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For those of you who need a few more gift ideas, here are some last minute items that are easy to pick up at your Market. We have a nice selection of dried fruits in bulk and in the grocery aisle. Next Organics has packaged chocolate covered-cherries, coconut, almonds, ginger, cashews and more and they are really yummy. For tea lovers why not choose from our wide selection of flavors and blends. Smith Teas, Tao of Tea, LMF Teas, Stash, and Yogi Tea. They'll all make for a nice present for the tea connoisseur. With so many choices, if it's just too hard to choose let us know and we can give you a hand.

Down the aisle we have hot chocolate mixes—yum yum—Silly Cow comes in a jar that looks like a milk bottle, Canterbury has some unique flavors, and a Eugene fave is Sipping Dreams and there’s more to see here also. A quick stop by the beverage mixers brings us to Elixir Floral Infusions -- Rose, Lavender, and more---make an Italian soda or put a bit of flavor in your champagne — and think of the endless ideas for cocktails.

The next few aisles over you'll find pestos with artichoke, piquilla pepper or sun-dried tomato -- they're all so good and a must have for any gift basket. Why not give a gift from the sea? Delicious albacore tuna or salmon from local companies like Sea Fare Pacific, Sweetwater’s or Skipanon are a good choice.

Something hearty can be a nice way to spend a cold night, give a gift of delicious soup or pasta mixes to warm the soul. From around the region there is Rills from Washington, Mrs. Britts from southern Oregon and Canterbury Naturals also from Washington. Shiba from Salem has spices, Ghee, chutneys and pickle relishes. Garlic Lady from Oregon makes wonderful pickled garlic of course. There's also olives, green beans, asparagus, vinegars and more. If your gift basket isn't quite full yet take a look at our mustards, there are some nice local varieties and BBQ sauces also. Don’t forget to check the cookies and crackers—you will need some to round out the bulging basket. Yum!

Here are some other great ideas for food gifts to give to your friends and family and they can all be found at Your Market of Choice. If you didn't see the first part of my holiday shopping blog, check it out here.

If you’re looking for something hearty, Paradigm has scone mixes and fruit syrups made locally. Also local is Garvey’s Gourmet Baking Mixes, choose a scrumptious pancake mix or Irish soda bread mix. And why not toss some nuts in for some extra flavor. The best walnuts around come from Red Barn, pick up a 1 lb. bag in the baking aisle. Also nearby you’ll find the curds and no whey—ya right—lemon curd, lime curd—a must in the Christmas basket. Put some on your next cheesecake or just eat it from the jar with a scone, muffin or toast. Delicious!

Aebleskiver mix from Columbia Empire Farms is a must – its one of the top selling foods at the Scandinavian Festival in Junction City. They also have preserves, pie filling, fruit syrups and smoked salmon all from the northwest.

Another favorite from Eugene is Crabtree’s scone mix and their famous hazelnut pancake mix in a cloth bag that is very gifty. Sweet Creek Foods from out yonder down Poodle Creek Road has something for any kind of food lover; fruit spreads, salsa, enchilada sauce, beets and albacore tuna. Another favorite is honey from Hannas Honey, Bear Mountain, Natures Energy, Heavenly Honey or Glory Bee—pick the flavor that suits you best.

In my next post I'll wrap up with some more great ideas for gifts from your Market.

About this time of year, I begin to wonder what to do about Christmas presents. Grandma is probably too old for the Victoria’s Secret gift card, and Jonnie is too young for a bottle of wine, so I’ll have to come up with something else. The great news is knowing there's one place I'll find something for everyone on my list – "My Market."

I begin my holiday shopping with a nice port wine for grandpa, and one for uncle Ed. In the next aisle, I find delicious chocolates to give, including Droste Pastilles and gift boxes. Chocolove has a new dark chocolate, almond & sea salt bar that is pure heaven, and, of course, they have 22 other bars to choose from. Theo chocolate bars from Seattle are very special, too, and there's a variety to choose from. All these sweets are killer-good and make great stocking stuffers.

Aloha from Eugene has the prettiest pepper jellies on the planet, maybe in the entire solar system. Choose from Apricot, Cranberry, Jalepeno, Raspberry or my favorite, Marionberry. Who am I kidding? I like 'em all! They are perfect for Christmas baskets… Oh wait, there’s Pumpkin Butter with Port, Pear Butter and a variety of chutneys, too. Just cruise the aisles and you'll find something for everyone!

There's a whole lot more to choose from, which I'll cover it in my next blog post.

Stay tuned!