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Pane di Pasqua – Easter Bread

Joanne Natale Spigonardo April 12, 2025 One of my fondest memories are the days leading up to Easter, when my Mother, Sister, and I would spend endless hours preparing the Easter ricotta pies, la pizza ripiena with sopressatta and basket cheese, and of course the wonderful Easter bread. The Easter bread would be in allContinue reading “Pane di Pasqua – Easter Bread”

Pizzelle – An Italian Holiday Tradition

Joanne Natale Spigonardo December 22, 2024 Most Italian families make the wonderful treat of pizzelle during the Holiday Season. Everyone has their own version either handed down through family recipes or from an improvisation of recipes from various sources. It’s all about the flavorings with some recipes calling for anise extract while others call forContinue reading “Pizzelle – An Italian Holiday Tradition”