Recipes

Panettone Bread Pudding

A delicious, festive Christmas or New Year’s Eve dessert to make use of leftover panettone.

Puddings and candies, ChristmasFrancesca BruzzeseDecember 28, 2016american recipes, easy, sweet, winter Comments

Rhode Island

Spending the holidays in my home state!

Non recipe postsFrancesca BruzzeseDecember 23, 2016Non recipe posts, story posts and travels, winter Comments

Canederli with butter and sage

Bread dumplings hailing from the North of Italy, light and fluffy and, jam-packed with gooey melt-y cheese, salty rich speck, and sunny bright parsley, divine when served with a spoonful or two or three of toasty sage brown butter.

Pasta, Cucina conversations, Christmas, ThanksgivingFrancesca BruzzeseDecember 19, 2016cucina conversations, italian recipes, savory, winter Comments

Gingerbread Cake with Caramelized Pears

A deeply spicey, ginger-y cake divine when paired with a dollop of cold freshly whipped cream and warm, caramelized pears.

Cakes and Cupcakes, Every day cakes, ChristmasFrancesca BruzzeseDecember 14, 2016american recipes, breakfast, cake, easy, sweet, winterComment

Brownie Cookies

Brownie Cookies, for when you can’t decide whether or not you want a chocolate chip cookie or a brownie..

Cookies and Biscotti, ChristmasFrancesca BruzzeseDecember 9, 2016american recipes, chocolate, cookies brownies and bar cookies, easy, sweet, winterComment

Weekend in Bolzano

A long weekend in the way north of Italy!

Travel, ChristmasFrancesca BruzzeseDecember 6, 2016Non recipe posts, story posts and travels, winter Comments

Salame di cioccolato

A perfect edible Christmas gift — a slice of this packs a deeply chocolate-y punch thanks to the combined forces of cocoa powder and melted chocolate, with a smooth fudginess interrupted only by crunchy pieces of cookie, sweetened slightly by a snowy dusting of powdered sugar over the top.

Puddings and candies, ChristmasFrancesca BruzzeseDecember 1, 2016chocolate, cookies brownies and bar cookies, easy, italian recipes, sweet, winterComment

Cicoria ripassata alla romana

Spicy, garlicky, slightly bitter greens — a Roman classic.

Vegetables and Sides, Cucina conversations, Roman, Vegan, VegetarianFrancesca BruzzeseNovember 28, 2016Rome, appetizers and side dishes, cucina conversations, easy, italian recipes, savory, veggies Comments

Silver Palate Mashed Potatoes

Special occasion mashed potatoes , and the best you’ll ever have.

Vegetables and Sides, Christmas, Thanksgiving, EasterFrancesca BruzzeseNovember 22, 2016american recipes, appetizers and side dishes, autumn, easy, savory, veggies, winter Comment

All-American Apple Pie

Perfect, All-American apple pie.

Pies and tarts, Fruit desserts, ThanksgivingFrancesca BruzzeseNovember 18, 2016american recipes, autumn, fruit, pies and tarts, sweet, winterComment

Green Beans with Caramelized Shallots and Pancetta

The green beans are crisp and fresh and bright, countered nicely by the intensely sweet caramelized shallots and the salty richness of the pancetta (it is a holiday after all, a little indulgence is in order) and the final touch, a dash of bright sunny lemon zest,

Vegetables and Sides, Thanksgiving, EasterFrancesca BruzzeseNovember 15, 2016american recipes, appetizers and side dishes, autumn, citrus, easy, savory, veggies, winterComment

Pumpkin Cheesecake with Pecan Praline Sauce

Pumpkin cheesecake meets pumpkin pie in this perfect Thanksgiving dessert.

Cakes and Cupcakes, Pumpkin Spice, ThanksgivingFrancesca BruzzeseNovember 11, 2016american recipes, autumn, pies and tarts, pumpkin, sweet Comment

Cornbread Muffins with Maple Butter

Shake up the bread basket this Thanksgiving with these buttery, honey-tinged, cornbread muffins.

Breakfast and Brunch, ThanksgivingFrancesca BruzzeseNovember 8, 2016american recipes, appetizers and side dishes, autumn, breakfast, cake, easy, sweet Comments

Savory Squash Pancakes with Sage Brown Butter

Who said pancakes had to be sweet? Here are savory pancakes that are fluffy and light and cheesy, crisp on the outside and soft on the inside, slightly sweet thanks to the squash, drizzled with toasty nutty brown butter and cozy crispy sage (squash/pumpkin's soulmate).

Vegetables and Sides, Vegetarian, ThanksgivingFrancesca BruzzeseNovember 4, 2016american recipes, appetizers and side dishes, autumn, easy, pumpkin, savory, veggies, winterComment

Pappardelle con Zucca e Funghi Porcini

Thick ribbons of pappardelle with sweet roasted squash, earthy mushrooms, and caramelized onions. Yummm.

Pasta, Cucina conversations, VegetarianFrancesca BruzzeseOctober 28, 2016autumn, cucina conversations, italian recipes, pasta and risotto, pumpkin, savory, veggies, winter Comments

Torta della Nonna

Torta della Nonna, i.e a smooth custard filling bursting with bright lemon and sweet vanilla, sandwiched between buttery, citrus-y crusts, bejeweled with toasty pine nuts and finished off with a veil of snowy powdered sugar. It doesn't look like much -- no mile high layers, no frosting, no chunks of chocolate -- but it is a lovely, home-y dessert that exemplifies the expression "less is more," as most Italian desserts do.

Pies and tartsFrancesca BruzzeseOctober 25, 2016cake, citrus, italian recipes, pies and tarts, sweetComment

Pear & Chocolate Tart with Shortbread Crust

Step aside, pumpkin pie! This chocolate pear tart — juicy pears, truffle-like chocolate ganache, and a salty sweet shortbread crust — would make a great addition to your Thanksgiving table.