Wouldn’t it be amazing to whisk your mom away to the Amalfi Coast for a week-long Italian excursion as a surprise last-minute gift for Mother’s Day? Picture it: you and your favorite lady sauntering around the streets of Positano, enjoying platefuls of pasta al limone—made with Amalfi lemons, obviously—and learning all there is to know about Sundaygravy from someone’s actual nonna. Every morning, you wake up to your mom casually enjoying a doppio con panna on the terrace with the seemingly endless Tyrrhenian Sea stretching away in the background, as if you somehow tripped and fell into a painting.
Although it could just be all the locally made limoncello and incredible wine, your mom is beaming. You’ve never seen her happier or more at ease than she is surrounded by a stunning mix of cerulean and turquoise. And that’s something you can’t put a price on. Unfortunately, we’re not exactly rolling in the dough (yet) to be able to galivant off to Italy for an entire week, let alone cater to our mom’s totally normal obsession with bringing home an entire wheel of DOP-certified Parmigiano Reggiano.
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Luckily, Williams Sonoma has the perfect last-minute Mother’s Day gift guaranteed to make your mom feel like she’s been transported to the coast of Italy without even having to leave home. Now, mother dearest can whip up her own pasta al limone with the help of William Sonoma’s Borgo de Medici Lemon Pasta Gift Set—and it’s way cheaper than a plane ticket. This must-have gift set comes with everything necessary to make a vibrant citrus-forward pasta dish, including Lemon Egg Tagliatelle Pasta, Lemon and Basil Pesto, Lemon Salt and Lemon Dipping Oil.
Borgo de Medici Lemon Pasta Gift Set, $39.95 at Williams Sonoma
Williams Sonoma
While the lemon-infused kit is practically made to be used altogether, each item can also be used separately to add a pop of tangy brightness to any dish that might be lacking a little extra zip. Whether your mom uses the piquant Lemon Dipping Oil to dunk pieces of crusty bread or spreads the Lemon and Basil Pesto on a Mediterranean-inspired chicken panini, this is one gift she’s bound to love. Granted, this might only fuel her desire to actually go to Italy even more, but we’ll cross that ocean when we get there.
Best of all, instead of shelling out thousands for plane tickets and lodging, you can grab this all-inclusive kit for the incredible price of just $39.95. With all the money you’ll save, you can even splurge on a bouquet of fancy Italian cheeses to gift your mom her own tasting tour through Lo Stivale. It might not be the same as an international flight, but at the very least, it’s a thoughtful nod to an upcoming trip in the future. Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there!
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