In Italy, meals signify quality time spent together. Crafted to be shared, this vegetarian baked rigatoni is the perfect holiday pasta dish to share with wine, laughter and love.

From food writer and cookbook author extraordinaire, we're proud to present Katie Workman's holiday favorite. Using rigatoni instead of flat noodles and dollops of fresh ricotta, this gorgeous holiday pasta recipe is like an unstructured lasagna, only better.

Rolled in fragrant dried oregano flowers and salt, and carefully seared, this Italian pork tenderloin sings with flavor. Accompanied by a fresh, vibrant Sicilian fennel salad with orange, we urge you to put this Italian pork tenderloin on your weekend menu.

Another Tuscan favorite around the holidays, succulent roasted pork loin fills the air with its intoxicating sweet aroma.

Allow the warm, rich scent of crispy chicken skin to fill your home and permeate your senses with nostalgia. Combining the aromatic flavors of our Herbe di Sicilia blend and bright Lemon Blossom Honey to brighten each bite, serve this melt-off-the-bone chicken with crispy potatoes, fresh salad, or lemon-drenched pasta.

Using Extra Virgin Olive Oil to slowly poach delicate white fish, this recipe is both delicious and heart-healthy. Fork tender with just the right notes of vegetal, peppery Extra Virgil Olive Oil to tickle your senses, fresh Halibut slowly cooks to deliver the most succulent rendition of the delicate white fish you'll ever experience.

A savory-sweet scent hangs in the air, filling your head with a comforting, familiar warmth. the smell of toasted, crispy, melty cheese and rich, mouthwatering ragu instantly floods your chest with the ache of nostalgia. Ah, lasagna. This slowly braised short rib ragu layered with a simply perfect bechamel sauce makes for a lasagna worth celebrating over. Don't be afraid of the timing. Yes, it will take time, but we promise it is worth it.

One of our favorite ways to incorporate fish into a tradition Sicilian Christmas dinner is by baking it to perfection in a dome of salt. Trapping moisture within its crust, salt baking a fish results in delicate, melt in your mouth bites of fish. Serve with our preserved lemon salsa to bring a fresh taste of the Mediterranean to your Christmas table this year.