Thank you Allison for the duo of cookbooks!

I had asked my Santa to help me out with German cuisine, since I've always enjoyed it while visiting Germany, but here in 'Murica, "German" cuisine is beer and brats. Santa delivered! I got a copy of German Cooking, which I will be pouring over this rainy day. First recipe I thumbed to was Oxtail Soup, which is perfect, as I have some oxtails in my freezer that I was trying to figure out what to do with!

Santa also hooked me up with the Flavor Bible. This reference is excellent! I've actually given this as a gift to a few friends, but never had a copy of my own. Great book! Glad it is on my shelf now!

Thank you Santa for taking care of me on my culinary journey. I'm sorry about the quality of the photo; my phone is on the fritz. Please know that the picture by no means match my enthusiasm!

Thanks Allison!