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The best holiday gift baskets have a cohesive theme. Choose a theme based on color, contents or specific holiday. Spa items are always a favorite for winter holidays, as are wines, cashmere throws, gourmet goodies and cooking gifts. Pasta Lover’s Gift Basket Put together these gift baskets in pasta bowls or pasta pentolas. Fill them with a package or two of gourmet pasta. Choose different types of pasta like lasagna, manicotti, farfalle and rigatoni and match them with thick, hearty sauces. Artisan pastas are also excellent cooking gifts as they are made using traditional techniques so they cook faster and hold sauces better than machine-extruded pastas. Add pasta essentials like sun-dried tomatoes and salted capers and a bottle of extra-virgin olive oil. Spices like oregano, basil, garlic powder will help the recipient make healthful and delicious pasta dishes. A collection of your favorite pasta recipes hand-printed on recipe cards can add a personal touch to these cooking gifts. Winter Fun Gift Basket Hot cocoa, gourmet coffee or a selection of teas is the perfect addition to winter-themed gift baskets. Gifts in a jar like cookie and cake mixes, hot chocolate blends and warm beverages like apple cider with mulling spices can be just the right seasonal gifts. Other food items that work wonderfully well are different kinds of cheeses, fruit preserves and crispy breads. An assortment of holiday candies like peppermint sticks and mini marshmallows can be excellent Christmas gifts. For a warm touch, add a pair of mittens and a matching warm cap. Hot packs, fleece blankets and cashmere throws are stylish and practical choices for this winter-themed gift basket. Place these items in a sturdy wicker basket and line with blankets or cashmere throws. Arrange the other gifts on this soft layer and embellish with a big ribbon bow. Indoor Entertainment Gift Basket Many people would like to spend the chilly months of the year indoors. Gift them a basket filled with indoor winter items will keep them entertained. Ideas for gifts to include in this basket would be fuzzy slippers and terry robes, scented candles, citrus-scented spa treatments, books, puzzles, movies and board games. Delight your loved ones with these themed gifts this holiday season. Authors Profile: William Socket is a certified interior designer and runs his own interior decoration consultancy. William especially loves decorating a home in wooden furniture and believes that nothing gives a home as warm and cozy a touch as all-wood furniture and decor. William loves reading up on new design ideas, and has a special interest in space saving techniques. Here William writes about cooking gifts and cashmere throws.
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