My Santa shipped so quickly!! I received a package three days after matching and opened it right away.

Wait, what's this? Crunchy rice rolls? I mentioned to my Santa that I recently made the switch from being vegetarian to vegan, because I put a lot of cookbooks on my wishlist. I shelved the snacks near some mystery titles, because I didn't understand if my Santa was making fun of me for not eating bacon and butter. I continued to amuse myself as I fit the snacks between some Isa Moskowitz and Jamie Oliver cookbooks.

I put my neurotic thoughts aside and decided to be patient and see what else would turn up.

The next day, another package arrived. I opened it to discover Mississippi Vegan, a cookbook by Timothy Pakron that is filled with mouth-watering photos. The intro is by Isa Moskowitz, and a review on the back of the book is by Jamie Oliver. I also just finished a novel that takes place in Mississippi. This cookbook wasn't on my list at all, because I didn't know to look for it. Isn't it creepy how Secret Santas always pick the perfect gifts?! My Santa included a note with the book to say they chose it because vegan food is perfect for experimenting with spices.

The first recipe I'm going to try is the Crispy Tofu Breakfast Sandwich. Next, I want to make the Sunshine Kimchi. There's also a spice blend that (of course) includes nutritional yeast; it's called Vegan Crack.

This cookbook will be a great reference because southern cuisine is definitely not something I could cook without a guide! I'm looking forward to expanding my food horizons with these recipes. Thank you for the thoughtful gift, u/Suspect309, and for reading through my long matching preferences form and somehow making sense of it all.