I’ve determined that biscotti are the “chicken soup” version of the dessert world. Is there anything more comforting than a good cup of coffee and a few freshly baked biscotti? I…

While growing up in Calabria, I was blessed that my mom was a stay-at-home mom. I didn’t realize what a  privilege this was until we moved here…

It’s another cold, wintery, snowy day in Boston. The kind that has me thinking of only one thing: summer in Italy. I’m counting down the days to our…

We’re currently in that strange week between Christmas and New Years in which the days get confusing. You wake up in the morning wondering, is it a weekday…

There are some cookies and desserts that are a bit pretentious. They call for a laundry list of ingredients, expensive nuts, numerous steps and hours of…

What would an Italian Christmas be without Struffoli? It certainly would be lighter, that’s for sure! These little things are addictive, calorie filled, baby bombs of deliciousness and they…

I have to admit, I have a bit of an aversion to ground beef. I can’t remember the last time I cooked with it, not to…

Oh Italy, in all of your hazelnut glory… Hazelnut biscotti, hazelnut spread, fresh hazelnut from the tree, pralines, truffles,  and how can I forget Italy’s most…

As you might know already, the cuisine of Calabria, my native region, is very much influenced by its geographic location. As such, cucina marinara, or cuisine of…