Foodie penpals seems to come around so quickly each month, and it’s such a pleasure to put a parcel together for others, and to receive a parcel which someone else has caringly shopped for and packed. It’s even more of a pleasure when you get to ‘meet’ really enthusiastic penpals, especially as that enthusiasm matches […]
Foodie Penpals
Foodie penpals – September 2013
I was super excited to receive my penpals this month as I was paired with two foreigners! Firstly I found out I would be sending to Elise-Renee in Norway, and I would be receiving from Mariska who is based in the Netherlands. We all got in touch pretty much straight away, and I made a […]
Foodie penpals – August 2013
This month I was lucky enough to receive my Foodie Penpals parcel from Denise who lives up in Bakewell. Her description of her foodie lifestyle sounded pretty idyllic to me – shopping in farm shops, growing her own fruit and veg and making her own chutneys and jams. She was incredibly prompt in sending her […]
Foodie penpals – June 2013
I am not sure where I first came across the idea of Foodie Penpals, but as soon as I read about it I was immediately struck by the brilliant idea of sending and receiving parcels of food in the post from a fellow foodie. I signed up with This is Rock Salt for the June […]