Nutella

On Friday, I went to my friend's home for a Nutella party. Lilly went to Grandma's and I went to http://www.mogulbaby.com/ (MB). Really, it was an excuse to get together with other women and hang out BUT Nutella sent MB some items for her to review for the blog. Lilly is all about Nutella and MB's my friend, so to the Nutella party I went. She offered different fruits and vegetables and baguettes to eat with the Nutella and made Nutella brownies from scratch.

At our house we like Nutella. It's a hazelnut spread made with hazelnut, skim milk and some cocoa. I've always associated Nutella with Europe, but I'm starting to see it everywhere in the U.S. (yes, even here in North Dakota). A little background on Nutella: it was created in Italy during World War II when cocoa was in short supply. The creator of Nutella was Pietro Ferrero (as in Ferrero Rocher chocolates - MOM - you know you love those!). It's a good alternative for people who are allergic to peanuts.

Each guest received a "swag bag" of Nutella goodies: a Nutella tumbler, a sample, a spreader, a coupon, 3 different recipes and information about Nutella. We usually just spread Nutella on toast or on pancakes, so we'll have to tryout the recipes: breakfast sandwich (English muffin, Nutella and strawberries), waffle sandwich and breakfast roll-up. I'm pretty psyched about my Nutella swag bag! Brian's excited for the tumbler and Lilly? Well, she just loves Nutella!