A very vegan Christmas- the gifts part 1

I was actually going to record a new podcast episode, but I think I am going to hold off a few more days because I just ordered a new microphone that will hopefully improve the sound quality of my show :) So, I decided to continue with my very vegan Christmas post. I got some very exciting gifts for Xmas, mostly great kitchen stuff.

Now this gift doesn't look too exciting, but these jars are going to be used to brew up some yummy Kombucha.




Here is a nice-sized heating pad to keep the fermentation process chugging along! If you've never made your own Kombucha, it's a really fun and easy project.




My most favorite gift was this HUGE cast iron wok! Did you know cast iron actually infuses your food with extra iron?




I finally got Hannah Kaminsky's book. I can't wait to make some of the decadent recipes from this one.




This is a nice set of Pyrex baking dishes I got, which will help me from having to line my old metal pans with parchment.




I did get a few more gifts that I would like to share with you and maybe give you some ideas on stuff you might need for your own kitchen. In the meantime, you can always catch me on twitter. Look out for my new podcast soon and check out my latest video!

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  1. AnonymousDecember 29, 2008 at 12:48 AM

    they are all great gift ideas! Ive never heard of Kombucha :P

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  2. GinaJanuary 3, 2009 at 12:55 PM

    I got Hannah book for Christmas also :) I was VERY impatiently waiting for it for awhile!

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