It’s the holiday season, so many of you are baking furiously, taking dozens of cookies into the office or to parties, and stockpiling your freezer with cookies! Read on for tips on hosting your own cookie swap party, cookie cookbooks I like, and cookie recipe ideas from this blog and many others! I love a [...]

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Yesterday was my birthday. As you may have seen the past few years reading my site, in Italy it’s custom for the birthday gal/guy to bring treats & drinks into the office to share with colleagues. I usually bring something, and I enjoy a little indulgence in making something I know I will like, and [...]

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Be sure to check Bleeding Espresso for Part 2 of the World Nutella Day 2010 Round-up! We’re already considering what a 5th year anniversary of World Nutella Day might look like – what about you? If you have any suggestions, please feel free to pass them along via comment, tweet @nutelladay, or on the Facebook [...]

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It’s that time once again! Happy World Nutella Day! It’s our 4th year celebrating and every year we’re surprised by the level of excitement and participation – be sure to head over to www.nutelladay.com to see what’s happening around the globe! Be sure to come back here and Bleeding Espresso.com on Monday, February 8th for [...]

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One thing’s becoming clearer to me the more I cook is that I am not an ideal cookbook user. I usually view recipes in them as “suggestions” and guidelines for how the final result will be, mainly because as soon as I see a picture and description, my mind starts wandering off in a “what-if-maybe” [...]

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