Delicious gift ideas for the gourmet in your life

Give gifts of local delicacies this holiday-whether it's a ready-to-eat meal, a cooking class certificate or a box of specialty candies, it will surely satisfy everyone's taste buds.

Make a meal with it

A certificate or subscription from a local food delivery service or caterer is a great gift for those who don’t have time to cook during the week. Below are some weekly catering companies in southern New Hampshire that offer gift-giving opportunities.

• All Real Meal (87 Elm St., Manchester, 782-3014, allrealmeal.com) is a weekly meal delivery service that provides fully prepared meals that you can reheat and eat in minutes. Order online every Tuesday to deliver to more than 50 towns in New Hampshire and Massachusetts (minimum order is $49 for free delivery), and order All Real Meal in the kitchen from 11 am to 3 pm There are also some unique gifts Options are available, from customizable gift cards to special monthly cold storage bags that can be purchased for holidays up to 3, 6 or 12 months. Each bag is filled with eight servings of meals, two savory side dishes and two desserts. Delivery will begin on the first Tuesday of January.

• Caroline's Fine Food (132 Bedford Center Road, tel: 637-1615, carolinesfood.com) provides individual take-out options and family-style prepared meals, which can accommodate up to 6 people, at least 24 hours prior to ordering Notice. Gift cards can be purchased through the website and can be exchanged for up to $100.

• Ding Dong Deliver (dingdongdeliver.com) is a ghost kitchen supported by Great New Hampshire Restaurant, which is the parent company of T-Bones Great American Eatery, CJ's Great West Grill and The Copper Door. The service provides ready-to-eat and ready-to-eat meal packages delivered to Manchester and Bedford, as well as pick-up and drop-off services to restaurants in each location. The menu must be placed before noon on Wednesday so that it can be delivered on Thursday, Friday or Saturday of that week and can be given as a gift to friends or family.

• Local Baskit (10 Ferry St., Concord, 219-0882, localbaskit.com) provides an online gift card specifically for delivering meals to friends or family. Each card can be redeemed for a prepared meal or meal package listed in the "Cook Tonight" section of the website-please refer to shop.localbaskit.com/collections/cook-tonight. The choices vary from week to week, but meat and vegetarian options for main and side dishes are always included, mainly from local farms and businesses. Local Baskit has also collaborated again with Exeter's Cherry Bomb Cookie Co. to provide a Christmas tree and poinsettia-shaped hand-decorated cookie platter, as well as self-painted cookie sets.

• New Roots Meals (Manchester, newrootsmeals.com) is a plant-based meal preparation and delivery company launched last year. Weekly delivery service within 30 miles of Manchester and on the coast-the menu changes every other week, but it is always 100% plant-based, serving breakfast and lunch. Gift certificates can be purchased during the meal. New Roots also provides a special "gift pack" for the holidays, including two main dishes, two breakfasts, small snacks, a simmer pot and a mint mocha coffee set with oat milk and coconut whipped cream, Mint and mocha syrup and crushed sugar cane and cocoa nibs. The gift packs are priced at $85 each and must be placed before 8pm on Friday for delivery on the following Monday.

From customizable snack boxes to more unique items such as flavored hot cocoa bombs and chocolate "deli plates", these gift ideas will make anyone who loves sweets happy.

• Candy Kingdom (235 Harvard Street, Manchester, 641-8470, candykingdom.shop) now offers a variety of holiday-themed candies and snacks, such as decorative chocolate Christmas trees, chocolate molded Santa Claus, assorted fudge and milk, white Or dark chocolate solid Christmas tree pop decorated with rainbow peculiarities.

• Dancing Lion Chocolate (917 Elm Street, Manchester, 625-4043, dancinglion.us) offers gift-giving opportunities, including a "chocolate tasting experience," which includes samples of eight chocolate bars, and a ceramic drinking chocolate set drinking bowl and A wooden device used to foam chocolate is called Molinello. You can also purchase a six-month or one-year subscription to the "Cocoa Appreciation Club", with a new custom bar every month (local delivery only); and a cocoa tree gift set with a candy sharing box and a one-year heirloom Cocoa trees are adopted to help improve the lives of cocoa farmers.

