Every year the little village FOSSENO di Nebbiuno (Novara – Piedmont) is transformed in a fun strawberry festival called La Sagra della Fragola. There is live music, lots of local food and of course strawberries, food stalls (with some food tasting) and handicrafts. The speciality of this festival is definitely the strawberry risotto. A delicious sweet dish! But also […]
Yesterday my sweet little nephew was baptized and as I’m his godmother I obviously was there to celebrate it with him and the rest of the family. A wonderful day even though too short!! Of course I made special baptism-cupcakes. Honestly, it took me a bit of organization to make them in The Netherlands but […]
I’m completely tired of the cold and the rain, I can tell you that!!! And I know that in most parts of Europe, just like here in Northern Italy, there’s still no sign of Spring, let alone Summer. And I’m so longing for Summerish dishes and eating outdoors… So I thought, do we really need […]
Photo from the internet Even though I love Italian food, I sometimes really long for other cuisines! I love Thai food and also Mexican food…yummy!! Unfortunately it’s pretty difficult to find restaurants that serve non-Italian food in my area. But, we do have a delicious Mexican restaurant not far from Borgomanero…lucky me!!! So yesterday my […]
A new passion was born at Casa Letizia that I really want to share with you all: making and (even more) decorating cupcakes!!! For those who are my FB “friends” might have seen some photo’s on my page. We all know that cupcakes aren’t Italian. And also these cupcakes don’t have anything Italian to it […]
Just got back from a wonderful weekend with our friends in the splendid city PARMA (Parma – Emilia Romagna). Unfortunately we weren’t very lucky with the weather….it rained until we went home! Nevertheless some photo’s of this beautiful city that is absolutely worth the visit!!! Lunch tip: for the most delicious focaccia visit Frank Focaccia – […]
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