"Individually Gift Wrapped!"

A few weeks ago we had our friend S. over for dinner. He had two gifts for us that he wasn't able to deliver that night, so he came by the next evening to drop them off. I wasn't home when he came, so G. was the first to see them. "She's going to flip out," he told S. He was right.

I came home to THIS. One smallish paper dumpling in the living room, and one large paper dumpling residing in our freezer. I just about keeled over.

(He's Taiwanese.)

The small package held a football for N., and the large package was - you guessed it! - a bag of homemade dumplings. Accompanying the dumplings were some charming, illustrated instructions.

I asked S. how he came up with this gift wrapping idea. He writes:

So I was trying to discuss what gift to give you guys over the dinner table with my mom and [housemate] L. The conversation went like this:

Me:  What should I give Charissa?
L:  You should give her 5 eggs.
My mom:  What about the dumplings I just made?
L:  And they are individually wrapped!
Me:  How fitting! And I'll wrap them into a huge dumpling!

So yes, it was a group effort.

S., thank you for such creative and fun packages.

And as for the contents? Delicious.