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33 Valentine’s Day Gifts for the Food Lover in Your Life
What to get cooks, bakers, coffee enthusiasts, and wannabe wine snobs, from the Cut Feb 8, 2021, 2:13pm EST
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Buying a gift for the food lover in your life can be challenging. They’re always smelling things, and their condiment collection takes up multiple shelves. They’re the person who orders for the table (whether you agree or not), and they know how to make an elaborate layer cake. You can’t give them something expected, like an Instant Pot. It’s safe to assume they already own every mug ever made or sold at Anthropologie. And don’t even think about getting them a Dutch oven: They already have one in a signature color.
Planning her Christmas menu
When asked what she has in mind for her holiday menu, Tracey answered with an ambitious list. Her spread includes her famous garlicky mashed potatoes; smoked paprika maple-glazed “ham” roast; apple, sage, and sausage-stuffed vegan roast; cranberry sauce; maple-roasted Brussels sprouts; roasted cauliflower; pumpkin spice cinnamon rolls; gnocchi Pomodoro; rice and beans (a Jamaican household staple); and her first attempt at a vegan Jamaican rum cake. Don’t worry, we’ve informed her that when she nails it, we must have the recipe for that cake!
Not stopping there, Tracey mentioned, “There will probably be a lot more, because I just got Claire Saffitz’s
Episode Notes
Are you sick of sourdough? Stress-baking the same chocolate chip cookies every week? Our listener Daniel understands he’s been baking like crazy during this pandemic, but is feeling tired and uninspired lately. On this episode of How To!, we bring on Claire Saffitz, pastry chef, beloved host of Bon Appétit’s “Gourmet Makes” series, and author of the new cookbook
Dessert Person, to hack Daniel’s kitchen pantry and find new ways to use familiar ingredients. As Claire and Daniel make miso buttermilk biscuits together over Zoom, Claire not only shares tips for all the amateur chefs out there, but also opens up about how baking helped her learn to manage her anxiety and adapt to difficult situations. These days, we need the biscuits