LISTED // Gift Guide for the Earthy-Yet-Stylish Foodie

If you happen to have a somewhat earthy-yet-stylish foodie to buy for this holiday, here are a few gift ideas for you! Admittedly, this gift guide is pretty close to my own hypothetical wishlist. I bet you never would have guessed that, right? :) However, this year I'm asking my family to consider donating to two charities in lieu of gifts. I seem to be wanting and needing so much less as the years progress, and there are so many people in the world we could be helping instead. So these items will remain the fodder of Pinterest daydreams—half the fun for me is creating these collages anyways :)

While choosing a charity is a very personal endeavor, I wanted to share the two charities I'm supporting this year. First is Save the Children, a non-profit organization that aids children around the world, particularly in the matters of health, education, and hunger; they are also a top-rated charity in terms of the percentage of donor funds that go towards actual programming rather than overhead and administrative fees. The second organization is 826CHI, a non-profit tutoring center in Chicago that supports creative and expository writing skills in children aged 6-18 and is a chapter of 826 National.

I hope everyone is having a sane and enjoyable holiday season so far! Since we'll be doing some donations in lieu of gifts for a few family members who were enthusiastic about the idea, and mutually forgoing gifts with a few other people, I had a much simpler shopping list this year and am about 95% done with my shopping. That's got to be a December record for me!

1. Nothing to do with being a foodie, but I think most people would enjoy getting some warm, wintery socks, and these are totally adorable. American Eagle Fair Isle socks // $8 regular, $4.77 sale. 
2. Dainty, layered jewelry like this necklace set from Sole Society // $34 or any of the layering sets from maldemer on Etsy // $54-82
3. Bath soaks or any other pampering product from Herbivore Botanicals on Etsy // $32
4. Cookbooks, especially Plenty and Plenty More by Yotam Ottolenghi, Vibrant Food by Kimberley Hasselbrink, and (not pictured) Shake: A New Perspective on Cocktails by Eric Prum // $15-20 each
5. Tea towels, such as this buffalo check set from One King's Lane // $32
6. The ever adorable Weck storage jars, in any size // $34 for 6
7. A marble and wood cheese board for entertaining // $54-84
8. A sample set of all of the MCMC fragrances // $50 for seven
9. Wood kitchen spoons such as these handcrafted spoons for Crate & Barrel // $10 each
10. A whiskey set (Rye, Bourbon, and Four Grain) from Chicago's own Koval Distillery // $50
11. Le Creuset's 3.5 quart Everyday Pan in Cream at Crate & Barrel // $250