Amazing Amazon Part 1

When I checked out Karon's wonderful blog this morning, I saw that she had just the latest culinary offering from Nigella, I had just ordered a copy for myself and couldn't wait for it to arrive. Amazon delivered right on queue, and when I got home from work I was greated by a lovely parcel, with my christmas books inside.

The latest Nigella creation of course, I just love the way she writes, she makes you feel like you have a chatty friend encourging you in the kitchen.

This lovely pecan pie stood out for me, we all love pecans, so this will definitely be on the make list.

and these lovely brownies, just right with a cup of tea after the rigours of christmas preparation.

Next out of the box was this wonderful follow up to A taste of organic life brilliant and easy ideas for a sustainable, home made christmas. Again Sheherazade (isn't that a beautiful name, it was on my list if we'd had a girl!) Goldsmith writes in such a friendly, easygoing way that it instills confidence in the readers.

Instructions for a lovely rustic hessian stocking.

Or some home baked walnut bread, just right straight out of the oven, with a mixture of cheeses and a cup of hot chocolate, when you have been out in the garden in the frost

Ideas for a homemade food hamper, plus lots of others.

And some wonderful floral table decoration ideas, these are great autumnal decorations as well as for your Christmas table.

I particularly like the box filled withe hellebores, always a lovely sight in the middle of winter.

I will post details of the rest of my parcel later, I'm off now to get my nose stuck into to my books so might surface again by morning!

Before I go, there is a new member who has just joined the blogging community. Check out Helen she is also looking for others to join her in a craft fair in Tunbridge Wells in December, so if anyone is interested she will welcome you.