Like most of you, I was pretty detailed in the cookbook exchange questionnaire, listing out all the kinds of foods I like to cook. But then I get this LOVELY package, and realized my Cookbook Santa knows me way better than I thought.

Are you psychic, Santa?

Here are just some of the ways that my Santa got things totally right:

She got me a Homemade Pantry cookbook that shows you how to make your own staple foods. This is so me! It even has a ketchup recipe, which is something I've been wanting to make for years. I'm going to get so much out of this book.

cookbook that shows you how to make your own staple foods. This is so me! It even has a ketchup recipe, which is something I've been wanting to make for years. I'm going to get so much out of this book. She threw in Good and Cheap , a cookbook for people with a limited budget. Guess what? I have a WAY limited budget, since I ended up choosing a career that doesn't pay too well. And flipping through, it makes me realize I can still eat pretty dang well on $4 or less.

, a cookbook for people with a limited budget. Guess what? I have a WAY limited budget, since I ended up choosing a career that doesn't pay too well. And flipping through, it makes me realize I can still eat pretty dang well on $4 or less. Maybe it was an after-thought on her part, but her inclusion of post-it arrows was so spot-on. I've had this idea for a while now about how I wanted to mark every recipe I cook from all my cookbooks, along with the date I first cooked it. Now I can do that.

And, of course, the Sift Magazine and How to Eat books were great, too!

Honestly, thank you so much, Psychic Cookbook Santa. Now if you could just tell me my fortune in regards to love...