Christmas in Italy is a time for celebration, and with food playing such an important role in global holiday traditions, it’s no surprise that feasting is central to Italian Christmas.

My version of Italian Christmas cookies start with a soft dough ... that'll forever change your holiday baking. From the ...

There seem to be many steps here. This conceals the fact that this Christmas dessert is ludicrously, dazzlingly easy to make. It doesn’t require cooking or technical brilliance: it is merely an ...

Italian Recipes: This bacon and lamb lasagna is baked to perfection with layers of cheese and home made bolognese sauce. An Italian sweet bread, panettone is a perfect Christmas or New year's dessert ...

This isn’t the first time Italian bakery staples have taken centre stage during seasonal events - in recent years both panettone and pandoro have become wildly popular in Britain at Christmas.