Entries from February 2008

Paying It Forward: You Might Be The Lucky One

February 8th, 2008 · 23 Comments

So, miracle of miracles, yesterday I received a wonderful package from Helen at Tartelette. The wonderful part was what was inside, but the miracle was that it arrived in only six days from the U.S.!! I could scarcely believe it! As I mentioned in my post about The Januaries, there are some problems with the [...]

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Tags: Blog Event · Food · Random

Bergamo, Polenta e Osei and Other Desserts

February 7th, 2008 · 16 Comments

A quick day trip from Milan, Bergamo is an interesting city that is cleanly divided into two parts: Bergamo Alta and the newer, more modern Bergamo. Bergamo Alta sits back on a hill, overlooking the bustling city center below. Bergamo Alta can be reached easily by taking a short funicolare ride up to the upper [...]

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Tags: Discovering Food · Discovering Italy · Food

World Nutella Day 2008 – Round-up Part 1

February 5th, 2008 · 16 Comments

Happy World Nutella Day! Make sure you check Bleeding Espresso’s World Nutella Day Round-up Part 2! And even though it wasn’t a contest, we wanted to thank everyone for participating and we each have selected a “World Nutella Day Co-Host’s Pick” that will receive 2 bars of Fair Trade Chocolate from Modica, Sicily! Scroll down [...]

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Tags: Blog Event · Dessert · Food · Italy · Nutella Day · Recipe

World Nutella Day Recipes: Clusters, Mousse and Cupcakes!

February 4th, 2008 · 20 Comments

Tomorrow, February 5th, is World Nutella Day! You can still participate by posting something on your blog before midnight tonight and sending it to nutelladay [at] nutelladay [dot] com. I bought a 750g jar of Nutella this weekend and vowed to experiment with some recipes until it was gone! Here are my recipes for World [...]

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Tags: Blog Event · Chocolate · Dessert · Food · Nutella Day · Recipe