New here? Subscribe to my RSS feed – http://feeds.feedburner.com/MsAdventuresinItaly or receive email updates! I’m on Twitter as @rossoIn the past 2-3 months, after moving house, having out-of-town visitors, going on several trips, including Dublin, it feels like things are starting to settle down again for me to be able to get into my (new [...]

[Read more →]

Make sure you get all the way to the bottom for a giveaway about your favorite cupcake and frosting flavors!
I take it for granted that everyone has a favorite type of cake. The kind they hope to see on their birthday, that they enjoy making themselves or wish someone would make for them for a [...]

[Read more →]

I love lemons. In California I had a lemon tree in my backyard and loved it. And though now everyone is talking about meyer lemons all over the food blogosphere, I thought it the best time to share some lovely lemon macarons made with some of the best lemons Italy has to offer from the [...]

[Read more →]

Happy World Nutella Day!!!! Today, February 5th is World Nutella Day!
For the 3rd year, we’re celebrating the chocolaty hazelnut spread that is Nutella! Back in early 2007 I was thinking about how there was no holiday to celebrate wonderful nutty Nutella. And World Nutella Day was born!
As your World Nutella co-host, just a reminder, you [...]

[Read more →]

I promised you a recipe for the Dark Mint Chocolate French Macarons that I made for the The Best Holiday Cookie Swap Ever. If you’re going to make these, I would recommend making them the day before or the morning of your event so that you have time to do all the various steps and [...]

[Read more →]