Coming home from a night out on the town, I noticed a package from ThinkGeek sitting on my doorstep. Momentarily confused because I hadn't ordered anything from them, I realized there was a good chance this could be my Secret Santa gift! Once I got it inside and open, lo and behold, I confirmed it was.

My SS somehow found one item that combined two of my loves: cooking and anime. The Manga Cookbook has to be the most awesome thing I've ever seen! I couldn't keep my hands off it and immediately sat down and read through the first half. Traditional recipes and bento box ideas galore, I couldn't wait to try them. I started off with the simplest things, though. Which only proved that styling food for bentos is truly an art. I will have to practice hard to make anything other than usagi (rabbit) apples look good.

Not having stopped at that awesomeness, my SS included a SECOND gift: a large, electronic butterfly in a jar. I couldn't resist trying it out on the cats. The video below illustrates the confusion and hilarity this gift will bring to my house way better than my words ever could.

Thank you, Secret Santa! I love my gifts.