Foodie Pen Pal!!!

I am super excited about this post. Lindsay over at the theleangreenbean.com has created a foodie pen pal program. Its for bloggers and readers. The idea is to send out your favorite snacks, recipes or homemade treats to other bloggers or readers.

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 If you are interested here is some info.


-On the 5th of every 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 treats! The spending limit is $15. The 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 are 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. *US Residents only please at this time- hopefully we can expand soon!*
If you’re interested in participating for November, please send  an email to theleangreenbean@gmail.com and include the following information:
-Your full name
-Your email address
-Your blog name/address
-Your twitter handle (if applicable)


On with my post!!!! For the month of October I received my box of goodies from Hannah at hannaahviolin.wordpress.com 

 

Hannah is a violin teacher and blogs about teaching, running and all other things that happen in life. 

I waited in anticipation everyday for my package to come. I know it sounds lame but think about it... after 18 the only thing that really comes in the is bills LOL. 

Then one day I came home and there is was!!!!

Inside was this super cute pumpkin card. I LOVE PUMPKINS!!!

I also got a note explaining all the treats and even a recipe 

In my box of goodies I found Pumpkin spice bread, Peanut Butter Hot chocolate, Cocoa Almonds and some ingredients to make Cake batter blondies. 

 AHHH- maz-ing

I think this may have been my favorite. I love Pumpkin!!! I was running behind schedule and not in the mood to make lunch... so I grabbed the bread I received from my pen pal and made a PB&J sandwich. IT WAS SO GOOD!!!! What is better than pumpkin and PB? ummmm nothing!!!!

Hannah also sent me a recipe for cake batter blondies. I used the recipe she sent me but made a few changes to fit my dietary needs. The recipe she sent me came from girlmeetslife.com

Hannah sent me the dry ingredients needed to get started

 My little square of yumminess!!!!

I made a few calorie cutting tricks to make my version. It was super yummy! I can only imagine what the regular version tastes like...

I was extremely happy to participate in this pen pal exchange ( I just hope the person who received my goodies liked them too lol)  I can't wait to do it again in November. 

If you want to participate and have any questions let me know and I will do my best to answer them for you. 

What was the last fun thing you got in the mail? 

Ciao and fun mail calls

Alexis