Unique gifts Send food gifts for something delicious and different

Whether its the Christmas holiday season or the middle of summer, the necessity of having to shop for a birthday or anniversary present is inevitable. While its always a thrill to find just the right gift for a friend or associate, sometimes issues such as lack of time or the difficulty of trying to find a unique gift: how many ties can you buy your brother in law, make the buying experience stressful and a hassle.

Unique gourmet gifts: salmon, lobster, crab and steak

Theres really no need to buy yet another tie because what your brother in law really wants is a unique food gift such as an assorted steak box featuring specialty cuts of premium beef. This is a gift that he can take outdoors and grill on a nice summer evening or enjoy dining indoors. If you have a seafood lover to please, you can send them anything from smoked salmon gift baskets to a crab bake, lobster bake, or lobster gram. The last two are really fun because your lobster gifts come with live lobster, a pot, lobster bib and other items for a delightful lobster dinner. Crab bakes are generally the same idea only with live crab.

Gifts for the dessert lover

With so many choices in gourmet chocolates: in boxes, themed gifts baskets and more, you can send anything from romantic, fine chocolates to elegant, hand made chocolates to a colleague. Another popular idea for the confection lover is tower gifts: chocolate tower gifts and cookie tower gifts. These gifts are delivered in the mail and can make quite a presentation. Cookie bouquets are also fun gifts and great if you werent planning to spend a lot.

Gifts for the food lover

If you have a gourmand, and theyre hungry to sample different kinds of wine, cheeses, chocolates, coffees, teas and such look for a good food of the month club online. These clubs tend to include interesting choices and include information for your recipient to learn more about different kinds of cheeses, for example if its a cheese of the month club (see http://www.a1-food-gifts.com/unique-gifts.htm ). Also, with a monthly food gift plan your recipient is not likely to forget you as there is a reminder each month.

About the author:
Nicole Martins is a contributing author and publisher to http://www.a1-food-gifts.com,your online resource for sending unique food gifts.


Crockpot Cooking - Advantages and Disadvantagestony buelIn my 'un-biased' opinion, the crockpot / slow cooker is one of the most
convenient and easy to use appliances in my kitchen. The time savings
features of the slow cooker and the delicious dinners that have resulted
more than offset any minor drawbacks.

Before I list my top reasons why the crockpot is the most useful appliance
in any kitchen, I will list a few of the areas where it does not perform
as well.

- Large cuts of meat such as boneless prime rib or leg of lamb are still
best when oven roasted.

- Except for stews and chowders, the slow cooker does not cook fish very
well.

- The slow cooker collects a lot of the juices since the steam does not
escape during cooking and these juices can become diluted and watery,
which can affect the flavoring of the food.

- If not careful, a slow cooker can overcook food -especially some of
the more tender meats and poultry.

These drawbacks are relatively minor compared to the positives which
I will list now.

- The slow cooker needs virtually no tending while it cooks, freeing you
up to do other chores or recipes.

- The slow cooker will tenderize less expensive, tough cuts of meat and
make great stews out of them.

- The slow cooker allows you to be out of the kitchen for extended periods
of time -sometimes even all day.

- Burning your food is rarely a problem. The slow cooker will make many
dishes for you better than any other appliance -especially those that tend
to stick to the bottom of a pan.

In my opinion the slow cooker is one of the most under-utilized and yet
superior of kitchen appliances. When used for what it does best, you will
find that you are able to prepare great dishes in less time than you thought
possible!

About the author:
Tony has been working diligently to provide
free cooking related resources for the chef
in all of us. His website www.my-crockpot-recipes.com
is a labor of love which provides delicious and easy
to make crockpot recipes and related tips and advice.

www.my-crockpot-recipes.com

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The Start of Civilisation via the Back Passage!

Following is an excerpt from The Trivial Times . It is set in a newspaper/browser setting. It is a column by an expert in historical matter, hence the title. Some consideration must be made for the many memory inconsistencies of Mick Savage. He does his best! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mick here, It's hard to believe, I know, but Civilisation was man-made, and my great grand uncle won a Nobel Piece Prize for his part.

Wind back your time-piece to the year 6000 B.C., and be careful not to break the spring as I did.

It was winter, as usual, and though our daily lives appeared to be the will of external forces, some special people had the foresight to make decisions that would affect todays' population.

Though I get over-paid for my column, please be patient as I take you through it.

There was a particular Pagan ritual that provided us with fun, on the face of it, but was actually a brainstorm that ensured the current judical system of today.

It was known as THE GAME. This wasn't a nocturnal activity, or a matching of skills for that matter.

We had no skills!

It was latin for MAGE or Mag, and was a much finer publication than the trivial times, even with the chisel marks. The Mag was the prize for a one thousand feet free-fall dive into a pool. We had no spring boards either, or indeed, restrictive swim suits.

The pool was not like the modern olympic standard pools of today, which drain chlorine-laden storm water to the innards of the earth.

The pool was a simple lava pool!

