When Karen Young of popular home-based pastry brand Karen’s Kitchen got a Rotary Exchange scholarship in New Jersey, she didn’t expect to emerge from the program with a renewed passion for cooking.

Similar to manicotti and cannelloni, stuffed shells are jumbo pasta shells filled with ricotta cheese and baked on a saucy bed of tangy marinara. The filling is usually seasoned with garlic and herbs ...

Assemble them a day ahead of time for easy meal prep!

“What did you put in the ricotta?” Ann Maloney asked me. We were at a holiday party for the Food team at my house, and Ann — The Post’s recipes editor at the time — was raving about a dish of baked ...