Super easy to make from only 5 ingredients and absolutely yummy, many families make these rolls at Easter to “tell” the story of the resurrection […]
Holidays
Italian Easter Bread (Pane di Pasqua)
Bread has incredible significance in many cultures on Easter tables; on the Italian Easter table, bread has a religious significance — Christ is often referred to […]
Italian Easter Pie (Pizza Rustica)
Lent, the season preceding Easter, is a time of penance and abstinence; in Italian households this pie, stuffed full of cheese, meats, and eggs is […]
Hrudka (Egg Cheese)
Hrudka (you may know it as cirek/cirok, sirets, sirok, sireczs depending on where you’re from) is a simple custard cheese that’s essential for many Eastern […]
Coconut Dusted Cake with Cooked Frosting
When I was a kid in the 60s and 70s, every holiday had its ritual in my family. Easter was no exception. Every year, without […]
Handmade Pierogi
Ah, the beloved Coal Region favorite — pierogi. Not only do many meals revolve around pierogi, but it is the center of much social interaction, […]