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Help me with a Dirty Santa food gift

MaryIsobel

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MaryIsobel

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We are all adults so rather than giving gifts to everyone, we do a Dirty Santa game - cap is 50.00. I've already figured mine out. Going to get two really nice strip loin steaks from the local butcher along with a jar of steak seasoning from a popular local steak place, along with a decent bottle of red wine. My husband can't figure out his. I suggested a nice block of parm, some fancy pasta and a microplane but a thinks that is a lame gift. We are half 20 somethings and half 60 somethings. Most have their own homes and are interested in food and cooking. 
Any bright ideas?

MaryIsobel

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13 minutes ago, TdeV said:

Could you please explain what is a Dirty Santa food gift?

Dirty Santa is a game where everyone brings a gift (in our case the cap is 50.00) The gifts have no to or from on them. The first person chooses a gift and unwraps it. The second person can steal the first peron's gift or chooses a new one, and on and on. At the end of the game the first person chooses a gift and the game is over.

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MaryIsobel

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1 hour ago, Tropicalsenior said:

How about a battery powered pepper grinder and a selection of pepper?

That's a great idea - thank you. I am suffering from gift buying fatigue!

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How about an amazing assortment of decent-quality chocolate bars? For example, I don't know if Vitacost ships to Canada, but with the current discounts they're offering I can easily get a dozen for about US$31 plus shipping (or free shipping if I buy $49 of product).

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MaryIsobel

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1 hour ago, Alex said:

How about an amazing assortment of decent-quality chocolate bars? For example, I don't know if Vitacost ships to Canada, but with the current discounts they're offering I can easily get a dozen for about US$31 plus shipping (or free shipping if I buy $49 of product).

That's a nice idea. There are 4 out of the twelve of us that don't like chocolate (cretins!) but the other 8 would fight over such a gift.

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Utterly intrigued by the "dirty Santa" name...

 

We call it secret Santa over here, yours sounds much more interesting 😂

 

In case you're still looking for ideas, how about some really good Jamon iberico and a dry sherry?

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We call it Combat Christmas.  I've never heard the Dirty Santa version.  "Stealing" the desirable gifts is good fun, but we try to use ridiculous items peppered in for that White Elephant feeling.

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