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food - ie: a person with an overly developed interest in food and all things kitchen-related; he or she styles himself as a gourmet, but really she’s just obsessed.
And that sums up the food writers here at YummyMummyClub.ca, but we wear the moniker with pride and so should you. Foodies are difficult to shop for because their tastes are particular and when it comes to the kitchen they’ve seen it all. So we found some ideas that will make them ooh and ahh.
Let’s begin with the obvious; if your foodie doesn’t already own something from Le Creuset it’s on their wish list. Le Creuset is the ultimate in cookware. The Oval French Oven can fit a chicken or large cuts of meat, and can be used for searing and roasting.
Even people whose kitchen repertoire includes more than ramen noodles and scrambled eggs run out of inspiration. Now with a roll of the dice, dinner is decided. There’s a dessert set too if that’s more their thing.
This spoon and fork salad set from Kenya is function meets form, and the bonus is local artisans who earn a fair wage for selling his or her handiwork make them.
Flat cookies are so passé. What every foodie needs is an embossed rolling pin that reflects the season or the baker. These can be personalized too.
Forgo the apron and give a fun chef’s shirt that plays with words. Bonus: a kitchen dance party will probably ensue.
Dinner is coming. Call it a threat or a promise, but when the cook’s heard, “When’s dinner,” once or twice too many times, this is the only response. This cutting board is perfect if you have a foodie who’s also a GoT fan in your life.
Dinnerware should not be boring. Ever. And especially not during the holidays. You’ll probably be the favourite mom/aunt/uncle/friend if you give this bowl as a gift.
No more doing crazy math problems and firing up the Google machine while you have one hand over an open flame and the other in flour. The conversion cutting board is what we’ve all been waiting for. I wonder if it loads the dishwasher too?
I’m not generally a gadget-pusher, but this is one that’s not only silly, it’s functional too. The lid is a heavy-duty silicone that keeps food in while letting just the right amount of steam out to keep food from boiling over. Also, it’s fun and I’m pushing that.
In theory the teaspoons and tablespoons we have in our cutlery drawers are sized right for measurements, in reality they vary so much in size that one person’s teaspoon is another’s ladle. Any true foodie has or wants a set of measuring spoons to take the guesswork out of cooking. These Mason jar spoons happen to be pretty.
Katja loves to prepare delicious meals, but believes her children should be able to forage for themselves if she’s reading a good book. When she’s not reading, she’s juggling the kids’ sports, her business, volunteering, writing, and an active social life that includes eating a lot of cheese.
There isn't a cheese drawer in her fridge, it's a cheese shelf, and she thinks cream and butter belong in most recipes. She comes from a long line of nomads who believed in the romance and adventure of travel and she’s trying to pass that on to her children.
Katja's a freelance writer who writes about travel, culinary tourism, food, and family. She also writes Jack Straw Lane, a blog about life and trying to balance running, a bad case of travel itch, and the kids' homework.
Because she loves using photography to tell a story, you can often find Katja on Instagram.
You can also find her on Twitter: @katjawulfers