Menu for Hope: Last Minute Gifts that Give Back!

UPDATE: Menu for Hope has been extended until December 31st!

Looking for some last minute gift ideas? Below are some ideas for Cookbook lovers, Food Lovers’ Boxes and Baskets, Travelers, Aspiring Food Bloggers, Art Lovers and Shoppers!

Donate in someone’s name, then grab one of the Menu for Hope Gift Vouchers I posted about yesterday and attach it to an email or print it out and stick it in a gift card!

Make sure you click through the prize donor’s site to get exact information on shipping before bidding!

For Cookbook Lovers

UE32: Autographed Cookbooks: Pierre Herme, Patricia Wells and Dorie Greenspan From the lovely Dorie Greenspan
EU09: Signed copies of Clotilde’s two books Offered by Clotilde Dusoulier of Chocolate & Zucchini
UW18: Baker’s Delight from Amy from Amy of Cooking With Amy a huge selection of cookbooks, tools and chocolate!
EU22: The Veg Lovers Book Collection Offered by Sophie of Mostly Eating, this prize is a set of three books on cooking with fresh, seasonal produce, perfect for somebody with a regular veg box delivery, CSA membership or just anyone keen to fill their diet with veggies in the New Year.
UE33:$50 gift card to Sur La Table and autographed copy of Jose Garces’ new cookbook – Latin Evolution from Cooking In Stilettos
UW20: Her upcoming book The Foodie Handbook, hot off the press right into your hands! from Pim
UW31: Three Cookbooks from Ten Speed Spress From Chubby at Bunrab (US only)
UE08: Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill Cookbook From Rachel of Coconut and Lime Blog
UE09: Cupcake Lollapalooza From StickyGooeyCreamyChewy
UE36: Autographed Copy: Foods and Flavors of San Antonio Hosted by Foods and Flavors of San Antonio (US only)
UE16: Gourmet Book Club Membership Each month Gourmet magazine choose a book for their book club. The winner of this prize will get a copy of each month’s selected book sent to them for the whole year.
UE37:Autographed Copy Recipe for a Cookbook! Hosted by Cookbook Cuisine (US only)
UE38: Private Cooking Class and Yum-Tasty Recipes From Culinary Greats Cookbook From Dining Dish
UE20: Hand-crafted Marshmallows and Barefoot Contessa autographed cookbook From Foodie Tot.
UE29: Paella Kit A paella kit from Tienda.com hosted by Andrea of Andrea’s Recipes
EU02: A Big Box of Swiss Chocolate Offered by Maki from JustHungry.com
EU06: Damian Allsopp chocolates Offered by Abby from Eat the Right Stuff.
EU15: Signed copy of “In Etna’s Shadow: Culinary Adventures from Eastern Sicily” Offered by Karen of South of Rome
EU17: 660 Curries Offered by Meeta of What’s for Lunch, Honey?
CA02: An autographed copy of A Day at El Bulli From Hungry in Hogtown
CA04: Giada’s Kitchen cookbook From Hooked on Heat (US & Canada only)
CA06: The flavours of Canada From Seven Spoons
CA07: Great recipes from famous Canadian authors From Seven Spoons

Food Lovers’ Boxes and Baskets

EU07: Italian Artisan Goodies Basket Offered by me, Sara of Ms. Adventures in Italy
UW07: Best of the Ferry Building Gift Basket – the very best from Sf Ferry Plaza From Anita at Married with Dinner
UW24: Scharffen Berger Chocolate Gift Package From Chuck of SundayNiteDinner.com (US only)
UW29: Gourmet Gift Basket From Jenny of Foray Into Food (USA only)
UE04: 2 boxes of Parisan style macarons from Petites Bouches From Veronica’s Test Kitchen
UE23: The Big, Bad Bakers’ Bundle From Miss Ginsu.
EU16: A French and Italian Hamper Offered by Sara from Kitchen Pantry, A French and Italian hamper (EU only)
EU26: Fair Trade Delight Box Offered by Elena of Comida de Mama (EU only)

For Travelers

UW09: Blogher ’09 conference pass I had a great time at BlogHer this past year, and it was a great experience!
EU12: Florence Walking tour with lunch at the Market for 2 people ($250 value!) Offered by Judy of Over a Tuscan Stove
EU14: Milan Walking Tour with Breakfast, Open-air Market, Food Lovers’ Highlights and Aperitivo for 2 people Offered by Sara, Ms. Adventures in Italy and Sara from Mele al Forno
EU05: Customised Food Tour in London, UK Offered by Abby from Eat the Right Stuff
EU18: My Italians Wine Tasting in Rome with Sommelière Hande Leimer of vinoroma Offered by Hande of Food Vagabond and Vino Roma
EU23: A Taste of Nice Food Tour for two people: (€160 Value) Offered by Rosa of Les Petits Farcis
WB10: Wine Travel Guide Voucher The main raffle prize on offer from Wine Travel Guides
WB15: Labor of Love In The South of France Planning a trip to southern France? Why not spend a day learning what it’s really like to own a vineyard or work in a winery!
WB25:A Night of Wine and Food in Florence for Two with Award Winning Sommelier Services Enjoy an evening for two persons in Florence, Tuscany in a historical Trattoria with a complete menu from “crostini” to their typical biscuits and soups and meat and eveything you can expect from a Trattoria that’s been running for more than 100 years
AP06: SYDNEY: A day behind the scenes on a food styling shoot with Australian Gourmet Traveller This is something money can’t buy and you can read how Jackie at Eating with Jack got on last year.

For Food Bloggers

UW13: Two Lowelgo Sweet Sets from Sam from Becks & Posh (worldwide)
UW10: Set of Lowel EGO Photo Lights from Kalyn’s Kitchen (US only)
UW17: I Wanna Be A Food Writer Package From Faith at Blog Appetit – a great set of books

For Art Lovers

UW22: One 12×18″ Original Nature Photograph, matted and signed by photographer From Jennifer Yu of jenyu.net
EU25: 6 prints of Florence and Venice Offered by sculptor and artist Kelly of Fine Art by Borsheim, These 6 prints are various scenes of Venice and Florence.
EU19: A Paris Map dated 1937 Offered by Lucy of Lucy’s Kitchen Notebook
WB12: Giant Wine Map of California

For Eco-conscious Shoppers

UE25, UE26: Set of 3 RuMe Reusable Grocery Bags (two prizes) Deb of Smitten Kitchen
EU11: A set of 6 Flip & Tumble reusable tote bags Offered by Clotilde Dusoulier of Chocolate & Zucchini

How to Bid for a Prize

Note down one of the prize codes above. Or choose another prize from the list at Chez Pim, or the regional European list here at Ms. Adventures In Italy.
Go to the donation site at First Giving and make a donation.
Each $10 you donate will give you one raffle ticket toward a prize of your choice. You must specify which prize you’d like in the ‘Personal Message’ section in the donation form when confirming your donation. You must write-in how many tickets per prize, and please use the prize code. For example, a donation of $50 can be 2 tickets for EU07 and 3 tickets for EU14. Please write 2xEU07, 3xEU14 and so on.
If your company matches your charity donation, please check the box and fill in the information so we could claim the corporate match.
Please allow us to see your email address so that we could contact you in case you win. Your email address will not be shared with anyone.