Still in the hospital with mom.
I’m rapidly becoming less and less impressed with doctors. They are supposed to FIX problems, not create them!
Anyway, since there isn’t any food to speak of, I thought I’d share my Amazon Christmas Wish List! Baby Sis was looking for mine and texted me to ask a question: “Is yours the one with all the cooking stuff?”
Duh.
So here are my Top 10 Wish List Items (no, they aren’t ALL about cooking!).
1. The Improvisational Cook – There are several cookbooks on my list, yet I know I’ll do my usual. Use them 2-3 times and then get distracted by other shiny objects recipes and not open it again for 2 years. I still want this one though. The theory behind why certain ingredients work and how to expand dishes fascinates me. Some people read novels, I read cookbooks.
2. Food Scale – For my diet?! HAHAHAHA! No, friends. Scales are much more accurate than measuring cups. Better to bake with! I’m fully aware that I’m probably the only person in the world wishing for a scale so I can make more yummy anti-diet food.
3. The Healthiest Meals on Earth – This is the last one, I swear! Again, this book has a lot of background and “why it works” info, with the addition of more nutrient data. Love. It. I’ll probably store it on the scale to balance out the baked goods.
4. Glass Straw – I love my smoothies. And I do have occasional hippie-like guilt for the excess plastic I waste using a different straw everyday. A glass straw would solve it all!
5. Ice Cream Maker – It is the perfect size – 1/2 a pint! I’ve been eyeing a certain Oatmeal Ice Cream recipe for a while. Add blueberries and cinnamon. Peanut butter sauce. Chopped walnuts. Coffee. Is anyone else hungry?
6. Shun LEFT-HANDED 6-in Utility Knife – That’s right. LEFT-HANDED!!! Maybe this will help alleviate the little problem I have with slicing my fingers?!
7. Wrist Guards – These are for derby. Mine smell so bad I can hardly stand it. I’m also hoping Santa brings some elbow pads to replace that stench too. 🙂
8. Ninjabread Men Cookie Cutters – Speaking of derby… these will allow me to make appropriately themed cookies for my Sake teammates!
9. Measuring Matroyshkas – How cool are these? Hopefully they are accurate. I cannot get enough nifty kitchen stuff!
10. Power Balance Wrist Band – I heard these work. I saw a demo. It is probably a load of you-know-what. I reallllly want to try it out. In theory, this band “uses holograms embedded with frequencies that react positively with your body’s natural energy field.” It supposedly makes you stronger and more steady. Sounds like an athlete’s dream come true.
Honorable mentions:
- Kindle
- Warm long sleeve top for outdoor sporting
- SPIbelt
- Salt and Pepper Mill
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I’m now trying to shop for a certain sister who is IMPOSSIBLE to buy for.
What do you do for situations like that? Gift cards???
I love my kitchen scale and use it constantly. Sooo much better than hoping that your 1 cup of “whatever” is the same amount as the recipe.
I use my kindle everyday. I actually had a girl at the hospital last week ask for my # after she started talking to me because she wanted to know what it was. So score one for it being a possible pickup tool too. 😉
Why were you at the hospital?!
I was getting vaccinated for my winter travels. For some reason you have to be a little careful when traveling to Thailand and Cambodia.
Are knives normally right handed? How does that work? I am also left-handed and rather clumsy. I never thought that it might be the knife’s fault!
I suppose they are… I had never heard of it either until I ran across this on Amazon. I’ll post a full review when Santa brings it to me. 🙂