I wrote on my healthy living site, Food Blogger on a Diet, about how much I’ve come back to eat (and let myself enjoy) nut butters recently. I probably have some every day, and now I make my own!

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• No oil, sugar, or butter Microwave Chocolate Happy Birthday Cake
• I have a newsletter – won’t you sign up?
• Recipes

I’ve started a newsletter.

The monthly newsletter will come to you from me, Sara Rosso (you did know that was my name, not Ms. Adventures, right?), and will be inspired by the areas that most interest me and my various sites: food, travel, technology, healthy living, photography, and more!

It won’t be just a repeat of what I’ve already done or shared online but will have some content I’m saving special for the newsletter, too! I’ll highlight inspiring articles & sites from around the web, interesting profiles of people & things that I admire, what you might have missed that I’ve written, and tools / sites / gadgets that I’d recommend you check out! I’ll probably throw in a few giveaways for newsletter subscribers to see who’s reading ;)

Of course: It will be free and there’ll be an unsubscribe link in every email. I have no interest in holding you and your email address hostage! :)

If you’re interested, insert your email address below. The first issue will be going out at the end of this month (don’t forget to click on the confirmation email that will arrive to activate your subscription).

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….Next up, making homemade almond butter!

• How to Make Homemade Almond Butter
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• Practicing ahimsa

It’s that time of year again! 6 years later, World Nutella Day fans are growing strong and ready to celebrate!

This year, co-host Michelle from Bleeding Espresso & I have a special treat for you: a Nutella Book! This quick guide is available on Amazon for Kindle & practically every mobile device, you can even read it on your PC! Read on for more information.

The Unofficial Guide to Nutella

We, the World Nutella Day co-hosts, decided to put together this primer for both aspiring and veteran Nutella fans to better understand their favorite hazelnut spread and help spread the word about Nutella!

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• World Nutella Day – February 5th, 2008!
• Announcing World Nutella Day 2009: February 5th
• World Nutella Day Celebrates 5th Anniversary on February 5th

Past editions of my year in tools, sites & statistics: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006. My 2011 Year in Review in Pictures.

2011 was a great year for me, really. It was the year that my body caught up with my mind in terms of happiness. Here are some sites, tools, and statistics from my 2011 – think of it as my personal report card but also my personal recommendation list of tools/software/stuff I’m using all in one in the areas of Social Networking & websites, Photography & tech gadgets, Ebooks & reading, Healthy living, Travel and Charitable giving! Add your own recommendations in the comments.

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• 2011 Year in Review in Pictures
• 2010 Year in Review: Sites, Tools & Statistics
• 2010 Year Review in Pictures

I started my Year in Review in Pictures in 2009 (2010‘s review, 2009‘s review) as a complement to my text-heavy Year in Review full of tools, sites, and statistics I started in 2006 – I’ll be posting that later this week.

In January, I started to share some pictures from a great trip to Thailand I had just completed:

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• My interview on Pret a Voyager’s Boarding Pass
• 2011 Year in Review: Sites, Tools & Statistics
• Italy Running Events: Marathons and Half Marathons