For Maria Bruscino Sanchez, owner of Sweet Maria’s Bakery in Waterbury, growing up in a big Italian family not only meant celebrating the holidays with the feast of the seven fishes, but at least ...

Another Ash Wednesday, followed by 40 days of Lenten devotion with fasting and meat-free Fridays, arrives this week with the start of the month of March. But before menus become less indulgent and ...

Ask a random group of Americans about their favorite Italian cookies and their responses, though sincere and ardent, will likely begin to blend into one universal chorus of: “Rainbow cookies…those ...