Sprinkles and eggs give Italian Easter bread a festive finish. ( Kristen Massad ) For Italian Easter bread: Divide dough in two and roll each piece into 24-inch-long pieces. Twist the two pieces ...

Italian Easter bread is a sweet bread enjoyed around Italy and by Italian Americans, with many renditions. The origins of Italian Easter bread aren't fully known and there are many different ...

Jody Scaravella is the creator of Enoteca Maria, which opened in 2007 on Staten Island, with its signature cooking by Italian grandmothers. Nonna's House, the first cookbook inspired by the Nonna's of ...

In my Italian family you knew Lent (40 days of deprivation, soul-searching, and fasting) was almost over when the annual baking contest began. This was no casual competition. This was the Easter Bread ...

There are so many Italian Easter traditions, and (shockingly!) most of them revolve around food. There is simply no way you can make all of these recipes each year, but it's nice to have options. Here ...

Dreaming of foreign travel? For me, it’s Italy, but since I can’t be there at the moment, I’m inviting Italy to my Easter table. In Italy, Easter is known as Pasqua and is the second most celebrated ...

Italians are no slouches when it comes to celebrating holidays, and Easter is a big one in the traditionally Catholic country. Of course, being Italy, food is an important aspect of the festivities, ...

Note: Dye the Easter eggs raw. They cook in the oven 1 1/4 cups milk 1/3 cup butter 1 package Rapid Rise instant yeast (about 2 1/4 teaspoons) Pinch of salt 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup sugar About 3 1/2 ...

Robert recently wrote about sanguinaccio, the Lenten chocolate pudding made with fresh pigs’ blood available at Bensonhurst’s Villabate Bakery. Villabate was opened in 1980 by a Sicilian family, and ...

This year, Good Friday and the beginning of Passover land on the same day, April 15. If you're hosting an Easter or Passover get together (or both) and are in need of something sweet, check out these ...

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