Celebrate Love with Flavorful Valentine’s Day Gifts
This Valentine’s Day, offer your loved one a taste of your personality- or show them how well you know theirs! With spices, teas, and drinking chocolates, you simply can’t go wrong. We have gathered here the most inherently romantic of our gift sets, spices, and teas, as a point from which to begin your quest for the perfect present. Spices & teas have been a key to culture as far back as the written word, given travelers and friends a taste of the host’s personality by introducing them to unfamiliar flavors and new ingredients. Now, spices and teas have become highlights at weddings, for much the same practice- introducing the guests to the favorite blend of the happy couple.
If you know the perfect flavors already, create your own perfect gift- our boxes fit up to 4 standard jars, up to 2 large jars, or 2 standard & 1 large, giving you the opportunity for your own personal flair. A gift box may give a hint that you’ll be treating them to a homemade dinner, or a tea could add relaxing sensuality to the day, or truffle salt can act as a decadent garnish to bring a special twist to familiar foods.
Browse below to see our recommendations, or come by our shops in Tiburon or in Marysville for a more personalized selection!
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Creamy Dressings
$31.00Creamy Dressings!
Dress your salads with homemade dressings!
Buttermilk Ranch
Blend ¾ teaspoon of spice blend with 1 Tablespoon of water; let sit for five minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup buttermilk and 1/4 cup nonfat yogurt (use mayo for a more traditional flavor). Use as a salad dressing or dip for fresh vegetables.
Creamy Peppercorn
Dress your salads or make a dip for raw vegetables. Mix 1 Tablespoon Peppercorn Dressing with 2 Tablespoons water, let stand 5 minutes. Whisk in ½ cup sour cream or yogurt and ½ cup mayonnaise. Thin with your favorite vinegar, as desired.
Creamy Italian (Sole della Toscana)
Blend ½ cup raw cashews (unsalted) & ½ cup water on high then let sit for 15+ min. Run on high again until creamy. Add juice of 1 lemon, 1 TBSP Red Wine Vinegar, 2 tsp Sole della Toscana. Blend on medium, add water to thin, as desired.
Kraft gift box contains these three unique spices in our gold-top jars and the above message, tied with a Local Spicery bow.
Dawn
$16.00This signature blend delivers some very adult, sentimental flavors to your morning yogurt, transporting you to an exotic place that is somehow familiar and comforting. Subtly sweet with coconut sugar, featuring vanilla & saffron, with bites of sesame & flax seed. A generous spoonful of Dawn in plain yogurt unlocks a delicate treat.
Hand blended in small batches: palm sugar, toasted sesame seeds, vanilla, flax seeds, cardamom, ginger, saffron and Ceylon cinnamon.
Quick Tips:
- Try Dawn in coffee, on top of the foam in lattes, sprinkled over buttered toast, or even over popcorn as a kettlecorn stand-in.
Dusk
$10.25This sophisticated, sweet dust adds complexity, exotic aromatics, and an immediate “sweet” register to desserts, fruit, berries, dairy products and cakes. Dusk turns the simplest desserts into and elegant ending to your meal. Sprinkle on fruit. Finish any dessert with sweet aromatic elegance. Pairs well with cream, crème fraiche, Mascarpone, or ricotta. Adds complexity to pound cake, shortcake, or lady fingers.
Hand blended in small batches with: orange peel, pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, and galangal.
Quick tips:
- Dust Dusk over grilled peaches and serve with Three Twins Madagascar Vanilla ice cream.
Suggested Recipes:
Garden Gems
$10.50A medley of three types of Onion plus Garlic and Sea Salt brings garden flavors to any dish. A few sprinkles adds that feeling of simplicity and comfort reminiscent of French cooking. A perfect way to celebrate a spring day, or to bring sunlight to your table in the winter. As versatile as salt & pepper: add to eggs; season poultry, fish, & vegetables; or serve at the table as a finishing spice.
Hand blended in small batches with: onion, shallots, sea salt, garlic, green pepper, and chives.
Gunpowder Green Tea
$16.00Named for its resemblance to gunpowder, this tea is withered, steamed and rolled before being dried. Gunpowder Green Tea was easier to transport without damaging the tea leaves, making it popular among sailors and colonists.
