gifts before to my nieces who have had a blast making them and sharing with friends. It's a fun way for kids to learn how to follow a recipe and enjoy the fruits of their labor as well.

King Arthur also offers several gift boxes and totes. The Cookie Gift Tote is super cute and comes with three mixes(sugar cookies,gingerbread and snowball) and decorative sugar all inside an adorable tote.A gluten free option is available as well. This retails for $36.95. Find it here.

I'm a big fan of Sugarfina candies. This year,their holiday line is just as beautiful as it is sweet. For Hanukkah, they are offering an 8 Nights of Lights collection. Behind each door is an assortment of 4 candies. This set retails for $20.

Also available are these adorable Santa and His Helpers Cubes filled with candies. This set retails for $34. They make great stocking stuffers or favors.

They even have a special edition FAO Schwarz Nutcracker set,complete with a nutcracker ornament for $30. They offer free shipping with all orders over $75 and have such a wide variety of items to choose from. I personally love their chocolate covered cashews and their salted caramels. Yum!

Georgetown Cupcakes has something for everyone. They offer assortments for every occasion and ship nationwide. Prices vary depending on the amount of cupcakes being ordered, special packaging and destination. You can also create your own assortment if the ones they have aren't your preference.

The Big Little Fudge Company has a nice selection for your gift giving this year,ranging from cute little burlap bags filled with mini fudge bites, to tins with assorted flavors of fudge. I love that they are individually wrapped and stay fresh so you can save them for those moments when that sweet tooth takes over. I give these sets as gifts each year, and they have more gift options available on the QVC website if you are interested.

If you have chocolate lovers on your gift list, you can't go wrong with anything from Godiva.
They offer stocking stuffers,favors,gift boxes,hot cocoa or baskets filled with chocolate goodness. Prices run from $9.95 to $$$$.

Williams Sonoma is my go to for so many things. It truly is one of my favorite stores,and if I am being honest,I'd move in there if they let me! For the holidays,they pull out all their goodies sure to tempt anyone.

I love macarons, so to me,these are a great gift. Adorable and delicious.A bit on the pricey side, but right now they are running a 20% off sale with the code FRIENDS.

Mrs. Prindables is a gift I love to give each year. Always fresh,delicious and festive. Right now, they are on sale at QVC and can even be broken up into 6 payments if you choose. This assortment is currently $37.

Now, if you really are feeling festive and aren't short on cash ,this gift is the over the top,festive, gorgeous, gift that everyone in Hollywood goes nuts for. Solvang Bakery is a quaint,family run shop in California that creates spectacular structures out of gingerbread and ships nationwide. I'm not going to lie, they are expensive, starting at around $175 and going way up after that. It isn't a practical gift, and it may be a fantasy gift, but hey, it's the holidays,a girl can dream.I have one son who would go nuts for this...who knows, maybe someday. I just had to share because they really are beautiful works of edible art.