Minnie’s Banana Pudding
My grandmother made banana pudding every Sunday when my mom was growing up. Vanilla wafers came in plastic bags back then, and my grandfather would pick up a bunch of ...
Lily’s Rice Pie
My grandmother, Letizia, or Lily, made several rice pies every Easter—two or three with citron and at least one without (some of my dad’s brothers and sisters didn’t like citron so they picked ...
Pastiera Napoletana
Pastiera Napolentana is a traditional Easter pie that originated in Naples. The filling is made with ricotta, orange flower water, candied citron, and softened hulled wheat berries—the pie’s trademark ingredient. The ...
Apostles’ Fingers
Apostles’ Fingers are crepes filled with a sweet ricotta cream. There are many variations of this recipe, but this one is my favorite. It’s simple, and the sweet ricotta is ...
Italian Easter Sweet Bread
My grandmother usually made her Easter bread a day or two before Easter. Her bread was a little dry and not as sweet, because, I think, it was meant to ...
An Eggceptional Easter Brunch
I recently was given the opportunity to host an Eggland’s Best Brunch. Some of my family planned to be out-of-town on Easter Sunday, so we held our brunch on Palm ...
Colorful Easter Cupcakes
I was gallivanting around the craft stores today, and I found the cutest Easter egg baking accessories. I decided to make cupcakes before my grandkids came over for the night. (This was ...
Bunny Cake
I stumbled upon a Wilton Step-By-Step Bunny Pan in Walmart today, and I just had to have it. My grandkids are staying over tonight, so I thought this would be ...
Strawberry Pie
Last year, I had a long running list of recipes I wanted to make with fresh strawberries. I made some of the recipes (strawberry jam, strawberry ice cream, strawberry shortcake, strawberry ...
Valentine Cake Pops
Now that Christmas is over, it’s time to start baking for the next holiday: Valentine’s Day. I tried unsuccessfully at Halloween, and then again at Christmas, to make cake pops ...
