ALT-1 Mothers Day Gift Ideas
A mom who bakes is a true blessing at home as she fills the kitchen with delicious aromas and love. If your mom bakes, show her your appreciation of her loving care this Mother’s Day by giving Mom a gift that indulges her yummy passion. Some great Mother’s Day gift ideas for moms who bake include:
Gift Cards to Gourmet Food and Cookware Stores
Gift cards make excellent gifts for moms who bake, particularly to gourmet food and cookware stores. Gourmet food stores carry a variety of quality ingredients for the kitchen, and some well-renown stores include Williams & Sonoma and Harry & David. Research your area for any local gourmet food stores and see if they offer gift cards. Cookware stores offer a myriad of containers, utensils, and appliances for baking and one big-name store is The Pampered Chef. Again, see if there are any local cookware stores that offer gift cards.
Cookbooks of Favorite Chefs or Specialties
Bakers love cookbooks, so get your mom a cookbook featuring her favorite chef recipes for baked goods. Some famous chefs that bake include Paula Deen, Julia Child, The Barefoot Contessa, Emeril Lagasse, and Bobbie Flay. You can also get Mom specialty cookbooks that feature recipes for just desserts, just breads, just cakes, just crepes, etc.
Reservations at a Tea Room or Café
Give Mom a break from the oven and go to a tea room or café to sample other people’s goodies. Tea rooms have a galore of baked sweets: tea breads, scones, pastries, petit fors, and tarts. Cafes, on the other, offer more savory dishes like quiche and soufflés in addition to artisan breads, biscotti, muffins, and Danishes. If your mom loves desserts or is a girly-girl, take her to a tea room for the sweets and traditional experience. If your mom craves cheeses, butters, and crusts or is more laidback, take her to a café for the savories and casual atmosphere.
Novelty Aprons and Oven Mitts
Add some frill or humor to Mom’s kitchen by giving her novelty aprons and oven mitts. You know, like the typical “kiss the cook” apron or animal mitts? Instead, get your mom an apron with a sweet message like “Best Mom” or “Number-One Baker”. Or get your mom an apron with some humor like “You bloody donut!” (Courtesy of Hell’s Kitchen chef Gordon Ramsey) or “Lovin’ from the oven”. Then get matching oven mitts or just get mitts that match an apron that she already has.
Uniquely-Shaped Cake Pans
If your mom likes baking cakes, take her hobby to the next level by giving her a uniquely-shaped cake pan. They come in just about every shape so her cake can look like a dog, cat, shoe, baseball, book, etc. There are also cake pan sets that use layers or molds to make castles and ships like at Williams and Sonoma. Whatever shaped pan you select, make sure it is something your mom will appreciate like a flower for-what else- Mother’s Day, a shoe if she likes shoe-shopping, or any shape that might pertain to an inside joke like a cat if she often says “you look like the cat that just ate the canary!”
Cake-Decorating Classes
Decorating a cake is just as much of an art as baking one, so get your mom some cake-decorating classes at a local craft store like Joan Fabrics. According to Mahalo.com, they offer a variety of cake decorating classes at all skill levels so lessons are a great present for Mom whether she’s a newbie or guru. Classes are usually $25 to $45 and all materials are included so there’s no extra charge or fuss. Common topics learned in these classes involve fondants, cake decorating, and candy creations. Make this gift even better by taking some cake classes with her!
Sources: Mahalo.com
