Christmas gifts
Our recent college grad son is living in NOLA on a very tight budget. He needs to bring some Christmas presents home for the family. Any suggestions? I've never been but I thought of sending him to Sucre for a few gifts of macaroons. Please advise!
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Holy moly, we must have very different definitions of "tight budget" if Sucre macaroons make the cut. They're about $1.50/ea. I'd think that hot sauce (Crystal, Louisiana, the green or chipotle varieties of Tabasco) would be an economical gift, as would some of the made-in-LA seasoning blends (Tony's, Slap Ya Mama, Punch Ya Daddy, Uncle Lee Birds) or other grocery items like Steen's cane syrup, local honey, Zapp's Cajun Craw-Tator potato chips, or Zatarain's liquid crab boil.
Paired the food items with a local cookbook (from a secondhand store like Blue Cypress or McKeowen's or Kitchen Witch), and you'll have something thoughtful that won't break the bank.
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texasredtop
Dec 18, 2011 06:52 AM
Maybe some beignet mix. I've brought those back for coworkers in the past.
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Sucre's macaroons are heavenly but beware... they're expensive....I believe @ $15. for eight of them. Southern Candymakers have wonderful pralines....also a bit costly. But those two varieties of sweets are one of those "you get what you pay for" kind of deals. If there are cooks in the family for whom he needs gifts, Kitchen Witch on Toulouse St. has a house-made seasoning mix/spice that is great and only $5.00 per shaker jar.
