August Foodie Penpal Reveal

It is time for the August Foodie Penpal Reveal.

After the success of being involved in last months foodie pen pal exchange, I was excited to get involved again and see what treats that would be sent my way.

Avril contacted me pretty much immediately and we exchanged several emails, which meant that I felt like I got to know her a little – rather than just being sent a parcel.

When the parcel arrived, this is what greeted me when I opened it up.

Then there these mysterious little pink pots that I could wait to open up.

Once I opened everything up, I could see all the lovely stuff that I have been sent!

I had tried the Alpro yoghurts before when I was vegan for a few weeks, so I was pleased to see them – as I liked them. Sushi is also a favourite in our house, so the nori was much appreciated. We made some quinoa sushi with them.

Avril said that she had seen from my blog that I like tea (I definitely do), so she sent me some of her favourite tea, Pukka tea. I really loved the ginger tea and the camomile and vanilla.

The emmental and pumpkin seed crackers are REALLY good and they came in very handy the next day when I had not been shopping yet and had no food in.

The real treats in the parcel though were the home made items. Avril included some jam which she had made. It had been made with xylitol as the sweetener and there was instructions not to eat it for a month. It has been torture.

Then there was a pot of mixed green super foods powder which contrains wheat grass, spirulina, chlorella and barley grass. I have been putting some in my green smoothies and it is great.

The last pot I looked at was a pot of seeds, which were broccoli and alfalfa sprouting seeds. Avril also emailed me instructions of what to do with them and I can’t wait to get started.

What I really loved about Avril’s parcel was the little postcards she included as well, that explained a little bit about where she lived. It was like having an actual pen pal. I shall be doing this with the next parcel I send too.

Chilli also really enjoyed the ribbon that came with it.

I sent my parcel to a lady names Lynn. She doesn’t have a blog, but this is what she wrote about the parcel I sent here:

This is my second month with FPP and I was totally blown away when I opened August’s parcel from Dannii and saw this…

(Wow! Have I got the best FPP *ever* or what!?!)

I have to say though, perhaps even better than a camera are all the goodies that Dannii chose for me, along with a lovely note explaining a bit about herself and the choices she’d made. Here’s the stash of goodies inside the box…

(The astute amongst you will note that some of the packages are already opened and their contents devoured. Even though I only opened my parcel yesterday).

Wasabi peas (a favourite of mine), chilli and lime plantain crisps (I tucked into these straight away), which I’d never tried. I’d mistakenly bought plantains before, believing them to be bananas and had been disappointed at their texture and somewhat bitter taste, but they make great crisps and these were nice and zingy with the lime. There’s also some quince jam, which I’ve not tried before, but am planning to have with a cheese board in the near future. The best item has to be the Kletskoppen. I didn’t know what that meant either, so I looked it up and apparently it means ‘bald head’ in Dutch (because the chunks of peanut sticking up from the flat lacey biscuit look like wee baldy heads–I’m not seeing this myself, but I don’t like to think of heads in my biscuits), but these are actually the crispest, most moreish biscuits I’ve had in a long time! Serious nom!

Dannii also included some condensed milk, to encourage me to do some easy baking, which was very thoughtful. And some lovely snack bars for on-the-go healthy treats.

All in all, a great parcel and I’m pleased I’ve joined the FPP community. Who knows? Maybe one day I’ll even start my own blog…