Grocery Gift Ideas

Looking for high-quality meat on a budget? Look no further.

The sets include many fan-favorites.

So many tasty eats to choose from!

Your loved one will remember their experience for years to come.

Pick number six for neighbors and teachers.

Calling all fellow procrastinators!

I traveled to Tuscany to witness first-hand what goes into it.

Including the best cherry garnish of all time!

No more spoon-spelunking through your pint to get to the good stuff!

Let the countdown begin!

Celebrate the Year of the Tiger.

Including Icelandic chocolate bars, our favorite cocoa powder, the most indulgent cake of all time, and more!

You can stock up now or hit up your local grocer in a pinch!

Including bacon from Peter Luger, the ultimate bacon baking sheet, our favorite new candy bar, and more!

Trust us, it's going to sell out fast.

And it's just $5!

A tasty substitute to tide you over until we can all travel safely again.

When you're standing in the middle of an aisle filled with five-gallon jars of mayo, it seems hard to believe that Costco has stuff that's small enough to fit into a stocking.

We especially love number 4!

Get Number 4 for everyone on your shopping list!

It's the equivalent of a candle or a gift set of soap ... only way better.

Holiday shopping = complete!

Wild lobster tails, chocolate ... and marinated artichoke hearts!

Leave it to our favorite hostess, Ina, to come up with the perfect hostess gift.

Any Trader Joe's fanatic will understand the olive wood serving board.

Number 14 is so stinking cute!

Of course it's French.

Etsy is full of super cute, handmade quarter holders!

There are Christmas ornaments WITH CHEESE INSIDE!

Holiday gifts that are unlikely to be found elsewhere or duplicated by wacky aunts.

Because the best gifts are experiences. EDIBLE experiences.

You should stock up, too.

Rosé pasta sauce! 3-liter bottles of prosecco! And more!!!

I don't want clothes or shoes, cute trinkets, or even gift cards. I only want wine.

Who doesn't like getting food in the mail?

There's chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate. And a few non-chocolate items, too, of course.

Stuff your cart, then your stockings.

Some are big, some are small, but they all have a lot of heart behind them.

Every single year, despite my best efforts to plan ahead, I wind up with a lot of last-minute gifts to buy. As hard as this is to admit, when absolute desperation strikes there’s one last resort: the grocery store. (Please make me feel better and say that you’ve been there too.) While perusing my local Trader Joe’s for some fun holiday finds, I found one grocery store gift that is, dare I say, actually kind of cool and might just save my butt in a pinch: the chocolate passport.

With holiday shopping season now in full swing, we wanted to take a minute to remind everyone that Costco is good for more than just giant containers of peanut butter and party trays. It’s also a place to find lots of presents to wrap and put in a stocking or under a tree. And with new sale prices valid now through December 24, you’ll find some extra-great bargains. Here are five of the best sales happening at Costco right now. (Note: They’re good for members only!

Keep this list in mind.

Here's what we have on our wish lists.

Goals.

Ina Garten, the queen of our kitchens, is (it turns out) also a goddess of gifts. That’s right — People got the Barefoot Contessa herself to spill the beans on her favorite holiday gift choices for those of us whose lives center on cooking and hosting, and none of them cost more than $100. It’s like Oprah’s favorite things list for the cook!

Psst: They're all $30 or less!

In case you have a person or two you'd like to delight but feel a little perplexed over ...

Shop for the holidays Barefoot Contessa style.

The perfect go-to gift — one that’s sure to please just about anyone and doesn’t cost an arm and a leg — is pretty hard to find. But there’s one thing at Trader Joe’s that I buy for everyone I know, and I’ll keep doing it until I die. I’m talking about succulents, those delightful diminutive plants that everyone’s crazy about these days. They’re cute and they are easy to care for.

If you like wine and/or Aldi, you may remember last year when we reported on Aldi’s wine-filled advent calendar for the holiday season. It was announced last September and our readers were so excited! There was just one problem: It was only available in the U.K. — and most (but not all!) of our readers are in the United States. This year (this year!), things will be different.

I really don’t want to spoil the surprise for my husband, my step-dad, my father-in-law, or my brother who just became a dad, but I’ve landed on what I think is the perfect Father’s Day gift for all the dads in my life and I think you need to know about it, too. This single gift is perfect for food-loving fathers and dads who like tools, beer, or practical gifts like tires, glasses, and golf balls.

I could go on and on about how wonderful Trader Joe’s is for its quirky packaging, irresistible snacks, and unbeatable frozen apps. You probably already know that stuff, though. What you might not know, however, is that Trader Joe’s is a surprisingly good place to buy greeting cards. And they all only cost 99 cents! Sure, you’ve probably seen these cards while waiting in line to check out, but have you really seen these cards?

Meghan Markle secretly dated Prince Harry for over a year, but now that they are engaged and making public appearances together, she can start receiving official gifts like the rest of the royal family. She was recently given her very first official royal gift, and it’s an apron. According to The Telegraph, every year the royal family releases a list of all the gifts they received, and from where.

Aldi is probably best known for its award-winning wines and rock-bottom prices, but the German grocery chain is also a very good place to put together a holiday stocking. They have traditional German Christmas cookies, socks, and all the nuts and chocolates a person could eat — all at extremely low prices. Check out the 12 best stocking stuffers to buy at Aldi. Winternacht Chocolate Figurines, $3 for 8.

If you’re looking for stocking stuffers, hostess gifts, and dinner ingredients, chances are good that you can get everything on your list at Trader Joe’s. They have a huge selection and the prices are great, but what makes Trader Joe’s so great for gifts is their packaging. Everything in the store is so artfully packaged in Trader Joe’s signature old-timey style that it all feels like a gift.

We all have that friend who seems to spend more time on the road than she does at home. Here's what you should get her for the holidays.

Is there anything a slow cooker can’t help with? Cocktail parties? Check! Thanksgiving dinner? Yep! You can even make a bunch of holiday gifts in your slow cooker! It’s true. You can make a big batch of presents and then package them up separately to gift to several different people. Obviously cute packaging is very important here. Make use of tiny bags, Mason jars, and small cardboard boxes and finish with a pretty ribbon for added flair.

Bring your friend a little get-well-soon gift basket to cheer her up and help her get back on her feet.

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Each of the treats on this list help to give back in some way.