A few gift suggestions for the foodie in your life:
– Hot sauce: Wing-Time’s Ultimate Wing Sauce Collection contains six 5-ounce bottles of sauce: mild, medium, hot, garlic with Parmesan, super hot (habanero peppers) and barbecue. Recipe booklets also are included in the gift boxes. A case of 13-ounce bottles is available, with 12 bottles to a case. The gift packs cost $28, plus shipping and handling. Cases cost $48, plus shipping and handling. To order, call 530-753-0804 or log onto www.wingtime.com.
– Gourmet brownies: Fairytale Brownies has a variety of Christmas tins filled with Belgian chocolate brownies or cocoa drinks. Other gift offerings include jumbo cashews and giant brownies. Customized gift packs also are available. Prices range from less than $35 to more than $55. To order, call 800-324-7982 or visit www.brownies.com.
– Specialty cookies: Byrd Cookie Co. packages its treats in festive holiday tins. Choose from Key Lime Coolers in a sleigh tin, Chocolate Mint Cookies in a candy cane tin, Butter Thins in a gift box tin and Cheddar Biscuits in a holly tin. Cost is $9.95 per tin. To order, call 800- 291-2973 or log onto www.byrdcookie company.com.
– Prime meat: Omaha Steaks offers the finest cut of meats, from sirloin, prime rib and T-bone to porterhouse and filet mignon. Cost for the meats starts at about $50. Other available items include burgers, seafood, pork, lamb, poultry, sauces and seasonings and desserts. Kosher foods also are available. To order, call 800-960-8400 or log onto omahasteaks.com.
– Classic cheeses: Swiss Colony offers a variety of cheeses, meats and spreads. Choose from cheese wheels and gift boxes, including Swiss, vintage cheddar, blue cheese, brie and smokehouse cheddar. Prices range from $12.50 to $49.95. Combination sets also are available, including meats and cheeses. To order, call 608-324-4603.
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Edited by Cara DiPasquale (cdipasquale@tribune.com) and Kris Karnopp (kkarnopp@tribune.com)
