Despite being a very summery fruit, to me, nothing says fall and the holidays like a dessert containing fig jam. I use this jam a lot…

Ricotta Pumpkin Cookies  Yields about 35 – 40 cookies Ingredients 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon ground…

I have just returned to Boston after spending the month of May in Italy. After more than two and half years, perhaps my longest absence, it…

It’s a cross between a baked pudding, a custard and a pie, or a crustless custard pie, if you will, but whatever you might want to…

Is a trip to Italy in the cards for you in 2022? I know it is for a lot of people, especially after a few years…

Figs are my favorite Italian summer fruit, and I get my fill of them when traveling to Italy. Growing up in Calabria, we had several fig…

Used in sweet and savory dishes, or eaten straight as is, it seems ricotta is everyone’s favorite cheese! I am a bit of a ricotta snob,…

There’s much to celebrate about the autumn season in Italy. Unlike summer, which is the period where tourists flock to the boot from all over the…

It’s that time of year, the time where pumpkin is everywhere, and not just in the kitchen. It’s pumpkin-scented hand soap, pumpkin-scented candles, pumpkin-scented hand lotion….