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19 years ago

My wonderful swap package from Alison arrived today to brighten up a really dreary day!

I can tell Alison put a lot of thought into the swap items she picked for me:

1) china/pottery - a precious blue willow-patterned egg cup trimmed in gold to add to my collection of egg cups! I'll soon get the egg cups out of the china cabinet and put them on the dining table or the sideboard with various eggs in them in celebration of spring and Easter.

2) cooking method - baking! Specifically, a bread cookbook from Bernard Clayton - his New Complete Book of Breads, the 30th anniversary edition. I've been looking through this already and have found recipes for Lithuanian Bacon Buns, Sausage Bread, and Feta Biscuits. Almost 700 pages of breads! Heaven!

3) Ethnic - a wonderful assortment of Middle Eastern herbs and spices: Za'atar, Turkish Kofte Blend, Fish Spice, Ras Al Hanout, Baharat, and Charnuska or Nigella seeds. These wonderful spice smells greeted me when I opened the box and filled my office all morning. It was just as if I were shopping in the spice stalls at the souk! I love Middle Eastern food and will be making some flatbread with olive oil and za'atar on the griddle tonight! I love to get ingredients in a swap package!

Alison also included a copy of the Columbus (Ohio) magazine that focuses on restaurants. That will be my reading for tonight.

Thank you for everything, Alison! I love each gift you chose for me and know I will enjoy using each item. Your swap gifts will give me different tastes and worlds to explore and remind me of you each time I see them.

Teresa

Here is a pic of everything!

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homesforsale
19 years ago
BIB(In my thoughts these days)
I would say that is a very timely and thoughtful..egg cup:) swap!
paulines
19 years ago
Alison, what a beautiful & delicate egg cup you selected for Teresa. Those spices sound amazing and the bread book awesome!
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Terri_PacNW
19 years ago
Wow..that's a scentseggtional..swap box!
msprettyky
19 years ago
Those spices look wonderful! Sure looks like it was worth waiting for!

Brenda
alison
19 years ago
I was just about to turn off the computer and head home for the weekend -- I'm so glad it finally arrived!

I'm so glad you don't already have the Clayton cookbook! (That was my biggest worry.) And it's so nice to know that the egg cup will be roaming free with others of it's kind!

Enjoy, Teresa!
msafirstein
19 years ago
The egg cup is gorgeous and I think it matches my china! It is Real Old Willow, right?

Wonderful cookbook and the spices are such a nice touch!

Allison you did a great job on Teresa's package!!!

Enjoy!

Michelle
shaun
19 years ago
I'd love to get my hands on that book! Great Swap package. Allison you really did do a good job! Teresa, enjoy~
earthlydelights
19 years ago
eggcellent cup - just gorgeous. how wonderful that the spices were placed in wonderful containers too. enjoy your bread book - hope you make a lot of tasty picks from it!

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ziporion
19 years ago
A perfect swap package! Teresa, you must just love that bread book given your love of bread baking! And that egg cup is elegant and lovely. Excellent package over all!

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19 years ago
Alison you always seem to know what is perfect for your partner. Great cookbook and that egg cup is beautiful. Can't wait to see all the wonderful dishes that Teresa prepares with the herbs and spices.

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annie1992
19 years ago
A bread cookbook for Teresa, now that IS perfect. Just think of all the pictures of 700 different kinds of bread she can post!

The egg cup is lovely and I really like the little metal containers of spices.

Good things indeed.

Annie
jessyf
19 years ago
Hey (((Annie)))

Nice labels on those spice tins?

I have Zaatar and Ras El Hanout, but not the others! Hmmmm....Penzeys....

Teresa ya going to bring that book to Paney Camp?
riverrat1
19 years ago
Old Willow egg cup! Niiiice! Great job Alison.

Teresa, I'd love to see a picture of all your egg cups! I've thought that would be a fun collection.

Enjoy all your goodies.
teresa_nc7
Original Author
19 years ago
RR, pic posted in the Gallery of my egg cup collection.
doucanoe
19 years ago
I love the spices and their containers, too! I bet it smelled heavenly!
That egg cup is just wonderful!

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chancesmom
19 years ago
What a very personal package......very thoughtful. Enjoy it all Theres. Now I am going to see your egg cups.

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Gina_W
19 years ago
I can smell the wonderful spices thru the screen! Let us know how you use them!
finally
19 years ago
What a great gift! Just the cover of the bread book makes me drool (sorry for THAT visual)! The egg cup is beautiful, and sounds like it has found a good home. I'll be heading over to the Gallery to find the photo of your collection Teresa!

Exotic spices sound like they are perfect for you too. Great job Alison!
lakeguy35
19 years ago
I'd love the chance to page through that book. Very cool! I'm liking those spice containers too. I'll be waiting for some more bread pics Teresa. I need a diversion from the Struan Bread! Great package Alison!

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andi_2006
19 years ago
Teresa, that cookbook "has your name on it"! I love the egg cup and the spices sound divine. Wonderful gifts, Alison! Enjoy, Teresa!
RuddMD
19 years ago
Oh Teresa, what a great swap package! Love the egg cup. I was just admiring your collection over in the gallery. And the book is perfect.

Alison, you did a great job!
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19 years ago
Sharp eyes, Jessy; that labeller came in very handy! (Is there some sort of special award for a swap gift that enables another swap gift?)

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