Holiday Recipes

A classic Southern Italian bakery cookie. Dense, incredibly chewy almond paste cookies entirely encrusted in toasted pine nuts.

Siena's famous aristocratic cookie. A soft, intensely chewy, diamond-shaped almond paste cookie, heavily scented with orange zest and dusted with powdered sugar.

A festive Neapolitan Christmas dessert consisting of hundreds of tiny, deep-fried dough balls, drenched in warm honey, piled into a wreath shape, and covered in colorful sprinkles.

A classic Italian Christmas confection. A chewy or hard nougat made from whipped egg whites, boiling honey and sugar syrup, and heavily packed with toasted almonds and hazelnuts.

A decadent Father's Day treat. Rings of light choux pastry, either fried or baked, topped with a mountain of thick pastry cream and crowned with a single amarena cherry.

Verona's 'Golden Bread'. A towering, eight-pointed star-shaped Christmas cake. Incredibly buttery, intensely vanilla-scented, and lacking any dried fruit, heavily dusted with powdered sugar.

The majestic Milanese Christmas bread. A towering, incredibly light, butter-and-egg-rich sweet bread studded with raisins and candied citrus peel, taking days to make using a natural sourdough starter.

The flamboyant king of Sicilian desserts. A sponge cake layered with sweetened ricotta and chocolate chips, encased in green marzipan, and covered in intricate royal icing and candied fruit.

The most famous Italian dessert in the world. Layers of espresso-soaked ladyfingers enveloped in a rich, ethereal mascarpone cream, heavily dusted with cocoa powder.

The traditional Roman Easter centerpiece. Young spring lamb, deeply marinated in garlic, rosemary, and white wine, slow-roasted with potatoes.

A grand Northern Italian feast. Various cuts of beef, veal, and sausage slowly simmered in an aromatic broth, served with punchy, vibrant sauces like salsa verde.

A show-stopping roast. Pork belly wrapped around pork loin, heavily seasoned with garlic, fennel, and rosemary, slow-roasted until the meat is melting and the skin is crackling like glass.