Christmas is now behind us and there is always the dreaded task of putting away all the decorations, especially every little ornament. As I was taking down my culinary-themed ornaments, which I collect year-round, I thought it might be fun to photograph them. I have collected everything from a Harvest Gold KitchenAid stand mixer to a lobster dressed like a chef. Every place I travel to, I look for food-themed ornaments. My girls also look when they travel and my collection is growing all the time. One of these days I will need a whole tree just for food ornaments. Here are some of my favorites.
The KitchenAid stand mixer is one of my favorites. It looks exactly like the first KitchenAid I ever owned!
I love this ham, bought at a Cost Plus in Fisherman’s’ Wharf in San Francisco in the early ’70’s.
It’s a paella ornament from Spain, and my new one this year, a shish kebab!
Baby LeCreuset
Appetizers, anyone?
Cookies!
Don’t they look like you could take a bite?
My mom knit the candy cane a long time ago.
I love the old-fashioned steamed pudding.
Wine ornaments from the Napa Valley and Chianti, Italy
From the CIA in Napa
Chefs and more chefs
Fast food even comes in ornaments
Love this little girl!
I’ll be on the look-out for more ornaments in travels this year. If you know of any good ones, let me know!
adorable stuff–funny I seem to have a lot of “drink” ornaments on my tree
Me, too, Lisa! I have many more wine ones, but they must be in a box I didn’t open. I once bought Bill a gorgeous, yet very fragile beer mug with foam, but it fell off the tree last year and shattered.
Hi!
I have the little green checked oven mitt. I actually have a small tree that I put up in my kitchen that is decorated with tiny kitchen ornaments. My favourite are the tiny S’Mores ornaments!
Happy New Year!
Emma
Emma, I have never seen S’Mores ornaments. How cute they must be!
I love that KitchenAid ornament! Can you please tell me where you got it?
Jessica, my daughter found the KitchenAid mixer ornament in 2002 at a pop-up store inside the Sherman Oaks, California Macy’s, which means it was probably a limited edition. I am frequently asked about it and I could probably have sold it 20 times over. Maybe you could contact Macy’s and/or KitchenAid and inquire about it. They would certainly make a lot of money selling them.
Hello,
I have been looking everywhere for a shish kebab ornament and cannot find anywhere that has one in stock.
Kathy
Hi Kathy- The cute shish kabob Christmas ornament I have was a gift from my daughter who thinks she bought it in Spain while she was studying abroad. She bought me a paella ornament too, which came with an itty bitty recipe!