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" Here are some of my favourite foodie gifts to bring joy to cooks everywhere. I like to give gifts for the kitchen because they are really useful. Some of my picks are new this year and a couple are old favourites. My choices reflect what I use in the kitchen to make cooking and cleanup quick and easy. I&amp;#039;ve also included a DIY treat, for those who want to get in on the DIY trend. Be sure to also check out Delish&amp;#039;s holiday gift guide for even more ideas. Kitchen Equipment The kitchen equipment and gadgets I have chosen are basic pieces that you need to make cooking fun and practical. They are great for cooks who are already experts and need a boost in the equipment department and for those who are starting out. Goodbye Detergent Spaghetti Scrub These all-natural, environmentally friendly kitchen scrubs are my new favourite thing in the kitchen. Not only do they look fun and interesting, they are made from naturally abrasive corn cobs and peach pits into spaghetti-like strands. They are great for general cleaning to heavy duty jobs and pliable for trickier cleaning jobs like around whisks or behind faucets. http://goodbyedetergent.com/ $11.50 Amco Lemon Squeezer These colourful enamelled aluminum citrus squeezers are fun, durable and easy to use. You can buy one for lemons, limes or oranges and a simple squeeze of the levers will extract the juice from the fruit without the usual mess and manual labour. Available at kitchen stores across Canada $15.25 Cuisipro Silicone Whisk This is an essential tool in my kitchen and is a great gift for any home chef. It won&amp;#039;t scratch your non-stick pans and the twisty shape helps you finish the task in the half the time. Available at kitchen stores $19.95 Calphalon Slide Pan Calphalon&amp;#039;s new Slide Pan will keep you out of sticky situations with the usual suspects like eggs, pancakes and chicken with the skin on. The brilliant new surface helps food slide easily around rather than stick. Don&amp;#039;t use for sauces as there is no caramelizing on the base of the pan. The bonus is it goes in the dishwasher. Available at Calphalon Kitchens and kitchen shops across $125.00 OXO Good Grips Ginger Peeler I love to use fresh ginger in my cooking but it can sometimes be a hassle to work with, which is why I love this ginger peeler by OXO Good Grips. It makes removing the tough outer skin (and even getting into those tough corners and dips) a breeze without wasting any of the juicy ginger underneath. Available at kitchen stores and some supermarkets across Canada $9.95 Cookbook Giving gifts that matter is important. And nothing could be more meaningful than buying this wonderful cookbook where all the profits go back to the Stop Community Centre. Good Food for All, The Stop Community Centre $19.99 www.thestop.org The Stop is a fine organization in Toronto that provides a broad range of programs to encourage the cooking of healthy food, as well as fostering social connections and building food and parenting skills. The cookbook is another building block. It is seasonal, sustainable, healthy and organic in approach and it explores the range of tastes and flavours from the communities it serves. Beautiful pictures show off the delicious food and there are segments that relate to The Stop and how it has grown and changed lives. The food has lots of pizzazz. Highly recommended. Food Products Food gifts are great for everyone who enjoys eating \u2013 regardless of their skill in the kitchen.  Rustichella D&amp;#039;Abruzzo Organic Whole Wheat Pasta This is the best whole wheat pasta I&amp;#039;ve ever tasted \u2013 and makes a great gift packaged up with your favourite sauce recipe and a hunk of great reggiano. There is none of the heaviness or gummy texture that you get with regular whole what pasta\u2014just lots of delicious flavour without the guilt. My favourite is the Penne Rigate. Available at Italian food stores and high end grocery stores. $5.95 and up. Plus, a gift from my kitchen to yours: try my recipe for homemade ketchup . Lucy Waverman is the author of eight cookbooks, including the award-winning Home for Dinner, and is the recipient of Cuisine Canada&amp;#039;s 2005 gold medal award for cookbooks for A Matter of Taste, which she co-wrote with James Chatto. Her latest release, A Year in Lucy&amp;#039;s Kitchen, comes out in October. You can find Lucy at lucywaverman.com and follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/lucywaverman. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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