If dad is an avid fisherman, this creative basket from Holiday Gifts & Gift Baskets is a great catch! The wicker fishing creel is stuffed with gourmet snacks, a fishing bobber and a rustic fishing-themed picture frame. You could even personalize this gift by inserting a picture of yourself and your dad (or just dad) with a big fish! The basket sells for $39 and ships for only $8.95.
This year we are sending my dad a Father’s Day gift basket with a little bit of kick! We love to grill when we visit my parents, and my dad is a self-proclaimed “King of the Grill”. He is always bragging about the spices and rubs he has created to season our meals, so this year we wanted to give him a new combination of flavors to try. This gift basket contains 3 – 4 oz boxes (one each of Jamaican Jerk, Chipotle BBQ and Cracked Pepper) of dry rub, as well as a bottle of Ambrosia Pepper sauce and a pound of hickory chips to add a great smoky flavor. My husband is really looking forward to trying these spices because he and my dad have a friendly competition each year to see who can come up with the tastiest spice combination. If dad likes any of these rubs he will have to give my husband at least a little credit for finding this gift! The set is packaged in a basket with a kitchen towel liner for $31 plus shipping.
Jim Beam and Jack Daniels don’t just make whiskey, they also sell a number of tasty snack foods, flavored coffees and desserts. A few of these items have been combined into a red gift pail – along with chips, crackers and beer nuts – to create a memorable gift for Father’s Day, a summer birthday or for no reason at all! The Jim Beam bourbon fudge is smooth and creamy, the salsa is chunky and flavorful, and the rest of the components are just as good! My husband and I share this pail very well – he takes the savory items and I lay claim to the sweets. We found this gourmet gift online for $53 plus $10.95 shipping.
Nuts are a favorite snack in our breakroom and it’s always fun to search for unique nuts or new combinations to try. But sometimes the best nuts are the perennial favorites like almonds, cashews and pistachios. The snack we found at All About Gifts & Baskets combines these favorites into a cute compartmentalized gift tray that would also make a great gift for any occasion! We get 22 ounces of this sweet and nutty snack for only $35.
I love to sample a number of foods when we go out for dinner. I especially like buffet-style dining so I can try a little of this and a little of that before deciding what to eat. That’s why I particularly like the samplers offered by Gourmet Station. Their International Soup, Bread and Cookie Combo gives me 6 unique soup flavors along with 6 mini baguettes and 6 White Chocolate Macadamia cookies. The soups included take you on a virtual world tour: Bistro Mushroom & Sherry Soup, Cream of Tomato Basil Soup, Chicken & Sausage Gumbo, Italian Wedding Soup, Lobster Bisque and Tomato Florentine Soup. The servings are generous and the taste are exquisite. You can try them yourself for $69.99 plus as little as $19.99 shipping.
Featured on Good Morning America, The Today Show and the Home Shopping Network, the Tortuga Rum Company has spent the last 20 years perfecting their top secret rum cake recipe. This combo features their wildly popular 16 oz Golden Rum Cake paired with an 8 oz package of Rum Cream Coffee. The fun containers show an elaborate pirate ship logo and the reasonable price of $29.95 includes shipping so you can order one for yourself without feeling guilty! The Tortuga Rum Company produces more than 5,000 gourmet rum cakes each day, hand-glazing each cake with 5 year old premium rum, then vaccuum sealing each cake to preserve freshness. The cake and coffee combo is a great breakfast treat, housewarming gift or thank you for a special teacher.
This unique gourmet gift basket contains the perfect accompaniments to a finely shaken martini. E. Waldo Ward & Son sends everything except the gin and vermouth! The decorative wicker basket is filled with four varieties of jumbo stuffed olives (10 oz each), a martini shaker and two martini glasses. This gift would be great for a number of occasions – to celebrate a new house, a new job or a lifelong friendship. The basket is on sale for $81.60 and currently includes free shipping to the US (except AK and HI).
As a treat for all the mothers in our office, my boss ordered this gourmet basket in honor of Mother’s Day. The large and beautiful basket was filled to overflowing with fresh fruit, savory meats and cheeses and sweet treats like chocolate and toffee. Everyone in our office found something they loved – whether it was the fresh pineapple, pepper and onion relish, deluxe mixed nuts or bing cherry chocolates – and we made sure there were no leftovers! This basket is a great gift idea for an office of up to 15 employees, and is a great way to send something for everyone to enjoy. The Corporate Celebration Fruit Basket sells for $200 and is shipped via 2nd Day or Overnight Air to ensure freshness.
With a pretty butterfly theme floating throughout the gift, this basket is great for Mother’s Day or a spring birthday. The dark wicker basket holds a matching tea set consisting of a butterfly teapot and 2 butterfly mugs, shortbread cookies, 3 varieties of dessert tea, honey tea swirlers and a wildflower honey sachet. I was put in charge of a thank you gift for my son’s religion teacher – the class all chipped in and wanted to get her something special to thank her for her dedication. Since we knew she enjoyed tea, but didn’t know much more about her, we thought this gift would be personal but not intrusive. We purchased the basket from Holiday Gifts & Gift Baskets for $95 and paid $15.95 for delivery.
I love to shower my mom with special treats on Mother’s Day, so along with the chocolate basket I’ve already ordered, I couldn’t resise ordering this Queen Bee tower for “grandma” from my sons. The bee-themed boxes stack into a cute tower, complete with the Queen’s crown of flowers! The boxes are filled with gourmet treats fit for a queen that also have a bee theme – including honey candies, honey apple snack mix, honey roasted peanuts, honey soy nuts, jelly beans, cinnamon cookies, a flower-shaped sugar cookie and rainbow candy sunflower seeds. The cheery springtime gift tower sells for $35 and can be shipped as quickly as overnight to insure delivery by Mother’s Day.