Visiting back home - food list

Don't forget Cheetos! The kind with knobbles, mmm.

the ones that are pink and white frosted with little crunchy spots?

I know I was soo sad about these, I actually purchased some off Ebay just to get one more bag!

hot fries?

 

They are so yummy and crunchy and HOT!!

If you like peanut butter, nutter butters are a good thing to add...

Definitely graham crackers.  That's the only thing from the US that I really miss, for some reason!

Combos.

If you like peanut butter, nutter butters are a good thing to add...

OMG, yes!  Love nutter butters!

I would stock up on Trappeys Red Devil sauce, Goya seasonings, Sour Skittles and one non-edible item, Irish Spring soap. I brought back a bar last time we went and didnt realize how much I missed it 

I just emailed my daughter a list of...
1 package of Swedish meatball seasoning/mix
1 box of Kraft spaghetti dinner
1 box of single-serve powdered drink mix, Wal-Mart orange flavour
2 cans solid white Albacore tuna
1 bag marshmallows
and I always ask for Double Bubble gum   
I didn't think of cornbread mix or Graham crackers, I'll have to send another email. 

Swiss Cheese

Yael, what I think of as Swiss cheese, you can find here.  It's called Emmental cheese here. 

My list:  Triscuits and graham crackers.

I still have stuff I bought when I went a year ago, but haven't used including:  sugar-free Jello instant pudding, Progresso Italian style breadcrumbs, a Betty Crocker gingerbread mix, a couple cans of Rotel tomatoes with chilies, and a load of Hatch NM dried red chilies which I have yet to use up.  Next time, whenever that may be, I don't think I'll bring back nearly so much.

OMG, yes!  Love nutter butters!

Me too!

Combos.

Oh, I forgot about these!! Yummy!

Yael, what I think of as Swiss cheese, you can find here.  It's called Emmental cheese here. 

I know, but it doesn't taste the same to me. 

Don't forget Cheetos! The kind with knobbles, mmm.

My mom said she picked me up some!

I've figured out how to find many of the things I used to have my friends bring out, but here's some of the things I've brought over in the past:

-apple cider packets (the sugar free ones are good and work with my insulin resistance)
-grits
-mole (Mexican food)
-adobo spice
-Lipton onion soup mix packets (for dips and roasts)
-Hidden Valley Ranch packets
-Cap'n Crunch and Lucky Charms if there's room in the suitcase-my guilty treats that I never actually get
-I had Red Vines on there (or better yet the family mix you can only find in certain parts of the US with red and black combined cuts of licorice from the same company) but I found a tub of red vines at Costco this week!!
-cinnamon gum and breath mints
-Lawry's seasoned salt (for my home baked french fries)
-Mapeleine (I know it isn't as nice as actual maple syrup, but I grew up with easy homemade syrup from it and it's what I'm used to)
-DH has this funny thing about loving the taste of American gummy bears, so someone always has to bring a bag for him.

-non-food, I'm asking dad to bring out one of those suction bulbs when he comes to see the new baby in a couple months.

Oh, I'm in serious mourning about the mother's cookies!! They made several of the ones I've been craving of late.

As for cornbread, I find it super easy to throw together my own from scratch with polenta.  I make it often enough here, although I know a lot really miss the little packets of mix.