It was like Christmas at my house yesterday. First to arrive was a parcel from a publisher in New York with a copy of Kitchen Sense by Mitchell Davis. I've been invited to participate in Cookbook Spotlight hosted by Cathy at A Blithe Palate . The publisher sends a book to participants who make a recipe from the book and post about it. Come back in a few days to see my efforts.
A half an hour later and the delivery man was ringing my doorbell again. This time with my food parcel from my blog by mail partner, Cin at A Few of My Favourite Things .
And here's the wonderful Australian goodies I received.
The Smiths Crisps were eaten so quickly the rest of the family didn't get a taste. Amazingly they do taste of barbecued sausages - it brought back memories of Aussie barbecues.
I'm looking forward to trying the Mornington Peninsula Olive Oil. It will be brilliant because anything from the Mornington Peninsula is.
Magazine supplements from the Melbourne Age made perfect bed time reading last night. The pull out section on wine will be added to my suitcase when I go to Australia for a Holiday in August. I will know just which wine to order now.
Not many people know Macadamia nuts are native to Australia. All those chocolate coated nuts from Hawaii have overshadowed the Aussie nut. So the Macadamia nut flavoured tea will be an interesting experience. Usually I like my macadamias with a gin and tonic.
Cin also included a native spice rub and some Aussie herbs. Thanks Cin for such lovely goodies.
