Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Smiling all the Way From A to Z -- N

Today's letter is N. I smile when I think about or rather eat...

NUTELLA
Mmmmmmm. *salivating*
Need I say more? Nope!

Do you like Nutella? I can finish a bottle off in, say, a week. Honest. I typically dip Nilla Waffers into the jar and munch, munch, munch until I finally realize I've eaten way too much, much, much. So, starting with the letter N, what makes you smile?

Writing Jewels

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21 comments:

  1. I keep seeing it on the shelves. One of these days I'll try it.

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    1. You've gotta try the amazing delight of Nutella!

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  2. "Sticky-fingered students: Nutella theft hits Columbia"

    The Ivy League university's student newspaper says $5,000 in the chocolate-hazelnut spread disappears each week.

    At Columbia University, where the chocolate-hazelnut spread flows freely, ongoing thefts of the large brown jars add up to $5,000 a week, according to The Columbia Spectator.

    But why Nutella? Is there a black market for a dessert spread being lost at an estimated 100 pounds per day? Are students running underground creperies out of their dorm rooms? Is there a similar run on bananas?

    No. The problem is that Nutella is both tasty and somewhat costly. Even at discount chains like Wal-Mart (WMT -0.20%), it fetches more than $6 per 26.5-ounce container, compared to $4 for a similar size container of Jif peanut butter. In France, citizens collectively flipped out when it was suggested that palm oil -- one of Nutella's key ingredients -- be taxed at 300%, according to France 24.

    The spread is so beloved in some circles that even the $3 million settlement of a class action last year targeting claims made by Nutella's U.S. distributor, Ferrero USA, that it was good for children did little did little to diminish its standing. The sizable to-go cups of Nutella reportedly taken from Columbia dining halls and the full jars suddenly disappearing from its shelves back this up.

    Whole article at: http://money.msn.com/now/post.aspx?post=504eab58-408b-41ca-bea0-129e27864ec2

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  3. I get the Kroger brand of Nutella and dip pertzels in it- it is SO GOOD.

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    1. Pretzels and Nutella makes for some tasty goodness.

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  4. Now I'm hungry. Nutella and crepes. mmm...

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    1. I had Nutella on crepes the other day. Numms!

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  5. I eat Nutella on a spoon. LOL

    Happy Tuesday!

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  6. My family LOVES Nutella ... for some reason, I've never climbed on the bandwagon. But give me a bag or box of dark chocolate, and it will be gone by the end of the day. YIKES.

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  7. Yes, please! Nutella makes me happy. Wish we had some right now. The N thing that makes me smile is the Nickle game. My 7 year old loves to flip a nickle (or whatever coin he can find) and call heads or tails. It's so simple, but his joy in playing it always makes me smile.

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    1. How cute is that. Little kids and the things that make them happy sure make me smile too!

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  8. If you like Nutella, does that mean you're nuts?

    Blessings and Bear hugs!
    Bears Noting

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  9. My four-year-old likes to eat Nutella in wraps. You heard that right!

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    1. I'm not sure what you mean by a wrap... Is it like a crepe?

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  10. A week to finidh it off...umm...that would be too much too soon for me...I do love it though :D

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  11. I rarely buy Nutella because when I do, I end up eating the whole jar with nothing but a spoon. :D

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  12. Hi Julia- stopping in from A-Z. New follower. Cute post, and I love Nutella too.

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