It’s that time of year again! Don’t let shopping for the foodie in your life be frustrating. Check out these sure to please food gifts that won’t break the bank.
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Dell Cove Spices Popcorn Seasoning
WHY WE LOVE IT: With flavors like Classic Kettle Corn, Cheese Pizza and Thai Sriracha, you’ll find the perfect popcorn topping for everyone on your list! Make it a family movie night with a gift pack!
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Defluri’s Fine Chocolates
WHY WE LOVE IT: This is our local chocolatier, but lucky for you they ship! Everything they make is delicious from chocolate covered espresso beans to sea salt caramels to decadent truffles. If you don’t see what you’re looking for online, give Defluri’s a call. They have way more candies in their retail store then they list online!
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Virginia Chutney Company Mango Chutney
WHY WE LOVE IT: We discovered this delicious Chutney in a local store. It’s got a great balance of peppery mango, acid and sweetness. They also have other fun flavors like Sweet Peach and Spicy Plum.
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Birdie’s Pimento Cheese
WHY WE LOVE IT: With unique flavors like smoked gouda, olive and jalapeno, this pimento cheese is anything but ordinary. Robin makes this delicious southern delicacy in South Hill, Virginia with quality ingredients and a touch of creativity!
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Urban Cheesecraft DIY Cheese Kit
WHY WE LOVE IT: Urban Cheesecraft makes it easy to cook up your own batch of fresh cheese! Their kits include all the hard to find ingredients and instructions on how to make handcrafted cheese. They have a variety of kits including mozzarella, feta, goat cheese and paneer.
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Geechie Boy Mill Grits
WHY WE LOVE IT: We discovered these grits on a trip to Charleston, South Carolina. Ground on an antique mill, these grits are made with heirloom corn and produced in small batches.
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Rosey Bloom’s Collard Greens
WHY WE LOVE IT: Using her grandmother’s recipe, Chef Shanta Faison makes locally sourced, all natural collard greens. The vegetarian version is good, but the traditional style with smoked turkey knocked our socks off!
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Cordial Coffee
WHY WE LOVE IT: This is our favorite local coffee shop. It’s fresh, perfectly roasted and seriously delicious. They have a variety of roasts from around the world, so you’re sure to find a coffee that will thrill your giftee!
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Whitley’s Salted Peanuts
WHY WE LOVE IT: Kevin’s grandmother lived in the WIlliamsburg area of Virginia for decades. Nanny loved her scotch and Whitley’s peanuts… a regular happy hour tradition!
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AR’s Hot Honey
WHY WE LOVE IT: Raw honey infused with spicy pepper? SCORE! This bourbon aged honey won a Virginia Living Magazine Made in Virginia Award but if you’re not into extra spicy honey they have a mild version too.
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Stonewall Kitchen Gift Set
WHY WE LOVE IT: Stonewall kitchen creates top notch mixes, sauces and jams. I’m totally addicted to their habanero mango aioli which I load onto tacos! But their mustards and jellies are also great, Perfect for when you want the taste of homemade but don’t have the time to make it from scratch yourself.
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Jovian Pantry Pho Spice Packet
WHY WE LOVE IT: Made from the freshest spices without additives or MSG these vacuumed sealed pho packets make dinner easy. Jovian Pantry also has a killer caramel braising sauce. Perfect for the lover of authentic Vietnamese food!
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Falling Bark Farm Hickory Syrup
WHY WE LOVE IT: Move over maple syrup! Produced in Berryville, Virginia, Falling Bark Farm crafts a turbinado syrup infused with hickory bark. It’s smoky and sweet and excellent in meat marinades, but our favorite way to use it is in our hickory marshmallow recipe!
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True Made Foods Vegetable Ketchup
WHY WE LOVE IT: Made the old fashioned way with more vegetables and less sugar, it’s perfect on your fries and burgers! It tastes so great you’ll never miss the sugar.
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Mountaineer Popcorn
WHY WE LOVE IT: Made from non-GMO corn grown in Jefferson County, WV, this popcorn comes in flavors like Chesapeake, Buffalo Cheddar and Chocolate Drizzled Caramel. They also have seasonal flavors, so give them a call to find out what’s popping now!
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Norm’s Farms Elderberry Jellies and Jams
WHY WE LOVE IT: Elderberry is a superfruit that is known to boost the immune system. Thanks to Norm’s Farms, getting a healthy dose of anti-oxidants is more delicious than ever! Their elderberry jellies and jams are made with the freshest berries from the United States. Great for biscuits and thumbprint cookies!
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Clark and Hopkins Hot Sauces
WHY WE LOVE IT: Travel around a world of flavor with these hot sauces! Inspired by spicy food from a diverse number of cultures, Chef Brandon Clark has bottled the culinary essence of regions like Virginia, Laos and Ethiopia. They are delicious and truly unique!
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J.Q. Dickinson Salt Works
WHY WE LOVE IT: Deep in the Appalachian Mountains the seventh generation of the Dickinson family is mining salt from the buried Iapetus Ocean. Because the salt is harvested from an underground aquifer, their salt is pure and uncontaminated so you won’t find heavy metals or plastics in this specialty salt.
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TBJ Gourmet Bacon Jam
WHY WE LOVE IT: Made without preservatives, this jam will be a favorite for all the bacon lovers on your list! It comes in three flavors: classic, sweet chili and black peppercorn. We tasted all three and couldn’t choose a favorite so we came home with all of them!
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Peg’s Salt
WHY WE LOVE IT: Cass Cannon created this salt blend using her mom’s tried and true recipe. It’s great on everything! You can use it straight from the jar as a finishing salt or add it to meat and vegetables while cooking. Its also free from sugar, gluten, GMOs and MSG.
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Peanut Brittle Popcorn Seasoning
Everyone loves popcorn, so this holiday make this Peanut Brittle Popcorn Topping for the people on your list. It’s sweet, salty and sure to be appreciated!
Carrot Cake Liqueur
Carrot cake liqueur is a delicious after dinner drink infused with sugar and spice and everything nice. It’s easy to craft and perfect for homemade gifts!
Gingerbread Granola
This gingerbread granola is super easy to make and great for snacking, yogurt parfaits or as a thoughtful homemade gift. Gingery, sweet, crunchy, nutty and so good, you’ll want to eat this granola all year long!
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