Grown-ups might want to add their favorite liqueur, and occasionally use the pot to heat and froth milk for cappuccino, lattes and chai tea. It runs $99.
Moms and grandmas would be adored by children everywhere with that device in their arsenal, but if the price is a bit steep, there's another hot chocolate pot from Bonjour.
Fill the sturdy, heatresistant glass pot with milk, zap it in the microwave, then add powdered cocoa, chocolate chips, syrup or shavings. To froth, secure the lid, insert the batteryoperated frothing wand and mix. It costs $39.95.
No kitchen should be without a set of collapsible measuring cups and spoons. These colorful silicone cups pop instantly into shape, then collapse flat for storage. They're even microwavable and dishwasher safe. A set of eight -- four cups and four spoons -- is $22.
Bring your lunch
Cost Plus World Market offers shoppers unique items they won't find anywhere else, says Colleen Bealko, a supervisor at the West Side store on Old Airport NW.
"A lot of our items are hand-painted and handmade, and they have a story with them," she says.
The folks on your list aren't likely to receive another tiffin tin, traditionally used in India for carrying meals conveniently packed within multiple compartments and keeping them hot until lunchtime.
Cost Plus' stainless-steel versions are available in two designs and are dishwasher safe. Bealko says people also use the two- or three-section tins for storing spices and jewelry. The large tin is $9.99; the small one $7.99.
Hammered stainless-steel spice boxes, also from India, contain seven stainless cups for herbs and are handy for passing around the table, she says. They're $9.99.
A big seller year-round, stacking coffee mugs and espresso cups in chrome holders offer a multitude of uses and a jolt of color to any countertop. The set of six espresso cups and saucers or six diner-style coffee mugs runs $9.99. There's also a set of jumbo mugs for hot chocolate or soup for $14.99.
Wood-and-bone salad server sets feature carved floral and tribal motif patterns on the handles. They're $12.99.
And if there's a tea lover on your list, Cost Plus has an entire row of tea infusers, as well as an endless supply of tea cups, mugs, teapots and teas.
So, remember you can stand the heat, and you definitely don't want to stay out of the kitchen.
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