My Santa sent me a very cool cookbook that originally came out in the 80s. It looks small in the picture, but let me tell you... there are hundreds of recipes in there! It covers EVERYTHING from baking bread to making salad dressings to Mexican cuisine to Greek pizza. It feels like it came right out of the author's kitchen (no, it's not greasy; it's because of the font they used) and there are tons of things for me to try!

I found one familiar recipe that I actually make regularly: leek-potato soup! It makes me think the rest of the book will be just as delicious.

Santa also sent me a pack of liners for my slow cooker. I complained about having to clean it and Santa felt my pain. It came in a separate package and actually made me laugh.

Thank you so much for the great gifts! I will give bread-baking another shot next week. And I can't wait to try the dressings!