If you find yourself in the North End at Easter, brace yourself! One of my fondest memories is of all the pastry shop windows displaying almond paste lamb cakes. They are adorable and the centerpiece ...

Now that spring has sprung, it's time to get ready for easter. Marion, John, Sosanna, Anthony and Elaina of the New York restaurant Fresco by Scotto was invited on TODAY to share their recipes for an ...

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

Most of us know that Italians serve panettone for Christmas, but have you heard about a similar cake that's prepared just for Easter? Allow me to introduce you to colomba, a sweet Italian Easter cake.

This is Highly Recommend, a column dedicated to what people in the food industry are obsessed with eating, drinking, and buying right now. But this year I had my first colomba, an Italian yeasted cake ...

Baking Torta di Pasqua is a long-established Easter custom in Italy and among Italian-Americans, as well. Eating the rich treats made with cheese and eggs has long been the way to end the fasting and ...

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, ...

A dove-shaped cake studded with candied peel and topped with a nutty, sugary crust, the Colomba di Pasqua cake is a fixture on the Italian Easter table and a counterpart to the Christmas panettone.

Easter has always been one of my favorite holidays, filled with family traditions, egg hunts and, of course, lots of delicious treats. While the holiday itself is special, I especially love the baking ...