On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:39:34 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

>Just in case anyone was wondering...... I have ordered 8 types of
>Peets coffee beans, a load of Penzey blends, and will arrange it all
>in a large, decorator box (reusable) with some new dishcloths as
>'excelsior'. The day before I present the gift, I will make a batch of
>chocolate, almond biscotti and, if they are decent, I'll add those
>too.
>
>Thanks for all your ideas.

A Penzeys assortment is useful for anyone who cooks so long as it's
seasonings they like, but what if they don't drink coffee, and most
folks don't own a coffee bean grinder. I really don't see any
connection between spice blends and coffee beans unless they're
seperate gifts for a grab bag. Maybe I'm out of touch but I would
never give comestibles as a wedding gift, especially not for people I
barely know. Just last week aquaintences gifted me a two pound bag of
coffee beans from their native land, Colombia. The next day I put
some in my coffee grinder so they'd be reqdy for me to try. I gotta
say, I was very disappointed, they produced a pot of coffee that
tasted awful, after a few sips it went down the drain. I tried them
again the next morning, but still they produced the most scuzzy brew,
I dumped it. The beans are still in my grinder only because I'm still
trying to decide if I'll toss them in my composter or in the trash,
it's still too mucky outside to get to my composter. This was a gift
for no occasion, but I would never consider giving coffee as a wedding
gift... maybe you should have given a nice burr grinder, they are not
very pricy, certainly would have cost less than the discombobulated
assortment you bought. Maybe it's still not too late. I didn't reply
to be mean, you made the post so must have wanted opinions so I gave
my honest opinion, I'm sure most will give you their disingenuous atta
girl.