When you think of world-famous Italian cuisine, the first dishes to come to mind are usually pizza, pasta, and perhaps tiramisu, and with good reason. However, there is so much more to explore. It ...

Easter has always been one of my favorite holidays, filled with family traditions, egg hunts and, of course, lots of delicious treats. While the holiday itself is special, I especially love the baking ...

These Italian Easter cookies with anise flavoring are light and biscuit-like in texture. They are often enjoyed in the morning with an espresso. Since breakfast is unheard of in Italy, (except for ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There are tons of cookies here that incorporate candy in the mix, too. Check out the chocolate Cadbury ...

Dana Stucchi still remembers Easters spent in Naples, Italy. The owner of Lancaster city bakery La Dolce Vita lived in Naples until 11th grade, when her family moved to the United States. During those ...

Planning an Easter menu is always challenging. Aside from ham, there really aren’t too many traditional dishes to make like there are for Thanksgiving or Christmas so there’s a lot of wiggle room with ...

I loathe hard cookies. There's just no point to them. If a cookie could be confused with Civil War hard tack, I throw it out. That's why I love the ricotta cookie. It is soft, sweet and can be frozen ...

It isn’t an Italian-American celebration without a pile of Italian wedding cookies. It’s called an Italian wedding cookie because you’ll see a pile of them on the cookie table at weddings (yes, an ...