
Speaking of Christmas, I received a lot of great gifts to help me with my new food blogging hobby!
Up until this point, I'd been "borrowing" Johnny's camera for all photographic purposes. Not that I'm complaining, because it's a really great camera, that I'll probably still use time to time, but he got me my own! A Canon Powershot with 10.0 megapixels! A slight upgrade from his Sony Powershot 8.0 megapixel. The huge difference is me getting used to taking pictures in a completely different way! Johnny's camera has a huge, manual lens that can zoom in to see like a microscope, while my new one is more of a point-and-shoot model. Both take great, great pics, but it's a completely different way of taking pictures. I got a lot of practice on our Christmas trip - taking about 500 pictures, so I'm starting to figure out the settings and focus, but old habits die hard!
Then, you already knew about the Guideposts and Taste of Home gift subscriptions that will be delivered for my reading pleasures, monthly! My mom also gave me a whole collection of cookbooks, ranging in everything from pasta to beef to salads. Be prepared to see some recipes from all in the future.
My brother also got me the Food Lover's Companion. This 1 1/2 inch thick book contains more than 6,700 A-Z entries!!! It's like the world's largest index, encyclopedia and dictionary of food, all in one easy to navigate book! I've already flipped through and found a couple things I've made and read about them. I can see it coming in really handy while making things in the future, or even finding out more about ingredients I use. There's explanations about different fruits- including the different apples! You can read about origins of certain foods, even different knives and pans! I'm going to be armed with so much knowledge, I won't know what to do with it -- except pass it onto you guys!
And finally ---drumroll--- I received my much coveted immersion blender! No longer will I have to transfer bowl after bowl of soup in and out of the Cuisinart! I am poised and ready to blend - WATCH OUT!
2 comments:
I love your Christmas card!
That't the best X-mas card I've ever seen!! I love it! :)
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