What a great Secret Santa! LizzinDC knew that I love to cook AND that I live in Boston.

She got me the Flour cookbook! For those of you who don't know, Flour is an awesome Boston bakery that makes all sorts of tasty treats. I've been eying this book for a while and am so happy to have the chance to make some of Joanne Chang's favorite recipes.

Additionally, I received an amazing and beautiful book called Whole Beast Butchery! After returning from Japan and finding that cuts of meat in America are much larger than I remember, I want to learn more about how to prepare and utilize all the parts of various tasty animals. And there's no way LizzinDC could have known (unless she is really good at Google Maps) that I live directly across the street from a great butcher. I'm really excited to get some beef neck and start chopping!

Thanks so much for an awesome Secret Santa experience, LizzinDC!