Top Ten Internet Food Gifts

I was researching a Today Show segment for a producer looking to showcase Internet Food Gifts and came across so many really great sounding food vendors, I just couldn't keep the list to myself so I'm passing it along.

On the list this year: the 411 on freebies, gifts under ten bucks, gifts under 20 bucks, great hostess and family gifts and the best part, nothing on the list is over $100!

Happy Holiday shopping for those you love!

1. For the Ice Cream Lover
Jeni's Ice Creams: More Flavorful, Less Sweet. Sold by the collection and packed by the heavenly individual pint!

http://jenisicecreams.com

Every member of the Jeni's team is devoted to a singular mission: to create the finest ice creams with compelling ingredients and serve them with graciousness to every customer.

As soon as I read that on her website I knew it was destiny that brought us together because every member of my household is devoted to a singular mission: to taste the finest ice creams with compelling enthusiasm, to share them with no one and to devour them with thoughts of gracious goodness in our hearts and in our tummies.

More About Jeni's Ice Creams: Jeni Britton Bauer became inspired to make artisan ice creams while working at a French patisserie. Drawing on the practices of a traditional pastry kitchen, Jeni created her own techniques to make American ice creams that are less sweet and more flavorful.

Jeni's Flavors of Norway Ice Cream Collection: This holiday season, follow Jeni to Norway where the scent of cardamom, cinnamon and nutmeg, red currants, apples, warm cognac, lots of butter and almonds hang heavy in the crisp winter air. This collection includes six pints of Jeni's signature Norway inspired Ice creams, plus three additional pints of your choosing. 9 pints total, $75.00

Jeni's Splendid Holiday Ice Cream Collection: Classic seasonal favorites are all you need for a cozy & cheery holiday season; Dark Chocolate Peppermint, Saigon Cinnamon, Blackstrap Praline, Cranberry Royale Sorbet and more. This collection includes a flavor insert with descriptions, a handwritten greeting card for your season's wishes, six pints of Jeni's favorite holiday classic flavors, plus three pints of your own choosing. 9 pints total, $70.

Swanky Sorbet Collection: Festoon your New Year's Eve party with these ultra cool, exceptionally modern sorbets. Serve them as an elegantly simple cocktail flight or fancy them up with fruit, swords and parasols! You provide the booze, we'll provide the sorbet. Cranberry Royale, Yuzu & Juniper, Fresh Squeezed Grapefruit and Bitter Orange and Black Currant. This gift also comes with serving suggestions for swanky cocktails to pass around at a party. Sending it as a gift? We'll handwrite your message on one of our lovely greeting cards. Four pints of Jeni's Swankiest Sorbets plus five pints of your own choosing. Nine pints total, $50.

Jeni's Picks: http://jenisicecreams.com/buy-jenispicks.html

2. For the Resident Nut: Germack Pistachios
Germack Pistachio Company has three goals: 1) Find the highest quality nuts, seeds, dried fruit, and chocolate products available, 2) Roast and blend our products to perfection using Frank Germack Sr.'s original time-honored small batch roasting process, and 3) Deliver the highest level of customer service.

I have three goals in my house too! 1) Eat the highest quality nuts, seeds, dried fruit, and chocolate products available, 2) Toast to my good fortune every time I'm in the presence of Frank Germack Sr.'s original time-honored small batch roasted nuts, and 3) Engage in the sourcing and consumption of the highest quality snack foods daily.

Think nuts are bad for you? Think again! Anytime anyone tries to slap your hand away from the nut bowl, look them graciously in the eye and kindly inform them that not only are pistachios the lowest fat nut, an entire bowl full of pistachios (about 50 nuts in their shells) has only 160 calories! Take that, party patrol!

More about Germack Pistachio Co.: Germack is the nation's oldest roaster of pistachio nuts. Founded in 1924, Germack offers a full line of gourmet nuts, chocolates, candies, and dried fruit. Still owned by the Germack family and located in the historic Eastern Market in Detroit Michigan, Germack is a local treasure.

www.germack.com

A case of 1 pound signature bags:
http://germack.com/caseofpistachios-121lbsignaturepaperbags.aspx

2 pound burlap bag wrapped pistachios:
http://germack.com/burlapbagofpistachios.aspx

Germack Vintage Gift Box: http://germack.com/varietygiftpack.aspx

Germack Wooden Party Tray: http://germack.com/woodentray.aspx

3. For the Very Merry and the Cheery Cherry...
Gifts from the land of Life, Liberty, Beaches & Pie! Shop in the Cherry Republic!

