Stoked and Smoked because of Thunder Bay

17 years ago

LOL How's that for a title?

I've got pictures on my camera and in a few minutes I'll crop, load and post..but I've got to finish some dinner prep.

I got a box of boots from Cananda...LOL

No Okay I got a boots box with goodies inside...

I'll be back..just wanted it known that I did get my parcel all the way from Ontario!

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Terri_PacNW
Original Author
17 years ago
Okay here goes. My box is from Janet/chancesmom
Okay I got a box of boots..
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See I wasn't kiddin.

Oh but Wait..there is something in the box besides boots.

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Wrapped up so extra loverly!

{{gwi:1460528}} Ethnic Category: Carribean Sea Salt with scoop..I'll have to take a picture of the scoop. Cuz it's so cute! This is sea salt, a bunch of different peppercorns and a little allspice.

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Paper: A cookbook by Rick Bayless with his daughter. Janet says that since my 14 year old is showing interest in the kitchen, we might find some things in this book to work on together.

{{gwi:1460530}}Cooking Method: She wanted to send me a smoker..so I could smoke somethin with green tea. LOL But she settled for sending me this adorable heart healthy green tea, and some alder flavored/scented foil smoker bags for the grill.(see cookbook picture)
{{gwi:1460531}}Isn't that the cutest tea? Supposedly I need to watch the tea unfurl as it's brewing too.
Okay and last but not least. Several Canadian magazines. Canadian Living and a Food and Wine one from her Liquor store. (I've already read the Canadian Living from cover to cover..and have some recipes ear marked!) Oh and a beautiful photograh of ThunderBay on a card that Janet filled with a wonderful warm note!
Oh and she sent some candies for the boys. Which I had to hide! Cuz they were piggies already..oh and a Tea Menu for the Tea Room she bought the Heart Tea at.
I love everything very much! Hubby is reading the food smoker bag package now. So maybe he'll love it too? And the boys say thanks a bunch for the candies!
lakeguy35
17 years ago
Okay Terri, that is the shortest "tease post" in swap history. LOL!

Great package you have there from Janet. That salt sounds like it might do a steak on the grill some good. I'm very curious about the smokin' bags....I've never heard of those before. Great cookbook too. Way to go Janet!

David
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17 years ago
What great finds, Janet. Smoking bags....I'll have to read up on those. And heart-shaped tea? What will they think of next?

Enjoy your interesting goodies, Terri.
Teresa
granjan
17 years ago
Oh no. A new Rick Bayless book. Love the tea hearts. Wonderful package.
ziporion
17 years ago
That cookbook looks like one I could use with my kids. And I love the tea hearts (are they herbal or black?). And I'm also curious about the smokers. That salt would go well with anything in my house!

Too cute that Janet sent some Twizzlers (only available in Canada, right?) and goodies for the kids.

Excellent package!

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Terri_PacNW
Original Author
17 years ago
No, Catherine Twizzlers are available here too. They got a kick out of the Maynards Gummy Crowns though.
The Tea is Green Tea Hearts and rose petals.
I'll have to figure out the smokers. They seem like a really cool idea.
earthlydelights
17 years ago
what a really nice swap box. i don't think i've ever seen tea shaped like a heart. i find it very interesting.
gotta love a dad that cooks with his daughter :-)

enjoy all your goodies.

maryanne
ann_t
17 years ago
Terri, I love your title. LOL!

The perfect swap box from Janet. The smokers are really neat and I love different salts. And one with peppercorns has to be wonderful. Great combination.

Enjoy!

Ann
KatieC
17 years ago
What a fun box, Terri! Janet you found great stuff...I've never seen smoker bags (and I'd like to hear more about smoking with green tea).
arabellamiller
17 years ago
That is a fun box! Adorable tea.

Enjoy!
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chancesmom
17 years ago
Phew, glad it finally made it there! I really wanted to find a smoker for your bbq, but I guess here in the North it is the wrong season!! They don't stock them til May or so, but when I saw the bags I thought, cool. Let me know how they work, I may get some for Dave!

I know you like Mexican cooking so when I saw the Rick Bayless I got excited. This one looks like it is a little more general though and I spotted a few things that looked appealing.

You are such a fun and generous soul, Terri you were easy to shop for.

Enjoy it all, Janet
riverrat1
17 years ago
Looks like a cookbook that I need to check out. Great box!
Enjoy!
sheshebop
17 years ago
Nice package...but hubby would have preferred the Sorels, lol. Got any in size 13???
I love the tea. How cute! I also keep wanting to try different salts, but just don't get around to it. Nice swap package.
msafirstein
17 years ago
Smoker bags is a new one to me and something DH would just love! The Heart Tea is just adorable! And the Allspice Salt sounds just delicious!!

