I’ve been blogging for nearly six years, if you count my first blog, and have LOVED it! Blogging allowed me to do so many fun things and learn so much. It allowed me to share glimpses of our life, it challenged me to develop my photography skills, it served as a portfolio to do freelance photography and writing for print magazines and online publications and it gave me the opportunity to partner with some incredible brands. It served as an incredible creative outlet, particularly when my kids were little and because of this blog I have new friends that I never would have met otherwise.

But all things do come to an end and for this blog the end is here and now. I’m no longer drawn to it and just want to do some other things. I will still be on Instagram, and I’d love it if you followed along there.

Thank you all so much for following my blog for however long it’s been! I’ve enjoyed getting to know you and I’m sure I’ll be staying in touch with quite a few of you!

Cheers, Giulia

Here I am with a little post and a few links to some favourite recipes on this blog.

• To make lemon cupcakes like above – use this cake recipe and this frosting recipe, adding lemon instead of strawberries.
• Pink ombre cakes are very popular – people like to pin and share this pretty pink cake.
• The most popular post though, is Nutella and french toast  – baked. I guess people really like Nutella!
• Some of my favourite comfort foods were this savoury bread pudding and these cheesy waffles.
• My most popular summer recipes were these seafood sandwiches and this Café Frappé.
• We also celebrated birthdays here, here, here and here, and traveled to New York, Switzerland and Spain.

It was a good year, a fun year. A year filled with adventures, firsts and  a few challenges. Again, thank you so much for stopping by my little space, taking time out of your busy day and making it a wonderful place for me to share pieces of my life – be it the sweet or the savoury.

Wow – already 1 year since I decided to blog in this space exclusively! At the time I wanted to focus on my food photography, to share recipes and goodies with you guys twice a week. I learned a new blogging platform and am now able to showcase my images larger and in a much more professional manner. I’m really happy how things are working out here – I get to share some of the food we made and other things I’m creating for Style Me Pretty Living, Clementine Daily and Classic Play.

In addition, I got to share our travel photos, such as Disney, or Cape Cod and Montreal. I’m creating an online album for myself and my family and I’m happy that all of you have joined the ride. It’s a lot of fun and I hope to continue to share with you here at Audrey’s.

This give-away is now closed. Congratulations Nataliya – your number was chosen by random.org! I will contact the winner by email.

Blog Birthday Give-Away!

To thank you for continuing to stop by this corner of the web I have a little birthday gift bag for you – a chance to win ‘My little Paris Kitchen‘ by Rachel Khoo – a lovey cookbook concentrating on French classics cooked in a tiny Paris kitchen. You’ll also get the Bakerella Cake Pop book – a book full of inspiration on how to create the most amazing cake pops. To top it all off, you’ll also get a package of rainbow cupcake liners, a box of colouful birthday candles, colourful paper straws and a $25 Chapters Indigo Gift Card! How’s that for a nice little box of goodies?

Anyone with a North American mailing address is eligible for this gift pack, except Quebec residents (see why here). This give-away is open until February 10, 2014 at midnight EST.

1. Please comment below for a chance to enter.
2. For a second entry, tweet this give-away making sure to mention @GiuliaDoyle
3. For a third entry mention the give-away on Instagram and make sure to include @giulia_doyle

Winner will be chosen at random and will be notified by email.

Disclaimer: Gift card provided by Chapters Indigo. All other items sponsored by Audrey’s.