About the Cherry Republic: Founded on their joy of life with cherries, their mission is to pass on to you the many ways to have fun with cherries! From their famous dried cherries, chocolate covered cherries, jams and cherry salsas, The Cherry Republic has over 175 great gifts and pantry fillers.

Buy Ten, Get Two FREE! One of my favorite things about Cherry Republic is their generosity. Every year around this time, they're passing out the freebies! Whether you're shopping for Chocolate Covered Cherries, Cherry Hot Fudge, Cherry nut mixes, Cherry jams or Cherry salsas, when you select "Buy Case," you get 12 identical products for the cost of 10. You will see the 2 free products in your cart. But hurry, the Buy 10 Get 2 Free deal ends December 31, 2009!

5 lbs. of Dark Chocolate Covered Dried Cherries in our New In the Orchard Tin that features the artwork of Jennifer Haywood. The tin captures the essence of a day in an orchard and contains the tale of the birth of the Cherry Republic. $66.50

Lo-Cal Boom Chugga Lugga Cherry Root Beer! This true root beer flavor is enhanced with real cherry juice to make an excellent Cherry Root Bear Float! Case of (24) 16 oz. bottles $45.00

Handcrafted Cherry Wood Bowls: Crafted from Northern Michigan cherry wood, these bowls make great gifts, especially when combined in a gift box with Dried Cherries and our Cherry Salad Dressings. Sizes from 7-15 inch bowls. Priced from $19.00-$95.00.

Cheery Cherry Stocking Stuffers:

Cherry Almond Oatmeal Soap, $4.95: With different patterns of creamy pink swirls and dotted with real oatmeal, these handmade bars look like something out of another era.

Cherry Lip Balm, $ 4.95: Made with Tart Cherry Juice Concentrate, Vitamin E & beeswax, in a handy pocket-sized tin.

4. For the Cheese Lover: Cabot Creamery Cheeses and Gifts!

Owned by Dairy Farmers since 1919, Cabot Creamery is a farm family-owned cooperative located in the hills of Vermont producing all natural, award-winning cheeses, including the "World's Best Cheddar," as well as a tasty variety of flavored cheddars.

Cheddar Shake: Your popcorn dining experiences will never be the same once you've tasted Cabot Creamery's Cheddar Shake. Made from their famous aged cheddars, Cheddar Shake is a light and fluffy white cheese powder perfect for flavoring popcorn, soups and stews, vegetables, dips, pastas and salads. At just 25 calories per serving, you can experience the creamy goodness of aged white cheddar with none of the guilt! 8 ounces of Cheddar Powder $5.39, Buy 6 and pay just $5.10 each!

Vermonter's Feast: A welcome gift for the Vermonter away from home, or the Vermonter-at-heart. Two full pounds of Hunter's Seriously Sharp cheddar packaged with Summer Sausage, a delicious mustard, and crackers in a red farm-scene gift box. $34.99

Mad River Wake Up: The smell of maple-cured, cob-smoked bacon will wake the family to a hearty breakfast of cheddar omelets and pancakes dripping with pure Vermont maple syrup. This gift includes 12 ounces of Vermont Smoke & Cure bacon(the NY Times calls it "possibly the finest bacon on the planet"), an 8-oz. bar of Extra Sharp, a 1-lb block of Cabot Private Stock Cheddar, a 16-oz. jug of maple syrup, and 1 lb. of buttermilk pancake mix. $49.99

5. For the Cake Lover: Bake Me a Wish!
Bake Me A Wish! is a not-for-profit bakery that helps fund charitable causes. Their cakes are made with only the finest, freshest ingredients by an award-winning, family run, New York bakery that also supplies pastries to some of Manhattan's most elite restaurants.

5% of every order assists Bake Me A Wish! in sending Birthday Cakes to Soldiers overseas. If you have a soldier's birthday coming up and would like to send a cake, click here.

