March Foodie Penpals Reveal

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Hi Friends!

Can you believe it’s the end of March already? This week we’re trading Fitness Friday for our monthly reveal for Foodie Penpals!!

The Lean Green Bean


This month, I received my box from Halley @ Blunder Construction! Halley is one of my favorite blends. Her blog is amazing and hilarious, especially when she writes about her cat, the escape artist. I knew she’d hook me up with a good box!


Let’s take a look at what she sent!




Ok, first of all…wrapped in tissue paper?! She puts my boxes to shame. They’re not nearly this pretty!




That couscous is my all-time fav! How did she know?! I found it on clearance one time and now i’m hooked! I’ve never tried that PB but i’ve yet to make a PB I don’t like 🙂 And as for steel cut oats, never had those…but lucky for me, literally the day after my box showed up, Janeetha posted Slow Cooker Steel Cut Oats! Perfection!




 


See those peanut butter crackers? The girl is allergic to them but still sent them to be because she knew I would love them! And I do! Taste just like the pb sandwich girl scout cookies! The coffee candy is pretty cool. It REALLY tastes like coffe so if you like coffee, you’ll love these little gems. The coffee taste is a little strong for me by itself. But I’m thinking if I smashed them up and used them as a topping on some bars, with some toffee, it would be phenomenal! As for the seaweed snacks…I’m saving those for a day when I’m feeling my bravest 🙂


HUGE thanks to Halley for an amazing Foodie Penpals box! It was the highlight of my week for sure!


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And now it’s time for some details about Foodie Penpals.  In case you’re a new reader, here’s a reminder of what the program is all about:


-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.

-Foodie Penplas is open to US & Canadian 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 interested in participating for April, please CLICK HERE to fill out the participation form and read the terms and conditions. You will also find contact information on that page for the UK branch of Foodie Penpals if you’re a blogger across the pond!


You must submit your information by April 4th as pairings will be emailed on April 5th!


**Sidenote: My birthday is April 15th so whoever gets me this month better send me a kick-ass package 😉 KIDDING!!!!!!!!


–Lindsay–




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    Once again, thank you for being our LOVELY host for FPP!  You are amazing!  Glad you got such awesome goodies {not shocked because I love Halley too}!
    
		
    

		
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    How fun!!!  I will definitely consider doing this….I love getting things in the mail!  I want to know where she got that small little packet of Knees Bees.  I’ve never seen those before.
    
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    Bees Knees and the chili pepper spiced PB and Co. are the only ones I’ve never tried…but considering how delicious the others are, I’m sure I’d like them too. 🙂
    

    Um…can I be your Pen Pal AGAIN?!
    
		
    

		
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    sea snacks are super tasty! don’t save them for when you need to be presentable because they’re super messy and don’t save them for when you’re really hungry because they’re not that filling. but they are a tasty little snack!
    
		
    

		
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    You got a great package! My penpal did an awesome job of packing the box too and put my plastic baggies that I shoved in between items for my penpal to shame! You can do overnight steel cut oats too if you’re into overnight oats. They’re chewy and fun 🙂 Thanks for putting this together Lindsay!
    
		
    

		
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    Love it! Your box of goodies looks delicious as does many of the other boxes that have been posted so far! Thanks so much for putting this together – you rock!
    
		
    

		
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    thank you so much for hosting this, I had alot of fun putting together my package and eating the goodies in mine! 
    

    I’ve been meaning to try that PB, cant wait to hear what you think 🙂
    
		
    

		
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    GREAT job setting this up this month as usual, girl! I had Halley as my pen pal (I sent her stuff) last month, too funny. That PB is fab, you’re gonna LOVE it! Those PB cookies look good too.
    
		
    

		
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    I love that foodie penpals kind of forces you to think outside of your food comfort zones!! I love it!! Those cookies sound perfect 🙂
    
		
    

		
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    What a yummy looking package! I particularly LOVE Peanut Butter & Co. peanut butter. Their cinnamon raisin swirl is out of control! 
    

    I’m super psyched to participate in my first Foodie Penpal next month!! 🙂
    
		
    

		
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    Wooooooo what a great parcel you got! Well deserved too, you put in so much work and effort, not least helping me out this month. Love the look of the sea tangle snacks, can’t wait to hear what they’re like 🙂
    
		
    

		
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    wow you’ve been getting a really good turnout of participants! I wish I could but we are nut free in my house (cant even do processed in a factory with tree nuts) so I feel like it would be too difficult as bloggers sure do love their nut butters 🙂
    
		
    

		
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    Love love love being a Foodie Penpal! Thanks Lindsay! Super excited for April 🙂
    
		
    

		
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    Lindsay…You sure got some great stuff in your package!  I am with you….I’ve never met a peanut butter I didn’t love!  This is such a fun and wonderful concept.  I really enjoyed participating in my first Foodie Pen Pal!  And I look forward to the months of fun to come.  Thank you so much for all you do to make this happen!  : )
    
		
    

		
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    I’ve had Halley before and I agree that she sends awesome packages!!  I can’t believe you’ve never had Steel Cut Oats!  You’ll love them 🙂  And those pb cracker/cookies look awesome!
    
		
    

		
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