Christmas gifts received 2015

[Darienne]

I know this is very, very early for such a topic, but what the heck?  The box is under the tree. 

My old food processor, limping along with a broken switch for 4 years now, gave up the ghost this morning shredding potatoes for Potato Kugel.  I haven't made a Potato Kugel in 20 years.  Why?  I don't know.  But Smitten Kitchen posted a recipe this week and there I was shredding the potatoes by hand.  Rats.

 

DH went into town this afternoon and bought me a brand new 12-cup Cuisinart Elite Food Processor with more bells and whistles, and now I have to watch a video before I use it. 

 

And so it starts...

 

Oh, the Kugel was delicious.  I'll make it again soon.

[ElsieD]

Very nice!

[JeanneCake]

Does buying yourself a present count?  I just got my copy of Herme's new Macaron book last week because I couldn't wait to get it for Christmas!

[Kim Shook]

I got this cake stand a couple of weeks ago: http://www.crateandbarrel.com/marin-white-large-cake-stand/s211092  I haven't opened it yet, but the packing slip gave it away.  Not sure if I'm going to keep it or not.  I like it, but I have 4 others within site of where I'm sitting right now.

[gulfporter]

We ordered and received this copper kitchen sink a few weeks ago (I opened it and it's beautiful!).  DH says it'll be installed by Christmas morning.  Yeah!!!

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Raphael-Drop-In-Handmade-Pure-Solid-Copper-22-in-4-Hole-Double-Bowl-Kitchen-Sink-in-Antique-Copper/206084556

Edited December 5, 2015 by gulfporter (log)

[kayb]

My Instant Pot was my Christmas present to myself. Used it for beef stew, so far. I'm pleased.

[gulfporter]

True to his word, DH installed the new sink before the holidays....

 

 

 

[Shelby]

UPS man came yesterday with this HUGE styrofoam cooler box.  I opened it and couldn't believe it.  My step-dad and mom sent a giant gunny sack full of oysters from LA.  They are frozen and take a couple hours to thaw.  We decided to have 3 apiece for appetizers last night. We are in heaven.  Tonight will be oysters and oysters and oysters!   I've never had enough that I could do a bunch of different things with.  We'll have Rockefeller, fried, grilled etc. etc.

 

Can you tell I'm excited???

 

[Smithy]

WOW! Shelby, that's a wonderful gift indeed!  I hope you'll post about what you do with more of those beauties. 

[rotuts]

Ive never had Fz oysters.  are that noticeably different in texture.

 

I made Rockefeller once.  delicious.

 

only once.   very few to none  made it past the shucking stage 

 

[Shelby]

10 minutes ago, rotuts said:

Ive never had Fz oysters.  are that noticeably different in texture.

 

I made Rockefeller once.  delicious.

 

only once.   very few to none  made it past the shucking stage 

 

[liuzhou]

Just taken delivery of a gift of Italian wine sent all the way to China.

 

 

Six of each. 30 bottles. Thank you!

Edited December 23, 2015 by liuzhou (log)

[Darienne]

Good heavens.  What a haul...as kids would say, Liuzhou.

[Shelby]

Yeah, WOW, nice!

[Porthos]

liuzhou, forget green with envy. I'm dry red with envy. What a great gift.

[kayb]

Yesterday brought things to eat in the mail. Two one-pound boxes of See's candy, and two one-pound bags of giant Georgia pecan halves. One of the bags of pecans is presently in the oven roasting in spicy sauce; the other will likely get candied via the spicy-sweet walnut recipe posted recently.

 

Almost through Christmas treat-making. A good thing, I guess.

 

[Okanagancook]

 

 

 

A beautifully decorated Xmas 'hamper' full of baked goodies, preserves and a cookbook.

[kbjesq]

Someone just gave me this, unexpectedly. What a delicious treat that I would never have discovered on my own  

[chefmd]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A gorgeous 12 inch well seasoned cast iron skillet from our beach house neighbors who own an antique store.

 

 

[Anna N]

 No photograph because some of it has already been put into the freezer and or the refrigerator but I did get a wonderful care basket of AAA steaks/roasts, some cheeses that are completely new to me,  loads and loads of crystallized ginger (some of it chocolate dipped) which is a weakness of mine, some chocolate dipped cookies, a couple of loaves of bakery bread  and I'm sure I am missing things  that arrived with my special Santa.   And to top it off a gift I'm not allowed to open until tomorrow!  Life is good.

[liuzhou]

Last night I was given a box of Kiwi fruit by my best friend. Love her to bits.

 

Not sure what I'm going to do with 26 of them, though.

 

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[Anna N]

 

Wow!   This has been quite the Christmas.  For those of you not familiar with it the snowflake contains a (humungous) gift card for Amazon.ca.  I will begin whittling down my wish list very shortly. 

[rotuts]

Very Nice

 

Im interested in your take on the Taste 5 Unami Paste

 

it seems to be this one :

 

http://www.presidentschoice.ca/en_CA/products/productlisting/pc_black_label_taste_sup_tm_sup_5_umami_paste_spiced_tomato_anchovy_pureeprod1390027.html

 

there are others or this might be rebranded:

 

http://www.taste5umami.com/

 

most list tomato paste as the first ingredient

 

does tomato dominate ?

 

Id like to find something similar but w/o dominating tomatoes

[Anna N]

@rotuts

 

here you go

 

 

 

[rotuts]

thank you   

 

no tomato paste !

 

so its this one :

 

http://www.presidentschoice.ca/en_CA/products/productlisting/pc-black-label-asian-umami-paste-.html