With the holidays fast approaching I’m sharing some of my favorite gift ideas for kids, family and friends!
Kids
Joie Fruit & Vegetable Chopper: My kids love to help out in the kitchen while cutting up fruits & veggies with this tool.
The Forest Feast for Kids: Simple and easy recipe ideas that incorporate creative ways to add more vegetables and fruits into your children’s meals.
Hedley & Bennett ‘Tug Boat’ Kids Apron: These aprons are good quality and I love the unisex design. The kid versions are especially cute!
Kids Digital Camera: My oldest loves to take pictures (like his mama!) and this is a fun and affordable starter camera for kids.
The Adventures of Lily Huckleberry in Japan: A beautiful children’s book for bed time stories. Ezra loves it! The beautiful illustrations are by my friend Audrey, and it’s the 2nd in a travel series for kids to learn about new places.
Cooks
Umami Mart Salt Set: This set of 3 finishing salts consists of matcha, umami, and yuzu salts and would make a great gift for fans of Japanese cooking and home chefs. I’m a little obsessed with the Umami Salt and could easily put it on everything.
Cherry Bombe magazine subscription: This biannual indie magazine celebrates women and food and features gorgeous work from chefs, writers. food stylists, photographers, and illustrators.
Home Made in the Oven: This new book by my friend, the Dutch author Yvette Van Boven, has amazing illustrations and delicious ideas.
The Forest Feast Cookbook: My very first cookbook and a New York Times bestseller! Filled with beautiful illustrations and delicious vegetarian recipes.
The Forest Feast Meal Planner & Shopping List: This meal planner is a thoughtful gift for cooks and features watercolor illustrations and a grid to organize meal planning throughout the week. I love that it has a magnetic backing to hang on the refrigerator and a perforated shopping list to take to the store.
Travel
The Forest Feast Mediterranean: My latest book is a great way to bring a taste of the Mediterranean home (especially during the colder winter months!) when in need of a taste of summer or tapas from Spain!
The Forest Feast Notes (Journal): I love to keep a journal during our travels abroad so that I can go back and remember all of the special moments and meals we experienced.
Olive Oil Subscription: This is a great shop in SF’s Noe Valley and they offer several seasonal subscriptions for olive oils and vinegars.
Host
Beeswax Candles: I can never get enough of these toxin-free beeswax candles. They are perfect for dinner parties and/or everyday.
The Forest Feast Gatherings: My second book is packed full of colorful entertaining ideas, pretty spreads, (like this one) and plan-ahead appetizers perfect for dinner parties and celebrations alike!
Fujifilm Instax Mini 9 Camera Bundle: This camera prints photos in a matter of seconds, just like Polaroid cameras did back in the day! This would make a great gift for the host who loves to entertain.
Giving Back
For those who would prefer a donation to a charitable cause (hint: Giving Tuesday is coming up!)…
The Edible Schoolyard Project: Started by Alice Waters in 1995, the mission of the Edible Schoolyard Project is to build and share a national edible education curriculum for pre-kindergarten through high school.
Community Services Agency is near and dear to me, as a local non-profit that fights poverty in my community (and Jon is on the board!). I also buy pottery at their annual Empty Bowls fundraiser every year to use in my photographs.
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Happy Holiday shopping! Please remember to support your local bookstores and shops whenever you can.
