One of the first signs of spring in Rhode Island is zeppole returning to bakery shelves. While the main day to eat zeppole is St. Joseph's Day, which falls on March 19, the cream-filled pastries start ...

Sicilian cannoli at Lucibello's Italian Pastry Shop in New Haven, Conn. Cannoli are pastries made from deep-fried pastry dough that is filled with a sweetened ricotta cream. A single pastry is known ...

If you stop by your local Italian bakery and take a look behind the counter, you’ll find plenty of easily recognizable offerings: crunchy, ricotta-filled cannoli; cream-filled, overflowing cream puffs ...

Torta della Nonna is a classic Italian dessert built on contrasts: a crisp pastry shell filled with silky lemon-vanilla custard. This recipe walks you through every step that Italian grandmothers ...

This story was originally published in 2017. Does anyone make better cookies, pastries and desserts overall than the Italians? We don’t think so! And bread? Please. But here’s the problem: Walk into a ...