Mission: accomplished! Thanks to receiving our Christmas bonuses early at Friday’s company Christmas Party (a really fun catered lunch and bowling fete where I scored a 128!), I am the thriiiilled owner of a Canon Rebel T2i. I know, I know, I’m supposed to wait until Christmas, but I really wanted to be able to document the holiday festivities — which includes a visit from my parents! — with my new camera.

Here’s a little demo of the first photos I snapped while baking Mama Shrek’s buttery acorn squash:

Ingredients:

• Acorn Squash
• Butter
• Salt
• Pepper

Instruction:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees
• Cover a cookie sheet with tin foil. Spread butter ALL OVER
• Wash, cut in half, clean/hollow out squash
• Place a little pat of butter in center. Sprinkle with salt and pepper

• Place on cookie sheet like so

• Bake at 375 degrees 30-40 mins up to 1 hour
• Turn squash face up and broil 8 minutes
• Finito!

(Note: only photo taken without new camera for comparison.)