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!

Inside the guide, you’ll find Nutella recipes with full-color photos (black & white on classic Kindle), an introduction on how to eat Nutella, our favorite Nutella combinations, fun ideas for how to enjoy Nutella, how to throw your own Nutella party, and much more.

So whether you’re a new or old-school Nutella fan, whether you’re looking for ideas to participate in World Nutella Day on February 5th, or you just want a quick way to show your friends what the fuss is about, the Unofficial Guide to Nutella has something for you.

We set the price of Unofficial Guide to Nutella to just 99cents (local currency, some VAT tax may apply) on most Amazon stores, and you can give it as a gift, too!

Get your copy now!

For Amazon Kindle (book content is in English):

• The Unofficial Guide to Nutella on Amazon.com
• The Unofficial Guide to Nutella on Amazon.co.uk
  
• The Unofficial Guide to Nutella on Amazon.de
  
• The Unofficial Guide to Nutella on Amazon.fr
• The Unofficial Guide to Nutella on Amazon.it
• The Unofficial Guide to Nutella on Amazon.es

Other formats & stores coming soon!

Help!

I don’t have a Kindle! What is this ebook stuff? Don’t worry! You can read this book! Read our FAQ about the Unofficial Guide to Nutella ebook with info on how to read it on any device (in your computer’s browser, on a PC/Mac, iPad, iPhone, Blackberry, Android, and more!) Still not sure? Leave a comment below and we’ll help you figure it out.

If you’ve submitted a World Nutella Day recipe in the past, and you’re interested in being included in  a future Nutella book, drop us a line or leave a comment here on this site.

Now onto the main event!

We had a Dream. And a Spoon.

Nutella Lovers Unite for Just One Day – Nutella Day!

Sara from Ms. Adventures in Italy and Michelle from Bleeding Espresso solemnly declare Sunday, February 5th “World Nutella Day 2012″ – a day to celebrate, to get creative with, and most importantly, to EAT Nutella.

It’s Easy!

Make a recipe using Nutella. Eat Nutella with a spoon. A big one. Make art with Nutella. Wax poetic about Nutella. Cuddle with Nutella. Strike a pose with Nutella. Re-live your first experience eating Nutella. Offer Nutella as a sacrifice. Have a Nutella-eating contest or a Nutella party!

1. Do something, anything with Nutella. Make a recipe, take a picture of yourself eating it with a BIG spoon, make art, wax poetic, re-live your first experience eating Nutella. Have a Nutella-eating contest or even a Nutella party!
2. Take pictures and/or upload a video, document it all, and publish it ON February 5th, 2012. In your post, include links to Ms Adventures in Italy, Bleeding Espresso, and World Nutella Day as well as the World Nutella Day badge/button (below – right mouse click, Save image…). Please try to post ON FEBRUARY 5th so that we can create a true chocolaty hazelnut wave across the Internet on World Nutella Day!
3. Email nutelladay [at] nutelladay [dot] com with the subject “Nutella Day Entry” and include:

• Your & Your Blog’s Name
• Your Post URL/Permalink

Some other ways to participate on February 5th:

• On Twitter, tweet your love for Nutella and include the hashtag #nutelladay in your tweet! @NutellaDay will retweet some of the great ones!
• On Facebook, update your status to proclaim your love and link to www.nutelladay.com! And make sure you’re a fan of the World Nutella Day Facebook Page on Facebook! We’ll be posting some special content that day to the FB Fan page, too.
• A handy guide on How to Host a World Nutella Day Party at home!
• Be sure to also add your photos to the Nutella Day Flickr Pool !

Differently than prior years, we’ll be highlighting a selection of the most interesting happenings/recipes/videos/Tweets about World Nutella Day on Monday, February 6, 2012, but in the meantime, please feel free to post this announcement on your blog to spread the word!

And if you want to use an organic or other type of Nutella substitute, go for it! It’s all about the chocolate and hazelnut love!

Check out the last five years of World Nutella Days for inspiration:

• World Nutella Day 2007 Part I and Part II
• World Nutella Day 2008 Part I and Part II
• World Nutella Day 2009 Part I and Part II
• World Nutella Day 2010 Part I and Part II
• World Nutella Day 2011 Part I and Part II

We’ll be looking forward to your participation!

