“When people start talking about gifts and getting excited for Christmas ... The baskets like the “Deluxe Fruit Basket” and “Old World Italian” can be hefty, weighing 30 pounds or ...

In festive platter arrange each item on platter. Set calamari salad close by. Serve with nice basket of crostini toasts (toasted baguette sliced thin brushed with olive oil and toasted to golden) ...

(Judith Valente) My Christmas season with Italian friends turned out to be ... meats and sweets for gift baskets for my friends. Each saint's day in December felt like a stop on a pilgrimage ...

A wonderful Italian Christmas cookie that tastes of the holidays. This recipe is what happens when a chocolate cookie meets a ...

The origin of this Italian tradition is shrouded in mystery. Why seven fishes on Christmas Eve? Some say there’s a fish for each sacrament of the Catholic Church. Others tie it to the seven days ...

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- It's a holiday treat on Italian-American tables, this and every Christmas-- sweet loaves of bread known as panettone. Shopping for one this year, you'll find the ...