Daily Unadventures in Cooking

A fresh summer salad with southwest flavours prepared entirely on the grill. Can be served warm or cold.

Need something warm to bridge the sunny May weather to the rainy and dreary June, check out this white bean, squash and kale soup recipe.

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. I [...]

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 things [...]

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… So the other day [...]

This chicken thigh recipe is very similar to a classic ratatouille, except rather then fresh summer tomatoes I used a can of san marzanos. Serve it with pasta, rice, some hearty bread or faro like I did.

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 if you use vegetable stock! (And [...]

A creamy and savory pasta recipe to use up an abundance of zucchini and mint.