• Granite State Candy Shoppe (13 Warren St., Concord, 225-2591; 832 Elm St., Manchester; granitestatecandyshoppe.com) offers a variety of homemade holiday-themed candies and snacks, which can now be purchased online and in two retail stores. Choices include white mint bark, milk, dark chocolate and chocolate Santa molds, mint or holly candies, and hot cocoa bombs in flavors such as candies and salted toffee.

• Loon Chocolate (Manchester, loonchocolate.com) is a small batch producer of bean bar chocolate. In addition to a variety of handmade bars, the company also offers hot cocoa mixes, four packs of hot cocoa bombs, organic cocoa nibs in bags suitable for yogurt or smoothies, and your favorite homemade chocolate elixir spirit.

• Nelson's Candy and Music (65 Main St., Wilton, 654-5030, nelsonscandymusic.com) offers a variety of holiday-themed candies and candies, such as cocoa bombs, handmade candies, and sleigh-shaped gift baskets filled with exquisite chocolates and other treats.

• Sweet Boutique (21 Kilton Road, Bedford, 222-1521, visitsweetboutique.com) offers customizable boxes and baskets, as well as novelty items such as chocolate sleighs, holiday mint bark and chocolate Santa Claus. Co-owner Lynn MacKenna (Lynn MacKenna) also began to provide various sizes of chocolate "deli board", including a variety of chocolate, nuts, fudge, dipped fruit and so on. Special order is recommended before December 18th.

• Sweet Treats by Emilee (Milford, emileessweettreats@gmail.com, on Facebook and Instagram) is accepting orders for hand-made hot cocoa bombs during the holidays. There are more than a dozen flavors to choose from, from milk, black, white to eggnog , Gingerbread, milk chocolate mint, salted caramel, etc. They are available as a single order or a pack of four to make excellent stocking fillers. Order before December 20.

• Van Otis Chocolates (341 Elm St., Manchester, 627-1611, vanotis.com) has multiple themed gift boxes and baskets for purchase, such as Swiss fudge gift boxes, maple theme gift boxes, which contain Ben's Sugar Shack snacks, And the "ultimate snacks" gift set, including chocolate bars, chocolate-dipped pretzels and the store’s own Evangeline caramel corn series. Other seasonal products include white chocolate cane dipped pretzels, cane and orange Swiss fudge, milk, dark chocolate or chocolate molded Santa soda, and now fudge.

The cooking course certificate is not only suitable for adventurous diners, but also for those who want to learn a thing or two in the kitchen or re-engage in activities.

• Culinary Playground (16 Manning St., Derry, 339-1664, culinary-playground.com) provides cooking classes for children and adults of all ages throughout the year. Gift vouchers can be purchased online and redeemable for any available plan, which also includes special adult and children group cooking classes and couple dating night classes.

• LaBelle Winery (345 Route 101, Amherst, 672-9898; 14 Route 111, Derry; labellewinery.com) has an ongoing cooking class at these two locations, usually offering wine pairing with each item and participants can Take home recipe cards for them.

• Tuscany Kitchen (67 Main St., Salem, 952-4875, tuscanbrands.com) offers the Scuola Culinaria program, which includes ongoing cooking classes, involving Italian handmade cuisine in different fields. Each course is designed to attract people of all backgrounds and experience levels and can be booked online. Private cooking classes can also be booked.

Order your festive dinner and dessert

When you have finished your Christmas shopping, it is not too late to consider what you will offer on the table. Check out this list of local restaurants, bakeries, and other businesses that offer specialties from main dishes and side dishes to pies, cakes and other desserts.

• Bakeshop on Kelley Street (171 Kelley Street, Manchester, phone 624-3500, thebakeshoponkelleystreet.com) is accepting layered cookies and cream pies, mini Bundt cakes, Christmas logs, cheesecakes, pies, various holiday cookies, etc. Orders. Order before December 17th. Pickup times are Wednesday, December 22, Thursday, December 23, and Friday, December 24.

