Honey-glazed ham, garlic mashed potatoes and fluffy dinner rolls might be staples at American Easter

meals, but around the world, there are many distinct ways to savor the holiday – ones that
incorporate both local ingredients and unique cultural traditions.

“Italians go all out,” said Judy Witts Francini, creator of the Italian food blog Divina Cucina. She’s from
California but has lived in Florence and Tuscany for decades.

Witts Francini’s Easter lunch starts with an assortment of antipasti. For the first course, she serves a
savory tart called torta pasqualina, which has 33 layers of phyllo dough to symbolize the 33 years of
Christ’s life. The second course includes roast lamb, fried artichokes, peas with pancetta and roasted
potatoes. Dessert is chocolate eggs (which can be up to 3 feet tall) with a gift inside and a dove-
shaped cake, called colomba.

And that’s just lunch.

Honey-glazed ham, garlic mashed potatoes and fluffy dinner rolls

might be staples at American Easter meals, but around the world,
there are many distinct ways to savor the holiday – ones that
incorporate both local ingredients and unique cultural traditions.

“Italians go all out,” said Judy Witts Francini, creator of the Italian
food blog Divina Cucina . She’s from California but has lived in
Florence and Tuscany for decades.

Witts Francini’s Easter lunch starts with an assortment of

antipasti. For the first course, she serves a savory tart called torta
pasqualina , which has 33 layers of phyllo dough to symbolize the
33 years of Christ’s life. The second course includes roast lamb,
fried artichokes, peas with pancetta and roasted potatoes.
Dessert is chocolate eggs (which can be up to 3 feet tall) with a
gift inside and a dove-shaped cake, called colomba.

And that’s just lunch.

Honey-glazed ham, garlic mashed potatoes and fluffy dinner rolls might be staples at American Easter
meals, but around the world, there are many distinct ways to savor the holiday – ones that
incorporate both local ingredients and unique cultural traditions.

“Italians go all out,” said Judy Witts Francini, creator of the Italian food blog Divina Cucina. She’s from
California but has lived in Florence and Tuscany for decades.

Witts Francini’s Easter lunch starts with an assortment of antipasti. For the first course, she serves a
savory tart called torta pasqualina, which has 33 layers of phyllo dough to symbolize the 33 years of
Christ’s life. The second course includes roast lamb, fried artichokes, peas with pancetta and roasted
potatoes. Dessert is chocolate eggs (which can be up to 3 feet tall) with a gift inside and a dove-
shaped cake, called colomba.

And that’s just lunch.

Honey-glazed ham, garlic mashed potatoes and fluffy dinner rolls
might be staples at American Easter meals, but around the world,
there are many distinct ways to savor the holiday – ones that
incorporate both local ingredients and unique cultural traditions.

“Italians go all out,” said Judy Witts Francini, creator of the Italian
food blog Divina Cucina . She’s from California but has lived in
Florence and Tuscany for decades.

Witts Francini’s Easter lunch starts with an assortment of

antipasti. For the first course, she serves a savory tart called torta
pasqualina , which has 33 layers of phyllo dough to symbolize the
33 years of Christ’s life. The second course includes roast lamb,
fried artichokes, peas with pancetta and roasted potatoes.
Dessert is chocolate eggs (which can be up to 3 feet tall) with a
gift inside and a dove-shaped cake, called colomba.

And that’s just lunch.

Honey-glazed ham, garlic mashed potatoes and fluffy dinner rolls

might be staples at American Easter meals, but around the world,
there are many distinct ways to savor the holiday – ones that
incorporate both local ingredients and unique cultural traditions.

“Italians go all out,” said Judy Witts Francini, creator of the Italian
food blog Divina Cucina . She’s from California but has lived in
Florence and Tuscany for decades.

Witts Francini’s Easter lunch starts with an assortment of

antipasti. For the first course, she serves a savory tart called torta
pasqualina , which has 33 layers of phyllo dough to symbolize the
33 years of Christ’s life. The second course includes roast lamb,
fried artichokes, peas with pancetta and roasted potatoes.
Dessert is chocolate eggs (which can be up to 3 feet tall) with a
gift inside and a dove-shaped cake, called colomba.

And that’s just lunch.

Honey-glazed ham, garlic mashed potatoes and fluffy dinner rolls

might be staples at American Easter meals, but around the world,
there are many distinct ways to savor the holiday – ones that
incorporate both local ingredients and unique cultural traditions.

“Italians go all out,” said Judy Witts Francini, creator of the Italian
food blog Divina Cucina . She’s from California but has lived in
Florence and Tuscany for decades.
Witts Francini’s Easter lunch starts with an assortment of
antipasti. For the first course, she serves a savory tart called torta
pasqualina , which has 33 layers of phyllo dough to symbolize the
33 years of Christ’s life. The second course includes roast lamb,
fried artichokes, peas with pancetta and roasted potatoes.
Dessert is chocolate eggs (which can be up to 3 feet tall) with a
gift inside and a dove-shaped cake, called colomba.

And that’s just lunch.

Honey-glazed ham, garlic mashed potatoes and fluffy dinner rolls

might be staples at American Easter meals, but around the world,
there are many distinct ways to savor the holiday – ones that
incorporate both local ingredients and unique cultural traditions.

“Italians go all out,” said Judy Witts Francini, creator of the Italian
food blog Divina Cucina . She’s from California but has lived in
Florence and Tuscany for decades.

Witts Francini’s Easter lunch starts with an assortment of

antipasti. For the first course, she serves a savory tart called torta
pasqualina , which has 33 layers of phyllo dough to symbolize the
33 years of Christ’s life. The second course includes roast lamb,
fried artichokes, peas with pancetta and roasted potatoes.
Dessert is chocolate eggs (which can be up to 3 feet tall) with a
gift inside and a dove-shaped cake, called colomba.

And that’s just lunch.