| Do you love food? Have you ever given food as | | | | basket? Yum. |
| a gift? | | | | Italian: Contains imported pasta, classic marinara |
| I'm not talking about canned goods that you | | | | sauce, breadsticks, sun dried tomato bruschetta, |
| donate to your local food bank, although that's a | | | | and Pasta e Fagiolo soup. Some companies also |
| grand and heartfelt gesture. | | | | provide an assortment of Italian cookies and even |
| I'm talking about shopping online for a spectacular | | | | a stainless steel pasta scoop, potholder and |
| gourmet food basket that you can buy and have | | | | kitchen towel. Wow! How do I get one of my |
| shipped to someone you love and care about. | | | | friends to send me this? |
| On a recent online shopping trip, I found the | | | | Gourmet: These types of gift baskets include |
| following types of gourmet food gift baskets: | | | | gourmet treats that you normally would only be |
| Breakfast: Contains pancake mix and fruit syrup, | | | | able to purchase from a specialty store. For |
| a mini jar of hazelnut coffee jelly, individual apple | | | | example, here's a brief list of some goodies that |
| cinnamon coffee cake, lemon tea cookies and | | | | are available in this category: dips, spreads, |
| breakfast tea. Some companies included a terry | | | | sweets and snacks; roasted red pepper jam and |
| towel and measuring spoons. | | | | artichoke Parmesan spread, wine flavored cheese |
| Chocolate: Contains an assortment of chocolate | | | | tin with four cheese triangles, gourmet pasta and |
| dipped pecans, handmade caramel twists, | | | | garlic infused olive oil, Napa Valley balsamic |
| chocolate toffee almonds, white chocolate | | | | vinegar, roasted garlic mustard, biscottis, cheese |
| macadamia nut cookies, chocolate drizzled | | | | sticks, crackers and white pistachio nuts. Some |
| popcorn, yogurt pretzels, chocolate dipped | | | | companies also included a glass cheese board and |
| pretzels and chocolate dipped cherries. Now tell | | | | knife. |
| me, who wouldn't want to receive this gift | | | | |