melissa-dallas
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I got a bottle of Nielson Massey bourbon vanilla bean paste, an infrared thermometer and the most amazing cookbook, Marisel Presila's The Food of Latin America - Gran Cucina Latina.
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Happy New Year dear friends! So what fun cooking things did you get for Christmas?
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amanda_pennsylvania
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Nothing for me, but I got a child's apron and oven mitts for Liam.
He loves to help cook and always wants to wear an apron. His oven mitts actually fit me--I have really small hands and adult ones are too big, so I might buy another pair for myself. smileys/smile.gif
He loves to help cook and always wants to wear an apron. His oven mitts actually fit me--I have really small hands and adult ones are too big, so I might buy another pair for myself. smileys/smile.gif
bonnieinholland
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no cooking things
Instead, it was drinking things....a Sercial Madeira and a Palo Cortado sherry ---yum!!!
cheers, Bonnie
Instead, it was drinking things....a Sercial Madeira and a Palo Cortado sherry ---yum!!!
cheers, Bonnie
melissa-dallas
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How cute. I have really tiny hands too. I found the best leather work gloves
On a "Just Like Dad's!" Children's rack at Home Depot one year. I found two rally cute aprons at Ross and gave them to Mom & Sis. I wanted one also, but they only had two.
On a "Just Like Dad's!" Children's rack at Home Depot one year. I found two rally cute aprons at Ross and gave them to Mom & Sis. I wanted one also, but they only had two.
melissa-dallas
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Yum is right! I didn't get any booze this year.
melissa-dallas
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I forgot, I also got a pretty wooden spoon hand-carved by a local guy that really "fits" in my hand.
carianna-in-wa
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Fave gift wasn't for me (in theory) - 8" Global chef's knife. I got it for the hubs.
barbara-in-va
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Very lucky to have received a 6qt shallow All Clad saute pan!!!! I can't wait to use it...
Many years ago I bought a very similar pan but just stainless with a disk on the bottom. It was inexpensive and what I could afford at the time. Stuff that doesn't touch the sides of the pan cooks beautifully, but anything that touches the sides burns. Guess DH got tired of listening to me fuss whenever I used that pan!
Many years ago I bought a very similar pan but just stainless with a disk on the bottom. It was inexpensive and what I could afford at the time. Stuff that doesn't touch the sides of the pan cooks beautifully, but anything that touches the sides burns. Guess DH got tired of listening to me fuss whenever I used that pan!
barbara-in-va
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Oh Melissa, how nice! You will cherish that spoon I am sure.
cynupstateny
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Got several Nigel Slater books. He just writes so beautifully about food.
amanda_pennsylvania
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That's good to know--I can't find leather gloves to fit. Will look there. smileys/smile.gif
Of course wine is related. . . My husband totally suprised me by. . .
giving me a rather heavy present. Upon opening I was pleased and surprised to find two bottles of my favorite Mezcal!--I would have never thought he would have given me that as I did not give him a Christmas list this year, but it was something that I like but would have never bought for myself. I had mentioned it a couple of times this year because I finally found the stuff after not having seen it any where except on the internet, and even then I could not buy it (I had to contact the importer directly), but I had never really thought about getting some. Two bottles will last me for at least two years or longer (such a big drinker I am) unless a certain relative gets wind of it and we both get pie-eyed together.
Oh, and the week after Christmas we visited friends and went to Fry's Electronics (at 7:30 a.m.!) and looked at computers. I am now the proud owner of new computer and new (really nice) wireless keyborad and mouse. The new machine has a LOT of on-board memory and a really big hard drive for storage. It goes so fast! Who HOO! Probably the closest thing to a very expensive sports car that I will ever get.
I will be able to easily and quickly find recipes on and save recipes to my machine. Sadly though, I will not be able to mix Mezcal AND computer use. It just don't work--been there, tried that, the finger coordination goes first! smileys/smile.gif
giving me a rather heavy present. Upon opening I was pleased and surprised to find two bottles of my favorite Mezcal!--I would have never thought he would have given me that as I did not give him a Christmas list this year, but it was something that I like but would have never bought for myself. I had mentioned it a couple of times this year because I finally found the stuff after not having seen it any where except on the internet, and even then I could not buy it (I had to contact the importer directly), but I had never really thought about getting some. Two bottles will last me for at least two years or longer (such a big drinker I am) unless a certain relative gets wind of it and we both get pie-eyed together.
Oh, and the week after Christmas we visited friends and went to Fry's Electronics (at 7:30 a.m.!) and looked at computers. I am now the proud owner of new computer and new (really nice) wireless keyborad and mouse. The new machine has a LOT of on-board memory and a really big hard drive for storage. It goes so fast! Who HOO! Probably the closest thing to a very expensive sports car that I will ever get.
I will be able to easily and quickly find recipes on and save recipes to my machine. Sadly though, I will not be able to mix Mezcal AND computer use. It just don't work--been there, tried that, the finger coordination goes first! smileys/smile.gif
heather_in_sf
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My boss gave me a tagine by Emile Henri in flame red, with some fancy couscous,
A karge jar of saffron and one of preserved lemons. The tagine is living under my coffee table as art when not in use, along with my crystal ice bucket that I got for $10 and my vintage chicken roaster. Does anyone else "decorate" with their cooking things? I don't have any room elsewhere for them and I like the look!! I'm really lucky to work for someone so generous.
This year was really special, I have a lovely shopping trip to Trader Joe's planned with a gift card, a set of green and white toile Williamsburg patterned placemats and serviettes from mom, and an onion keeper to replace the one I partially melted when it sat on top of the toaster oven unobserved. It will get the google eye treatment shortly. A friend gave me some cute wine glass jeweled decals to decorate my cane! Pure hilarity as we bejeweled the cane while drinking bubbly. Then we ate the box of chocolate mochi she gave me, they have liquid chocolate centers, holy cow.
A karge jar of saffron and one of preserved lemons. The tagine is living under my coffee table as art when not in use, along with my crystal ice bucket that I got for $10 and my vintage chicken roaster. Does anyone else "decorate" with their cooking things? I don't have any room elsewhere for them and I like the look!! I'm really lucky to work for someone so generous.
This year was really special, I have a lovely shopping trip to Trader Joe's planned with a gift card, a set of green and white toile Williamsburg patterned placemats and serviettes from mom, and an onion keeper to replace the one I partially melted when it sat on top of the toaster oven unobserved. It will get the google eye treatment shortly. A friend gave me some cute wine glass jeweled decals to decorate my cane! Pure hilarity as we bejeweled the cane while drinking bubbly. Then we ate the box of chocolate mochi she gave me, they have liquid chocolate centers, holy cow.
I finally wore down Larry's refusal to buy me anything "practical" and received
a bacon press (oh, happy, happy flat bacon) and a macro-grater that he saw on an Italian cooking show.
(Testing. One. Two. Am I may be the only woman on this planet who'se more excited over a bacon press than jewelry?)
Stating that he left his "comfort zone" to buy those, he counter-balanced those with a 18" hand-carved Gandalf head (from a local artist) as a spirit host for my (soon-to-be) cabin in NC along with a lovely poem about a home.
Score! I gots me a prince.
a bacon press (oh, happy, happy flat bacon) and a macro-grater that he saw on an Italian cooking show.
(Testing. One. Two. Am I may be the only woman on this planet who'se more excited over a bacon press than jewelry?)
Stating that he left his "comfort zone" to buy those, he counter-balanced those with a 18" hand-carved Gandalf head (from a local artist) as a spirit host for my (soon-to-be) cabin in NC along with a lovely poem about a home.
Score! I gots me a prince.