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 ...

The classic chocolate chip cookie didn’t make its debut until 1938 when American chef Ruth Wakefield forgot to add cocoa to ...

The winter holidays are a time for indulging in favorite comfort foods and seasonal sweets, whether it's a mug of hot chocolate, a cozy spiced cider muffin or a few decorated Christmas cookies when ...

Does anyone make better cookies, pastries and desserts overall than the Italians? We don't think so! And bread? Please. But here's the problem: Walk into a well-stocked Italian bakery and you're ...

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 ...

This classic cookie is originally from the southern Puglia region of Italy, home to millions of olive trees, some thousands of years old. In this part of Italy, the traditional savory taralli (taralli ...

The stereotype of the Italian nonna, or grandmother, attempting to feed you until you burst holds true — especially at the holidays. No sooner had any family member walked through her door than my own ...

Growing up in an Italian family, food was everything. Every holiday, celebration or weekly Sunday dinner was centered around food. Gathering everyone to the table was the most important part of the ...