Gifts for Women

If you're looking for a gift for the special lady in your life, here are a few ideas that are sure to put a smile on their faces.

The Demy Kitchen Safe Touchscreen Recipe Reader

If the cook in your house would appreciate swapping her old recipe cards and notebooks for a sleek digital recipe reader, she'll love this. With its high-resolution, full color, 7-inch touchscreen, the Demy stores up to 2,500 recipes while taking up just the space of a 5x7 card (and if you stand it on end to view it, it only takes up the space of a 3x5 card).

Other features of the Demy include: easy to wipe clean splash-resistant exterior; adjustable font size for easy reading; three built-in timers; a measurement conversion tool (milliliters to teaspoons and ounces to grams); and an ingredient substitution list to let you know what else will work if you're out of a particular ingredient.

With a free membership to keyingredient.com and an Internet connection, she'll be able to enter recipes. She'll also have access to a library of great recipes from the site. Then by plugging the Demy USB cable into a Mac or PC, she'll have all her favorites at her fingertips - literally. Available online at www.demy.com and www.amazon.com for $299.

Cole & Mason Electric Salt and Pepper Mills

No one really complains about having to grind their own salt and pepper, but this set of sleek, stainless steel mills make it fast and just plain fun. Press the button and these battery-powered mills automatically grind and dispense coarse salt and peppercorns with the coarseness of your choice. Includes a small light in the base for evening grilling or candlelight dinners, and a window display to keep an eye on the content levels. Requires six AAA batteries (included). Available at Williams-Sonoma for $99.

Artistic GelaSkins Removable Covers for Portable Devices

The trendy ladies on your list will love GelaSkins artistic covers for portable devices. GelaSkins incorporate beautiful, photo-quality graphics to create a protective covering for iPods, cell phones, laptops, and more. Artists from all over the world have created beautiful designs, from fine art prints to contemporary urban images, that are easy to put on, and easy to take off. Choose from hundreds of designs. Available at www.gelaskins.com starting at $12.95.

Gourmet Bagless Teastick by Blomus

If you're shopping for a tea aficionado, this loose-leaf tea brewing device will make her day. Messy, dripping tea bags will be a thing of the past. Its artful, stainless steel design is functionality at its best, providing a perfectly steeped cup of her favorite tea. Easy to use. Available at www.amazon.com for $22.95.