Foodie Gift Guide
Nevin Martell gives us the scoop on what to get your favorite foodie for the holidays.
+++ Foodie bucket lists are filled tough tasks that produce tasty results, like scoring a reservation at the French Laundry and making a boule of bread from scratch. Luckily, it’s easy to tick the latter with the Average Joe Artisan Bread Kit. Everything you need to become a master baker is included here – except for water and patience.
Gourmands can pickle everything from cukes and carrots to onions and okra with Fire & Flavor’s spice packets. Whether the goal is to make dill spears for a picnic or edible garnishes for Bloody Marys, this superior line of mini kits makes the pickling process almost as easy as buying a jar of Vlasics at the
supermarket. Almost.
Wintertime can feel like a food
desert without the bounty of summer at hand. Luckily, the
Ball Canning Discovery Kit
allows do-it-yourselfers to enjoy strawberry jam, sweet corn relish, stewed tomatoes and more during the cold months when gardens are lying fallow.
We all have that friend who
makes pizza dough from scratch, then tops it with fromgrandma’s-recipe tomato sauce and fresh picked basil from their garden. The 30 Minute Mozzarella & Ricotta Kit allows them finish off their pie with style using homemade cheese. Or maybe they’ll go crazy and
make a calzone instead.
Forget bathtub gin and homemade moonshine. D.I.Y. distilling so simple when using the Age Your Own Woodinville Whiskey Kit that even your crazy uncle (or your lazy brother) can do it. Just fill the miniature wooden cask with the 110 proof spirits, then tap the goods three to six
months later. Cheers!
This box of edible tricks is perfect for adventurous foodies who worship the culinary wizardry of molecular gastronomists like Ferran
Adrià and José Andrés. The Cuisine R-Evolution comes with a cookbook and instructional DVD, plus necessary compounds like agar, xanthan gum, and sodium alginate. Guaranteed to transformogrify a dinner party into a magic show.
