There's nothing a giant bowl of pasta can't fix — for me, it's rigatoni alla vodka topped with a chicken cutlet: It's simply delicious. But Italian cuisine stems far beyond traditional pasta and pizza ...

The first words I learned in Italian were gamba di legno, or wooden leg, for which Benito Mussolini and Walt Disney are to blame: After the war, my mother, who was fluent in Italian, had been involved ...

In a large bowl, mix chicken, lettuce, ham, provolone, pepperoni, soppressata, banana peppers, and onion. In a medium bowl, ...