September Foodie Penpals Reveal Day

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Hi Friends!

Today is a big day. For several reasons. First of all, it’s Foodie Penpals Reveal Day…which is always a big deal. Second of all, Foodie Penpals turns 1 today. I started the program last September so that means this is our 12th reveal day!! In honor of that, and thanks to the lovely Calee, we have a new Foodie Penpals logo and TWO new blog badges for you guys to choose from if you are a blogger that participates and wants to display one on your sidebar.

 

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Isn’t it pretty? Here are the two blog badges you can choose from. Just copy the code in the box below the one you like and place it in your sidebar!

The Lean Green Bean
<div align="center"><a href="https://www.theleangreenbean.com/foodie-penpals/" title="The Lean Green Bean" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.theleangreenbean.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/blogbadgeAPPLE.jpg" alt="The Lean Green Bean" style="border:none;" /></a></div>

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The Lean Green Bean
<div align="center"><a href="https://www.theleangreenbean.com/foodie-penpals/" title="The Lean Green Bean" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.theleangreenbean.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/blogbadgeSTAMP.jpg" alt="The Lean Green Bean" style="border:none;" /></a></div>

 

Hope you like them!

So now let’s move on to this month’s reveal! I received my package from Meg over at Veggie Girl Cooks. She’s a nursing student and has a great blog 🙂 Check out what she sent me!

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 I immediately dug into these:

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Yummmm. Then I examined the rest of the box!

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Let’s break it down:

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Tomatoes that she canned herself! Meg actually has a group of friends who all do Foodie Penpals and they get together and go shopping for their packages! I LOVE IT! One of her friends runs a professional rent by the hour kitchen called Kitchen Thyme and they got together and canned some tomatoes! So awesome.

Next up, some local pb in her favorite flavor. Amazing!

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She sent me some dates and a recipe for “Guitless Mini Snickers.” Right up my alley! Can’t wait to try!

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That other recipe peeking out is The Smart Kitchen’s recipe for Lemon Miso hummus and she sent some sesame seaweed snacks to dip in it!

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She also included some Kim Kim- a local Korean Hot Sauce that’s nice and spicy and a little bit sweet. Perfect for hubby.

Thank you so much Meg for the amazing package!!

Now, after reading that don’t you want a penpal of your own?! Here are the details!

-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. 

If you’re interested in participating for September, please CLICK HERE to fill out the participation form and read the terms and conditions.

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

*If you’re from somewhere besides the US, Canada or Europe and want to participate, send me an email and I’ll see if we get enough interest this month!

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Current penpals…remember that you MUST sign up again each month to get back on the list!!!!!

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Moving on to a couple more reasons why today is special. Today is the first day of the #LiveLeanEatGreen October Photo-A-Day challenge! If you’re participating, here’s the list of prompts again:

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So today you should be eating an extra serving of veggies at lunch!! Take a pic. Put it on instagram, tweet it, post it to facebook. Don’t forget to tag me for a chance to be picked as the daily winner. All 31 daily winners will be entered to win a box of goodies from yours truly 🙂 Let’s see what you’ve got!

And finally, last but not least…today is special because someone very special turns 28 today! This guy:

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Happy birthday hubby 🙂 I love you!!

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Have a great day!

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Whew! That’s all i think.

Enjoy!
–Lindsay–

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  1. Happy Birthday Foodie Pen Pals!
    The apples in peanut butter is so different. Very cool.
    I also love how simple the snickers recipe is. Did you try it?

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  6. dang this is making me wish that i could do foodie penpals in college! i’ve just been really busy but maybe once i get the hang of things i can try to participate! that would be so awesome to get a package of snacks here haha 🙂

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  7. I LOVE that she has a group of friends who all get together to work on their packages! How awesome is that?! I also am excited to try those bars for myself! They are absolutely Paleo and look YUMMY! Looking forward to another fun month and seeing what everyone got!

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  9. Congrats on all your exciting milestones Lindsay 🙂 Thanks for hosting such a fun program! this is my first time participating and I was thrilled with the outcome. Looking forward to enjoying many more foodie penpal reveals in the future…

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  11. Happy Birthday FFP…AND the Hubby! 🙂

    What a fantastic package! That peanut butter sounds amazing and how thoughtful to include a couple of recipes…I should totally do that next month!

    I had SO much fun this month and just wanted to say THANK YOU so much for all the hard work you put into this girl! We definitely appreciate it! 😀

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  13. Yay! Happy 1st Birthday to you!! Happy Birthday to your hubby too! 2 birthdays to celebrate?? how lucky!! AND How sweet!! The guiltless snickers sound yummers,,and homemade canned tomatoes too?? impressive :] Looooove the new logos btw! So bright and colourful!

    Thank you soooo much for doing this each and every month! Bringing us all together like this…you’re one incredible lady!! xo

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  14. Congrats on the 1 year anniversary! And thanks for my FPP package!!! 🙂 So excited to spread the word and keep participating! Have a great day!

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  16. ahh happy 28 hub! still young and thriving. hehe. And awesome job Calee. So talented! Like you!! Enjoy those lucy cookies, i inhale those like mini chips ahoy!

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  17. LOVE the new badge! Changed mine already! 🙂 🙂 Also can’t wait to try out your October photo a day challenge! I have a leftover turkey sandwich for lunch, but because of your challenge I’m going to prepare a fresh little salad to get those extra veggies in! 🙂 🙂

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  26. Thanks for the shoutout! I love that we ended up with two badges. So pretty. I’m rockin’ the apple one on my blog (and it totally matches … nice!).

    I have to jump back in. I missed FPP so much this month. Just don’t pair me up with another coastal person …soooo much shipping. 😉

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  27. i played along with the penpals this past time and it was fun to pick out goodies and receive them. thanks for coordinating! (also, i am not going to be posting about it today, i know, i am such a reveal day loser!)

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  35. This was my first month participating and I loved it! I will definitely be back every month from now on. Thanks for all your hard work and happy 1 year anniversary and happy birthday to your hubby!

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  36. Thanks so much for all your hard work Lindsay. I know doing this each month must be overwhelming.

    You got a great package. So much good stuff in there.

    Your guy looks a little like Josh Groban, especially the pic in the hat.

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  37. It was my first time as a Foodie Penpal, and I had a blast! Loved meeting 2 great people out in BC, had fun picking out fun Alberta treats, and was blown away by the great little package I got (with a recipe made for me!). Happy 1 year anniversary FPP, and I’m looking forward to more fun with the next FPP packages 🙂

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  38. Thanks so much for much for doing all this work and Happy Birthday Foodie Penpal… What a great experience. I enjoyed going through my penpals blog to find her the right things to send her and equally enjoyed opening up my box… So nice to not get bills.

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