Once a Month Meals presents you with the Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for family and friends – everything from blenders to homemade goodies.

We know that finding the perfect gift is supposed to be joyful, but it often becomes stressful. Over the years, we have created numerous lists and resources to help simplify your shopping efforts (and probably build your wishlist too!), so it was high time we organized all of these materials to give you the ultimate holiday gift guide!

We know that you all love gifts for your kitchen. We sure do! In fact, we often get made fun of because we’re always asking for some sort of kitchen gadget. It seems like a boring, practical gift, but for us, it is exciting! We have extensive lists of kitchen appliances, gadgets, and cookbooks for your friends and family who love to cook as much as we do.

We know, however, that not everyone wants to cook or maybe they can’t cook as much as they want to. So we have ideas for giving those folks the fruit of your labor – homemade goodies, crafts, and of course freezer meals!

Gift Lists for Freezer Cooks and Foodies

• Gift Guide for Cooks
  Top 10 items for the average cook or want-to-be-cook.
• Gift Guide for Freezer Cooks
  Top 10 must-have freezer cooking tools.
• Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide
  Online resources and cookbooks that make great gifts. And all of them can be purchased online from the comfort of your couch!
• Basic Once a Month Cooking Tools and Equipment
  From our Get Started series, this post details all of our favorite kitchen gadgets for stocking the freezer and how many to have on hand.
• Extra Equipment for Once A Month Cooking
  If you or the person you are buying for has a well-stocked kitchen, take a look at these top of the line kitchen gadgets. They aren’t must-haves, but they sure are nice!
• Top 10 Freezer Cooking Essentials
  A list of 10 items we wouldn’t want to be without on freezer cooking day.
• Christmas Gift Ideas for Freezer Cooks
  Another list of favorites.
• Cookbook Reviews
  Books full of recipes that have been reviewed and approved by our team.
• 35 Cookbooks to Give as Gifts
  Some of our favorite cookbooks and ebooks, mostly from our awesome blog partners!

Specific Appliances

Check out this list of our favorite appliances!

• Slow Cooker: Crock-Pot, 7QT or Hamilton Beach, 6QT
• Blender: Ninja Professional 72 Oz Countertop Blender
• Food Processor: Hamilton Beach 10-Cup Food Processor
• Kitchen Scale: LOFTer Multifunction Digital Kitchen Scale
• Stand Mixer: KitchenAid 5 Qt.
• Hand Mixer: Hamilton Beach 6-Speed Electric Hand Mixer
• Air Fryer: GoWISE USA 3.7-Quart Programmable Air Fryer
• Grill: Weber E-210 Gas Grill

Freezer Gadgets:

These are by far our favorite tools to use for freezer cooking!

• Labels: Avery Shipping Address Labels
• Freezer Paper: Reynolds Reynolds Kitchens Freezer Paper 
• Vacuum Sealer: FoodSaver FM2000 Vacuum Sealer
• Bag Holder: Jokari Adjustable Baggy Rack Stand 2 Pack
• Reusable Bags: 20 Pack Assortment
• Freezer Bags:
  • Pint
  • Quart
  • Gallon

Instant Pots

• Instant Pot 7-in-1, 3QT
  Has 7 functions (including yogurt), holds up to 3 quarts, great for serving 2-4 servings
• Instant Pot 7-in-1, 6QT 
  Has 7 functions (including yogurt), holds up to 6 quarts, great for serving 4-6 servings
• Instant Pot 7-in-1, 6QT with Bluetooth
  Is the exact same as Instant Pot 7-in-1, 6QT, BUT it has Bluetooth connectivity
• Instant Pot 9-in-1, 6QT 
  Has 9 functions (the same as 7-in-1 6QT plus cake and eggs), holds up to 6 quarts, great for serving 4-6 servings
• Instant Pot 7-in-1, 8QT 
  Has 7 functions, holds up to 8 quarts, great for serving 8-12 servings
• Instant Pot 10-in-1, 8QT, Ultra 
  Has 10 functions (includes extra settings like cake, eggs, warm and ultra), holds up to 8 quarts, great for 8-12 servings

Homemade Gifts

• Homemade Handprint Ornaments
  A fun craft that gets the kids involved and lets them give a special keepsake to loved ones.
• Give a Dog a Bone
  Homemade gifts for the furry friends in your life!

• Christmas Gifts from Your Kitchen
  Fun ideas and recipes from a guest writer.
• How to Make and Give Holiday Gifts
  Fun ideas and recipes from a guest writer.
• Homemade Heritage Recipe
  Create a keepsake from a recipe written by someone special.

Gift a Meal

Holidays are a great time to Freeze it Forward by sharing a meal with someone in need. But they also make a fantastic gift for someone who is super busy or doesn’t like to cook.

• Easy to Gift Freezer Meals
  A recipe round-up of our favorites.
• How to Gift Freezer Meals
  A how-to for packaging and sharing.
• 3 Unique Reasons to Share a Meal
  Who should you share with this season?
• How to Cook and Package Single Serving Freezer Meals

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