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Showing posts with label Foodie PenPals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Foodie PenPals. Show all posts

Monday, April 30, 2012

April Foodie Penpals

I was really excited over Foodie Penpals this month!  It was my first time baking a homemade goodie for MY penpal, Jillian, over at Bites of Balance. Too see what Jillian thought of everything I sent her, go check out her blog!

This month, I was paired up to receive a package from Lisa over at The Daily RUNdown.  She sent me a cute little questionnaire to find out my food preferences, which I thought was very creative!

When I received my package on a Friday night, I was THRILLED to find THIS right on top:


Oh yeah!  That is was homemade whole wheat zucchini chocolate chip bread!!  And made with organic ingredients.  I am not ashamed to admit that this was gone within 24 hours.  It was delicious!!

Next was a handwritten letter:


Lisa included tahini & chick peas, along with a recipe, for hummus.


I still have yet to make it, but it is on my list of must try recipes.

Finally, there was a jar of sun dried tomatoes & peppers...one of my favorite things!!


I was so happy with everything Lisa sent me.  It was such a variety that all my cravings were filled!

Are YOU interested in joining Foodie Penpals?

Here’s a detailed explanation of the program:
-On the 5th of the month, you will receive your penpal pairing via email. It will be your responsibility to contact your penpal and get their mailing address and any other information you might need like allergies or dietary restrictions.
-You will have until the 15th of the month to put your box of goodies in the mail. On the last day of the month, you will post about the goodies you received from your penpal!
-The boxes are to be filled with fun foodie things, local food items or even homemade treatsThe spending limit is $15The box must also include something written. This can be anything from a note explaining what’s in the box, to a fun recipe…use your imagination!
-You are responsible for figuring out the best way to ship your items depending on their size and how fragile they are. (Don’t forget about flat rate boxes!)
-Foodie Penpals is open to blog readers as well as bloggers. If you’re a reader and you get paired with a blogger, you can choose to write a short guest post for your penpal to post on their blog about what you received. If two readers are paired together, neither needs to worry about writing a post for that month.
- Foodie Penpals is open to US, Canadian residents & UK residents.  Please note, Canadian Residents will be paired with other Canadians only. We’ve determined things might get too slow and backed up if we’re trying to send foods through customs across the border from US to Canada and vice versa. So, I’m going to keep two separate lists and match US w/ US and Canada w/ Canada!
***If you’re in the UK, please contact Carol Anne from This Is Rock Salt at rocksalt@thisisrocksalt.com to get involved!

Thursday, March 29, 2012

March Foodie Penpals

I had to take a break from FPP in February, so I was really excited to jump back in for March!

Before I get to the goods I was sent, go check out what I sent to Carol, who blogs at Cooking For Two.

I was so lucky to be paired up with Nikki, from Life After Swimming.  This was her first time sending out a Food Penpal package, so I felt super special!  :)

Nikki's package to me ROCKED!!


One of the "Rules" from FPP is that you need to include something handwritten.  Nikki sent me a cute letter that explained everything she sent me.


I loved everything she sent, but my 2 favorite things were the homemade chocolate peanut butter {my celery jumped for joy every time I would dip them in} and the homemade peanut butter cinnamon granola.  I have never been a huge fan of granola, but I could eat this all day, everyday!   

She even included a recipe for the granola....SCORE!


I think I will start a petition to have Nikki post this recipe to her blog....it will be "pinned" by hundreds of people!

Thank you Nikki for all the wonderful treats.  I loved getting to meet you through this fun program!

Are YOU interested in joining Foodie Penpals?

Here’s a detailed explanation of the program:
-On the 5th of the month, you will receive your penpal pairing via email. It will be your responsibility to contact your penpal and get their mailing address and any other information you might need like allergies or dietary restrictions.
-You will have until the 15th of the month to put your box of goodies in the mail. On the last day of the month, you will post about the goodies you received from your penpal!
-The boxes are to be filled with fun foodie things, local food items or even homemade treatsThe spending limit is $15The box must also include something written. This can be anything from a note explaining what’s in the box, to a fun recipe…use your imagination!
-You are responsible for figuring out the best way to ship your items depending on their size and how fragile they are. (Don’t forget about flat rate boxes!)
-Foodie Penpals is open to blog readers as well as bloggers. If you’re a reader and you get paired with a blogger, you can choose to write a short guest post for your penpal to post on their blog about what you received. If two readers are paired together, neither needs to worry about writing a post for that month.
- Foodie Penpals is open to US, Canadian residents & UK residents.  Please note, Canadian Residents will be paired with other Canadians only. We’ve determined things might get too slow and backed up if we’re trying to send foods through customs across the border from US to Canada and vice versa. So, I’m going to keep two separate lists and match US w/ US and Canada w/ Canada!
***If you’re in the UK, please contact Carol Anne from This Is Rock Salt at rocksalt@thisisrocksalt.com to get involved!

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

January Foodie Penpals

Remember when you were younger how cool it sounded to have a penpal??  Well, I am 31 and that still hasn't changed in my mind.

So when I found Lindsay's blog, The Lean Green Bean, and saw that she hosted a Foodie Penpal, I was overjoyed.  It took me until this past month to actually get the nerve to participate, but I am so glad I did.

The cool thing about this is that you send a package of food, recipes, whatever to another foodie, but the package you get is from someone else. So it is an amazing way to meet other people!

I was super lucky to have Lauren as the person sending me a package.  Lauren blogs on 2 sites, Fitness & Food Junkie and I'm Just Here To Eat.  Her food site makes me drool every time I read about the latest place she has dined and her fitness site inspires me!

After being paired up, Lauren e-mailed me to see what kind of stuff I like.  I think I gave her a very basic answer like "coffee, chocolate and the color teal."  Lame, right?  Well, Lauren is AMAZING!!  From my e-mail this is what she got me!


Chocolate flavored coffee, chocolate covered espresso beans and a TEAL "I <3 NY" coffee mug!  I was amazed at how lucky I was!  I have been enjoying all 3 items on the weekend when I truly have time to indulge!

Here's my dorky mug showing off my new coffee mug!!

I got Jennifer's name over at Peanut Butter and Peppers.  Go check out her blog to see if she liked what I got her!  :-)

Here's an overview of the Foodie Penpal Program:
-On the 5th of the month, you will receive your penpal pairing via email. It will be your responsibility to contact your penpal and get their mailing address and any other information you might need like allergies or dietary restrictions.
-You will have until the 15th of the month to put your box of goodies in the mail. On the last day of the month, you will post about the goodies you received from your penpal!
-The boxes are to be filled with fun foodie things, local food items or even homemade treatsThe spending limit is $15The box must also include something written. This can be anything from a note explaining what’s in the box, to a fun recipe…use your imagination!
-You are responsible for figuring out the best way to ship your items depending on their size and how fragile they are. (Don’t forget about flat rate boxes!)
-Foodie Penpals is open to blog readers as well as bloggers. If you’re a reader and you get paired with a blogger, you can choose to write a short guest post for your penpal to post on their blog about what you received. If two readers are paired together, neither needs to worry about writing a post for that month.
Sound like fun? If you’re interested in participating for February, please send  an email to Lindsay at theleangreenbean@gmail.com and include the following information:
-Your full name
-Your email address
-Your blog name/address
-Your twitter handle (if applicable)
-WHETHER YOU ARE A US RESIDENT OR CANADIAN RESIDENT. – this is SUPER important so I can get you on the right list!