• Bearded Baking Co. (819 Union Street, Manchester, Tel: 647-7150, beardedbaking.com) is accepting pies (apple crumbs, limes, chocolate cream or coconut cream), cakes (holiday spice cake or vanilla Lamington) Cakes) order raspberry filling and chocolate ganache coating), cupcakes (red velvet, chocolate mint, Lamington chocolate, vanilla, eggnog and spice cakes), vegan cupcakes (biscuit butter or snickers) ), cheesecake (original, blueberry, strawberry, cherry or raspberry) and cocoa bomb, six pieces per pack (classic, mint or salted caramel). Please order before December 18th. Pickup time is Thursday, December 23 or Friday, December 24.

• Benson's Bakery & Cafe (203 Central St., Hudson, phone 718-8683, bensonsbakeryandcafe.com) is accepting cakes, pies, holiday cookies and cookie sets, miniature gingerbread houses, gingerbread house decoration sets, cocoa bombs, festivals Drinks and more. Order before December 20.

• Bite Me Kupcakez (4 Mound Court, Merrimack, 674-4459, bitemekupcakez.com) is accepting orders for various holiday specialties, including chocolate flourless cake, strawberry shortcake, chocolate cream cake and six-inch cheesecake. Flavors, and dairy-free options, such as double red velvet cake, biscuit and cream cake, vanilla cake, chocolate cake and Boston cream pie. Other options include pies (with apple, triple berry and Samoan toasted coconut, caramel and whipped cream flavors); as well as various platters, such as a brunch platter with coffee cakes, muffins and donuts; Santa Claus Biscuit platter; or dessert platter with cupcakes, brownies, biscuits and whooping cough pie. Orders must be delivered before December 13, and the pick-up time will be arranged in the week of Christmas.

• The Black Forest Cafe & Bakery (212 Route 101, Amherst, 672-0500, theblackforestcafe.com) is accepting orders for pies (apples, Dutch apples, apple cranberries, pecans, pumpkins, summer berries and chocolate cream) ; Cakes (coconut, carrot, chocolate mousse, black forest cake or Frangelico mousse cake); and various holiday biscuits, as well as savoury foods such as baked pasta, cheese trays, freshly made dips and spreads, and A la carte dishes such as sausage fettuccine filling, maple-leaf Dijon glazed carrots and parsnips, turkey sage gravy, cranberry orange juice, and creamy curry butternut squash soup. Order before December 20th. Pickup time is Wednesday, December 22, Thursday, December 23, or Friday, December 24.

• Brothers Butcher (8 Spit Brook Road, Nashua, 809-4180; 142 Lowell Road, Hudson, 577-1130; brother-butcher.com) is accepting orders for specialty barbecues, such as spiral ham, boneless ribs, and traditional stuffed pork tenderloin Bread filling. Pickup time is Wednesday, December 22, Thursday, December 23, and Friday, December 24, until 1pm

• Buckley's Bakery & Cafe (436 Daniel Webster Hwy., Merrimack, 262-5929; 9 Market Place, Hollis, 465-5522; buckleysbakerycafe.com) is accepting orders for special holiday cakes, including Christmas logs, gingerbread spice cakes and black Chocolate mint cheesecake, as well as 8-inch pies (lime, chocolate cream or apple), Parker House rolls, Dresden Stollen rolls and various breakfast, dessert pastries or biscuit plates. Order before December 19.

• The Cannoli Stop at The Candy Shop (239 Loudon Road, Concord, 224-9706, thecannolistop.com) accepts orders for a variety of holiday goods, from Cannolis with dozens of handmade fillings to Cannoli cream pies, whoopie fillings Pies, macarons, tiramisu, mini puffs and cheesecakes, chocolate Oreos, Italian biscuits and various dessert platters. Order before December 15th. Pick-up service will be provided before 6pm on Friday, December 24

• Carter Hill Orchard (73 Carter Hill Road, Concord, 225-2625, carterhillapples.com) accepts orders for homemade pies of various flavors, such as apples, apple crumbs, pumpkin, blueberries, strawberry rhubarb and pecans. Order before December 12. Pick-up will be available before 5pm on Sunday, December 19, when the orchard will be closed this season.

