Wow – I have now been participating in Foodie Penpals for a whole year. It’s been a great year of receiving lovely parcels (except for my very first month when my penpal decided not to send me anything – boo!), and I recommend you give it a go by visiting This is Rock Salt to […]
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Foodie penpals – May 2014
Whoops – I am late again with my Foodie Penpal post. Last month I blamed the kitchen refurbishment, this month I blame the bathroom refurbishment! Next month I promise I’ll be sharing my post in a timely fashion! It’s not that the bathroom refurbishment is as disruptive as the kitchen one: but it is dirtier. […]
Foodie penpals – April 2014
Whoops, I am late with this month’s foodie penpal instalment, and I certainly can’t blame the lovely Kate for that one, as she sent me a beautiful box of goodies last week which I have been munching my way through. Nope, once again I have to blame the kitchen (or lack of) which is making […]
Foodie penpals – March 2014
This month, I met my foodie penpal for the first time. Selina from Thrift Street commutes to London every day, so we decided to meet face to face. Selina brought a lovely parcel directly to my office (how’s that for service?!) and it took me seconds to rip it open and examine this month’s goodies. […]
Foodie penpals – February 2014
It’s that time of month again for foodie penpals, and I was a bit concerned that I might not receive my parcel this month, but the package from Emma at Food and Drink Glasgow arrived just in the nick of time this afternoon. As usual, I told my penpal that apart from mushrooms, rocket and […]
Foodie penpals – January 2014
Hooray, it’s a new year and Foodie Penpals is back. If you haven’t come across this fabulousness yet, then I encourage you to join as one of your new year resolutions for 2014. Take a little wander over to This is Rock Salt to find out more. So this month I was paired up with […]
Foodie penpals – November 2013
I am so in love with foodie penpals – I’ve been sent some amazing treats from around the UK and Europe, and also had the chance to send some (hopefully) delicious goodies to random penpals across the UK (and one to Norway, in which Copenhagen is not!). The scheme takes a break for Christmas (quite […]
Foodie penpals – October 2013
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 – 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 […]