by Maria Pacillo | Mar 19, 2023 | Deep-fried desserts
Happy St. Joseph’s Day! Yes, there is another saint worth celebrating in March other than that snake charmer St. Patrick. If you are Italian or Italian-American you may already be acquainted with St. Joseph and the yearly celebrations that occur on his feast day. You...
by Maria Pacillo | Mar 12, 2023 | Zeppole Giveaways
Feast of St. Joseph...
by Maria Pacillo | Mar 12, 2023 | Italian-Americans
With each new month, most of us scan the calendar and wonder – what holidays are coming up and whose birthday is this month? As we head into March, you might be asking… What is St. Joseph’s Day? In the tradition of Western Christianity, St. Joseph’s Day is the feast...
by Maria Pacillo | Jan 24, 2023 | Deep-fried desserts
When you hear the words deep-fried desserts, what images form in your mind’s eye? Perhaps you think of state fairs, music festivals, fireworks, or maybe a trip down to the Jersey shore. We may differ in what comes to mind, but we can all agree there is no greater...
by Maria Pacillo | Jan 17, 2023 | Italian desserts
Deep frying, and especially deep-fried desserts, are now fully embedded within America’s culinary identity. The American obsession with the many variations of sweet fried dough like doughnuts, zeppoles, and funnel cakes has its early origins at the world’s fair...
