Early in the exchange my Santa contacted me and informed me that we're actually pretty close to one another, geographically speaking. I spent the next several days taking every guess I possibly could at where my gifter might have been located, but ultimately I wasn't even close to correct! Lee's Summit, Missouri, is a community I've visited once or twice, but haven't explored enough to have anything more than a passing familiarity of. However, my Santa informed me that her community boasts the #1 farmer's market in all of Missouri, and sent me a bunch of goodies to prove it (along with some Kansas City favorites).

Pizza Shoppe "The Pink Stuff" salad dressing - So excited to try this! I've heard of it, but never experienced it before. Anything with garlic gets my vote.

Sriracha Peach Jam - All right, Santa. Are you kidding me?! How did you know that I am a fiend for anything and everything spicy? I made noises when I pulled this out of the box. Gross, unintelligible noises of shock and delight. I didn't even know such a thing existed, but this is all my dreams realized.

Gates Bar BQ Seasoning - This stuff is legendary, and for every good reason. It's absolutely fantastic. I actually enjoyed some on a steak this evening, and it was like a little taste of the barbecue epicenter of the world right in my own crummy hometown!

pure honey - I use honey to make my own granola bars, and I just ran out a couple of weeks ago. The timing is perfect, and I can't wait to sample this!

Sugared Strawberries Lip Butter from AJ's Country Cottage - I cracked into this immediately, and it's just as fantastic as you would expect given the name.

Santa, thank you so much for the taste (literally!) of your hometown.