LiveOak wrote:A Martin Wine Cellar gift card (from a student), a Zea's gift card (from a student), some Starbuck's gift cards (from a student), an Acropolis gift card (from my brother), a Ralph's/Bacco/Redfish Grill gift card ($100 from wife's aunt--woo-hoo!), and various homemade goodies (from students).
Being a teacher does have it's advantages!
I love it!
A couple of bottles of Napa Cab. from vineyards that I didn't recognize but should be good nonetheless. John Besh's cookbook. Breakfast at Brennan's, and dinner too! cookbook. A bottle of Maker's Mark. Various sweets. And a bottle of 15 year old Pappy Van Winkle (yeah baby!).
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.
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A friend gave my husband candied jalapenos, blueberry preserves, shelled pecans and fudge with pecans. One of my co-workers gave me something I never heard of but I have to try it. It's oreos ground to dust, mixed with cream cheese and then dipped in chocolate. And one of my vendors gave me a box of Godiva.......he needs to send me that every week.
My sister got one of those Keurig coffee machines from her daughter. It's pretty cool. One of my co-workers keeps wanting us to all go in on one but the one my sister got is pretty noisy. It sounds like her trash compactor. I guess it's pressurized or something. It doesn't last long but for a small office with no break room, I'm just not sure I want one.
A couple of cookbooks and a 5 quart cast iron braiser/dutch oven sort of thing. Thinking I'll loan it to Jag for a month or so though. Bought my mom a couple of cookbooks and gave my nephew a new crockpot. They're new parents and can't seem to find the time to cook.
kcdixiecat wrote:Thinking I'll loan it to Jag for a month or so though.
To season for you or to bang my head against?
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LauraMc wrote:One of my co-workers gave me something I never heard of but I have to try it. It's oreos ground to dust, mixed with cream cheese and then dipped in chocolate.
This is one of those for-people-who-can't-really-cook desserts that anyone can make. I've heard them called Oreo Truffles (fancy right?), and despite their non-gourmet nature they are insanely good. Most people do them with white chocolate on the outside so when you bite into it the dark inside makes it look like a reverse Oreo.
