October Foodie PenPal

Another month has come and gone (my favorite month) and I had another amazing Foodie Penpal!
Last month was the first edition of foodie/blogging penpals. You can check out the first post here.
Jealous? Well....if you want to get an awesome food related package next month then read the instructions at the bottom of the page on how you can sign up.  Thanks to Lindsay at the Lean Green Bean for creating this great program.

This month my penpal was Allie from Healthy Balance, Healthy Life.

Allie is getting her Masters in social work and aspires to be a life coach to help people change their lives by looking at the "whole person and whole self". She describes her blog as written by a "non-expert" for "non-experts".
Once we were assigned penpals Allie asked me if I wanted "quality or quantity" in my box.  I went with the quality.  I'm up to try one beautiful, tasty, new treat over 15 mediocre ones.  And I lucked out...I got 4 totally tasty Vermont grown treats.

Yeah- Allie's from Vermont.  I've never been there, but I dream about going every Christmas when I watch "White Christmas". "Snow, snow, snow..." Anyway...
My penpal package was a sweet Vermont sensation! The package smelled like coffee and I have enjoyed the fresh ground, organic, City Market coffee.  It smells so strong, but the flavor is mild just like I like.
Kyle & I are also both choco-holics, so I've been rationing the 2 chocolate bars from Lake Champlain.  One is peppermint crunch and the other is a rum caramel.  I think I'll go have a nibble right now...brb....
Ok - yum!
We also got some real, genuine Vermont maple syrup.  I don't think I've ever had actual maple syrup.  I see a batch of pumpkin pancakes with that in my very near future.
Thank you Allie for such a tasty package!
If you are a blogger or reader and you're like your own penpal then email Lindsay to join in. My friend Alexis is participating in her first month as a penpal. Check out here post here. Here's all you need to know:
 -On the 5th of every month, you will receive your penpal pairing via email. It will be your responsibility to contact each other and get mailing addresses 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 October, please send me an email at theleangreenbean@gmail.com and include the following information:

-Your full name
-Your email address
-Your blog name/address
-Your twitter handle (if applicable)