• Chez Vachon (136 Kelly Street, Manchester, phone number 625-9660, available on Facebook) is accepting holiday orders for more than a dozen flavors of dessert pies and cakes and some savoury foods. Order before December 21st.

• The Common Man (25 Water St., Concord, 228-3463; 304 Daniel Webster Hwy., Merrimack, 429-3463; 88 Range Road, Windham, 898-0088; 21 Water St., Claremont, 542-6171; 10 Pollard Road, Lincoln, 745-3463; 60 Main St., Ashland, 968-7030; Foster's Boiler Room, 231 Main St., Plymouth, 536-2764; Lago, 1 Route 25, Meredith, 279-2253; Camp, 279 -2298 Daniel Webster Hwy., Meredith, 279-3003; Lakehouse Grille, 281 Daniel Webster Hwy., Meredith, 279-5221; Italian Farmhouse, 337 Daniel Webster Hwy., Plymouth, 536-4536; Airport Diner, 2280 Manchester Brown Ave ., 623-5040; 61 Laconia Road, Tilton, 286-2204; Route 104 Diner, 752 Route 104, New Hampton, 744-0120; thecman.com) is accepting orders for a festive feast, featuring herb roasted pork ribs dinner with potatoes Puree, sweet potato casserole, garlic-flavored green beans, maple leaf roasted Brussels sprouts, horseradish cream, half sauce, parmesan cheese rolls, sweet bread and cheesecake with berry compote for dessert. Provides meals for one or four persons, as well as additional optional a la carte items such as spinach artichoke dip and biscuits, and peeled shrimp cocktails. Order before December 17th. Pickup time is from 10 am to 1 pm on Thursday, December 23 or Friday, December 24

• Concord Food Co-op (24 S. Main St., Concord, 225-6840, concordfoodcoop.coop) offers a variety of food and beverage menus, from appetizers and soups to half or full main dishes, such as home lasagna, grilled Flank steak, grilled chicken breast and fried tofu, as well as a variety of breakfast and dessert platters, from scones, croissants and muffins to biscuits, bars and chocolate cakes. Order should be placed as soon as possible.

• Copper Kettle To Go (39 Main St., Wilton, 654-2631, copperkettletogo.com) is accepting Christmas dinner orders, including ham, mashed potatoes, butternut squash, green beans and dinner rolls. There are two sizes to choose from (for 2 to 4 people or 4 to 6 people), and additional à la carte options such as sausage gravy and biscuits, cinnamon rolls, muffins, as well as pecans, gingerbread cream, Pies such as eggnog and Nutella. Order before December 20. Pickup time is from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, December 24

• Crémeux French Patisserie (707 Milford Road, Merrimack, 320-4702, cremeuxfrenchpatisserie.com) is accepting orders for several specialty French desserts and delicacies during the holidays, including cherries and pistachios or winter spice tea, caramel and clementine Yule log, as well as bûche tiramisu and croquembouche, feature a variety of puff pastries filled with Tahitian vanilla bean butter pastries, assembled into the shape of a Christmas tree. Please order before noon on December 19. Pick up time is Friday, December 24, 8 am to 1 pm

• Crosby Bakery (51 E. Pearl St., Nashua, 882-1851, crosbybakerynh.com) is accepting orders for dessert pie (apples, apple crumbs, blueberries, banana cream, chocolate cream, pumpkin and pecans); and savory Specialties such as salmon pies and burger pies and pork pies; assorted cakes, biscuits, party platters, etc. Order before December 20th. Pickup will be available before 5pm on Friday, December 24

• The Crust & Crumb Baking Co. (126 N. Main St., Concord, 219-0763, thecrustandcrumb.com) is accepting orders for various handmade products during the festival, including dinner rolls (Shaker pumpkin or butter), Cinnamon buns (pecan stick or vanilla glazed), as well as pies and cakes such as chocolate raspberry cake and maple bourbon pecan pies. Savoury products include local pork pies with sweet potatoes, rosemary and apples, as well as quiches in a variety of flavors such as bacon and cheddar cheese, spinach, pickled tomatoes and feta, as well as broccoli and pepper jack. Orders must be placed before December 17th. The pick-up time is Wednesday, December 22, Thursday, December 23, or Friday, December 24, at a pre-arranged time (the bakery will close early in the afternoon on December 4, 24).

