veggies — Recipes — Pancakes and Biscotti

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

Sformato di zucchine al forno

Say farewell to summer with this cheesy zucchini-centric sformato. Crispy breadcrumb-parmesan topping mandatory.

Vegetables and Sides, VegetarianFrancesca BruzzeseSeptember 8, 2023italian recipes, veggies, savoryComment

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.

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

Chickpea, Spinach, Tomato Curry

Recipe #2 for Vegan January! A super flavorful, pleasantly spicy curry that will be gobbled up by vegans, vegetarians, and omnivores alike.

Vegetarian, Vegan, SeriesFrancesca BruzzeseJanuary 16, 2023savory, veggiesComment

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.

Favorite Potato, Spinach, and Cheese Frittata

The recipe for my very favorite frittata, fluffy and sunshine-y yellow and packed with spinach, potatoes, and two kinds of cheese.

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

Roasted Eggplant Burgers

A substantial, super flavorful veggie burger (eggplant! basil! lemon juice! etc!) that gives any beef burger a run for their money.

Sandwiches and Burgers, Vegetarian, Vegetables and SidesFrancesca BruzzeseJuly 21, 2020veggies, summer, american recipesComment

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!

Easiest Veggie Burgers

The easiest of all veggie burgers — made with carrots and white beans — downright delicious and perfect served aside a pile of fries.

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.

Pasta Series #9: Rosa's Paglia e Fieno

A tangle of spinach pasta and egg pasta, served in a pea and pancetta sauce, courtesy of the brilliant Pasta Grannies cookbook.

Pasta Series, PastaFrancesca BruzzeseFebruary 29, 2020italian recipes, pasta and risotto, savory, veggies, winterComment

Beans, Greens & Pasta Soup + the ultimate soup formula

The no-fail formula to making a good soup — just fill in the blanks with whatever ingredients you’d like!

Vegetarian, Soup, VeganFrancesca BruzzeseFebruary 24, 2020easy, savory, veggies, winterComment

Pasta series #6: Gnocchi di zucca

After a two month long break – a first in these 5 years of Pancakes & Biscotti history – the blog and I are back and feeling refreshed!

Pasta Series, Pasta, ThanksgivingFrancesca BruzzeseNovember 5, 2019autumn, italian recipes, pasta and risotto, pumpkin, savory, veggies, 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.