insideKENT Magazine Issue 21 - Nov/Dec 2013 | Page 76

CHRISTMASGIFTGUIDE Food and Drink Gifts Fudge Making Kit The Fudge Kitchen Home Kit contains everything you need to make their creamy smooth and devilishly different fudge from the comfort of your own home. A beautiful gift for someone you really want to impress, the Home Kit is ideal for foodies, gourmets and those tricky people who have everything! The kit comes with a branded Fudge Kitchen apron, sugar thermometer, two fudge making tools, a detailed instruction booklet and ingredients to make three batches of fudge. £30 www.fudgekitchen.co.uk Carluccio’s Frutta Di Marzapane From Sicily, where making marzipan fruit is a tradition. Each one is painted by hand. A real eye catching centre piece. £16.95 www.carluccios.com The Chocolate Gift Basket This sophisticated chocolate hamper is the perfect gift for any chocoholic! A dark brown woven lidded basket, busting with chocolate treats in a wide range of forms and flavours, from the unusual Sally Williams Dark Chocolate Coated Nougat to the classic Four Anjels Double Chocolate Biscuits, it is guaranteed to wow any recipient regardless of age or gender. £36.09 www.spicersofhythe.co.uk Devilishly Good Brownies It’s all about the quality and quantity of the ingredients that go into Devilishly Good Brownie Company’s heavenly mixes. With flavours like Halen Mon Vanilla Sea Salt, Mint Cooler and Death by Chocolate, Devilishly Good Brownies are a must for any chocolate lover this Christmas. £14.99 for a box of 12 www.devilishlygoodbrownies.co.uk Joe & Seph’s Gourmet Popcorn They have over 25 different flavours of popcorn including brand new Christmas ones such as mince pie popcorn, or brandy butter popcorn and also mint choc chip – then there are classics such as whisky and macchiato or sea salt caramel. The popcorn is popped using air, not oil, so it is much lighter than others available and also absorbs the flavours more. They have great pouches of the popcorn for sale as well as beautiful gift tins, kilner jars or glass jars . Prices from £4 www.joeandsephs.co.uk 76 www.insidekentmagazine.co.uk Coffee Connoisseur Collection from Sea Island Coffee This is the ultimate gift for the coffee lover who is keen to explore the coffee world. The collection is made up of one 125g tin of St. Helena coffee, a cup of elegance and subtlety characterised by good body combined with a superb fragrant bouquet, one 125g tin of Greenwell Estate Hawaii Kona Private Reserve, a coffee with a heady aroma, light acidity touches of red wine and spices, and a smooth, medium body, and a silver cupping spoon, the ultimate spoon for evaluating and tasting coffee for the professional trader, barista and enthusiastic home coffee connoisseur alike. £54 www.seaislandcoffee.com LINDOR Maxi Ball Fans of LINDOR truffles will love the LINDOR Maxi Ball – an eye-catching giant LINDOR ball that opens to become a bowl containing approximately 44 individual milk chocolate truffles. The Maxi Ball is perfect for sharing with family or friends or as an impressive gift – sure to put a smile on the face of any chocolate lover this Christmas. £14.99 www.lindt-shop.co.uk Zoku Quick Pop Maker A brilliant gift, users can rustle up a whole lot of lollies in just seven minutes using this ingenious invention by Zoku. Sure to cause a buzz around the Christmas tree, the pop maker requires no electricity and you can make up to nine before the base needs to be frozen again, so no-one has to go without. And what's more, the world is your oyster when it comes to flavours. From diluted squash, freshly squeezed fruit juices and healthy strawberry yoghurt, to ice cream centres and lollies with a fruity ice shell, you'll have loads of fun experimenting. The kit includes six lolly sticks, six drip guards, a large orange lolly removal tool and instructions with recipe suggestions. £49.99 www.lakeland.co.uk Zestive Cheer Here we have all the ingredients to make the perfect festive mulled wine. This tantalising gift set includes a beautiful fruiting orange tree, a fine bottle of Bordeaux, a sachet of spices and a special recipe to create the ultimate winter warmer. £39 www.plants4presents.co.uk Carluccio’s Fiocchi Di Neve Meaning 'snowflakes', these light mini meringues have tiny pieces of hazelnut inside and made in Tuscany, wrapped by hand, two at a time. £10.95 www.carluccios.com