Enjoy your goodies!

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shaun
17 years ago
Wow that IS a fun box! I love the heart tea. Very cute. Enjoy your prize! Great subject by the way hahahahaha!
lowspark
17 years ago
I've heard of smoking tea but not smoking WITH tea!! Sounds very cool! Let us know how it turns out! Great package!
goldgirl
17 years ago
Very cool and original swap box, especially the food smoker thingy. Enjoy :)
doucanoe
17 years ago
Well, boots would have been fine, but I like the contents of your "boot box" better, Terri! LOL
The heart shaped tea is so cute, bet it's fun to watch! Grill smokers, huh? I'll have to keep my eye out for those. Hope your 14 year old becomes as accomplished a cook as her mom! Janet sure sent a book that is sure to get her well on her way!

Linda
lori316
17 years ago
How sweet to send some things for the kids. Twizzlers...yum!

The heart tea is cool. We are salt crazy in my house, so I particularly like that part of the swap.

That package is smokin'!
annie1992
17 years ago
That salt looks really interesting, and so do the smoker bags. I think the cookbook is the most intriguing, though, I hope you have fun in the kitchen with YOUR 14 year old, although he may eat everything as fast as it is cooked. LOL

Annie
msprettyky
17 years ago
I have been wanting to try different salts like that. I see them on the food network all the time. Always forget
about them though, when I am at the specialty food store.
Will have to make a note! Everyone really does a great job
on these swaps.
homesforsale
17 years ago
Very Nice!! That tea!!:) I love it!
Sorel is a very familiar name here of course!
paulines
17 years ago
I thought the same thing, Lori. It was so thoughtful of you to think of Terri's guys, Janet!

Love the salt with its own little scoop, and the blend sounds great.

Terri, greatest subject line ever, enjoy your goodies!
Terri_PacNW
Original Author
17 years ago
ooh shoot..I'm going to turn on the kettle..and try to get a pic of the tea unfurling..and I'll grab a scoop shot too.
Terri_PacNW
Original Author
17 years ago
The tea didn't unfurl..it kinda floated to the top..the rose petals stayed on top..the green tea, went up, then down....
Didn't look real pretty..no picture...
dedtired
17 years ago
It is just so very cool that two of my former swappies are partners this time out. I feel like singing The Circle of Life or maybe May the Circle Be Unbroken.

Nice package Janet. Lucky you, Terri.

By and by, Lord, by and by. (Everybody sing!)
alison
17 years ago
One of the coolet things about this board is all the new things you learn about!

The smoker bags sound very intriguing, and the tea hearts sound very soothing. I imagine watching the little leaves unfurl and steep is probably very relaxing -- even before you have a sip of the tea itself! (Altho' it sounds like a little strainer might be helpful, too....)

Nice job, Janet -- enjoy, Terri!
Terri_PacNW
Original Author
17 years ago
Oh yes Alison..I had to strain it into another mug.
LOL
diana55
17 years ago
Twizzler's my Favorite!!!Low in Fat too!!! I love the swap box of goodies you got!!! Great package Janet!!! Enjoy Diana55
andi_2006
17 years ago
Janet, what a creative package! I love the tea hearts and the smoker bags - two things I will be "on the lookout for". Specialty salt - what's not to love? How nice of you to send the twizzlers to the boys! Terri, enjoy your goodies and please let us know about the smoker bags!
jessyf
17 years ago
Please start a new thread on the discussions side after you have played with the smoker bags...I'm just as intrigued as everyone else! Hey, a new gadget, we gotta tell Mustangs.
Terri_PacNW
Original Author
17 years ago
Yes I will. First I have to figure out what I want to put in them. Hubby doesn't do salmon, so that's out for a family meal..So I'll have to save one bag for me to do salmon for myself though! LOL

Probably some kind of pork product....
catlover
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I too am dying to know aobut the smoker bags. Where can we get them. (excuse my ignorance) What is a smoker (except those huge things0. Help. Adele is lost . . . again. Great swap.
dlundin
17 years ago
Love flavored salts... got some from Lori316 in a previous swap. Great package. I love the smoker bags.
Terri_PacNW
Original Author
17 years ago
I think if the weather holds out okay on Sunday, I'm going to use one bag to do a piece of pork.."attempting" to recreate some smoked flavor for pulled pork....
I use the word attempting...cuz who knows how it will turn out! lol

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