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Related Articles at Ms. Adventures in Italy:

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

This year marks the first year I’ll be going to BlogHer as a speaker and I’ll be speaking about something I love – WordPress and more specifically BuddyPress for those interested in adding community features to your site – come to my panel at 1:30 on Saturday, “Social Media Geek: Implementing Community Features on your site.” If you can’t make it to my panel (there are a ton of cool sessions on during mine!) stop by before or after or send me an @ reply on Twitter to say hi and meet up (I’m @rosso on Twitter).

I’ll also hope to meet up with many of the food bloggers (those who still come to BlogHer even though there’s now a BlogHer Food) as well as healthy living bloggers since I’m writing about this at Food Blogger on a Diet. I’ll be at the BlogHer 5k Friday morning – yay! outside running in the summer :)

I’ll try to wear a different WordPress shirt every day (perhaps not in the evening) so make sure you stop any and all women wearing WordPress shirts and say hi.

Will you be there? Definitely let me know so we can meet up.

Will you be there, and are you a WordPress fan? We definitely need to meet up. I may have a surprise for you. :)

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Related Articles at Ms. Adventures in Italy:

• A BlogHer Giveaway
• Help – Your Paris/Edinburgh Recommendations
• 2011 Year in Review in Pictures

The goal is “To unite bloggers (from all sectors) in a joint endeavor to share lessons learned and create a bank of long but not forgotten blog posts that deserve to see the light of day again.”

You know I can’t play exactly by the rules, so there’s 7 links below (+ a few extra).

Most beautiful post

In Italy, Sicily is one of the most beautiful areas I’ve visited and photographed. I think that is best shown by by a day trip I spent on the back of a scooter on Favignana island.

I also think my most beautiful posts are when I photograph Italian cities in early morning – Venice being my favorite, and Spoleto and Trastevere fall closely behind. I love the look of a city early in the morning before it’s being explored, and how peaceful it appears before the craziness starts.

Most popular post

I didn’t know it would be this popular when I wrote it, but I was truly Looking for the Perfect Macaron Recipe after tasting several in Paris and thought I’d share my journey.

Most controversial post

This is a bit of a tie – my post about Tipping (or not) in Italy and other mistakes tourists make generated a lot of lively discussion, but I think that my post about What’s in a Last Name? (Women changing their last names when marrying) generated a really interesting and thought-provoking discussion in the comments and will become more relevant as time passes.

Most helpful post

That would be How to Order an Italian Coffee in Italy, of course! This was also one of my more interesting posts to put together – my Italian colleagues weren’t really clear why I wanted to buy everyone a coffee, but only different kinds, but they were happy to accept.

A post whose success surprised you

How to Make Hot Pepper Chili Oil – this post is consistently in my Top 10 – I guess a lot of people want to make hot pepper oil at home. It’s delicious if you haven’t tried it! Also How Italy changed my diet in 7 years struck a chord with a lot of people.

A post you feel didn’t get the attention it deserved

This was a tough one – I think every post you publish you hope it gets attention so any that don’t feel neglected. I would say that it’s natural certain posts resonate with different people. But a post I continue to reference in offline conversations is one that I hold dear, and it’s about MSG and the polluting of many foods with flavor enhancers that people don’t know to look for in How to make homemade chicken stock and avoid MSG

The post that you are most proud of

I had been wanting to write a bit of an US/American food primer for my Italian and international friends, and I did it online, and then turned it into an ebook (pdf and epub formats)! I know most of my blog audience wasn’t the target of the 101 American Foods to try in the USA series but perhaps someone they know is. The process of putting that post together, finding and using Creative Commons photos to power it, going through the technical side of turning it into an epub book, and then releasing it with a CC license was really satisfying.

Who I’m nominating:

• Katie Parla of Parla Food
• Shelley of Un’Americana a Roma (she’ll have to dig deep back into her archives!)
• Michelle of Bleeding Espresso
• Arlene of nyc-carribbean ragazza
• Jessica of WhyGo Italy

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Related Articles at Ms. Adventures in Italy:

• Adopt a Blogger: Finding New Sources of Traffic and Readers for Your Blog
• Ms. Adventures in Italy Facebook Fan Page & Giveaways
• About

Thanks to everyone for participating in the 5th Anniversary of World Nutella Day!

