So I got this amazing cookbook from a PBS TV show that puts a lot of research into their recipes: America's Test Kitchen. I was floored. I was in love. I had to cook something for my wife, but also for reddit. So I chose a protein at random, (Chicken Kiev), as well as a starch (Creamy Polenta), and veg (Sauteed Swiss Chard). 3 things I hadn't cooked before, but was relatively certain that I could find the ingredients for.

I got literally the only bundle of swiss chard at the store (not much demand for it here in northern WI), and not quite the right corn meal for the polenta, but oh well.

Roughly 3 hours later I had served dinner, during which I asked my wife what this other Amazon box was that came today. She said she didn't know, so she opened it and... My santa was AMAZING! I must've been a very good boy this year.

All told, I recieved:

The complete recipe collection through 2012 of America's Test Kitchen.

A catnip filled banana that the cats have not stopped attacking since it came out of the package.

World of Warcraft Monopoly! I can't wait to host a few people and play this!

Nylon tipped tongs for use on my non-stick pans. This one was on my wish list, along with the cookbook. Both will go to YEARS of use!

Thank you umpteen times! You're incredible, Avril!