Heyyyyyyyyy Friends!
It’s time for another Foodie Penpals reveal day!
And let me tell you, I got some GOOD stuff this month! I got my box from the lovely Sarah at Sarah Snacks. She’s totally adorable and one of my fav bloggers, not only because she’s also in school to become an RD but because she whips up delicious recipes and is fun to chat with on Twitter 🙂
Check out what she sent me:
Expertly packed so everything made it in one piece!
Look at all those goodies! And such a fun green basket…which is now conveniently holding the million supplies we need to take care of our wounded puppy! (Who, by the way, did not end up needing more stitches, but still has his paw wrapped and has successfully eaten his entire bandage twice more…sigh…good news is the paw does appear to be healing, slowly but surely)…ANYWAYS…
She sent me homemade treats, which I love! Banana chocolate chip and banana walnut muffins!
Local Texas pecans. A little back story…I complained on twitter a few months ago about how all the Christmas cookies i wanted to make used pecans but they were SO expensive here in Ohio. She told me they have pecan trees in Texas and she’d send me some when they were back in season. AND THEN SHE REMEMBERED! She’s the freakin’ best 🙂
Dark chocolate covered cherries, which are delicious to munch on and are also probably going to be very good in the cookies I put them in 🙂
Vegan queso (Fun Fact: She’s the second foodie penpal to send it to me. Foodies love the stuff!)
And that salsa. BEST.SALSA.EVER. The hubby and I devoured it in about 2 days. So good!!!
So like I said, I lucked out 🙂
In case you’re now super jealous and would like to join in the fun, here are a few details about 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 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 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.
**The BIG news this month is that we’re going to do a trial run in Canada. I’m still not exactly sure how it will work with shipping costs and stuff since I’m not sure you guys up North have flat rate shipping boxes, but if you’re willing to give it a try for a month and provide me with some feedback, that would be awesome!
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!
Sound like fun? If you’re interested in participating for February, please send an email to Lindsay at [email protected]
-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!
That’s all for today friends!
Yesterday’s workout:
I didn’t sleep well the night before and literally had to drag myself off the couch but it ended up being my best workout of the week. I hit the treadmill for some more intervals but decided I was going to jog during my recovery instead of walk.
Here’s what I did:
Pin It
So here’s the deal. This workout was a bit of trial and error. For the first mile, I ran the very first minute at 8.0 and decided it wasn’t fast enough so I bumped it up to 8.5. That mile too 8:12. For the next mile I did all 8.5/6.5 and it was 8:06 which I realize isn’t exactly an 8 min mile per the title but it’s pretty darn close! For mile 3, I was tired. So for the first 4 minutes I did 8.6/6.6. Then for the next 4 I did 8.6/4.5. Once I hit 8 minutes I was at 2.92 miles so I bumped it back up to 8.6 and finished mile 3 in 8:35. It was amazing!!! At first I felt bad that I had to walk for the second half of that last mile…but then I realized that all three of my miles were still faster than the fastest one I did on Saturday! Next time I’m going to try to do all of them at 8.6/6.6.
–Lindsay–
LEARN HOW FOOD AFFECTS YOUR BODY.
Get my free Table Talk email series where I share bite-sized nutrition information about carbs, protein, and fat, plus bonus information about snacks and sugar!
This is too amazing! I must be a part of it! Emailing to participate! AWESOME goodie basket for under the price limit, too! how cute
Banana chocolate chip muffins sounds awesome! That Texas salsa looks fantastic too. What a great box. This was my first time and it was total fun!
Not going to lie, since I live in Texas as well, I know about that salsa and it is addicting but there are a few others that are out of this world!! I wish my baked items looked that good when they travel, she must know some trade secret. 😉 Glad the furbaby is healing up.
Yum! Although I must say….Clint’s is NOT the best salsa in Texas….
[Of course, you and I differ on so many things, when I tell you I can’t stop craving Mrs. Renfro’s Smoky Chipotle Salsa you’ll probably never want to eat it. :)]
Clint’s is definitely the best!!! Which is why I sent it! Though I don’t like Mrs renfros so I guess its a tomato tahmato thing.
I was SO SO SO going to say Mrs. Renfros for best salsa vote her. Her jalapeno green salsa is the best salsa I’ve ever had in my life. Plus it’s made in Fort Worth and that’s where I live!
This looks like so much fun! I have to try this 🙂
Wow, that looks like some seriously awesome goodies :D. I want to try vegan queso! I’m not vegan, but hey, sometimes that stuff is super tasty!
It looks like you received a great foodie package this month, and it all looks awesome to me. Thanks again for hosting this!
Glad you liked everything!! Even though there are a few people bashing the salsa it’s my absolute favorite!!!
Oh man, Sarah seriously makes the best muffins. They are divine. And her cookies are even better 🙂
Anytime you need pecans, you let us know in Tejas and we’ll send some right up to you!
how fun that your goodies were packed in a basket this week too! 🙂 i am liking that trend…
and i’m glad tucker is healing up. i can’t believe he ate two bandages! although, jake eats everything and anything so i guess it’s not that surprising. dogs are weird…
I am so loving going through everyone’s posts to see what people got. It is giving me plenty of inspiration for next months box…AND it is interesting to see certain foods re-appear (i.e. Justin’s nut butter) and salsa (which is super popular).
I love the new link round-up! So fun! And you got an awesome box of goodies this month, my friend! Homemade treats are the best!
What a fun box! Love all the home-made and specially wrapped items. 🙂
This was the first month participating in the foodie swap. It was soo much fun that I already signed up for the February one. Since I don’t have a blog, I wanted to give props to Laura M in California who gave me a box filled with things to make my own sushi along with some extras. 🙂
Thanks Lindsay for coming up with this great swap idea. 🙂
What a fun delivery! I love that you do this every month!
I’m so excited to be a part of your wonderful program this upcoming time. Your box was clearly shipped with love and care!
Oh boy, you got some great stuff! Homemade treats are always awesome!
I’ve heard a little about this on twitter and various blogs, but this is the first post I’ve seen about it! How fun!! She was so thoughtful to send you those pecans, and can you send those dark chocolate cherries my way, please?? 🙂
I’ll have to join in on this at some point!
What a way to start the new year! I’m so happy I finally emailed you in time — thank you again for starting this, I already can’t wait for February 🙂
AWESOME package! I wish I could try one of those muffins. 🙂 Can’t wait to join this month!
Homemade goodies are always the best… as are TX pecans!
posts like these make me wish I were a foodie OR a foodie blogger 🙂
What a success! I am so excited to be able to try it out in Canada…. 🙂 Can’t wait!
ahhh what a roaring success girly!!!!!! <3 If I were allowed to participate I promise I would! Being married to the military means paranoia runs deep with the hubs and I'm not allowed to foodie swap (believe me i'm pouting!) so so happy for your turnout! <3 love you!