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Pistachio and Chocolate Crinkles Cookie Recipe from Field Guide to Cookies

November 13th, 2008 · 8 Comments

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

Kitchen Sink, Everything Cookies Recipe: Oatmeal, Chocolate and Peanut Butter Chip Walnut Cookies

October 13th, 2008 · 18 Comments

So, yesterday was my birthday. If you noticed the number on last year’s birthday cupcakes, you’ll know what year it is for me (don’t make me say it!) I want to give a big shout-out to everyone who sent me messages and left wishes on my Facebook wall (is the new ecard?) - I feel [...]

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Tags: Chocolate · Dessert · Food · Recipe

Better than Nutella? Deanocciola Chocolate Hazelnut Creams

May 20th, 2008 · 87 Comments

As creator of World Nutella Day, it’s a given that I find chocolate hazelnut spreads hard to resist. But mix in organic ingredients and a ton of yummy flavor varieties, and what do you have? Nutella Killer, Deanocciola organic chocolate hazelnut creams!
I was lucky enough to meet Manuela DeAngelis of Deanocciola at Fa La Cosa [...]

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Tags: Chocolate · Discovering Food · Food · Italy

Chocolate and Pistachio Semifreddo with Cacao Nibs Recipe

April 8th, 2008 · 15 Comments

The weather in Milan has been beautiful for the past week or so. Of course it’s snowing in other parts of Europe I hold dear and now rain is in our near forecast, but that didn’t stop me from enjoying a walk home last night and this weekend wanting a little refreshment in the form [...]

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Tags: Chocolate · Dessert · Food · Gelato · Italy · Recipe

Chocolate Macarons Recipe

February 19th, 2008 · 28 Comments

Edited to add: First read my post about Laduree Macarons and Finding the Perfect Macaron Recipe for inspiration, tips and other links about macarons - Tartelette also made Hot Tamale macarons yesterday!
Making macarons was easier and more fun than I hoped it would be, but it was perhaps the biggest mess I’ve made in the [...]

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World Nutella Day Recipes: Clusters, Mousse and Cupcakes!

February 4th, 2008 · 17 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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Fresh Fruit and Nutella for World Nutella Day

January 29th, 2008 · 22 Comments

In preparing for World Nutella Day on Tuesday (send us your entries!), I decided to have an empirical study (and by empirical, I mean whatever I decide is obviously correct) about which fresh fruit goes best with Nutella. For you Nutella Virgins, you may use my results but I suggest you find out for yourself [...]

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Tags: Blog Event · Chocolate · Nutella Day

Drunken Devil’s Food Espresso Cupcakes and Happy Birthday

October 12th, 2007 · 26 Comments

It all started with Nicole’s yummy Double Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes. Mi era venuta la voglia di CUPCAKES….I wanted cupcakes, immediately. I hadn’t made cupcakes in Italy, for many reasons, least of all that I didn’t have a muffin pan. After Nicole’s cupcakes, I knew exactly what I wanted for my birthday, even if I had [...]

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