{"id":5094,"date":"2013-11-05T16:08:21","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T14:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/?p=5094"},"modified":"2017-03-04T21:11:40","modified_gmt":"2017-03-05T05:11:40","slug":"introducing-moleskine-passions-dessert-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/05\/introducing-moleskine-passions-dessert-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the Moleskine Passions Dessert Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you a\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>subscriber to my newslette<\/a>r<\/em><\/strong>?\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>I\u2019m also on Twitter @<\/strong>rosso<\/a>, on Facebook\u00a0Ms. Adventures in Italy<\/a>, and<\/strong>\u00a0rossosara<\/a>\u00a0on Instagram.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Do you like secrets?<\/strong> Most people like hearing them. I don’t mind keeping them\u00a0\u2014 bad secrets are uncomfortable to keep, but good secrets are even more uncomfortable because you wish you could just shout it to the world!<\/p>\n

I’m excited to announce, finally, a project I worked on last year with Moleskine<\/strong>!!<\/p>\n

It’s no secret I’m a fan of Moleskine notebooks<\/strong>, and I have been for years (check out my archives!) When they contacted me about collaborating on a Passions Journal, their subject-specific notebooks, I knew the Moleskine Passions Dessert Journal<\/strong><\/a> was exactly what was needed. After all, desserts are social, they’re made to be shared, and you definitely need a place to record your sweetest hits!<\/p>\n

\"Moleskine<\/a><\/p>\n

What’s inside the Moleskine Passions Dessert Journal?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The hardbound book’s cover has embossing of some of your favorite dessert illustrations and items, and inside there’s lots of Recipe Pages<\/strong> to record and immortalize your favorite dessert recipes!<\/p>\n

You’ll find a recipe created by me for Moleskine (the Moleskine Celebration Cake<\/strong>) \u2014\u00a0above you’ll see a picture of the actual cake I baked and took into their office to share! It’s a delicious, fudgy (and gluten-free!) chocolate cake which you can use as the centerpiece for any celebration you have coming up, with lots of room for modifications and personalizing it to make it your own. It’s just a recipe to get you started!<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Designs<\/strong> section is one of the things I’m most excited about – it has pages full of cake and cupcake cross-sections waiting for you to fill them in with your creations! You can doodle designs & combinations for cakes and cupcakes from the filling to the frosting, and even the decorations to go on top, with some space for labeling, notes, and bringing your idea together! If you’re planning out some flavor combinations, want to remember a delicious mix you recently tried, or just want to sketch out a design for a future cake, it’s a great place to play<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Desserts and sharing them with friends and family is really important to me<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 that’s why I host parties like Cookie Swaps, why I bake cakes and bring them into the office to share and all around like cutting a slice of something for a visiting friend and watching their eyes gleam with appreciation. I’m also a planner<\/strong> (if you’ve ever read my tech\/biz site, When I Have Time<\/a>, you know this<\/em>) and the organization side of things is really fun for me, too! That’s why there’s an entire section in the journal called Parties<\/strong> where you can plan out your next party, detailing the guests, your menu and dessert ideas, and a shopping \/ to-do list to plan your next get-together!<\/p>\n

One of the cool things which is\u00a0available online only at Moleskine.com<\/a> (it’s free to register<\/em>) to supplement the journal is the Recipe Swap Template<\/strong>. Going to a Cookie Swap, a bridal shower, or other sort of potluck where you’re bringing dessert? You can print out this template, write up your recipe, and give it to your friends or guests as a keepsake (and encourage other guests to do the same). There are also the templates I mentioned above from the journal which you can print up and add once you’ve filled up the original pages.\u00a0There’s even a\u00a0My Sources\u00a0<\/strong>section\u00a0in the journal; a space\u00a0to jot down notes about your favorite bakeries, cake decorating suppliers, or other useful addresses for your dessert creations.<\/p>\n

When I saw they added a cupcake to the front of the notebook, and I found this very inexpensive dress with a cupcake pattern on it this summer, I couldn’t wait to share this:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Sara<\/a><\/p>\n

And there you have it \u2014 the\u00a0Moleskine Passions Dessert Journal<\/strong><\/a>! It’s amazing to see my name inside something so fun and which is a blank canvas for all you dessert lovers out there. It felt great to see it on the shelves with all the other Moleskine notebooks.<\/p>\n

Get your copy on Amazon.<\/a><\/p>\n

Disclosure: Though I was compensated for my involvement in creating the Dessert Journal, I do not receive compensation for each copy bought, for writing this post, nor for hosting the giveaway \u2014\u00a0I just really am excited about you seeing it! The giveaway + bundle selection were my ideas, and Moleskine graciously stepped in to supply the notebooks directly to you. I’m providing the Amazon gift certificate on my own.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Are you a\u00a0subscriber to my newsletter?\u00a0I\u2019m also on Twitter @rosso, on Facebook\u00a0Ms. Adventures in Italy, and\u00a0rossosara\u00a0on Instagram. Do you like secrets? Most people like hearing them. I don’t mind keeping them\u00a0\u2014 bad secrets are uncomfortable to keep, but good secrets are even more uncomfortable because you wish you could just shout it to the world!…<\/p>\n

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