The former One Day at a Time star’s smooth and fudgy dessert (you’ll find full instructions here) is quick to make because the Emmy award-winning cook makes the most of clever shortcuts. It calls for ...

This is a classic cassata (Sicilian rum cake) — sponge cake, liquor, candied fruits, ricotta cheese — minus the marzipan. Incorporate 1/3 of the whites into the yolk mixture. Sift 1/4 cup of the flour ...

Rose Levy Beranbaum's recipe for Sicilian Pistachio Cake with Golden Neoclassic Buttercream from Rose's Heavenly Cakes. Serves 8 to 10. 2 large eggs, at room temperature, or 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons ...

That’s what my niece said after she took a bite of this cassata alla Siciliana, a cake my mother made every December for years. That thought resonated with me. My mother died in 2020 at 97, and I ...

Sicily draws admirers to its seas, sands and sites; Risa took the job seriously. She booked a villa, fully staffed, and stocked it with friends. They gazed at ruins, they crept through caves, they ...

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