Entries from January 2007

Keeping Your Legs Crossed in an Italian Hospital

January 31st, 2007 · 13 Comments

What a coincidence…I was coming back from an appointment yesterday, writing this post, when I saw that Michelle from Bleeding Espresso talked about this, too. Back in July, I had a little operation done on a part of the body not mentioned on sites that don’t begin with XXX. It wasn’t serious but I didn’t [...]

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Tags: Bureaucracy · Culture · Italy · Pavia

Parco Sempione and Monumentale National Cemetary

January 29th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I spent all weekend in mental preparation for World Nutella Day which will be next week – have you spread the word? More details with my kick-off post or from www.nutelladay.com – so far I have confirmations of Nutella parties in Houston, Milan and San Francisco and RSVPs are coming in from Argentina to Australia! [...]

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Tags: Italy · Milan

The Duomo in Milan in Winter

January 25th, 2007 · 6 Comments

We’re getting a lot of good response for World Nutella Day on February 6th – help us spread the word and mention it! Don’t forget we have a Nutella Day Flickr pool as well! Join up! [Contact Me] If you used my Contact form on the sidebar in the past few months, please note that [...]

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Tags: Italy · Milan

Little Chocolate Balls Recipe and AltroMercato Fair Trade Chocolate

January 22nd, 2007 · 10 Comments

Update: I just wanted to add this post to R khooks’ initiative to “Stop the Traffik Chocolate competition“ regarding Fair Trade/Slave-labour free chocolate. Visit the round-up to see who else participated and give your input/support on this initiative!” Join us for World Nutella Day on February 6, 2007! I participated in this month’s Sugar High [...]

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Tags: Chocolate · Italy · Sugar High Friday

Announcing World Nutella Day 2007 – February 6th

January 22nd, 2007 · 17 Comments

Who can remember the first time they were allowed to eat chocolate for breakfast? Nutella is more than just a “chocolaty hazelnut spread,” it is a way of life. From childhood memories to oozing hot crepes, from breakfasts on vacation, to free-spooning sessions on the couch, Nutella is present in the memories of many of [...]

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Tags: Nutella Day