New here? Check out “Best Of” for some top posts, subscribe to my RSS feed - http://feeds.feedburner.com/MsAdventuresinItaly or receive email updates!I’m so pleased to be able to feature a recipe from Anita Chu a.k.a. Dessert First and her cookbook “Field Guide to Cookies: How to Identify and Bake Virtually Every Cookie Imaginable” I’m part [...]

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I’m adding another stop on the Tour del Gelato! If you haven’t checked out some of gelaterias, there are over 40 from all over the world! If you’d like to participate on the Tour del Gelato, just check the directions on the Tour del Gelato blogroll page.
Some housekeeping:

I’m participating in (Dessert First) Anita Chu’s The [...]

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For those of you wondering how Gina DePalma, pastry chef of Mario Batali’s Babbo and the object of tribute for our O Foods for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month contest is doing, she is currently going through her last rounds of chemo, and although she has been “feeling super cruddy,” her spirit remains as strong as [...]

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UPDATE: Please congratulate the winner of a $50(USD) Amazon gift certificate, Arfi of HomemadeS and her PotatO Rosti with Thyme Sauteed Mushrooms O Foods for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month recipe!
Make sure you check out Part 1 of the O Foods for OvarianCancer Awareness Round-up at Bleeding Espresso and and Part 3 - Awareness at The [...]

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We’re still going strong on O Foods for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. You still have time to donate or participate! Michelle’s also been posting recipes and information about Ovarian cancer all week!
Pesto is definitely an O food!
One of my favorite things to do in a new place is to go to the supermarket. I [...]

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Gelato is definitely an “O food” (Check out our O Foods for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month contest)
One of my favorite gelaterias in Rome is San Crispino. I’ve talked about it and heard about it so much from others it’s a shock to me to realize that the Tour del Gelato has never stopped at San [...]

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Many of you may remember a contest several of us Italy expats had last year to welcome a future expat and pastry chef for her stay in Italy: Gina DePalma. The Dolce Italiano cookbook contest was by far one of the most fun I’ve had doing a contest and I really enjoyed seeing what my [...]

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The Tour of Gelato needs your tastebuds!

If you’re not familiar with the Tour del Gelato, it’s your favorite bloggers going to their favorite gelaterias in and out of Italy and telling the world about it! They link back to the Tour del Gelato blogroll, and I add the entry to the list!
Yep, I know [...]

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