A great private school for our son.

A pasta extruder.....for the new year.

A patch of land where I could do whatever the hell I want with it--farm, garden, let my dogs run, or just have a place to get away to. I don't necessarily like stuff per se--unless they are tools to make something.

I answer this every year, and it never comes true... A chocolate enrobing machine. Also a nice cutting guitar. Ahh.. dare I say blast freezer?

A Bob Kramer chef's knife, and not the shun one but the real deal.

I would only want this particular gift years from now, and I would only want it from one person - a new, shiny car with a big bow on it...OR...a house/condo with a big bow on it...OR...a Golden Retriever, French Bulldog, Holland Lop Eared Bunny and a Netherland Dwarf Bunny - all with big bows on them...OR...maybe just the big bow. :)

a combi oven

a unicorn or a chateau in southwestern france or both would be cool

a unicorn or a chateau in southwestern france or both would be cool

a unicorn or a chateau in southwestern france or both would be cool

A 2 month stay in France. Everything covered, airfare, lodging ect... I really want to go and just immerse mysylf in the wine and spirit culture there. i would spend time in Cognac, Burgundy, Alsace and of course Paris.

a new stove. one day...

One of those plane tickets where you can fly anywhere you want as much as you want for a year.

I would love to receive a new mini van so my wife and I can cart around the kids. They've killed the one we have and it's time for a new one. There's nothing more fun than shopping for a new mini van!

Really, a small prefab modern house with an amazing hifi system that would be dropped on a small lake in the north woods. A retreat for cooking,fishing,and a good old man and wife spot. I would be happy to share with friends,family and staff when not in use.

A Little Red Smokehouse smoker. Yep. Big smoked meat capacity is something I dream about often...

A PacoJet, a blast chiller, a column still, a Thermomix. The list goes on. Especially a column still.

A new car. I need one bad, 2 kids and a Honda Civic don't add up.

I'd love it if Santa brought me a tricked out 20 gallon Brew Sculpture and 27 gallon conical fermenter. Not that I have anywhere to put it, but I'm sure I could figure something out.

a new blender. i want a blendtec!

If I had a backyard, I would want a big built in swimming bowl! But since I live in Chicago in a building....I'd love a car and driver for a WEEK and I could do all my errands for the year!