The rhubarb in my garden is nearly ready – but still a little immature for one of my favorite desserts: Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp. Luckily, I had some rhubarb frozen from last year. I’ve used up most of the frozen rhubarb, but about January – when spring seems so long to come, rhubarb becomes ever so …
Growing up, my memories from an Italian-American Easter included butter shaped like a lamb, sweet bread studded with dried fruits (baked in a coffee can) and homemade ricotta pie. While my Nana’s version was the straightforward cheesecake type pie, I’ve always wanted to make a traditional rice pie. Called pastiera, it’s usually filled with arborio …
Today is my daughter’s birthday and it was her own idea to have an “all green, St. Patrick’s Day” themed birthday. She will be having green eggs and ham (using green food coloring) for breakfast and for her birthday dinner, she chose: Chicken noodle soup with green noodles, broccoli, celery and cabbage; green biscuits (using …