Ms Tagalong was in an even greater
state of agitation than normal as she waited for this month's FoodiePenpals parcel. The lovely Nicole had promised a selection of goodies
from far and wide as she had been travelling for work.
Ms Travelong's travels to see all
things sustainable within her grasp had sent her to the far reaches
of North Wales.
No, that's simply not true. The little
princess and Ms Pollo Piccolo from Market Day in Calitri fame had
decided to get married and celebrate the little princess's birthday
all in the same weekend. So the full box of surprises was waiting for
me in Glan Conwy.
In between the wonderful wedding
celebration weekend at Caer Rhun Hall Ms Tagalong managed to sneak a
peek and just loved how personalised Nicole had made her parcel!
Everything was neatly numbered and
elucidated in a long letter. There was a recipe card from Nice and a
postcard from Poland showing Oscypek, a smoked mountain cheese which
Nicole was lucky enough to sample...and that's before Ms Tagalong got
to the 'good stuff.'
A pot of cherry compote which although
Ms Tagalong and Mr Ideasman sampled on some caramel tasting pain
d'epices is just begging Ms T to make some more of those tasty quark
pancakes for which it was designed. A mildly sweet concoction to
contrast with the cheese.
The delicious lozenge-shaped marzipan
cookies were a great accompaniment to fresh coffee brewed at the back
of the Bongo as we stopped after a scramble up a hill on the edge of
Snowdonia. Mr Ideasman was panting. It was hot and sunny, 'Just like
home,' he said. Maybe Summer had come.
A pot of tapenade came in very useful
to add that distinctive olive taste to some pedestrian cheese
sandwiches and the sweeter concoction of olives and nuts, a
speciality of the region, could be consumed by Ms Tagalong until the
cows come home! Better move out of a rural region!
A mini bottle of apple aperitif is
cooling in the fridge ready to be poured on ice for a special
occasion and a pack of French herbs for fish is also awaiting the
next fish meal.
Ms Tagalong would love to thank Nicole
for her lovely box and as she does not have a blog she may later
write something to put on this one.
If you wish to see the items Ms
Tagalong sent to her penpal. Click here.
http://www.misadventuresofmub.blogspot.co.uk/
It's great to have some feedback, so please leave me some comments.
I love the fact that you call my Dad the Little Princess - oh my, what a great name :)
ReplyDeleteEeeep what a brilliant, full to bursting parcel! Sounds fab, especially the cherry compote. Anything with cherries gets my vote, every time.
ReplyDeleteHello! So glad that you loved the parcel and I LOVE your blog about it :). Let me know if you ever trying making the socca on the recipe postcard. Happy Munching! Nicole
ReplyDeleteNicole you will be pleased to know I tried the socca. They tasted great even without proper measurements of ingredients (living with a bare kitchen) and even being stuck on the baking pan!! Will try in a different pan next time but the visitors for lunch liked them too...
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