Savory Easter Pie, Pastiera (Torta Rustica)
In preparation for Easter celebrations? It's nice to come across something I have had out of my Grandmother's kitchen. My Nonna Barbara had a kitchen rich in Southern italian tradition. No wonder, she was from Naples. I particularly remember the smells coming out of her kitchen at Easter time, that could lure anyone within a mile of the house. She still cooked everyday although she helped out in her son's bakery on 116th street and 2nd avenue in New York, on a daily basis, You would always find her smiling in the window of the bakery luring patrons by offering them a taste. Her infectious smile was hard to pass up and so were those sugared donuts. I could remember getting off the 3rd avenue Sunday stopping by for a huge bag of pastries to go. Her Easter pie was like a brick in a box. Of course it could feed an army. She would be quick to say, that the very traditional crust was origi...