american recipes — Recipes — Pancakes and Biscotti

Salty Honey Pie

Does it get any better than a gooey, buttery-honey custard poured into a flaky crust and topped with a sparkle of sea salt?! I think not.

Thanksgiving, Pies and tartsFrancesca BruzzeseNovember 20, 2023american recipes, sweet, pies and tartsComment

Brunch Series, Recipe #4: Brioche French Toast

Classic french toast, made with thick slices of brioche and a honey-cinnamon-vanilla custard and pan-fried until golden brown. Don’t skimp on the maple syrup.

Breakfast and BrunchFrancesca BruzzeseNovember 12, 2023sweet, american recipes, breakfastComment

Brunch Series, Recipe #3: Crispy Home fries

Crisp, golden brown, and glorious: diner-style home fries made in the comfort of your own kitchen.

Series, Breakfast and BrunchFrancesca BruzzeseNovember 1, 2023breakfast, american recipes, savory, veggiesComment

Brunch Series, Recipe #1: Easiest, Fluffiest Pancakes

The first recipe in the blog’s Brunch Series: the tallest, fluffiest, lightest pancakes, made with ingredients you’re sure to have on hand.

Series, Breakfast and BrunchFrancesca BruzzeseOctober 11, 2023american recipes, breakfast, sweetComment

White Chocolate Brownies

The classic brownie — fudgey texture, shattery top and all — switched up and made with all white chocolate.

Brownies and Bars, EasterFrancesca BruzzeseSeptember 24, 2023sweet, american recipes Comments

Blueberry Cobbler with Cornmeal Biscuits

A heap of bubbling, juicy, sapphire blueberries, topped with a crown of daisy-yellow, cornmeal-kissed biscuits. Vanilla ice cream mandatory.

Fruit dessertsFrancesca BruzzeseAugust 29, 2023sweet, american recipes, fruit Comment

Summer Corn + Basil Risotto

American corn the cob meets Italian risotto in this luxurious summer dish.

Best Ever Potato Salad

The classic potato salad gets a glow-up thanks to lots of fresh herbs, lemon, capers, and mustard.

Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches

These Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches take the nostalgic yet slightly hum-drum Klondike ice cream sandwich of my youth to new heights, thanks to the addition of two fudgey, rich, bittersweet brownies.

Nostalgia Series, Recipe #3: The Ultimate Skillet Cookie

A gooey, oversized Chocolate Chip Cookie, baked in a sklilet, sprinkled with sea salt, and served with vanilla ice cream. Enough said.

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.

Nostalgia Series, Recipe #1: Blueberry Cake Doughnuts

An ode to the Blueberry Cake Doughnut of my youth: golden brown confections dotted with pockets of blueberries that burst and go jammy, finished off with a pearly, sugary glaze.

Fried desserts, Fruit desserts, Nostalgia, Series, Breakfast and BrunchFrancesca BruzzeseApril 8, 2023american recipesComment

New Orleans-Style Beignets

Is there anything better than a batch of pillowy, sugar-dusted, beignets, served warm with a cup of coffee? Here’s my attempt to make beignets just like the ones I ate in New Orleans a decade ago.

Fried desserts, Breakfast and BrunchFrancesca BruzzeseFebruary 21, 2023american recipes, sweetComment

Nutella Muffins

An intensely chocolate-y muffin with a gooey Nutella center is exactly what you need for breakfast, don’t you think?

Breakfast and BrunchFrancesca BruzzeseFebruary 14, 2023breakfast, sweet, american recipes, nutella

Lentil & Vegetable Shepherd’s Pie

A hearty, cozy, and — gasp! — vegan-friendly Shepherd’s Pie, packed with lentils and vegetables and topped with a layer of fluffy mashed potatoes. Swoon.

Vegan, Vegetarian, Savory pies, SeriesFrancesa BruzzeseJanuary 31, 2023american recipes, savory, veggies

Snickerdoodles

Soft, chewy, spicy Snickerdoodles, just in time for the holiday season — no cream of tartar required.

Cookies and Biscotti, ChristmasFrancesa BruzzeseDecember 8, 2022cookies brownies and bar cookies, american recipesComment

Mushroom Gorgonzola Galette

A rich, nearly meaty filling of wine-kissed, herby mushrooms interspersed with tangy, unapologetic gorgonzola, all wrapped snugly in an infinitely flaky, buttery, and golden brown crust.