18 MUST HAVE GIFT IDEAS FOR THE COUNTRY COOK
What do you buy for the country cook in your life? Coming up with fabulous gift ideas needn’t be complicated. Adding to someone’s cookbook library. A new piece of kitchen equipment. All are great gift ideas for the country cook at Christmastime, birthdays, or any time of year.
Planning ahead is necessary to prevent those last minute shopping woes. It’s amazing how quickly people forget the things someone told them they’d like to have. Now, let me share with you my list of 18 Must Have Gift Ideas For the Country Cook.
And if you need to give friends and family a “gentle nudge” about the things you’d love to have yourself, be sure to Share this article with them. Don’t be shy!
And sometimes it’s fun to “bundle” gifts together.
Now, let’s get started, shall we?
GIFT GUIDE FOR THE COUNTRY COOK
COMFORT FOODS AND SAVORY SOUPS
Who can say no to All-American Comfort Food? I was drooling over the recipe index in this cookbook.
This is the most detailed and imaginative Soup Cookbook that I have found. I love it!
A Dutch Oven is always appreciated. Try cooking up a roast and taking it to their home and telling them the gift is actually the cook pot it is delivered in. Nothing is more wonderful when served with homemade mashed potatoes or ladled over cheesy grits! And add to all this – – – a cookbook!
This ceramic Bean Pot is exactly like the one my Grandma used. I have hers, and still use it. It was the original “slow cooker.”
A covered Casserole dish will be frequently used for baking, as well as for chilled desserts.
A stainless steel Stock Pot makes an amazing gift. Use it for soups as well as pasta. Deliver your gift to someone’s door filled with wonderful homemade Chicken and Noodles (or Beef and Noodles) for an extra surprise. Some of us love to serve these Noodle Soup favorites ladled into a bowl over top of creamy mashed potatoes. Heaven!
FABULOUS GIFT IDEAS FOR THE COUNTRY COOK IN YOUR LIFE
LUSCIOUS PIES AND RUSTIC DESSERTS
Rustic Fruit Desserts contains recipes that your Grandma would have loved.
Who doesn’t love PIE? I could sit up all night reading this Pie cookbook. (Yes, I read cookbooks.)
A homemade Pie (made with homemade pie crust) is an added treat. Deliver it to your friend or family in the pie plate you bought for them. An Embossed Rolling Pin is a decorative touch.
A clear glass, deep dish Pie Plate is my favorite. You can hold it up to check to see if the bottom of the crust is completely cooked.
A good Mortar and Pestle has many uses: Crushing pills, grinding spices, making pesto, making your own baby food, and more. If you can’t afford a food processor, this is especially useful.
MORE GREAT GIFT IDEAS FOR YOUR FAVORITE COUNTRY COOK
ARTISAN BREADS AND SOURDOUGH STARTER
Tartine Bread is very meticulous and in-depth. It describes the most wonderful Artisan and Sourdough Breads imaginable, and how to make them.
Nancy Silverton is a true Master Baker. Julia Child was so impressed, she actually cried! (Yes, I saw it happen!) Her bread cookbook is a masterpiece!
The Danish Dough Whisk is a wonderful old fashioned artisan baking tool. You might find it takes the place of your electric mixer. And it’s ergonomic handle adds to its ease of use.
Bread Pans can be used for sourdough breads, white sandwich bread, and quick breads. Surprise someone special by giving them a homemade loaf of Pumpkin Bread in the bread pan!
An added surprise is to give the bread pans along with Sourdough Starter. French sourdough is more mild in flavor. The taste of San Francisco sourdough is more bold.
A large stoneware Mixing Bowl is a great investment. We have all started mixing up bread dough or other ingredients, and found we had no room to add more, or even to stir them in.
You can never have too many Ceramic Mixing Bowls! They make great serving bowls.
HAPPY GIVING! Susan
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