The Gift Exchange

I have always been a big fan of personalized gifts. Being able to add your own message directly onto a gift that you’ve chosen especially for someone, makes what could otherwise be an ordinary object, into something memorable and sentimental. Now that we’re adding many new ways to personalize our gifts here at GiftTree, I [...]

As reported in The Oregonian, September 17, 2008. The Mediterranean diet is famous for lowering your risk of heart disease. Recent studies have shown that it also provides a protection from cancer, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. The Mediterranean diet is one rich in veggies, fruits, olive oil and fish. The British Medical Journal has come to [...]

I recently came across a wonderful collection of “sniglets,” or words that don’t appear in the dictionary, but should. Below are some of my favorite food-related entries from the list. Enjoy them and please let me know if you have any sniglets of your own to share! Burgacide - n. What you call the desperate action [...]

Everyone knows someone who’s a little behind the times as far as technology goes. Well, in my house that would be my husband. He’s spent most of his life in the military, and technology just kind of passed right by him. Last year he finally broke down and got a pre-paid cell phone, so I [...]

Here we are with the last days of summer upon us. This is always a somewhat sad time of year for me, knowing that (at least here in the North West) we will only sporadically see the sun in the next 8-9 months. Like a lot of others, I’m determined to absorb as [...]

Due to extenuating circumstances, my husband has been put in a low sodium diet. At first, it was pretty difficult to find things other than vegetables and rice for dinner. But recently, we have become quite creative when coming up with low sodium recipes. He loads his food up with a [...]

Cyrenaic hedonism - Founded by Aristippus of Cyrene, Cyrenaics supported immediate gratification. “Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die.” Even fleeting desires should be indulged, for fear the opportunity should be forever lost. There was little to no concern with the future, the present dominating in the pursuit for immediate pleasure. Cyrenaic hedonism [...]

Yes, it’s true. I have an embarrassingly large box of chili lime pistachios under my desk. We will be using the pistachios in one of our upcoming holiday gift towers, and the sample we were originally sent to taste was, well, 25 lbs. After tasting a few bites of these nutty, spicy, salty concoctions, I [...]

You may have noticed that many of our gourmet gift baskets contain Saraivanov Smoked Salmon. If you are like most of our customers, one bite of this fine gourmet delicacy will leave you wanting more. Luckily, making smoked salmon at home is not as difficult as one might think. While the process can be a bit [...]

Joy Dingman - Customer Service Representative My favorite gift currently at Gift Tree is the Chocolate Covered Strawberries! I would buy these delicious strawberries as a wedding or anniversary gift to create a special moment for couples. The strawberries come in a beautiful gift box & they are hand dipped in dark & white chocolate, [...]