Happy BBM2 To Me!

I finally got my hands on the amazing package assembled by Holly of Craving Cleveland for Blogging By Mail II. Of course, it wasn't Holly's fault -- she responsibly sent the package on September 26, about 4 hours before I realized I should tell her that I was moving and give her my new address. (I had remembered to contact all my creditors, utilities, magazine publishers and forgot to pass along the information for my BBM package that would be filled with delicious goodies? Clearly my priorities need some restructuring!)

Fortunately, Holly's package contained all non-perishable items, which are quickly disappearing from my house. Here is a picture of the tasty goodies Holly sent:

BBM2 Package

First off, there was a lovely note from Holly explaining all the items she included and it had pretty cakes on the cover. She included three recipes -- Crockpot Chili, Spinach Artichoke Dip and Spaghetti & Red Clam Sauce. They arrived handwritten on the most adorable recipe cards that all say "kissin' wears out, cookin' don't." I'm excited to have these new additions to my recipe collection to test out -- I'll be sure to report back when I try them!

Who doesn't love chocolate? As a matter of fact, I created a list of the Best Chocolate Shops in New York City pretty much just so I'd have an excuse to try them all out. ("It's my job!" "I'm doing research!") So I was excited to receive a couple of Malley chocolate bars (one almond, one rice crisp) and a box of Malley Ohs!, which Holly said are her husband's favorite. I must say, they are delicious... and I was even nice enough to share one with my husband today, though I'd be lying if I didn't say I was tempted to keep them all to myself.

Holly also included two jars of jam that she made -- one strawberry and the other raspberry, with berries from her in-laws berry farm. We only tried the raspberry one so far, but it took some serious restraint to avoid eating it directly from the jar with a spoon. It was nicely tart with tons of raspberry flavor -- YUM! I think it might find it's way atop a bowl of vanilla frozen yogurt later.

I haven't gotten a chance to try the Bertman Mustard or the peppercorns yet, but I'm looking forward to both. Thanks Holly for such a lovely package of delicious treats! And thanks to Samantha for coordinating BBM2. If you want to participate in BBM3: Home for the Holidays you've still got a few days left to sign up before the 10/23 deadline.