Gunpowder Green Tea dates back to the Tang Dynasty in China (618-907). It is commonly found as the base for the traditional North American mint tea found at social gatherings. No flavors added ~ Just pure Gunpowder Green Tea.
La Mancha ~ Dulcinea
$15.00Cacao, roses, and a hint of cinnamon makes this black tea blend rich and romantic. Dulcinea brings out all that is impossible and fanciful in life, existing to tint all glasses rose. Hopeless optimism and sense of adventure not included.
Black tea strengthens while Cassia sweetens, creating a sensual tea for those who dream the impossible dream. Don Quixote’s Dulcinea is all that is beautiful & pure in life. While tilting at windmills could cast you down, it may also cast you up…among the stars! No aromatic oils. Just pure flavor, and lots of heart. Contains black tea, cacao, roses, and cassia.
Maghreb ~ Scheherazade
$15.00 – $16.00Crisp, strong, and fortifying. The mint flavors perfectly complement the strong character inherent in Gunpowder Green Tea, creating a blend you can come back to over one thousand and one nights.
Spearmint & Gunpowder Green Tea define this hospitality drink of the Maghreb region of North Africa. Sweetened with Peppermint and a twist of Lemon Verbena, this tea will keep you alert through any twists and turns. No aromatic oils. Just pure content to further the plot when the sun sets. Contents: Gun powder Green Tea, Peppermint, Spearmint and Lemon Verbena.
Marin Grilling Three-Pack Gift Box
$32.00Marin Grilling — Inspired by Favorite Local Places!
Boot Jack
Nothing beats a BBQ on Mount Tam, particularly if you arrive by bicycle! Traditional southern-style BBQ rub. Great on everything.
Limantour
Coastal herb flavor with enough heat to remind you of oceanside bonfires at Point Reyes. Flavor-packed salty rub, driven by aromatic herbs, backed by four chiles.
Stinson
Perfect blend for outdoor grilling at Marin’s most famous beach. Mild, sophisticated dry rub that won’t overpower a good cut of meat.
Kraft gift box contains these three unique spices in our gold-top jars and the above message, tied with a Local Spicery bow.
Moroccan Breakfast Spice
$10.25Start your morning right with this exotic oatmeal, featuring Turmeric, Ceylon Cinnamon and Ginger. Stir in 1t spice per half cup oatmeal, after cereal begins to boil. Top with honey, dates, nuts, fresh fruit… to taste. Enjoy!
Hand blended in small batches with: Ceylon cinnamon, ginger, turmeric, and a bit of clove.
Pemberley ~ Elizabeth Bennett
$16.00Fresh, floral and energizing. The perfect tisane for any time of day, it evokes springtime. Serve hot or iced.
Both beautiful and fresh, this tisane was inspired by Elizabeth’s quick wit, tart replies and love of long walks in nature. Contains only dry herbs and spices, milled in small batches. No caffeine ~ No aromatic oils. Just pure flavor creating a garden tea for your enjoyment.
Hand blended in small batches: rosehips, orange peel, spearmint, hibiscus, heather, rose and lemongrass.
Rincón
$10.50Featuring Garlic, Pineapple, Tamarind and Chiles, this blend marries the flavors of Puerto Rico & Italy. Use in marinades, rub on chicken, pork or fish, or try with roasted veggies. With its sweet-hot profile, it’s a great addition to a Bloody Mary or Gazpacho or Peach Salsa.
Hand blended in small batches with: garlic, pineapple, tomato, coriander, sea salt, porcini mushroom, tamarind, basil, Chiles, and marjoram.
Rooibos, Red
$14.00Sweet, woodsy, and mellow. An herbal substitute for black tea, or just a comfortable afternoon companion.
In 18th century South Africa, Green Rooibos was harvested in the mountains & brought home on donkeys. The Dutch fermented it in the style of Chinese black teas, in order to use it as a substitute for the expensive to import beverage. Red Rooibos was first created with fermentation in 1904. No caffeine ~ No flavors added. Just the fermented flavor of the South African mountains.
