Christmas

Once it caught on outside Italy, the battle to control it, and the competition to produce it, became fierce

Those looking to take in the magic of holiday lights have a new option this year: Lumino City, a massive light display being hosted at Eisenhower Park. Lumino City is a huge light display spread over 17 acres in Nassau...

The theme is inspired by the first three words of the U.S. Constitution, "We, the people"

When and where was torrone first created? No one knows for certain.  Some connoisseurs say Persia; others Arabia; and still others China.  A clue lies in its list of ingredients, which is short and sweet: almonds, honey, sugar and egg...

The other day, while looking up different ideas for how to prepare some different Christmas meals, I started to see many recipes for The Feast of the Seven Fishes.  This got me to thinking: why is this such a prevalent...

A basket of words, A fresh flame that  sparkles like snow to burnish our thoughts Christmas is not playing with dolls, It's counting your  wounds after your newly  opened eyes Have furrowed into your mound of flesh. These verses by...

Zeppole con Alici sott'olio, by Emmelina De Feo Emmelina De Feo's special dish: Zeppole with anchovies in oil Emmelina De Feo One of my most treasured memories as a child of cooking and baking during the Christmas holidays, was when...

All age groups are dealing with specific challenges, but grandma and grandpa are in a group by themselves. As parents you still have many decades ahead of you to make new memories with your children, but sad as it is...

Two weeks ago, I received a press release from Sarah Lemieux, the Publicity Coordinator of Sophia Institute Press, about its hot-off-the-press publication, The Vatican Christmas Cookbook. It’s the sequel to the Institute’s best seller The Vatican Cookbook, which I reviewed...

We Southern migrants to Italy’s industrial north all share the same ritual. We take any opportunity we can to break away from grey polluted skies, the heaviness of the air and the stark furrowed fields populated by crows. Year in...