Growing up in northern New Jersey, my most-loved treats all had a thread of Italian and Italian-American flavors. The creamy, crunchy bite of a fresh cannoli, cookies flavored with warm hazelnut or ...

Italian Easter cookies are a soft, cake-like treat glazed with icing and adorned with colorful sprinkles. They’re so festive ...

Pignoli cookies stacked on plate next to cup of coffee - Jessica Morone/Tasting Table We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As it turns out, there are plenty of occasions that call ...

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 ...

FARGO — I fell in love with these charming Italian cookies the first time I visited my husband’s family in Toronto. His parents lived just a block away from the famous Sanremo Bakery in the Etobicoke ...

Marrying into an Italian-American family has taught me a lot. I can now go to the deli and order capicola without sounding like a fool. (Hint: That sentence rhymes.) My lexicon of rude hand gestures ...

It had been a true labor of love: I picked out the recipes with relatives’ preferences in mind: My grandpa loves marzipan, ...

This story was originally published in 2017. 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 ...

I learned to cook from watching my imaginary aunties and uncles. I may not have grown up in a gastronomically inclined home, but the warm, encouraging stars of food television — Julia, Martha, Sandra, ...

In the summer of 2020, my friend Niko asked if I'd like to prepare gravy together. At first, I didn't understand why my expertise was required since I've never been good at cooking meat-based dishes.