A traditional Italian Christmas dinner is something that anyone can appreciate—no matter what your background might be! That’s especially true if you’re a pasta lover like Ree Drummond is (she ...

Growing up in an Italian family, food was everything. Every holiday, celebration or weekly Sunday dinner was centered around food. Gathering everyone to the table was the most important part of the ...

The winter holidays are a time for indulging in favorite comfort foods and seasonal sweets, whether it's a mug of hot chocolate, a cozy spiced cider muffin or a few decorated Christmas cookies when ...

The stereotype of the Italian nonna, or grandmother, attempting to feed you until you burst holds true — especially at the holidays. No sooner had any family member walked through her door than my own ...

Make room in your recipe box for your new favorite cookies. Italy has no shortage of rich and sweet cookies, and we've collected some of our top-rated recipes that need to be made. From biscotti to ...

Renowned chef Lidia Bastianich was one of the first television chefs to make Italian-American cuisine approachable for viewers. Today there’s nothing the TV host, restaurateur, and author loves doing ...

Christmas cookies are a quintessential part of the holidays, and luckily, there are loads of opportunities to try them all out, whether you're making them for a party or cookie exchange, to give as ...

It isn’t too early to start thinking about holiday cookies. This week kicked off the return of the Los Angeles Times Holiday Cookie Bake-Off, a tradition that began here 15 years ago. The Times is ...

Although you’ll find baroquely adorned sweets at Italy’s pasticcerie, the majority of that nation’s biscotti (the generic word for cookies) are quite plain in appearance. They’re also durable and long ...