Festive Foodie Wish-List: The Best Christmas Presents for the Foodie in Your Life

With just nine days left until Christmas (approximately 104 shopping hours*) I've taken all the joy/despair out of that last minute 'what on earth am I going to get the foodie in my life?!' 

panic. 

You are very welcome. 

* Totally random, made up figure.

I don't think anyone will ask for the receipt if they were to open this beautiful recipe tin on Christmas morning (dotcomgiftshop £9.99)

Fans of the Great British Pottery Throw Down will be 'pot-ty' about this festive mug from judge Keith Brymer Jones (£10)

Chocolate obvs isn't just for Christmas, but this scrumptious seasonal offering from Lindt certainly is; I can't imagine it lasting past Boxing Day (£8.99)

Of all the trillion* cookbooks out this year, I reckon this one is the best. Read my review here (Homemade Memories, Kate Doran £18.99)

*Another random, made up figure.

Games and Christmas go together like January and gym membership. Here's a chocolate version of the classic Guess Who? (Selfridges, £12.99)

Tick all the boxes with a Christmas Hamper from Waitrose (£24-400)

Someone will have drawn the short straw and have to do the washing up on Christmas day. A festive tea towel will surely help with such matters (Emma Bridgewater £10)

Pannettone makes a great gift and this enormous, award winning offering from Carluccios is 5kg of pure candied fruit and peel (£65)

In the market to get your recipient absolutely trollyed by 3pm this Christmas? This Three Month Gin Journey Subscription should do the trick (Shaken, £72)

For the baker in your family a Nordic Bake Ware Bundt Tin is always going to garner 'brownie' points (Divertimenti, from £30)

Want to whip up a curry in a hurry? Can't recall how many eggs matter in a batter? This print will give you the answers to pretty much every cooking query (Paperplane Designs, £18)

Bucks Fizz Marmalade. Festive toast sorted. (Fortnum and Mason, £7.95)

And finally who doesn't need a bear hugging bottle opener in their lives? Exactly. (£9 John Lewis)

PS: I have sent this post to my husband about 34 times.