Twelve days before Christmas. Twelve holiday recipes. One tin for all seasons.
New for 2026. Each numbered box in our holiday cooking advent holds a Recipe Sampler — a recipe card plus the spice samples to make it. Twenty-two unique spices — familiar and unexpected both — packed into a botanical keepsake tin built to outlast December.
A holiday gift for the foodie on your list — or a very good reason to spend the season making something.
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Recipes + Photos by
Brit K of
Whisked Away Kitchen — globally inspired dishes made to bring a little adventure to the holiday table.
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What is a Recipe Sampler? - A 'Recipe Sampler' is a mini-set that includes a recipe postcard and sample-size packets of the spices needed to make it. Each has enough spice to cook the dish.
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What kind of recipes are included? - Twelve globally-inspired bite-sized treats for the holiday season. Recipes include both savory and sweet. Developed by Selefina creator Brit K of Whisked Away Kitchen. Take a peek at our expanded description, complete with spoilers: Coming Soon.
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How many spices are in the set? - Twenty-two unique spices across the twelve recipes — some familiar, some less so.
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Is this a cooking advent calendar? - Yes — it's designed as a 12-day holiday countdown, one recipe per day, but there's no rule that says you can't open them all at once.
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Who is this a good gift for? - Anyone who cooks — or wants to. It works equally well for a confident home cook looking for new recipes and for someone just getting started in the kitchen.
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Does the tin have a use after the holidays? - Yes. The botanical keepsake tin is food safe — you can keep treats in the tin during every season.
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Can I buy this for myself? - Absolutely. Mum's the word.
