Showing posts with label Arcadia Bookshop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arcadia Bookshop. Show all posts

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Cupcakes and Sugarcraft Demo at Arcadia, and the Winner of Party Food for Girls



Photos by Alessandra Zecchini ©



Today Arantxa and I went to Arcadia Bookshop to present Party Food for Girls. The bookshop had a great tea party and cupcake display ready for us, and some eager girls waiting impatiently to make sugar flowers and decorate more cupcakes. Arantxa was very good at showing the girls how to create roses and rosebuds, and we had wonderful feedbacks from them, my favourite was: "This is a dream come true!". 

Girls of all ages joined in, from a tiny little 'fairy' to 'grown ups', and even a young gentelman! And you know what? He made a beautiful marzipan rose, very artistic! So there you go, Party Food for Girls can be for boys too! :-). And then our friend Valentina came to visit, and to make flowers, I forgot to take a photo of her and her creations (she was very proud of them!), I guess we got really busy chatting and catching up!



Photos by Alessandra Zecchini ©


What a great day! Thank you Doris and all the staff at Arcadia Bookshop in Newmarket!




And now for the winner of the blog candy!








First of all thank you for all your support, I was really touched by how many of you put the banner up in their blogs, 84! (even if the randomizers says 86... it seems to have two empty lines there), and I met many new bloggers, whom I am now following :-)!!! I copied all your names out on a word document (just to make sure that you had one chance each), and then I went on Random.org and clicked randomize! And the winner is:


List Randomizer

There were 86 items in your list. Here they are in random order:
  1. 4. Tamtam
  2. 74. sonia
  3. 76. wagashi stories
  4. 15. La Gaia Celiaca
  5. 29. .B.
  6. 26. Serena
  7. 23. EliFla
  8. 35. Rosaria
  9. 48. Mamma Papera
  10. 41. Penny
  11. 73. LAURA
  12. 83. Sarù @ Dolci Creativi
  13. 59. Valeria
  14. 57. Antonella
  15. 45. Mary
  16. 14. Gloria
  17. 63. dolcetti&co
  18. 32. simonaskitchen
  19. 39. Simo
  20. 64. piccoLINA
  21. 2. franci e vale
  22. 8. Saretta
  23. 42. fantasie
  24. 20. annabanana
  25. 28. meris
  26. 84. www.paoladany.blogspot.com
  27. 25. Patty
  28. 13. SONIA
  29. 22. Ely
  30. 38. Glu.fri cosas varias sin gluten
  31. 49. Mil
  32. 62. aTuttaCannella
  33. 12. accantoalcamino
  34. 69. laura.78
  35. 36. dolci a ...gogo!!!
  36. 70. Lui e Lei in cucina
  37. 75. nonnapapera
  38. 10. Vevi
  39. 1. astrofiammante
  40. 5. valentina brida
  41. 31. Alessandra
  42. 11. Aria
  43. 56. Max
  44. 16. Mon
  45. 24. Cranberry
  46. 54. LaVally
  47. 19. Loredana
  48. 44. I servizi del Clan_Destino
  49. 72. Silvi
  50. 71. monica@SemplicementePerfetto
  51. 78. UnaZebrApois
  52. 68. francy
  53. 51. Sayuri
  54. 53. Menta Piperita
  55. 37. Gianni
  56. 21. il cucchiaio magico
  57. 34. Vale
  58. 27. Ilaura
  59. 3. Artù
  60. 18. Fabipasticcio
  61. 66. Pasticcioall'italianaenbarcelona
  62. 40. Valentina
  63. 77. Rosa-kreattiva
  64. 43. Commis
  65. 80. LaDolceIlaria
  66. 58. matematicaecucina
  67. 65. Valentina
  68. 30. Claudia
  69. 82. ciccioria
  70. 7. Claudia
  71. 50. DocCook
  72. 9. Dana
  73. 79. Anonymous (http://lescreationsdecry.blogspot.com)
  74. 81. ANTO
  75. 60. Mascia
  76. 55. Satsuki010
  77. 17. Red Nomad OZ
  78. 61. accantoalcamino
  79. 47. Antonella
  80. 6. ElenaSole
  81. 46. Bake Club
  82. 33. Emily
  83. 52. Lara
  84. 67. Sabrina
Timestamp: 2011-10-01 05:32:39 UTC


Congratulations Tamara!!!


Tam, sono doppiamente felice perché dopo aver fatto il sorteggio mi sono accorta di aver messo il tuo nome solo una volta, mentre infatti tu avevi messo il banner su entrambi i tuoi blog!

Comunque adesso dovrai farti tradurre le ricette dai tuoi figli, o magari ti bastera’ guardare le foto e capirai cosa fare!!! Mandami il tuo indirizzo per favore (per email) e spero che il libro ti piacerà!

Per concludere volevo dire una cosa a tutti i blogger italiani: sono felice che il libro vada ad una blogger italiana: devo dire che i blogger italiani sono sempre molto generosi e felici di sostenere altri blogger e le loro iniziative, cosa che qui ancora non succede. Quindi grazie, grazie davvero a tutti, mi fate sentire a casa anche se sono lontana!
Un bacio
Alessandra


Friday, September 30, 2011

Cooking with children at school, and another demo tomorrow at Arcadia Bookshop


Oratia District School,  Room 17, clockwise from top left: Italy, Scotland, Holland, Japan



Yesterday our local primary school was presenting a special international day. In my boy's class the children choose to represent four countries: Italy, Scotland, Holland and Japan. I was there with other three mums to help making the food, of course Max thought that doing Italy was going to be 'too easy' so he choose the Japan table and I made sushi rolls with 8 very enthusiastic children (while more children stood by and watched, getting to eat all the end bits and the pieces that weren't 'perfect'!). At the end we all went to see how the tables had been set up, and they were so colourful and happy!!! It was such a great day for the kids, the Italian table had pizza and vino (grape juice really!), the Dutch table had pancakes and biscuits, and the Scottish table had shortbread and fudge. The children were all dressed up too and had made some great visual displays. So creative!



Photos by Alessandra Zecchini ©


This morning I was baking again, I made and decorated a few cupcakes to take to Arcadia Bookshop tomorrow. Arantxa and I will be there from 12 to 2 pm demonstrate how to make sugar flowers, and sign books, so if you are in Newmarket please pop by to see us!

Arcadia Bookshop

26 Osborne St, Newmarket, Auckland.
09 522 5211





PS: Tomorrow I will announce the winner of the blog candy, keep tuned!

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