My Santa was so generous! And got me so many things that really fit me and what I like! I got 5 gifts in 4 shipments and each one alone would have been an exciting present, but together I certainly had enough squeals from this grouping.

Oh the things:

Speaking of squeals - A make your own bacon kit! I'm super excited about this. I actually got my BS in animal science/meat science and I make sausage at home, but I've never made bacon at home. Now I get to try it for the first time. Tea towels! One for Maine - my home state - and one for the Great Lakes. I told my Santa that I had a goal of someday swimming in all 5 of the great lakes, so this will not only provide me with inspiration, it will also help me with my bread making! A pan spout! Its actual name is a Silpoura. It's basically a spout that clips onto a pot/pan with a strainer so you can pour stuff off the pan. Like fat after browning beef or water after cooking vegetables. I'm actually really interested to try this out! I'm sure it will come in handy a bunch of times. A giant fortune cookie! Giant! And covered with chocolate and toffee. It was delicious. So good. But best of all, it came with a (hopefully) prophetic fortune: "You will make the front page"!

Thank you so much, katzpe! I really appreciate your generosity and the cookie was SO. GOOD. I'm so ready to find some pork belly and make me some bacon. 5lbs of bacon. And the only person that I have around me to feed is by boyfriend. You may find us in bacon comas within the next month. At least it would be a delicious way to go. :D