Need wedding gift idea - may be kitchen related.

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Heidi Lamoureux

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This is a toughie tho. Couple is combining households. I'm not sure
how much cooking they are likely to do. They are 'older'.
I thought about a gift card to a fancy schmancy resto, but darn - the
amount you give is rather obvious.
Any other foodie ideas?

Not sure if either imbibes, so top of the line booze could be a
waste.

Penzey's Bride Set? Do you know of anything similar?

A pan anyone would love?

Thanks.
 
Janet wrote:

Me either! I'm not super big into florals but really would not want the
hunting motif, even if it was on the reverse side.
 
On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:03:45 -0700, "Julie Bove"
wrote:


I like decent quality percale, not super high thread count, maybe 400
tops (I like a bit of friction). But I'm very fussy about bedding
colors, only very dark colors are acceptible; chocolate, adobe, navy,
red, burgandy, garnet, etc. I don't tolerate light colored bedding
because I sleep with the TV on all night and I don't want the light
reflecting off light bedding colors into my baby blues.
 
On Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:50:24 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
wrote:

Have they registered anywhere? Maybe they're signed up with one of
those websites where wedding guests can upgrade the honeymoon... buy a
bottle of wine, a dinner etc. This isn't the one I was thinking of,
but it's close enough. http://www.thomascookhoneymoons.com/


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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
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Ah, I hadn't thought of that. Years ago, before I ever knew about Egyptian
cotton and super high thread count percale, I worked in the domestics
department of a store. I was able to buy what were at the time high quality
percale and flannel sheets for a very good price but I couldn't be picky
about the color or pattern. I did have some brown ones and even some with
Garfield the cat. I still have a lot of the towels that I bought at that
time. None of them matched. I did have a nice set of blue towels that I
put out if I knew company was coming. I know I don't like blue but I was
renting and the wallpaper in the bathroom was blue.

I do not like to sleep in total darkness. So I have a color changing
nightlight in the bedroom and two more in the bathroom off of the bedroom.
I also keep dim lights on just outside of the bedroom and because I have a
cat who likes to roam about at night, I keep the door open. So light
colored sheets don't bother me. But I don't think I would like the hotel
type white ones.

My current favorite sheets are Egyptian cotton. Not really high thread
count as that type of sheets go, but they do feel nice. They do wrinkle
very badly but I don't bother to iron them. I can remember my mom ironing
and maybe even starching the sheets. Eek!
 
On Mar 13, 7:50?pm, Kalmia wrote:

Don't give them a gift just for the sake of giving them a gift. If you
don't know their tastes ... let me just say that we've got a lot of
white elephant gifts that way.

For older people in general I give consumables. We're always wearing
out dishtowels for example. Olive oil. Teas. Coffee.

One exception: We got an icecream maker, with sundae/banana split
glassware, for a couple that really likes ice cream (a small,
unthreatening model where you put the container in the fridge to
freeze).
 
Kalmia wrote:

We recently discussed this on a cooking list, and most of us
agreed that a gift certificate for Penzey's or some other place
that purveys such things would be appropriate. But then the
amount would be obvious too.

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Jean B.
 
"Julie Bove" wrote:

I don't like to sleep in total darkness either, that's why I leave my
tiffany style lamp lit with small flourescents, one of the few lamps
that works with CFLs, and my big screen Sony is on all night (I start
to watch movies but rarely last more than ten minutes). Anyway it's
not possible to sleep with a cat purring in your arms.

Cat claws can ruin high thread count sheets, but they don't bother the
lower count fabrics... the threads are thicker/stronger. I also don't
like comforters, I prefer cotton quilts. And I just don't like the
feel of sateen fabrics.

Oh, today I ordered my first Crocs. It was warm out today, 44F (nice
bra size. lol), ground was thawing and mucky, still large patches of
snow about. I was doing some picking up of branches and blown about
trash from winter, the muck grabbed my el cheapo flip flops and I
riped the straps pulling free. I decided to splurge and ordered Crocs
flip flops, I'm looking forward to trying these, ordered in Sea
Blue/Silver:
http://www.crocs.com/crocs-modi-flip/10804,default,pd.html?cid=02S&cgid=men-footwear-flip-flop

Anyone else like Crocs?
 
Kalmia wrote:

Do they still give things like that in your area? Here, money seems to be
the most common gift. And when I got married almost 16 years ago that was
almost all that I got. One person gave me some fancy bathroom towels and
another gave me dishclothes and candles with holders. Everyone else gave me
money. And really was nothing that we needed. We too were older and
combining households although granted my husband didn't have a lot of
possessions. I certainly didn't need a thing for the kitchen.
 
"Julie Bove" wrote in message
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diamond coated kitchen steel....brilliant piece of kit, and you can also
take your knives around for a good dressing.
 
"Kalmia" wrote in message
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If you're not sure they're into cooking I'm not sure why you want to give
foodie gifts. But here goes: how about a basket of fresh fruits & veggies?
Or chocolate. How about a fondue set with chocolate, kirsch and a selection
of pineapple chunks, mandarin orange wedges and strawberries for dipping?

On the non-cooking side, fresh cut spring flowers in a nice vase? I don't
know anyone who doesn't appreciate flowers :)

Jill
 
On Mar 15, 7:17?pm, Brooklyn1 wrote:



They're OK for going about in the mud. For everyday use, the soles
wear and become slippery on the new kind of concrete people use to
replace sidewalks these days. Watch out for that.
 
Kalmia wrote:

What amount of $$ did you have in mind? I don't like the Penzey's wedding
gift crate selection. It has too many things that are too common and things
that I don't think most good cooks would use. In fact, I don't like most of
their crate combos for that reason.

The things Penzey's sells that I love are some of their unique spice mixes.
The virtue of them is that they are good for those who don't cook much as
well as those who do. Even if one is a dedicated cook, there are times when
it is nice to be able to just quickly throw together an interesting-tasting
meal without an hour of prep. If I were doing a wedding gift for someone I'd
get Sunny Paris, Mural of Flavor, Balti, Southwest Seasoning, Tsardust
Memories, Singapore Seasoning, Bangkok Blend, Northwoods, Barbecue of the
Americas, Rogan Josh, and maybe a chili powder and another curry powder (I
haven't tried those because I make my own chili powder and curry powder).

Have you checked out the gift boxes from American Spoon Foods? They have
great stuff, especially things with cherries. Another good place to get a
gift certificate is Amazon. They could get virtually anything there.
 
Kalmia wrote:

No matter what you give the amount you spent is obvious, and with
giving items you can be simply recycling... a gift certificate is
always better than you deciding.


You really don't know shit about them... newlyweds at any age will
always enjoy a gift certificate for Victoria's Secret.
 
On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:31:08 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888
wrote:


My Crocs squeak, so I prefer my Uggs.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
sf wrote:



I have only looked at some Crocs, so maybe some are different, but
the ones I've seen are not stiff-soled at all. They are totally
flexible. For most situations you do not want really flexible
shoes. (Exceptions being things like ballet or skateboarding.)


Steve
 
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