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Exceptionally Delicious Flour, Almond Butter, Bourbon Cream, Chili Oil, Anchovies & More Gift Ideas + 12 Favorite Holiday Cookies
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Friends, hello! Next year, woven into my countdown-to-Thanksgiving timeline, I am going to include holiday shopping deadlines. Every year, I obsess about Thanksgiving and being organized, and then as soon as it passes, I feel panicky because I have not purchased a single gift. Alas. I do always keep a little tally of things I've loved over the year, and I've compiled them all here: Holiday Gift Guide 2025. This year's guide includes delicious flour that works beautifully with the peasant bread (see below), a cast iron skillet cleaning combo, a cooking class (with me!), cookbooks, slippers, delicious Dubai chocolate, olive oil, and more. If you have any items you are excited about gifting this year, please share them in the comments β I love hearing them! Happy Shopping, Friends π
βPeasant bread made with Petra 0103 flour:
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βSoft and Chewy Molasses Crinklesβ ββClassic Cream Cheese Cutoutsβ βSimple Classic Shortbreadββ
βChewy Chocolate Cookiesβ βSoft and Chewy Gingersnapsβ βPeppermint-Dusted Peppermint Barkβ
βBrown Sugar Cookiesβ βMilk or Dark Chocolate Toffeeββ βVanilla Bean Sablesβ βBoozy Chocolate Trufflesβ
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Hi. I'm Ali.
Bread enthusiast. Vegetable lover. Omnivore. If the kitchen is your happy place, you're in good company. Let's hang.
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