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  1. And the winner is…

    March 1, 2012 by Giulietta

    I wanted to write a very short post, just to announce the winner of my first blog-iversary giveaway… but I decided to make it a little longer.

    First of all I crown the winner, the author of comment No. 3 (extracted by Random.org)

     

     

    And the author of that comment is … MJ of MJ's kitchen!! After months of comments and e-mails, I'm so happy you won my very first giveaway!

    And I "use" this post to accept the Cake Blog award from Chiarina of Zeroincucina

    And now I can share with you my 7 favorite dessert recipes. So, on the wave of this birthday, let's celebrate again and again with some desserts!
    MJ, e-mail me your address, so I can send you the prize!

    My 7 dessert recipes

    1. Sfogliatelle ricce – One of my favorite desserts, the greatest cooking satisfaction so far.

    2. Tarte Tatin – A timeless French classic, a simple dessert, never cloying and perfect for any occasion.


       

    3. Meliga pastries – Piedmont in a cookie.

    4. Apple squares – A lot of fruit, a drop of alcohol and a soft batter for some delicious squares.

    5. Wine doughnut cookies – Wine cookies, perfect for breakfast or to dunk in wine .. always a pleasure.

    6. Brownies - His Delicacy, with a moist heart, just how I like it.

    7. Tiramisu – THE classic.. a dessert that everyone one, the perfect dessert to end this selection.

    Category Awards, Dessert and Sweets, Giveaway | Tags: ,, | 4 Comments

  2. Happy birthday, blog!

    February 22, 2012 by Giulietta

    Here we are … Alterkitchen, a year later.

    Exactly one year ago I wrote my first posts, my because and my first recipe. It's amazing, when I look back at this year, how many things have changed in my life and how much I have changed … maybe changed is not the right word, but I certainly came back to be someone that I left dormant for too long.

    So many things changed, in my business life and even more in my personal life… some people got out of my life, some others entered it on tiptoe, others knocking down the door, and then there are some people who have always been there, and that perhaps will always be (and it's what I sincerely hope).

    Between all these changes and this weird and unlucky 2011, I realized that constants (but not too many of them, otherwise things get boring) are important .. and this blog was, despite my breaks and my syncopated or loose rhythms, an important constant. It was something to cultivate, to let grow, to follow and to love, something that brought me small and great satisfactions, warmth, laughter, sharing and new friends … and I think that friendships born around a real or a virtual table are going to last much more than what we eat together, with the mouth or with the eyes.

    I close this panegyric (a bit too mushy) with a THANKS, for your attentions, your comments and your mere presence, a THANKS to all of you who read my posts and to those who are reading me now, and I hope you'll continue to do so.

    To thank you I thought I could make you gift … from a word and paper (printed or not) fetish, I chose to give away to one of you a Moleskine recipe journal and a book (I already chose it, and I hope that will please the one who will receive it).

    After the recipe you'll find all the information about taking part to my little giveaway .. and now, to celebrate, what would you say about a piece of tiramisù?!

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    Category Birthday, Dessert and Sweets, Giveaway, Holidays, Thoughts and words | Tags: ,,,,,,,,,, | 28 Comments