• Ding Dong Deliver (dingdongdeliver.com) is a ghost kitchen supported by Great New Hampshire Restaurant, which is the parent company of T-Bones Great American Eatery, CJ's Great West Grill and The Copper Door. They are accepting orders for festive grilled meats and freshly baked homemade cakes and pies in a variety of flavors. Online ordering will be available from Wednesday, December 15th to noon on Friday, December 17th, and will only be delivered to Manchester and Bedford on Wednesday, December 22nd, with local pickup at each restaurant.

• Earl's Steak Sandwiches (99 Oak St., Dover, 834-9659, find them on Facebook @earlssteaksandwiches) are taking orders, ready to be heated and serving dinner for four, you can choose marinated and smoked whole chicken with gravy or house Holiday ham cured and smoked with brown sugar glaze. Each dinner also offers two signature dishes of your choice (Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Creamy White Cheddar Macaroni and Cheese, Fresh Green Peas with Shallots and Almonds, Brown Butter Sage Roasted Carrots or Honey Butter Cornbread). Order before December 15th.

• Frederick's Pastries (109 Route 101A, Amherst, 882-7725; 25 S. River Road, Bedford, 647-2253; pastry.net) is accepting orders for various holiday-themed sweets, snacks and candies, such as Christmas dark chocolate Christmas logs Cakes filled with light chocolate orange mousse, gingerbread cupcakes made from scratch with molasses, cinnamon and sugar, and moist golden eggnog cakes mixed with Miles dark rum. This year’s new products include the gingerbread pyramid tree set, which comes with 10 shaped gingerbread cookies, green and white buttercream frosting, and candies for decoration. See Pastry.net/category/christmas for a complete list of holiday items. It is strongly encouraged to order before December 18th. Pick-up service will continue until 4pm on Friday, December 24

• Giorgio's Ristorante & Bar (270 Granite St., Manchester, 232-3323; 707 Milford Road, Merrimack, 883-7333; 524 Nashua St., Milford, 673-3939; giorgios.com) now accepts orders from its catering menu Before the holidays, it offers everything from appetizers, sandwiches and wraps to pasta plates, meats sold by the pound, à la carte dishes and desserts. Visit giorgios.com/fooding for the full menu. Place your holiday dining order before December 22.

• Hart's Turkey Farm Restaurant (233 Daniel Webster Hwy., Meredith, 279-6212, hartsturkeyfarm.com) accepts individual and family dining orders, including whole roast turkey, premium ribs or roast ham, all of which come with raw Side dishes such as potatoes, butternut squash, green beans, dinner rolls, and dessert pie of your choice. Order before December 20th. The pick-up time is from 11 am to 1 pm on Friday, December 24. If there is any last-minute demand, the restaurant’s take-away shop will also be open on the same day, offering a la carte items, such as turkey by pound, gravy, and stuffing Cut ingredients, butternut squash, soup, peppers, bread rolls, etc. into thin slices.

• Harvey's Bakery & Coffee Shop (376 Central Ave., Dover, 742-6029, harveysbakery.com) accepts Christmas cookies, pork and chicken pies, maple cakes and donuts, fruit cakes and 8-inch or 10-inch pies Orders are in a variety of flavors, from apple, pecan and pumpkin to chocolate cream, coconut cream, lemon meringue and more. Order before December 17th.

