appetizers and side dishes — Recipes

Best Ever Potato Salad

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

Vegetables and Sides, VegetarianFrancesa BruzzeseAugust 7, 2023veggies, appetizers and side dishes, american recipes, summer, savory Comment

Tiella di verdure

Hailing from Puglia, the tiella di verdure boasts layers of tomatoes, potatoes, zucchini, onions, rice, and cheese, all baked together in the oven with a sprinkle of crunchy breadcrumbs to top it all off.

Vegetables and Sides, VegetarianFrancesca BruzzeseAugust 28, 2020veggies, summer, savory, appetizers and side dishesComment

Zucchini Fritters

While 2020 may have turned out to be the year no one could have predicted, I'm willing to bet that pandemic or not, nothing will stop your garden from churning out more zucchini than you know what to do with, just like it does every summer (some things never change!). Here’s one way to use them up!

Vegetables and Sides, Vegetarian, Salads and startersFrancesca BruzzeseJune 18, 2020veggies, american recipes, summer, appetizers and side dishes Comment

Zucchini Basil Soup

More observations from lockdown, day 40 something, plus a little boost of comfort from a packed-with-flavor (and also good for you!) Zucchini Basil Soup.

Soup, Vegetarian, Vegan, EasterFrancesca BruzzeseApril 17, 2020appetizers and side dishes, easy, spring, summer, veggies Comment

Winter Caponata

Caponata, winter-edition; here we swap the eggplant for fennel or artichokes (your choice!)

Vegetables and Sides, Vegetarian, Vegan, Thanksgiving, Recipes from Carla TomasiFrancesca BruzzeseJanuary 17, 2020appetizers and side dishes, italian recipes, savory, spring, winterComment

Corn and Zucchine Salad with Feta

Who said corn had to be on the cob?! This corn salad with ribbons of zucchini, a handful of salty feta, and a flowery zucchini blossom or two will make you rethink your usual summer corn recipes.

Salads and starters, Vegetables and SidesFrancesca BruzzeseJuly 31, 2019american recipes, appetizers and side dishes, easy, summer, veggies Comments

Focaccia alla Tomasi

The recipe to guarantee you absolutely perfect focaccia, every time.

Bread and Pizza, Vegan, Easter, Recipes from Carla TomasiFrancesca BruzzeseMay 31, 2019appetizers and side dishes, italian recipesComment

Vignarola

Pure edible springtime — peas, artichokes, and fava beans cooked until silky in lots of olive oil, make up vignarola, a Roman classic.

Salads and starters, Vegetarian, Vegetables and Sides, Roman, Vegan, Easter, Recipes from Carla TomasiFrancesca BruzzeseApril 16, 2019appetizers and side dishes, easy, italian recipes, savory, spring, veggiesComment

Carciofi alla romana

A Roman classic — braised, steamed artichokes with garlic and parsley.

Salads and starters, Vegetarian, Roman, Vegetables and Sides, Vegan, Easter, Recipes from Carla TomasiFrancesca BruzzeseMarch 29, 2019Rome, appetizers and side dishes, italian recipes, savory, spring, veggiesComment

Homemade Mascarpone

Homemade mascarpone cheese, way easier than you would think and oh so delicious.

Ice Cream Frozen No-Bake Desserts, Breakfast and BrunchFrancesca BruzzeseFebruary 20, 2019appetizers and side dishes, easy, italian recipes, sweetComment

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

Homemade Ricotta

Happy (belated) New Year, everyone! After 2 weeks in the U.S I'm back in Rome and in the throws of jetlag -- so much so that the barista greeted me with buonasera when…

Salads and starters, EasterFrancesca BruzzeseJanuary 9, 2019appetizers and side dishes, easy, italian recipes, savory Comments

Pumpkin Pizza

Pizza all dressed up for Fall, with pumpkin, caramelized onions, sage, and pancetta.

Bread and PizzaFrancesca BruzzeseNovember 19, 2018appetizers and side dishes, autumn, savory, veggies, winterComment

Butternut Squash Soup with Sage Croutons

Autumn, in a bowl, served up with a little Parmesan cheese and croutons on top.

Vegetarian, Soup, Christmas, Vegan, ThanksgivingFrancesca BruzzeseOctober 23, 2018american recipes, appetizers and side dishes, autumn, easy, savory, veggies, winter Comment

Homemade Soft Pretzels

As much as I love distinctly Italian taralli and pizza bianca, there is perhaps no other snack that is more nostalgic, more familiar, or more delicious to me than the classic pretzel.

Bread and Pizza, Salads and startersFrancesca BruzzeseOctober 6, 2018american recipes, appetizers and side dishes, autumn, savoryComment

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

Fried Eggplant, Tomato, and Peach Salad

A salad that is a glorious mix of different textures, flavors, and temperatures — juicy sweet tomatoes and peaches, crisp refreshing cucumber, plus dreamy mozzarella di bufala and the star of the show, cubes of crispy, golden brown eggplant.

Salads and starters, Vegetables and Sides, VegetarianFrancesca BruzzeseSeptember 3, 2018american recipes, appetizers and side dishes, easy, savory, summerComment

Corn fritters

One of the (many) things I learned when I first moved to Italy was that in the month of August, everything slows down, shuts down, and eventually…

Vegetables and Sides, Vegetarian, Salads and startersFrancesca BruzzeseAugust 15, 2018american recipes, appetizers and side dishes, easy, savory, summer, veggies Comment

Pomodori gratinati

Here the overall tomato-ness of our tomatoes is intensified and concentrated with a little roasting, the perfect vehicle for the filling, or rather: a delightful mix of sharp-salty Parmesan, spicy assertive garlic, and summery basil, all held together with a little bread and a good bit of tomato for an extra tomato punch.

Vegetables and Sides, Cucina conversationsFrancesca BruzzeseJuly 25, 2018appetizers and side dishes, cucina conversations, easy, savory, summer, veggies Comments

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