Olive You

Om nom nom. Today’s gift idea brings the tastes of Italy to your front doorstep: Nudo is a unique company that allows you to adopt an olive tree and reap the literal rewards season after season.

Feast Your Eyes

CONTEST ALERT! I’m serving up 10 gift ideas designed to fill your stomach – in one way or another. Perfect for foodies, I’ve also got a prize package valued at over $180 to dish out to a faithful reader.

Seasons Greetings

CONTEST ALERT! Be the ultimate party guest when you show up with one of these fab finds under you arm. Plus, you could win a Host Gifts prize package valued at over $185!

12 Months of Christmas

CONTEST ALERT! Forget 12 Days of Christmas. How about 12 Months? Amazing Clubs Canada offers a year-round gift-giving solution. Learn more + find out how you could win a six-month subscription of your choice!

Opt To Pop

If you’re a fan of popping your corn the old-fashioned way, you’ve absolutely got to try Fireworks Popcorn. Makes a swell, affordable gift as well!

To Serve, With Love

CONTEST ALERT! I’m feeling a nutty today. Check out five fantastic serveware options to dish out tasty nuts. Plus you could win a $120 gift basket from the Almond Board of California!

Record Time

CONTEST ALERT! Got a particular fixation for cheese, coffee, or whiskey? Keep tabs on your top picks with 33 Books, a line-up of pocket-sized tomes that allow you to make notes & ratings on your consumable cravings no matter where you are. Plus win 1 of 3 three-book prize packs!

Find of the Month: Spice Trekkers

CONTEST ALERT! With BBQ season on the horizon, I’m so excited to be sharing today’s spicy gift idea with you: artisan spices curated by a globetrotting Quebec couple, with plenty of gift-ready choices.

Atoms & Eats

CONTEST ALERT! Make like a mad scientist in the kitchen when you try your hand at molecular gastronomy – a series of techniques used by master chefs the world over, now available for everyday experimenters. Plus you could win a MOLECULE-R starter kit for yourself!

Mardi Grazia

CONTEST ALERT! Mardi Gras is onnnn in the good ol US of A today, but that doesn’t mean the Canadian Gift Guide can’t pay tribute with a few Mardi-esque gift ideas of my own. Plus you could win MAKE UP FOR EVER’s *amazing* new Technicolor Palette to jazz up your look for the big night.

10 for $10: Sweethearts Edition

It’s that time again – with a twist of course. Today I’m picking out my top 10 gift ideas under $10 – all with a Valentine’s Day theme!

The Very Best Brunch

CONTEST ALERT! Presenting ten fantastic picks tied into holiday brunch + win a $75 gift set of BeaverTails goodies.

Play With Your Food

CONTEST ALERT! Today’s gift ideas are all about fun appliances and kitcheny items that let you have fun with your food – bringing new meaning to the idea of ‘party favours’. One lucky winner will win the ultimate fun food, in the form of a Velata fondue gift package!

Strawberry Fields Forever

CONTEST ALERT! A variation on the ‘Colour Your World’ posts with a flavour-meets-colour of the month: strawberry. Plus you could win a Northern Strawberry gift set from Fruits & Passion!

Where’s The Beef?

CONTEST ALERT! Chew on this for a fab Father’s Day gift idea – natural, premium grade beef jerky inspired by Hollywood’s greatest cowboy of them all, John Wayne. Plus you could win four packs of the good stuff!