All the local ullies were encouraged to participate, and always agreed to agressiveness, with unknown results.

This was BRILLIANCE and VIRAL, and LOW BUDGET entertainment. The prize still hasn't been won.

One after one, they lined up to win the prize. One after one, they failed. The trick was to hold your breath, I think, and no-one copped onto it.

As a boy of eighteen, I could never figure out why such men of Herculean physiques failed to win the Game. It took me many years of research to dicover that the solution was in the stone, and indeed, only understood it properly, a few minutes ago.

Legend had it that instructions were actually carved into the tablet of granite, but they were written in Javascript, a language with origins from the island Java (this island is still in existence, before I broke my spring, anyway).

Wasn't I a lucky boy that my true nature wasn't discovered as quickly and easily as I discoved the solution, for I would surely have drowned!

Swimming and stones are not exclusive, I remember some old lad saying at a time more trivial than now.

Mick Savage. Indepth columnist with THE TRIVIAL TIMES. savageswimming@thetrivialtimes.com
Following is an excerpt from The Trivial Times . It is set in a newspaper/browser setting. It is a column by an expert in historical matter, hence the title. Some consideration must be made for the many memory inconsistencies of Mick Savage. He does his best! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mick here, It's hard to believe, I know, but Civilisation was man-made, and my great grand uncle won a Nobel Piece Prize for his part.

Wind back your time-piece to the year 6000 B.C., and be careful not to break the spring as I did.

It was winter, as usual, and though our daily lives appeared to be the will of external forces, some special people had the foresight to make decisions that would affect todays' population.

Though I get over-paid for my column, please be patient as I take you through it.

There was a particular Pagan ritual that provided us with fun, on the face of it, but was actually a brainstorm that ensured the current judical system of today.

It was known as THE GAME. This wasn't a nocturnal activity, or a matching of skills for that matter.

We had no skills!

It was latin for MAGE or Mag, and was a much finer publication than the trivial times, even with the chisel marks. The Mag was the prize for a one thousand feet free-fall dive into a pool. We had no spring boards either, or indeed, restrictive swim suits.

The pool was not like the modern olympic standard pools of today, which drain chlorine-laden storm water to the innards of the earth.

The pool was a simple lava pool!

All the local ullies were encouraged to participate, and always agreed to agressiveness, with unknown results.

This was BRILLIANCE and VIRAL, and LOW BUDGET entertainment. The prize still hasn't been won.

One after one, they lined up to win the prize. One after one, they failed. The trick was to hold your breath, I think, and no-one copped onto it.

As a boy of eighteen, I could never figure out why such men of Herculean physiques failed to win the Game. It took me many years of research to dicover that the solution was in the stone, and indeed, only understood it properly, a few minutes ago.

Legend had it that instructions were actually carved into the tablet of granite, but they were written in Javascript, a language with origins from the island Java (this island is still in existence, before I broke my spring, anyway).

Wasn't I a lucky boy that my true nature wasn't discovered as quickly and easily as I discoved the solution, for I would surely have drowned!

Swimming and stones are not exclusive, I remember some old lad saying at a time more trivial than now.

Mick Savage. Indepth columnist with THE TRIVIAL TIMES. savageswimming@thetrivialtimes.com

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Seamus Dolly is at www.CountControl.com and the trivial times is viewable at www.CountControl.com/thetrivialtimes.html

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All Inclusive Golf Resorts

With a boom in the tourism industry, resorts have to constantly innovate and come with new ways to garner their share of the pie and since convenience and a hassle-free vacation is what any tourist looks for - countless All Inclusive Resorts have sprung up to cater to this need.

Some All Inclusive Vacation Resorts include golf as part of the package. Some of these resorts routinely include golf, while others may provide the option of golf vacation packages. All Inclusive Golf resorts are more the norm in popular golfing destinations such as the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii and the Bahamas to name just a few.

Some of these resorts proffer unlimited golf, whereas others offer a restricted number of rounds per person per stay. Golf carts and caddies which are normally obligatory may invite an additional fee. As a rule, most all inclusive resorts cater for transportation between the golf links and the resort but the condition may vary with each resort. Some of the other advantages are the provision of unlimited greens fees or in some cases 50% off greens fees.

Some resorts have special packages for kids with free golf clinics and unlimited play time on a world class course and countless other activities to keep them busy such as supervised kids camps, game arcades and ultra nanny services and nurseries.

Over and above golf, these all inclusive golf resorts also include dining, entertainment, attractions and activities to make your trip an unforgettable experience. All Inclusive Resorts are immensely popular with tourists as it gives them a holiday customized to their needs and with all the loose ends tied up, so once they set out to the chosen destination it is a real holiday with no worries as every little detail is taken care of. But you must ascertain that you clarify all your doubts and understand the terms and conditions so that you can have a truly hassle-free holiday.

Golf Resorts provides detailed information on Golf Resorts, Florida Golf Resorts, Arizona Golf Resorts, Caribbean Golf Resorts and more. Golf Resorts is affiliated with Online Golf Games.

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