I tend to buy Christmas gifts according to theme. I don't recall when this trend started... perhaps back in the day when I would buy gifts for all of my co-workers in the office. We've since instilled a "Secret Santa" tradition so that people weren't pressured to buy everyone something. All that to say, my family and very close friends are now the recipients of my themed gift-giving. It's almost like I want them all to open their gifts from me at the same time. That way, they can see how their individual gift was personalized and chosen just for them.
This year, I was inspired by the movie "Julie & Julia" in my gift quest. I searched high and low for cookbooks galore that would cater to their many personalities, schedules, and tastes. Some examples: Man & a Can - Simple cookbook with 5 pantry ingrediants or less for my Daddy, Impress the PTL Ladies for Aunt AD, Year-Round Dinners for Two for my newlywed sister and husband, Smoothies & Virgin Cocktails for my health-conscious cousin, and an ESPN grilling cookbook for Papa Simonson.
They've raved their response so far. Let's hope they actually try out a recipe or two this year!
Personally, I relate most to this quote from the movie - Is there anything better than butter? Think it over, any time you taste something that's delicious beyond imagining and you say 'what's in this?' the answer is always going to be butter. The day there is a meteorite rushing toward Earth and we have thirty days to live, I am going to spend it eating butter. Here is my final word on the subject, you can never have too much butter!
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