Gloria Luperini of Timonium was looking for a recipe for ricotta pie that she said is popular in the Italian-American community. She said that she has gathered many different recipes for the pie and ...

When I was a kid, it wasn’t Easter morning unless there was cheese pie for breakfast. The traditional Sicilian dessert, made with a cookie-like crust and ricotta filling, is creamy and not too sweet, ...

NATICK — Eggs might be the most visible — and colorful — symbol of Easter, but for Italian cooks, ricotta is a close second. Italian holiday traditions bring both sweet and savory ricotta pies, cakes, ...

Carrying on family traditions is extremely important to Judy and me. They identify who we are as a family and they are special and unique because they are ours! Passing down these shared experiences ...

Roxana Jullapat is the pastry chef at Ammo Cafe in Hollywood (1155 North Highland Ave.). She adds candied kumquats (recipe) to an Italian-style Ricotta Pie. This classic Italian Easter dessert comes ...

Around this time last year, Cecile B. Champagne’s Tropical Custard Pie earned her a spot on this page. While that recipe was a runner-up, this time out she’s taking first-place honors, thanks to her ...

Schooled by an exacting mother-in-law from Naples, my late Aunt Renee certainly knew the secrets of southern Italian comfort food. Around this time every year, she’d turn out my favorite pie of all – ...

My husband has not made friends with the computer but does wonderful research if you give him a stack of books and magazines. Here is a result of his work. Italian Ricotta Pie Makes a 10-inch pie to ...