It’s that time again!

I got so much great feedback on my 2010 Gift Guide that I knew I needed to revisit the guide for 2011. Of course, all of my ideas from last year still stand, but here are a few new ideas to add to your list.

Calendar Journal

I love calendars, and this is the cutest present and such a cool idea for a family with a new baby. It would look so pretty in a ceramic berry box like this one from Crate and Barrel.

A Monthly Delivery Box

How fun would it be to surprise a friend or family member with a subscription to Birchbox (beauty samples) or Lollihop (healthy, organic snacks)? Most services like these have the option to buy a 1-3 month gift subscription. I’m especially excited about the new Turntable Kitchen Pairings Box – a curated food and music discovery box!

A CSA Share

Another great monthly gift option is a CSA share! You can use LocalHarvest.org to find one near you or your gift recepient.

Gifts for Pampering

This year, I’m especially smitten with the idea of filling stockings with gifts for pampering, like this gorgeous eye makeup compact from Stila, or these AHAVA Dead Sea Salt wands for your bath, or this lovely Jurlique Rose Love Balm. And who doesn’t love a new scarf? I want one of these gauze scarves in every color, thanks.

And if you’re in the mood for DIY, you could make a batch of bath fizzies or a sea salt body scrub or a peppermint foot scrub. Cheap, easy, and totally indulgent.

Foodie Gifts

Of course, it wouldn’t be a Running Foodie Gift Guide without lots of foodie gift recommendations!

If you want to do the cooking yourself, consider making preserved lemons, BBQ sauce, enchilada sauce, nut butters (my two favorites), energy truffles, or a chai concentrate.

If you’re gifting to a cook or foodie, I love the idea of receiving an ingredient that I wouldn’t pick up normally or might consider a splurge, like whole vanilla beans, saffron, star anise pods, whole nutmegs, or fancy sea salts (like pink Himalayan, wild porcini, or truffle). I would also love to open some fancy coffee, unique pasta, or crazy chocolate, like these Chuao chocolate bars, which come in fun flavors like Potato Chip, Earl Grey, and Firecracker (with chipotle, sea salt, and popping candy!).

I have one box of each flavor to give away to a lucky Running Foodie reader. Just comment below telling me about the best gift you have ever given. The giveaway will run until midnight PST on Friday, December 2 and I’ll announce the winner (selected via Random.org) on Saturday.

Good luck, and happy giving!