Every Easter, I thank god for my Italian ancestors. That’s because at a young age I was introduced to my favorite Easter dish, Pizza Rustica, also known as Italian Easter pie. Pizza Rustica is ...

Italian Easter pies by any other name still taste wonderfully salty and savory. And that's a good thing, because the Italian quiche goes by many names. They include Easter pie, as well as pizza ...

It's delicious pizza, just not as we (mostly) know it. Say hello to this endlessly variable, but always tasty Italian pie. “In Naples, a pizza is what we generally think of as a pizza, a round bread, ...

Easter cooking means having a ton of fresh eggs on hand. Whether you are baking cookies, rice pies or Pizza Rustica, a traditional Easter meat and cheese pie, eggs are a primary ingredient. Here are ...

Pizza Rustica is a traditional Easter meat and egg pie and every Italian-American family has its own way of making it. When Palm Sunday dawns in the Petraccas' Providence home, the holiday table will ...

In the fall of 2009, Paula Zindler of Cummington wowed the judges at Hawley’s Pudding Hollow Pudding Contest that Halloween with her Pumpkin Gingerbread Pudding. This beautifully arranged, delectable ...

Rustic pie (Pizza rustica)The cooling racks in Italian bakeries and pastry shops are filled with Pizza rustica around Easter and Christmas. Angela’s mother prefers a homemade pasta crust. For ...

"A pie filled with a beautifully light, un-stodgy filling of classic Italian ingredients - prosciutto, spinach, ricotta, parmesan and mozzarella. Delicious eaten hot or cold and perfect for a picnic!" ...