Happy Halloween! As fate would have it the Foodie Pen Pal reveal falls on Wednesday… which is my favorite link up day of the week: What I Ate Wednesday! This month is all about snacks and treats which works out great because my foodie pen pal, Audra, sent me a box full of snacks and treats!
Thanks so much to Lindsay and Jenn for hosting both of these link ups!
Can I first tell you how awesome Foodie Pen Pals is? You send a box to someone, and another person sends you a box. Who doesn’t love getting packages in the mail? ESPECIALLY edible ones! I always enjoy putting something “local” in the box to represent where I’m from, especially if they have never been. This month I sent my box to Claire, who doesn’t have a blog. She said she enjoyed it though!
The box I received was very obviously from TEXAS! Have I told you how much I love Texas?! Well, I do. I will live there again some day.
Now onto the goodies!!
I ripped the box open to find a bag of blue corn tortilla chips – One of my favorite kinds! Along with that was a Black Bean and Corn Salsa. I mean, what else says Texas like Chips & Salsa? I had some of those today with my lunch. Yummers!
The two sauces looked so interesting, but I have yet to try them. Horrible I know. The only thing I think of is how those cute boutiques in Texas have pretzels you dip into the sauces to taste them. I need to find any actual meal to make with them.
I literally laughed out loud when I saw the Cholula. It reminds me of how STUFT Mama carries hers around in her purse with her. This is a smaller size so it may or may not end up in my purse, HA.
The winner for most interested part of the package toes to Mo’s Milk Bar with Hickory Smoked Bacon and Sea Salt. I was all like WHHHHAAAT?! Apparently it’s a pretty big deal. I tried it and honestly wasn’t sure if I would like it our not, but in small does it is actually pretty good. The salt and sweet strikes a good balance.
Finally, my favorite thing! Texas Turtle Coffee. I love flavored coffee. I love Texas. Turtles are ok too. I have been saving this for a special occasion… but I think that special occasion may just be tomorrow morning. Ha.
So far this was one of my favorite Foodie Pen Pals yet, Thanks Audra!!!
What is the most interesting/unique food you have tried?
imperfectly courtney 
My kids would hard core wrestle you for the cholula. One of my sons literally had a bottle confiscated from his bag at TSA as he was trying to get it on the plane 🙂
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HAHA – best TSA confiscation story ever! Which kid was it? I’m guessing Strawberry because he seems a little firey!
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FUN!! And now being a Texan I should be keeping my eyes out for some of this stuff! The most interesting food I have ever tried was in Peru…we tried the Guinea Pig (Cuy). I think it tasted like chicken?! LOL.
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Oh man- I tried that when I was in Peru too! It is like chicken… poor little guinea pig! LOL.
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Ohhh! I want to try this Foodie Penpal next time it happens. Looks fun!
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OOH you had a great pen pal this month, booty looks great! 😉
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I’ve seen that chocolate bar before and always wondered if it would be good! lol
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Oh wow! You got a great one this time around!!! Something interesting I ate in FL was conch and a guava fruit. I liked them both but the guava definitely had a strong flavor and weird texture! Happy Halloween! Spa ❤
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Gosh–I’m not at all foodie adventurous but looks like you had some fantastic mailed goodies!!
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What?! Not foodie adventurous? Now i’m going to need to get your address and send you a whole box of adventurous foods!
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looks like you got a lot of great stuff this month! I would love to try those tortilla chips!
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They have some blue corn tortilla chips with flax seeds at Target, those are very similar to these.
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You got a pretty good stash! I’ve never been one for hot sauce, but Stuft Mama’s pictures of her Cholula bottles get me every time 🙂
That Turtle Coffee sounds amazing! My grandma makes chocolate turtles for all of the major holidays and I can just imagine the taste. Yum.
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I love some good hot sauce, the ones that leave an afterburn! LOL
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You had an awesome foodie penpal this month! I can’t get over how delicious all those sauces sound!!
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I’m all about a good sauce. Totally loved my box this month!
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You got a great box!! Don’t you love FPP?!?!
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Seriously, I adore it. Bring on the Cholula!
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You lucked out with an awesome package! I’ve tried that bacon chocolate before, and I’m pretty sure I died and went to heaven:) Yum.
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It is good, but I can’t eat more than one square at a time – its like flavor overload!
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