On Easter Day, you’ll likely find Colomba Easter Bread (Pane di Pasqua) at dinner tables all over Italy, from north to south. The bread is one of the first signs that spring has arrived. And despite ...

I went and found that column, printed on April 10, 1981. And while I didn't use that exact recipe, I was inspired to start my own Easter bread tradition and decided to make a few Easter breads ahead ...

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 ...

Italian dove bread lies somewhere between brioche and pannetone. It is eaten around the Easter holiday, often accompanied by espresso or a cappuccino. It is a bit of work to make, though none of the ...

Abbondanza — Italian for "abundance" — is a bi-monthly column from writer Michael La Corte in which the author shares his tips for making traditional Italian-American recipes even better. For many, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Italian-American recipes are wholesome, filling, and perfect for Sunday dinners. Here are some of the ones we think you ...

Easter bread can be found on many people's tables on Easter. While many area bakeries have been offering this Easter staple for several weeks, people are not perfect and there still are some trying to ...

Easter breads are a tradition in many European countries, but you don't have to wait until Easter to enjoy them. They usually start appearing in bakeries sometime after Ash Wednesday, and are offered ...