Once again, we'll be getting together with Cheryl to bake Italian Easter goodies: sweet rice pie, ricotta pie, and what I've always called Pizza Gain. But an article in the Food section of this week's Globe sets the record straight:
[…] On this bright day, Sabatino is handing out slices of another Easter staple -- pizza chiena (GAYN-a), sometimes called pizza ripiena, which means ''stuffed," or pizza rustica. At the end of Lent, people who have given up meat can enjoy it again in this lattice-topped pie, which holds a 4-inch layer of cheese studded with cold cuts. […]Posted by rv at March 25, 2005 12:43 PM to food