In which I give away a book and we talk gifts!
First, I want to thank everyone for their yummy responses to the Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day post! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend, with plenty of leftovers for all.
And in a completely scientific manner, (I had my boyfriend pick a number between one and 21 at random) Eva is our big winner! So Eva, just e-mail me your mailing address, and you'll be baking in no time.
Now, if you're anything like me, you avoided the Black Friday craziness and opted for the more sane approach: Online shopping.
So let me segue into this week's topic, the perfect gifts for your favorite readers, with one more cookbook, which may be the last one you ever need to buy: Tastebook.
I gave one of these attractive books earlier in the year, and it was a big hit. You simply upload different recipes that you already love, decide on a size (25 recipes for $20 up to 100 recipes for $35) and then your favorite cover.
Of course, you may not have 100 recipes up your sleeve, and that's perfect! Any slots that you don't fill, the recipient can fill themselves. For instance, I picked about 10 recipes that I loved, and left the rest unused, so they can be filled up with whatever new amazing recipes come up.
What's that you say? You can't even think of one recipe to include? Luckily for you, the editors at Epicurious, Food Network, Allrecipes.com, 101cookbooks.com and many others have assembled Tastebooks that you can buy ready-made from the site.
And right now, Tastebook is having a special: Buy three, and shipping is free. I'm sure you can think of at least three people who love to eat.
While she always preferred The Hardy Boys to Nancy Drew, 
Comments
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for the BEST x-mas present idea ever! Tastebook is the gift that will please even the most difficult-to-buy-for people on my list. And you can purchase gift certificates for Tastebooks, so even the most finicky can enjoy...
Your idea was inspired!
Amy
Posted by: Amy_G | December 1, 2008 1:09 PM