We were overwhelmed by the submissions, the #NutellaDay Tweets taking over Twitter, the 20,000 fans on Facebook, and the new photos added to the Nutella Day Flickr pool.

We’ll be adding these recipes to the hundreds of Nutella recipes on the Nutella Day site in a few days, but for now, be sure and visit the participants and their wonderful recipes on their own sites.

Make sure you don’t miss out on the Part 2 of the World Nutella Day round-up on Bleeding Espresso!

In case you missed my own contribution for World Nutella Day 2011 – Flourless Chocolate Nutella Cake:

But let’s see what other Nutella lovers contributed for this year – thanks to everyone!

	David Lebovitz does the only thing that can be done to Nutella to make it better – make it yourself, with his Homemade Chocolate Hazelnut Spread. Grazie, David!
	Helene from Tartelette explores the gluten-free side of Nutella with her Gluten-Free Nutella Cupcakes and Nutella Cream Cheese Frosting. Grazie, Helene!
	Kate from Calamity Kate’s Kitchen contributes Strawberry Ice Cream with Nutella Swirl. Grazie, Kate!
	Marie from Food Nouveau tops her Hazelnut Cake with Homemade Nutella. Grazie, Marie!
	Sara from The Kitchen Pantry reunites the classic crepe with Nutella. Grazie, Sara!
	Jessica from My Baking Heart went the “safe and comfortable route” and made Nutella Peanut Butter Cookies. Grazie, Jessica!
	Jacquline from My Greek Ambition used homemade Nutella in her Nutella Oreo truffles. Grazie, Jacquline!
	Mike from Cook Weekend combined Nutella and Napoleons to create Nutelleons! Grazie, Mike!
	Kelsey from The Family Kitchen made Nutella Shortbread Hearts with White Chocolate. Grazie, Kelsey!
	Sam from Oh Nuts! made his own Homemade Nutella. Grazie, Sam!
	Karin from Food for Angels and Devils makes homemade Germknödel filled with Nutella. Grazie, Karin!
	Vanessa from Sweet Artichoke made a Nutella cake and my chocolate cannelloni, filled with Nutella crème Chantilly. Grazie, Vanessa!
	Tamsin from T and Cake makes Nutella Butterfly cakes & shares how Nutella saved her wedding cake! Grazie, Tamsin!
	Aparna from My Diverse Kitchen makes a Tropical Fruit Parfait with Nutella. Grazie, Aparna!
	Mia Rose from Bright Morning Star made a record 6 recipes using Nutella: Snickerdoodles, French Sables with Caramel and Nutella, World Peace Cookies with Nutella, Coffee break muffins with Nutella swirls, Dark and White chocolate French Mousse cake, and French tarts with Nutella filling. Grazie, Mia!
	Barbara from Barbara Bakes baked up some Peanut Butter Nutella Cookie cups. Grazie, Barbara!
	Noor from Ya Salam Cooking made homemade pizza dough and topped it with Nutella for Nutella pizza. Grazie, Noor!
	Catherine from Pursuing Domestic Goddess-ness cooked up a Nutella Rice pudding. Grazie, Catherine!
	Jamieanne from The Sweetest Kitchen mixes it up with a Salted Chocolate Nutella fudge. Grazie, Jamieanne!
	Jennifer from Savor the Thyme makes whoopie with her Nutella Whoopie Pies and Nutella Crispy Treats. Grazie, Jennifer!
	Candy from Dessert By Candy layers it up with Nutella Pudding Icebox Cake. Grazie, Candy!
	Johanna from Green Gourmet Giraffe gets smooth with Nutella fudge. Grazie, Johanna!
	Gaia from Shake&Bake frosts her Nutella on her Nutella cupcakes. Grazie, Gaia!
	Cathy from ShowFood Chef confesses her addiction to her Nutella Crack Pie. Grazie, Cathy!
	Laura from Ideas for mommies and children makes Nutty Nuttela Nuts all a traditional cookie all the way from Romania. Grazie, Laura!
