Meat Chicken Fish — Recipes — Pancakes and Biscotti

Polpette alla cacciatora

A cross between pollo alla cacciatora and polpette al sugo = these juicy, fork-tender meatballs in a sumptuous tomato-olive sauce.

Meat Chicken FishFrancesa BruzzeseMarch 3, 2024Comment

Nostalgia Series, Recipe #2: Crispy Chicken Tenders

Super nostalgic and very crispy chicken tenders, just like the ones I ate growing up as a kid. Oven fries and honey mustard dipping sauce highly recommended.

Polpette in bianco

Juicy, fork-tender polpette in a lemon-parsley flecked pan-sauce.

Meat Chicken FishFrancesa BruzzeseMarch 24, 2023italian recipes, savory, chicken meat fish

Luxurious Chicken Pot Pie

The classic Chicken Pot Pie, elevated: here we have a roast chicken and mushroom filling dressed up with a touch of cream, fresh herbs, and white wine. Coziness guaranteed.

Chicken Pot Pie

Cozy, comforting pot pie, complete with a flaky pastry lid, juicy chicken, a whole lot of veggies, and lots of nostalgia.

Savory pies, Meat Chicken FishFrancesa BruzzeseMarch 16, 2021savory, american recipes, winter

Roast Chicken with Plums

A roast chicken that manages to both hark back to Summer -- with ingredients like end-of-summer plums, sunny lemon, and thyme and basil – and fit in with the Fall, offering cozier, autumnal flavors in the form of fennel, orange, allspice, and honey.

Meat Chicken FishFrancesa BruzzeseSeptember 28, 2020chicken meat fish, savory, fruit, summer, fallComment

Mini Meatball Soup

Mini meatballs, pasta, lots of veggies — a soup that’s got it all, basically.

Meat Chicken Fish, Soup, ChristmasFrancesca BruzzeseJanuary 7, 2020chicken meat fish, easy, winterComment

Polpettone alla ricotta

A recipe in honor of my beloved Nonno, from his Supreme Dairy cookbook published back in the ‘60s.

Lentils with sausages + mustard vinaigrette

Simple, straightforward, and delicious comfort food to help you get through the winter.

Meat Chicken Fish, ChristmasFrancesca BruzzeseFebruary 13, 2019appetizers and side dishes, chicken meat fish, easy, savory, winterComment

Peperoni ripieni al forno

Bell peppers stuffed with a mixture of beef, sausage, cheese, and breadcrumbs — perfect fare for when the summer is fading in to the Fall.

Meat Chicken FishFrancesca BruzzeseOctober 1, 2018appetizers and side dishes, autumn, chicken meat fish, easy, italian recipes, savoryComment

Pollo fritto alla toscana

This chicken is an experience you guys — deeply golden brown and beyond crunchy with a hint off tangy lemon and a bit of sharp garlic which temper the the richness of the frying, and a subtle hint of spicy cinnamon and nutmeg.Who knew Italians could do fried chicken so well?!

Meat Chicken Fish, ThanksgivingFrancesca BruzzeseMarch 9, 2018chicken meat fish, italian recipes, savoryComment

Spezzatino di manzo ai funghi porcini

Braised beef with lots of sweet carrots and onions and earthy mushrooms and cozy herbs, the very definition of comfort food, divine served over a pool of sunshine-y golden polenta with a little Parmesan stirred in.

Pollo ai peperoni

A classic Roman dish with chicken and bell peppers as the stars, and tomatoes, white wine, and fresh herbs as the supporting actors. It makes the best of bell peppers -- late Summer is the start of their season -- and is packed with flavor, the sweetness of the tomatoes and peppers intensified with all the slow cooking, the chicken perfectly cooked and superbly juicy, the herbs waking the whole thing up and adding a little freshness.

Meat Chicken Fish, RomanFrancesca BruzzeseAugust 22, 2017chicken meat fish, easy, italian recipes, savory, summer, veggiesComment

Insalata di Fagioli e Tonno

A heat-free dish, light and refreshing and lemon-y, filling enough for dinner, and good for you, too, which gives it extra brownie points. Its just what you want for dinner in your air conditioning-less kitchen in the middle of a boiling Summer, and takes about 5 minutes to make.

Saltimbocca alla romana

A super simple recipe for a Roman classic - -Its name literally translates to "jump in your mouth," accurately referring to the fact that the dish is so tasty that your taste buds do a little hop and skip when you eat it: the veal is complemented but not overwhelmed by a slice of salty rich prosciutto, the sage leaf adds a cozy, herb-y note, and the white wine (and subsequent pan sauce) adds another layer of flavor to the whole dish.

Cotolette di pollo

Cotolette that are incredibly crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside, with a little salty kick from the Parmesan, perfect served with a side of roast potatoes on the top and a squeeze of lemon over the top.

Pollo alla cacciatora in bianco

Here we've got chicken cooked crisp on the outside and juicy on the inside, ultra flavor-packed after a long simmer in a bath of wine, rosemary, sage, and garlic, livened up with a handful or two of briny green olives as a finishing touch.