Daily Unadventures in Cooking

A new squash recipe which is extremely flexible, Italian inspired, and easy to make-ahead.

A macaroni and cheese recipe should be rich and gooey, and just a little bit bad for you. This version is an interpretation of classic comfort food which adds rosemary, sweet winter squash and some mustard for balance.

Healthier than potatoes, this twice-baked butternut squash recipe is a side dish with a cute presentation for your next party. Though sweet, it is also tangy from the sour cream and speckled with green onions and parsley.

I think fried crispy sage is one of the best flavors in the world. It is a classic pairing with winter squash and it works beautifully in this risotto. The first time I had fried sage was when I made a butternut squash ravioli and topped it with a brown butter and sage sauce. [...]

As the leaves turn rusty orange and we all go off to work in the dark, lovely winter squashes start appearing at the farmers markets. Winter squash like acorns, butternuts, buttercups, and kabochas are lovely in soups, pastas, stews and can be used in almost any recipe. In fact they are so nice in [...]

This spaghetti squash recipe combines cooked spaghetti squash with chives, sour cream and Romano cheese and then bakes it to make a delicious and different recipe.

After the race on Sunday I took J out for lunch and he ordered this fabulous looking macaroni and cheese, I was really glad he did because real mac and cheese is so good but so rich. However, I always regret ordering it halfway through and then a few hours later…

This is like ratatouille with chicken. Except rather then fresh summer tomatoes I had to used a can of san marzanos. This was in an effort to use up what was in the cupboard and it worked quite well. I swear I could eat zucchini everyday and not be sick of it.

The weather has changed and I have a cold but at least I have a real excuse to make soup again. I actually made soup three times this week: this soup, the carrot soup recipe and a potato and leek. All yummy, all healthy, all comforting and all vegetarian! Well I guess technically I [...]