Suggestions Please...

We just bought this camera: a Canon - EOS Digital Rebel T1i 15.1-Megapixel Digital SLR.

I'm looking for ideas for software to purchase in order to edit my photos..... Know that I have never in my life edited a photo and so I know nothing about this kind of software.

Does anyone have suggestions on something that would be good software, easy to use for a beginner, but good enough to produce great photos?  And all fairly inexpensive?

Thanks much and enjoy your weekend!  I'll be back next week with a weekend update and hopefully a giveaway to post about! :-)

I did say I'd give you a clue, didn't I?  Well, the product hasn't been completely okayed yet, but lets just say that if you have one, you love it and if you don't, you want one!  It's something that will make meal time a whole lot happier :-)