November Foodie Penpals Reveal

This month I got a really big lamp box from Laura, filled not with a lamp, but with so many goodies (and such a thoughtful postcard) I couldn't believe my eyes. And I couldn't / can't thank her enough. Besides getting to know some items which I would probably not have the chance of knowing, it was really a box of inspiration, what I got.

 This is how it looked when I opened it:

Inspiring items

 
SCHWARTZ MULLED WINE SPICE:

what an amazing, warming fragrance!

 

MERCHANT GOURMET'S SUN-DRIED TOMATOES:

Just wait for the next posts.

QUAKER'S OAT SO SIMPLE ORIGINAL:

 

TWO SHIPPAM'S GOURMET SPREADS:

I've already finished the second - with plain bread slices. I was expecting the stilton to be a bit on the overwhelming side, but it wasn't. And it's finished: what more can I say? I'm quite curious to taste the other one, but it will have to wait until next week, since I'm going to my parents' this weekend.

 

COFRESH'S CRUNCHY HANDMADE HONEY & SESAME HAZELNUT BAR:

This has been one of my battles against the goodies drawer. I really want to taste it, but I want to decide how I can use it in a dish (dessert or not) first. Ah, decisions, decisions...

 

BUTTERKIST'S POPCORN:

Waiting for the right movie night

 

TWININGS' WINTER EDITION MULLED SPICED TEA:

I'm SO addicted to this scent

BRITISH-THEMED CHOCOLATES:

Once upon a time, there was an unopened box of chocolate...

 

COFRESH CRUNCHY HANDMADE PEANUT BAR:

 

CHOW MEIN'S STIR FRY SAUCE:

You might recognize it from my previously published recipe. Gone. If only I could find a similar sauce around here... I just loved it. I could live on this for months. Ok, not for months. But at least once a week.

KELLOGG'S NUTRI-GRAIN:

Almost gone. Yogurt. Biscuits. Honey. Need I say more?

 

JACOB'S MIXED SEED FLATBREADS:

A slice of Portuguese cheese on top? Perfection.

AND HERE'S THE GROUP PHOTO:

 

Cold November, I think I love you.

And just two questions:

Do you usually use any of these with a different dish? (For instance, mulled wine with poached pears...) How would you suggest I used them?