A Taste of Alabama - Traveling Totes Swap

Welcome to Purple Chocolat Home where

today we had fun with the ladies from

The Traveling Totes as we did a swap with

one of the ladies in the group showcasing some of the

things of our hometown or state.

I was partnered with Ricki Jill

at The Sketchy Reader, and she hails from

Birmingham, Alabama.  Birmingham was 

founded in 1871 during the post Civil War

reconstruction era.  Most of its settlers were

English.  Today it has over one million in

population and is about one-fourth of 

Alabama's population.  I have never been

to Alabama, but now it is on my bucket list!

What a fun package Ricki Jill sent me filled

with flavors of the south.

I was so excited, I started opening things up

and taste testing right away, and then I remembered -

I am supposed to take photos, and there might

not be anything left!!

Yum!  Peggy's Pecan Brittle was the first

to disappear.  It was so buttery and delicious.

And extra wicked and delicious

Wickles Pickles nearly disappeared before

I snagged some photos.  I will have to find a

way to get more of these.  I couldn't stop

eating them.

These are sweet

and spicy and absolutely addicting.  

Blue grits will be cooked up with one

of hubby's favorites - Shrimp and Grits, and

you can see we already have enjoyed some of

the B-B-Q  Cheese Biscuit Mix.

We have yet to try out the Whistle Stop

Caboose Cobbler Mix.  I think I want

to make this with peaches. 

Aren't the names just half of the fun?

Of course my little MacKenzie-Childs bunny wanted

in on the photos.

I had so much fun taste testing all of these goodies

from Alabama.

Little did Ricki Jill know that Biscuits and Gravy

are one of our favorites.  We started years and

years ago serving them for Christmas Breakfast.

The weather turned from beautiful and sunny

to overcast and cold and rainy and both

hubby and I sat down for Biscuits and Gravy

for dinner and mentioned how it was a 

perfect meal for a cold a gloomy day!

Thanks Patti at Pandora's Box

for putting this A Taste of _____

swap together.  And thank you Ricki Jill for

all of your fun southern treats.

Visit other members of the Traveling Totes

who participated in the swap!

Patti at Pandora's Box with Emily at The French Hutch

Linda G at More Fun Less Laundry with Debbie at Mountain Breaths

Rita at Panoply with Sarah at Hyacinths for the Soul

Linda P at Life and Linda with Jenna at The Painted Apron

Everyone should be posting their swaps no later than

Tuesday, April 9th.