In Italy, I have come to believe that you don’t need much reason in order to celebrate life! It seems like at least a few times…

Oh Calabria! To know you is to love you! But the problem with that is that not too many people know you! Although perhaps that’s not a…

It was, yet again, another dreary day in Boston today. Though we’re winding down on April, it doesn’t much feel like it around here. I debated…

There is something about pine nut cookies, or pignoli cookies, that brings me right back to the bakeries, or pasticcerie of Italy. Their smell, chewy texture and flavor brings me…

If you’ve been following my recipes and this website for a bit, this recipe might surprise you. After all, isn’t this a lazy Italian cooking site?…

Christmas Eve is two weeks from tomorrow! WHAT?? How did that happen?!?! Time to start thinking about baking and your dessert table! In keeping with the…

There are some recipes that only come out on special occasions. For one reason or another, they become known for “the ones you make at Christmas”…

 am frequently asked if my family cooks a turkey on Thanksgiving or if we stick with a typical and festive Italian meal like lasagna or braciola…

I came home from work today in the dark. The issue I have with that is that it wasn’t even that late. With the first workday…