Summer 2009 Gift Guide

Summer 2009 Gift Guide. All your warm-weather gifting needs met.

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Lisu Tribe Potholder Pair

Lisu Tribe Potholder Pair $15.95 for a set of two Help the Lisu tribe from the mountains of China, Myanmar, and northern Thailand earn a living without having to grow opium poppies, by buying their stunning handcrafted potholders.

Delicious Circle Kabobs

Delicious Circle Kabobs $18 for a set of eight Keep grilling guests from stabbing one another with circular metal skewers that fit perfectly on a plate.

Salad Bowl by Present Time

Salad Bowl by Present Time $18 Hard to tell where the bowl begins and the salad ends with this trompe l'oeil plastic serving bowl. Present Time also makes bowls with popcorn, potato chip, and fruit images on the inside.

Squirrel Brand Nut Tin

Squirrel Brand Nut Tin $18.99–$23.99 for an 18-ounce tin We sampled these nuts from hundred-plus-year-old Squirrel Brand and fell in love. Our favorites were the blistered peanuts, black truffle almonds, and crème caramel pecans. Classy tins!

Jalapeño Pepper Roaster

Jalapeño Pepper Roaster $19.95 Williams-Sonoma solves a problem we didn't realize we had: This stand holds homemade jalapeño poppers upright on the grill so the filling won't spill out.

Taylor Meat Thermometer

Taylor Meat Thermometer $19.95 CHOW's here to spread the gospel of the meat thermometer—it takes the scary guesswork out of doneness when cooking meat! This one has a vintage-Americana vibe.

Built NY Six Pack Tote: Real Tree Camouflage

Built NY Six Pack Tote: Real Tree Camouflage $22.99 This insulated six-pack carrier will keep your beers cool at a picnic and camouflaged from beer snipers.

Ma'amoul Pastry Cookies

Ma'amoul Pastry Cookies $24 for eight cookies These Middle Eastern cookies are made by hand-pressing shortbreadlike dough into traditional wooden molds and filling the domed shapes with dried apricot purée, pistachios, dates, or walnuts and dates. They're crumbly, lightly scented with rose water, and not too sweet.

Atelier LZC and Oiseaux Tea Towels

Atelier LZC Guirlande and Oiseaux Tea Towels $24 for both These tea towels are decidedly unfrumpy. They're from a French design collective, by way of the great Decatur, Georgia, housewares store Heliotrope.

Salad Plant

Salad Plant $25 A cute plastic flowerpot that can hold vinaigrette, with standing plant-leaf salad tossers.

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