Two of my house standards, laid side by side in our cartoon box. And for the cook who’s ready to branch out beyond bottled salad dressing, my classic, fool-proof vinaigrette recipe.

Zingerman’s Peranzana extra virgin olive oil from Marina Colonna is rustic and fruity, with an apple-y aroma and a finish that has whisper of almond. Rioja red wine vinegar from Spain is naturally converted, barrel aged for four years and has mellow, deep flavors of raspberries and red grapes.

Independent of each other, they have a hundred uses in the kitchen. Bound together in a vinaigrette, they make salads and just-cooked vegetables outstanding.

It’ll take a special kind of faith for anyone to make it through this gift box, tallying up at over two and a half pounds of pork, plus bread and chocolate.

Arkansas Peppered Bacon, Sam Edwards Virginia Breakfast Sausage Links, Broadbent’s Kentucky Smoked Sausage, Real Spanish Chorizo, Zingerman’s Peppered Bacon Farm Bread. And, to round things out, Mo’s Bacon Chocolate Bar.

Gift packaged in a canvas Zingerman’s tote bag.