Singular Sensation Freedom Cake
Let them Eat Cake! Send a Soldier a Free Cake: When you purchase the Singular Sensation Freedom Cake for a recipient here in the U.S., Bake Me A Wish! will deliver an identical birthday cake to a soldier serving overseas, in the name of your recipient. The Freedom Cake features a layer of deluxe chocolate brownie, covered in crushed OREO cookies, drizzled with white and dark chocolates and an avalanche of sprinkles adorning the top. Each cake features a special card informing the recipient that a cake has been sent to a soldier in their name, alongside an imprint of the American Flag. Two cakes, one for you and one for a soldier, $35.00

Angela Morgan's Mortgage Cakes: Baking her way out of foreclosure, Angela Logan is selling apple cakes to friends, neighbors and total strangers over the Internet to get enough money to save her home. Read Angela's Full Story.

Angela's Cakes:

The Organic Mortgage Apple Cake: This all American creation is loaded with apples and moist whole grain goodness. Topped with a rich butter cream and cream cheese frosting for a taste that is unbelievably delicious! $44.99

Angela's Espresso Brownie Cake: A perfect treat for the individual from Angela Logan's kitchen. This miniature brownie is packed with fudge and espresso flavor. Enjoy one with your favorite cup of coffee or heat slightly and serve a la mode! $19.99

Angela's Carrot Harvest Spice Cake: Angela Logan puts a new twist on a classic favorite: two moist carrot layers studded with walnuts and plump raisins, filled and frosted with rich cream cheese frosting. This brilliant creation will be a hit with your loved one. $39.95

5% of your Mortgage Apple Cake order will be donated to GreenPath Debt Solutions, a nationwide non-profit consumer credit counseling service that helps people resolve financial problems, achieve financial goals and get relief from debt since 1961.

6. Mr. Tod's Pie Factory
Mr. Tod's personal size pies—small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, with a taste big enough to satisfy any sweet-tooth. Mr. Tod specializes in making cheesecakes, pies and cobblers from scratch, using only the finest all natural ingredients including sweet creamy butter and only the finest spices. Box of Ten: Buyer's choice of mini-cheesecakes, pies and cobblers, $49.99 plus shipping.

www.whybake.com

7. Philly's Own Soft Pretzel Company
Philly's Own Soft Pretzel Company serves a variety of handmade, hand salted pretzels for a variety of tastes. Traditional Pretzels Box: One dozen Traditional style pretzels and Spicy Brown Mustard $8.00, 22 oz. box of bite size nuggets and spicy brown mustard, 8.00, Twenty Five Pretzels with Spicy Brown Mustard, $11.00, 80 bite size nuggets in a catering tray with Yellow and Brown mustards, serves 15, $16.00.

www.phillysownsoftpretzels.com

8. Bellwether Hard Cidery
Located in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of New York State, Bellwether, an artisan cidery and one of only 16 members of the Cayuga Wine Trail (the oldest wine trail in the United States) specializes in making hard cider. Liberty Spy, semi-dry/semi-sweet, 6.8% alcohol, sparkling: their most popular cider, made from Liberty and Northern Spy apples, is wonderful with poultry and pork, cream-enriched sauces, and many desserts, including fresh fruit $9.50. Black Magic: sweet, 5.2% alcohol, sparkling; apples blended with black currant; rich, fruity and "mystical" taste; pairs well with poultry, pork and desserts $12.95.

www.cidery.com

9. DennyMike's 'Cue Stuff
A Maine-based company with Texas barbecue authenticity. Each of DennyMike's award-winning barbecue sauces and rubs is hand-crafted in Maine in small batches, using only the finest ingredients, including natural sea salt, clover honey and Barbados molasses. 4-Pack Gift Set, $19.95, 2-Pack Gift Set, ($9.95) Cue Lover's Gift Set (2 sauces, 2 rubs, 2 cookbooks), $49.94

www.dennymikes.com

10. Chesapeake Bay Crab Cakes
Great crab cakes start with great crab and we use only handpicked jumbo lump crabmeat in our signature crab cakes. Loaded with crab, we add just the right amount of signature binders and seasonings using a recipe that has been perfected over many years. Great on their own as an appetizer or meal, they pair especially well with a nice Filet Mignon and a glass of wine. Choose from our Perfect Crab Cake Gift Tin-four each, 4 oz. perfect crab cakes $49.95 or our Baby Cake Gift Tin—a bite size version of our Perfect Crab Cakes, 25 each 1 ounce crab cakes, $54.95

www.cbcrabcakes.com