Recipes

Plum Upside-Down Cake

An upside down cake made with fresh sweet plums, at their peak this time of year, tucked in to a honey tinged, butterscotch topping and flipped over on to a tender cinnamon-y cake that takes in all the lovely plum juices.

Cakes and Cupcakes, Fruit dessertsFrancesca BruzzeseSeptember 4, 2017american recipes, autumn, breakfast, cake, fruit, summer, sweetComment

Late Summer Fig Salad

This is one of those salads that defies the boring-pile-of-lettuce-stereotype, a salad that I do (and you could) eat happily. We've got salty rich prosciutto, peppery arugula, summer-y basil, smoky crunchy hazelnuts, heavenly mozzarella di bufala, and glorious, radiant figs, the star of the show, all tied together with a a sharp-sweet mix of honey, balsamic vinegar, and olive oil.

Blackberry Sour Cream Waffles

Breakfast perfection: tender and fluffy waffles thanks to all the sour cream, cinnamon scented to boot, studded with tart sapphire-like blackberries and scrumptious when served with maple syrup and extra berries on top. I loved them and I think you will too.

Breakfast and BrunchFrancesca BruzzeseAugust 14, 2017american recipes, breakfast, easy, fruit, summer, sweetComment

Peach Cobbler

This is just what a cobbler should be -- simple and straightforward, peach-centric and downright delicious, plus it is a cinch to make and will be in the oven before you know it. Because when you have a dessert this good, the last thing you want to do is have to wait too long to eat it, right?

Fruit dessertsFrancesca BruzzeseAugust 7, 2017american recipes, fruit, summer, sweetComment

Blueberry Pie Bars

Blueberry pie goodness in a portable, compact square, no fork, spoon, or plate required.

Peanut Butter Banana Bread

A twist on traditional banana bread, lovely served with a swoosh of peanut butter or a drizzle of honey, a treat at breakfast, brunch, or for (midnight) snack.

Breakfast and BrunchFrancesca BruzzeseMay 22, 2017american recipes, breakfast, cake, easy, fruit, sweetComment

Raspberry Ricotta Scones

Scones with an uncharacteristically fluffy, cake-like texture and a just-barely-sweet flavor, allowing the happy, tart raspberries to steal the show. The fruit, whole wheat flour, and ricotta make these feel substantial, healthy(ish), and fairly virtuous as far as breakfast items go.

Breakfast and Brunch, EasterFrancesca BruzzeseMay 12, 2017breakfast, easy, fruit, spring, summer, sweetComment

White Chocolate Blueberry Cake

One of those simple, everyday cakes that I love so much, with a dense, moist texture, a (not too) sweet vanilla flavor, and lots and lots of sweet juicy blueberries,

Mimosa (Orange and Prosecco) Cake

Have your Mimosa and eat it too!

Fennel, Orange, and Olive Salad

A salad that is a whole party of textures, flavors, and colors that would put the usual pile of iceberg lettuce to shame: here we've got paper-thin, super crisp anise-flavored fennel, sweet juicy oranges, buttery, crunchy pine nuts, sharp, biting red onion, and salty rich olives, served over a bed of leafy greens, tossed with a splash of fruity olive oil and sunny orange juice.

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

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.

Pies and tarts, Christmas, ThanksgivingFrancesca BruzzeseOctober 21, 2016autumn, chocolate, easy, fruit, pies and tarts, sweet, winterComment

Best Ever Apple Cake

The title of the recipe says it all. Best apple cake you’ll ever have, hands down.

Torta della Vendemmia

Grapes baked into light and fluffy cake with hints of vanilla and orange that manages to both complement the grapes and let still let them shine. The olive oil here gives the cake a more subtle flavor than your usual simple butter cake, the yogurt keeps the cake moist, and that spoonful of sugar over the top adds a pleasant sugary crust to the top of the cake and makes it almost sparkly.