Recipes

**Top 5 Recipes of 2019**

Another year of blogging in the books! Here’s a line up of the most popular recipes of 2019.

Non recipe postsFrancesca BruzzeseDecember 28, 2019Non recipe postsComment

Pasta Series #7: Spätzle with butter + chives

The easiest homemade pasta you’ll ever make — no kneading, shaping, or pasta machine needed!

Pasta Series, Pasta, ChristmasFrancesca BruzzeseDecember 22, 2019easy, italian recipes, pasta and risotto, savory, winterComment

Pistachio Shortbread

Shortbread taken to the next level with buttery, toasty pistachios — bonus: no rolling out of the dough or cookie cutters needed here, either.

Cookies and Biscotti, ChristmasFrancesca BruzzeseDecember 16, 2019cookies brownies and bar cookies, easy, sweet, winterComment

Gingerbread Pancakes

A stack of spicy, cozy, Christmas-y pancakes, perfect with a drizzle (or two) of maple syrup. Yummm.

Christmas, Breakfast and BrunchFrancesca BruzzeseDecember 10, 2019american recipes, breakfast, easy, sweet, winterComment

Grano & Farina Scuola di Cucina, Part II

All about my favorite cooking school in the eternal city — Grano & Farina Scuola di Cucina.

Non recipe postsFrancesca BruzzeseNovember 29, 2019italian recipes, pasta and risotto, savoryComment

Best Ever Pumpkin Muffins

Autumn, baked in a muffin pan.

Pumpkin Spice, Breakfast and BrunchFrancesca BruzzeseNovember 21, 2019american recipes, autumn, breakfast, easy, sweetComment

Apple Caramel Spice Cake

Infused with cozy Fall spices and roasted apple and then topped with a salted caramel glaze, it’s no wonder that this cake is one of my Favorite Things I’ve Ever Baked.

Cakes and Cupcakes, Fruit desserts, Christmas, ThanksgivingFrancesca BruzzeseNovember 12, 2019autumn, breakfast, cake, fruit, sweetComment

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

See you in November!

Pancakes & Biscotti is under construction and will be closed for the months of September and October!

Francesca BruzzeseSeptember 6, 2019Comment

Highlights of Summer 2019

A roundup of some of the highlights of Summer 2019!

Non recipe postsFrancesca BruzzeseAugust 30, 2019Comment

Summer Peach Pancakes

As the name of this blog may suggest, the Pancake (with a capital "P") hold a special place in my heart — especially when topped with caramelized peaches.

Breakfast and BrunchFrancesca BruzzeseAugust 24, 2019american recipes, fruit, pies and tarts, summer, sweetComment

Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream

Rich, creamy, chocolate peanut butter ice cream — pure American summer bliss.

Ice Cream Frozen No-Bake DessertsFrancesca BruzzeseAugust 18, 2019american recipes, chocolate, easy, summer, sweetComment

Pasta series #5: Orecchiette con melanzane e pomodorini

The ins and outs of how to make your own orecchiette at home, plus a recipe for a super seasonal eggplant and tomato sauce.

Pasta Series, Pasta, VegetarianFrancesca BruzzeseAugust 6, 2019italian recipes, pasta and risotto, savory, summerComment

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.

Panna cotta al caffè

An Italian classic with a twist — think of this as cappuccino in the form of dessert.

Ice Cream Frozen No-Bake DessertsFrancesca BruzzeseJuly 25, 2019easy, italian recipes, summer, sweetComment

Grano & Farina Scuola di Cucina: Part 1

All about my favorite cooking school in Rome, Grano & Farina.

Non recipe postsFrancesca BruzzeseJuly 17, 2019Non recipe posts, RomeComment

Pasta Series #4: Cavatelli al pomodoro e basilico

The latest in the blog’s Pasta Series — homemade cavatelli (one of the easiest pasta shapes there is!) with a simple but delicious tomato basil sauce.