	Cherrye from My Bella Vita takes it easy with her Easy Nutella Mandarin S’mores. Grazie Cherrye!
	Arlene from nyc/caribbean ragazza makes Homemade Nutella Pancakes to remind her of home. Grazie, Arlene!
	Deanna from Marzipan turns pie scraps into Nutella Pastry Pockets. Grazie, Deanna!
	Jennifer & Meredith from A Busy Nest contribute a double-header: Chocolate Hazelnut Crème Brulée and Nutella Shortbread Bars. Grazie, girls!
	Stephanie from Plain Chicken combines sweet, salty and chocolaty in her Peanut Butter Nutella Ritz Cookies. Grazie, Stephanie!
	Astheroshe from Accro cracks it up with Nutella Crinkle Cookies. Grazie, Astheroshe!
	Michele from Our Italian Table dips into Nutella with Espresso-Dipped Nutella Cake Balls with Sea Salt. Grazie, Michele!
	Asta from Villa Alps makes self-frosting Nutella cupcakes. Grazie, Asta!
	Jen from Piccante Dolce fill her pockets with Nutella with her Nutella Ricotta Pocket Pies. Grazie, Jen!
	Karen from Mignardise twice bakes some Nutella biscotti. Grazie, Karen!
	Cinzia & Marika from Stile Mediterraneo used homemade Pugliese bread in their Bruschetta with Ricotta, Nutella & Orange Zest. Grazie, ragazze!
	Mary from Food Librarian lets her cupcakes do the frosting work with Self-frosting Nutella cupcakes. Grazie, Mary!
	Eeva-Maija from Heart of Chocolate participates in her first Nutella Day with Nutella Buns. Grazie, Eeva!
	Babette from Babette Bakes swirls some Nutella into her Nutella Swirl Pound Cake. Grazie, Babette!
	Anna from Just A Rough Draft shares her addiction to Addiction Cookies (aka Cherry, Chocolate, Nutella Cookies). Grazie, Anna!
	Laura from Semper Fi Momma shares a her top 3 favorite Nutella desserts. Grazie, Laura!
	Robin from The Unrepentant Carbivore admits the Internet is never wrong and makes a Nutella Bacon Sandwich. Grazie, Robin!
	Domenica from Domenica Cooks sandwiches her Nutella between two cookies for Nutella butter sandwich cookies. Grazie, Domenica!
	Nic from Cherrapeno tarts it up with Nutella Cookie Tarts. Grazie, Nic!
	Katrina from Baking and Boys! makes two things with her Nutella Banana Oatmeal and Nutella Truffle Cookies. Grazie, Katrina!
	Erin from The Olive Notes mixes it up with a Farmers Market Nutella Layer Cake. Grazie, Erin!
	Umm from Taste Of Pearl City indulges in Nutella with her Nutella Cake Pops. Grazie, Umm!
	Diana from Опитайте gets dark with her Homemade hazelnut cream “Black” Nutella. Grazie, Diana!
	Sarah from Tickety Boo contributes Nutella Sandwich Cookies. Grazie, Sarah!
	Rachael from La Fuji Mama meditates on Nutella and finds peace with her Chocolate Nutella Sandwich Cookies. Grazie, Rachael!
	Cathy from Cathy’s Kitchen Journey wraps up some Nutella into her Nutella crescents. Grazie, Cathy!
	Lisa from Anali’s First Amendment mounds her Nutella on her Homemade Nutella Mounds Bars. Grazie, Lisa!
	Alyssa from Alyoops! makes a quick and easy mousse with her Easiest-Ever Nutella Mousse. Grazie, Alyssa!
	Deborah from ThirtyCreativeStudio gets cool with her Yummy Nutella Ice Cream. Grazie, Deborah!
	Beth from A Great Day To Make A Memory gets loco with her Coco Loco Nutella Rolls. Grazie, Beth!
	Paula from Half Baked rolls Nutella into her Nutella Truffles. Grazie, Paula!
	Jason from Ancient Fire Wine injects a little energy into his Cappuccino Muffins w/ Nutella Fluff Frosting. Grazie, Jason!
	Sarah from The Smart Kitchen asks orange you glad it’s Nutella Day with her Orange-Hazelnut Nutella Brownies. Grazie, Sarah!
	Donna from FoodPlanetBlog gets snacky with her Nutella Snack Mix. Grazie, Donna!
