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When it comes to holiday entertaining, Ina Garten is one of our go-to experts on all things menu planning, decorating and gifting. We’re already dreaming up the ways we’ll take inspiration fromGarten’s holiday menuthis year, and now we’re about to steal her idea for a last-minute gift that just about anyone will love.
Garten took to Instagram to share her simple holiday gift recommendation: a basket of fresh, juicy oranges. It’s the kind of treat that will brighten up the winter for your giftee and help you support a small business—especially if you buy fromThe Sisters Market, Garten’s retailer of choice.
“Love my gorgeous box of California oranges—Cara Cara and Navel—from @thesistersmarketco,” Garten wrote on Instagram. “Best oranges ever and one of my favorite gifts.” She tacked on a “#fennel&orangesalad”—perhaps a hint as to how Garten prefers to use her fruit. (We love a goodfennel salad—especiallyone with juicy grapefruit segments.)
The Sisters Market is a women-owned, fifth-generation family-run business, so you know you’re in for a labor of love. It’s no surprise that the company is slammed with orders this close to Christmas, and it’s worth noting that theSisters Market orangesthat Garten recommends may not make it in time for the holidays—though you still might want to pick up a box for the new year.
Jaime Milan,EatingWell’s former senior digital editor, seconds Garten’s suggestion for last-minute gifting. “There’s nothing more uplifting than eating an orange in the winter,” Milan says. She looks forward to the oranges that her parents bring from Florida each year. Just about any orange will certainly serve upa whopping amount of vitamin C, which research has shown can be especially good for heart health and pregnancy. Plus, on a cold winter day, oranges taste like pure sunshine. As Garten says, who wouldn’t want that?
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