• Just Like Mom's Pastries (353 Riverdale Road, Weare, 529-6667, justlikemomspastries.com) is accepting orders for special holiday cakes, such as raspberry mousse Christmas logs and cranberry orange white chocolate vanilla cake, and pastries (Kahlua Black bottom, apple butterscotch pecan, chocolate pecan or salted pork), quiche (tomato, pepper and onion, spinach and feta, bacon, tomato and onion or for meat lovers), dinners of all tastes Rolls, cupcakes and cheesecakes, as well as holiday cookies, whooping cough pie or finger pastry platter. Please order before December 18th. The pickup will be completed before noon on Friday, December 24.

• Klemm's Bakery (29 Indian Rock Road, Windham, 437-8810, klemmsbakery.com) is accepting orders for a variety of holiday desserts, from pies and cakes to mini pastries, biscuits and more. Order before December 20th. Pickup will be available before 5pm on Friday, December 24

• LaBelle Winery (345 Route 101, Amherst, 672-9898; 14 Route 111, Derry; labellewinery.com) accepts orders for a variety of Christmas goods at these two locations, including a la carte items such as artisan cheese boards, shrimp cocktails , Spiced Cranberry Sauce, Red Wine Gravy, Brown Sugar Ham Glaze, Maple Sweet Potatoes, Honey Glazed Carrots, and Cinnamon Maple Bread Pudding. Items can also be ordered in packages and can be used by 6 to 8 people or 12 to 14 people. LaBelle also accepts orders for cocktail sets in a variety of flavors, including wine, natural ingredients and instructions (wine is not provided and must be purchased separately). Please order before December 17th. Pickup will take place at the location of your choice on Wednesday, December 22 and Thursday, December 23.

• Morrissey's Porch & Pub (286 S. Main St., Wolfeboro, 569-3662, morrisseysfrontporch.com) accepts holiday food takeaways, with the main course of your choice (slow roasted Angus beef ribs, grilled sadobriand) , Seafood pie, roast leg of lamb, roast pork tenderloin, honey Dijon roast ham, roast turkey or sea waves and sod). All meals are paired with vegetables of your choice (roasted broccoli, broccoli and carrots, mung bean almonds or roasted butternut squash); a potato (colcannon potatoes, O'Brien potatoes, scallop potato casserole, baked potatoes or mashed potatoes); and Desserts (tiramisu, cheesecake, white chocolate bread pudding, apple pie or forest pie fruit). Order before December 18. Pickup time is from 11 am to 7 pm on Thursday, December 23 or Friday, December 24

• Mr. Mac's Macaroni & Cheese (497 Hooksett Road, Manchester, 606-1760, mr-macs.com) is accepting orders for macaroni and cheese trays, offering any type of regular menu flavors of small, medium or large, as well as macaroni salads , Assorted vegetable salads and desserts. Encourage to send order notice at least 24 hours in advance. According to a statement from the founder, Patrick Cain, as of last month, Mr. Mac now provides about 12 takeaway services nationwide. Orders submitted on Thursday and Friday will be shipped next Monday and should arrive at their destination within two to three business days. Each order is freshly packed in refrigerated packaging to maintain a safe temperature.

• New England’s Tap House Grille (1292 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 782-5137, taphousenh.com) is accepting orders for festive fajitas, these pies are made with pork, beef, potatoes, celery, garlic and seasoning The ingredients are freshly made. Order before December 16. Pickup time is Thursday or Friday, December 23rd and 24th, or December 30th and 31st.

• Charlie's Pinard Street Bakery (1 Pinard St., Goffstown, 600-1835, find them on Facebook @pinardstreetbakery) is accepting orders for delicious pork pies or chocolate cream pies, as well as six dozen homemade biscuits or hit. Biscuit flavors include snickers, gingerbread, molasses, chocolate chips or sugar. Order before December 18. Pickup time is Wednesday, December 22 or Thursday, December 23 from 6:30 am to 7 pm

• Presto Craft Kitchen (168 Amory St., Manchester, 606-1252, prestocraftkitchen.com) is accepting orders for a variety of holiday specialties, such as lasagna, roast beef dinner with mashed potatoes, green beans and fresh bread, chicken dinner with stuffing Ingredients and gravy, glazed carrots and fresh bread, and bourbon ham dinner with country macaroni and cheese, garlic green beans and fresh bread (for 6 people for dinner). Other special à la carte items include various sizes of deli plates, butternut squash ravioli with brown cream sage cream sauce, and "elves on the shelf" holiday-themed cocoa bombs. Please order before December 18th. Pickup time is Wednesday, December 22 and Thursday, December 23, from 11 am to 7 pm daily.