	Wanda from Poppyseedsandtigerlilies dips fresh fruit into her Nutella dip. Grazie, Wanda!
	Ellie from My Red Velvet makes cakes with Nutella and swiss meringue buttercream. Grazie, Ellie!
	Kristin from The Social Baker gets steamy with Nutella Coconut Hot Chocolate. Grazie, Kristin!
	Elaine from California Living smooches it up with her Chocolate-Nutella Smooches. Grazie, Elaine!
	Johnna from 52 Sweets included Nutella in every meal on Nutella Day. Grazie, Johanna!
	Fatiha from My French NY Nest roules it up with her Nutella Roule. Grazie, Fatiha!
	Ramune from every.seven dunks her Nutella Dunkers into freshly opened Nutella. Grazie, Ramune!
	Heather from Making Life Delicious tops off her Nutella Cream Pie with something special, Nutella! Grazie, Heather!
	Chris from Mele Cotte fills up with her Nutella Ganache tarts. Grazie, Chris!
	Marianne from runOfthemills topped her muffins with Nutella. Grazie, Marianne!
	Kirbie from Kirbie’s Cravings updates an old classic with Banana Nutella bread. Grazie, Kirbie!
	Shannon from Adventures in Food gets creamy in her Nutella risotto. Grazie, Shannon!
	Grapefruit from Needful Things starts the day off right with Nutella French Toast. Grazie, Grapefruit!
	Marika from Strawberry/Maasikas makes Nutella granola with a crunch. Grazie, Marika!
	Magpie from Magpie’s Recipes makes everyone happy with her Nutella Brownies. Grazie, Magpie!
	Mel from Sharky Oven Gloves baked up Nutella fudge brownies. Grazie, Mel!
	Jen from Eating Clean Recipes bites with her Chocolate Hazelnut Bark. Grazie, Jen!
	Melissa from Diario di una Matta makes a Nutella pizza in the form of a heart (in Italian). Grazie, Melissa!
	Sheryl from crispy waffle tries to cure her sickness with Creme fraiche ice cream with Nutella. Grazie, Sheryl!
	Heather from Food, travel and fun with an uptowngal tops her Strawberry Cupcakes with Nutella. Grazie, Heather!
	Elizabeth from cucina girl hugs Nutella in her Abbracci Nutella sandwich cookies. Grazie, Elizabeth!
	Deeba from Passionate About Baking puffs up with her Nutella Strawberry Puff Pastry Hearts. Grazie, Deeba!
	Marla from Bella Baita View gets crumbly with her Nutella Crumb Crostata. Grazie, Marla!
	Mya from Elbows on my windowsill creates a Nutella calling card with her Nutella greeting card. Grazie, Mya!
	Azura from The Hyperbolic Gallivanter stacks up bite-size mini pancakes and sandwiches Nutella between them. Grazie, Azura!
	Lise from Kage! Kage! Kage!takes Nutella to a green place with her homemade Pistachio Nutella (in Danish). Grazie, Lise!
	Yummy Chunklet makes White Chocolate Mousse & Nutella Tartlets. Grazie!

• Volker from A Simple Man helps spread the word about Nutella Day in German!
• Sylvia from This Needs to Stop makes baby Nutella croissants. Grazie, Sylvia!
• Holly from Holly Knitlightly made some crepes and enjoyed other people’s Nutella recipes. Grazie, Holly!
• Jessy wrote a poem in his local newspaper about his life with Nutella! Grazie, Jessy!

Check out the last four years of World Nutella Days for more inspiration:

• World Nutella Day 2007 Part I and Part II
• World Nutella Day 2008 Part I and Part II
• World Nutella Day 2009 Part I and Part II
• World Nutella Day 2010 Part I and Part II

Thanks to everyone, see you next year!

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Related Articles at Ms. Adventures in Italy:

• World Nutella Day Celebrates 5th Anniversary on February 5th
• Nutella Book & World Nutella Day, February 5th
• Announcing World Nutella Day 2009: February 5th