The return address was my dear friend and world-traveler, Neves. I was intrigued, since it surely meant treats from abroad. Indeed, the card inside said that she and hubby had made a last minute trip to Morocco recently, and I was the beneficiary of their generosity. Here's what she sent:
(Darn, I wish my camera could handle these up close shots better. Maybe I just need a tutorial.)It's a mini tagine. The large sized tagines are used for cooking delicious stews. This one will keep kosher salt on my dinner table. So fun!
My package from Neves also contained these:
Again, the photo is disappointing, but these little packets with Arabic letters are full of saffron, one of the most expensive spices out there. And I love it. Break out the recipes with saffron! I'll post one soon. I immediately made an Indian chicken dish in honor of our newly acquired saffron. (You can sometimes find saffron at Trader Joe's at a great price. But not always.)A mini tagine and some gourmet spices from Morocco are enough to make any girl feel loved!
Then, today, Jared brought in a package with the mail. I couldn't imagine what it was until I remembered that I had won a major award! Well, alright, it was actually a random drawing among readers of dkMommySpot, but I won it. And it is a book that looks delightful. Thanks, Diane!
I'll post a review of it as soon as I can . It looks like a wonderful book on parenting and I may find some great quotes to share with you.All in all, the mailman has been good to me. Feel free to send me stuff in order to make it a trend!:)
11 comments:
Mmmm, saffron rice. I'm drooling. I love the Tangine! It is like a little exotic salt cellar.
I LOVE getting unexpected mail. Too fun! And yes, please share those quotes from your new fun book asap. We all know I need them! Thanks for your thoughts.
l hope you like the book as much as I did! Thanks for entering and posting about it. Send me a link when the review is up, and I'll forward it to the publisher.
What wonderful surprises! I love the look of that tangine!
Hi, you probably have a button on your camera that looks like a tulip. If you press that one you should get really good close up pictures for the blog. Just be sure to turn it off when you are taking pics of my grandkids. Mostly it doesn't help much.
Myrna Mom
Nothing like a "S".
Love,
Papa
myrna mom,
thanks for the tip! indeed, my camera does have a button with a tulip on it. who knew that it wasn't for taking pictures of flowers?:)
I love getting things in the mail! I won two items on Ebay, and placed two online orders this week- so maybe next week I can have a good week- "postally speaking."I started a new cupcake blog- and I wanted to post your chocolage peanutbutter cupcake recipe? What do you say? Is is a secret?
christine,
those are the yummiest cupcakes. i can say that because they're not one of my personal recipes, but i still turn to them time after time. they are from bon appetit. call me and i'll give you the info you need.
What a great friend to send you those treasures! I have a little box of saffron that I got from a friend in Turkey. I'm waiting to use it for a special
occassion.
Thanks for your nice comment on my blog. I've had fun reading yours and feel that I have a lot to learn from you!
I got an unexpected package in the mail last week, too, and I am loving it!
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