FRC: We've been invited to several holiday gatherings and I'd like to

[cynupstateny]

take something different for a hostess gift. Could we start a thread on your favorite online specialty foods.

Just ordered some pistachios from Eagle Farm in New Mexico. Really fresh and delicious. Love the chili flavored!

http://www.heartofthedesert.com/pistachios.asp

 

[charlie]

Every year we order chestnuts from Ladd Orchards in Oregon

 

[meryl]

For anything and everything chocolate:

www.chocosphere.com

 

[meryl]

Another good one:

http://www.chocoholic.com/

 

[meryl]

Parmesan Crisps - 8 Flavors:

http://www.kitchentablebakers.com/

 

[melissa-dallas]

Valor Chocolate a la Taza for real hot chocolate from La Tienda

http://www.tienda.com/food/products/bv-09.html

 

[melissa-dallas]

Collin Street Bakery Apricot Pecan Cake

http://www.collinstreet.com/pages/online_bakery_gift/apricot_pecan_cake

 

[melissa-dallas]

Any of the Penzey's gift boxes

http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/c-Gift_Boxes.html

 

[melissa-dallas]

Make that "real, thick, Spanish style hot chocolate"

 

[meryl]

From Williams-Sonoma

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/search/results.html?N=&activeTab=products&cm_sp=OnsiteSearch-_-GlobalNav-_-Button&itemsPerPage=24&page=all&sortBy=best&words=cocoa

 

[florisandy]

How about buying some good smoked salmon packages from your local specialty shop? That would

save you some $ on shipping.

I remember a young kid I used to work with telling me his Mom doled them out for Christmas gifts. Maybe you could add some good crackers or rye or pumpernickel cocktail bread to go with it. They could make their own appys.

I don't think there's anyone who doesn't like smoked salmon.

 

[florisandy]

Go figure....

Lol!

 

[cheezz]

I love Burdick's Chocolates. They make the cutest little chocolate mice

http://www.burdickchocolate.com/

 

[meryl]

Surprising, ain't it?

 

[colleenmomof2]

Swiss Colony Dobosh Tortes

Just ordered our annual 4, with free gifts and a 15% discount, for just about $19.50 a piece, including shipping.

Everything we've ever ordered has been wonderful but the Dobosh are our favorites. We joke that this is what my mom kept in her bathrobe pocket so she was sure to get her share! My folks would cut it almost paper thin to have one torte last through the holidays - now we have two tortes!

And the remaining 2 are frozen for birthdays throughout the year - September 2010's defrosted Dobosh was as good as fresh! Colleen

http://www.swisscolony.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=1995&keyword=AW1199&prefixCode=AW&fpi=1995&catCd=AW

http://s7d4.scene7.com/is/image/SwissColony/001199?$scMain350$

 

[cynupstateny]

They're adorable, Jane. Do they taste as good as they look?

 

[colleenmomof2]

Mixon Fruit Farms Grapefruits (and other citrus)

Our most favorite gift we receive is a box of grapefruits from Florida.

You could order a case for yourself and take a few grapefruit, along with something homemade, for a hostess gift.

http://www.mixon.com

http://www.mixon.com/product_images/supreme.jpg

 

[richard-in-cincy]

MMmmmmmm. N

That's Asbach, of course, wish we could correct typos in titles.

http://www.mostlychocolate.com/index.html

 

[florisandy]

Ha, Mixon is in Bradenton where I live. I keep meaning to go there. Bradenton

is also home to Tropicana orange juice, budding and former tennis players, Greg Allman, first explored by Hernando DeSoto, Snooty the manatee, and a very silly white duckie who likes people food...

http://www.southfloridamuseum.org/TheAquarium/SnootyCam.aspx