• The Red Arrow Diner (61 Lowell St., Manchester, 626-1118; 137 Rockingham Road, Londonderry, 552-3091; 112 Loudon Road, Concord, 415-0444; 149 Daniel Webster Hwy., Nashua, 204-5088; redarrowdiner .com) is accepting orders for homemade double-layer cakes and 10-inch pies. Orders must be placed at least 24 hours in advance. Pie flavors include banana cream, coconut cream, chocolate cream, brownie cream, cherry, blueberry, pecan, etc. Cake flavors include carrot, chocolate mint, almond raspberry, pumpkin spice and more.

• Red Beard's Kitchen (Manchester, redbeardskitchennh@gmail.com, red-beards-kitchen.square.site) is accepting orders for various Christmas specials, including honey-baked ham featuring rustic mashed potatoes and roasted root vegetables For dinner, buttermilk biscuits with honey butter, pineapple raisin sauce and sausage cornbread filling. Each side can also be ordered (for four to five people), in addition to gravy, macaroni and cheese, there are also two baked potatoes, as well as seasoned grilled ribs (for four to five people), pork pie with gravy, Bread and butter kimchi. Pickup will take place at Noodz (968 Elm Street, Manchester) from noon to 4 pm on Thursday, December 23rd.

• The Red Blazer Restaurant & Pub (72 Manchester St., Concord, 224-4101, theredblazer.com) accepts pie orders during the holidays, with apple, pecan or pumpkin, chocolate cream, coconut cream and other flavors. Order before December 19.

• Roundabout Diner & Lounge (580 US Highway 1 Bypass, Portsmouth, 431-1440, roundaboutdiner.com) is accepting family-scale Christmas dinner orders that can accommodate 5 to 6 people, including slow-smoked pork ribs or seasoned pork loin with smoked sugar-cured bacon . Both come with red bliss mashed potatoes and roasted Brussels sprouts. A la carte items include appetizers such as shrimp cocktails, Italian meatballs, and smoked chicken or scallops wrapped in bacon; and desserts such as double chocolate black forest cake. Pie orders and half slices of cornbread are also available. Pick-up time is from 8 am to 3 pm on December 24 (Friday)

• Smoke Shack Cafe (226 Rockingham Road, Londonderry, 404-2178, smokeshackcafe.com) is accepting Christmas dinner orders, including smoked ham with mashed potatoes, butternut squash, brown sugar carrots, green beans, macaroni, cheese and cornbread. Other a la carte items include bacon-wrapped turkey breast with jalapeno and sausage stuffing, smoked ribs, breakfast casserole and dessert pies. Order before December 19. Pickup time is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, December 24

• Sweet Caroline (28 Homestead Place, Alton, 875-0263, find them on Facebook @sweetcarolinenh) is accepting multiple flavors (apple, blueberry, pecan, chocolate cream, pumpkin, ricotta or lemon meringue) Orders of 10 inch pies, as well as traditional Christmas log cakes, eggnog cheesecakes and various mini pastries or biscuit platters. Order before December 18.

• Tammaro's Cucina (469 Charles Bancroft Hwy., Litchfield, 377-7312, tammaroscucina.com) is accepting orders for a variety of homemade pasta trays, including cheese or meat lasagna, stuffed shells, pasta and meatballs, chicken broccoli Macaroni, etc. Provide half-size trays (accommodating 6 to 8 people) and full-size trays (accommodating 12 to 16 people), each with a loaf of garlic bread. Order before December 22, and pick up by Friday, December 24 at the latest.

Featured photo: Cocoa bomb and gingerbread from Benson's Bakery & Cafe on Hudson. Courtesy photo.

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