ALL TOGETHER NOW The Melena-Maci family, clockwise from upper left: Mauro Melena, Annalisa Maci, Claudia Melena, exchange student Rori Domenghini, and Federico Melena. (Photo: lawellphoto.com)
SWEET MOMENTS Claudia, Rori and Federico share traditional Italian Christmas cakes, the Panettone and the Pandoro; the Panettone is the original first cake from Milan, a sweet bread with candied fruit and raisins, while the Pandoro is a more recent version of the sweet bread, from Verona, taller than Panettone and shaped in eight-pointed star. (Photo: lawellphoto.com)