Mini Pumpkin and Orange Doughnuts or Italian Pumpkin Orange Doughnut Bites (Frittelle di Zucca)

These mini Italian pumpkin and orange doughnuts are bite-sized and perfect with tea, coffee or as an afternoon snack!

Source: Christina's Cucina

Winter Panzanella Salad

A lovely winter Panzanella salad with kale, chickpeas and apple.

Source: Green Evi

Spaghetti and Meatballs - Mountain Plums

Italian Pasta topped with flavorful meatballs and a tomato based sauce that is sweet, savory, and flavored with fresh artichokes and plenty of herbs.

Source: Mountain Plums

Sauteed spinach with raisins Italian way

Sauteed spinach with anchovies as a base scent the whole dish in a beautiful way, raisings add exquisite sweetness and freshly fried croutons raise the good old sauteed spinach to the next level.

Source: Lenten Chef

Potato Salmon Cakes with Creamy Yogurt Sauce

These salmon and potato cakes hit all of my crave buttons—they’re hot and crispy, cool and creamy, and they’re laced with scallions, garlic and ginger.

Source: From Scratch Fast

Edamame Noodle Salad with Almonds, Avocado and Sesame Seeds

This vegetarian edamame noodle salad includes edamame beans, noodles, nuts, fruit, green onions and an Asian inspired dressing for incredible results.

Source: Victoria Haneveer

Pumpkin Lasagna Dessert

Creamy, dreamy layers of cheesecake pudding, light and fluffy pumpkin mousse and whipped cream sinfully and deliciously atop a superb nutty shortbread crust.

Source: The Baking ChocolaTess

Cheesy risotto cakes in tomato sauce

These cheesy risotto cakes are an easy and tasty way to use up leftover risotto! They're breaded in a crispy, cheesy coating, and served with a simple homemade tomato sauce.

Source: Easy Cheesy Vegetarian Recipes

Asparagus and Saffron Risotto

Asparagus and saffron risotto - so good! Use the leftovers and make arancini the following night - perfect for busy mums and dads and the kids will love it.

Source: Little Big H

Pumpkin Lasagna Dessert Recipe

Not big on pie baking? Try this near no bake dessert with three simple to prepare layers without giving up that pumpkin pie flavor!

Source: Mindee's Cooking Obsession

Asparagus and Saffron Arancini with Aioli

Who doesn’t love arancini! It’s sure to be a hit with the kids so next time you make risotto, make it a big batch so you can make arancini the following night.

Source: Little Big H

Chestnut and pear cake (gluten free) - The Italian baker

There are some smells and flavours that immediately remind us of a season.

Source: The Italian baker

Rainbow chard and smoky mushroom savoury tart - The Italian baker

Springtime brings back to the table a huge variety of seasonal fresh fruit and vegetables that are usually not available during wintertime (or well, most of the times they’re available anyway but don’t really taste as good as they do when they’re in.

Source: The Italian baker