Blue Cheese and Chive Gougères (or, Pâte à Chew makes Pâte à Choux )

Hello again!  I’d say it’s been far too long since my last post, but that would be an understatement.  Sometimes life gets in the way, but I’m back in the kitchen and excited to be blogging again. There have been a few big changes in my life since I last posted.  The biggest change?  I… Read More Blue Cheese and Chive Gougères (or, Pâte à Chew makes Pâte à Choux )

Creamy Baked Rigatoni with Butternut Squash + Goat Cheese

October is my favorite month of the year.  It’s around this time that the Northeast air starts to get crisp, and the smell of simmering apple cider fills the narrow walkways of the Union Square Greenmarket.  On Saturday mornings, I walk through the market with a cup of warm cider, picking up apples, quince, various… Read More Creamy Baked Rigatoni with Butternut Squash + Goat Cheese

Chicken with Apples, Rosemary, and Blue Cheese

File this one under “Perfect Quick Weeknight Dinner.”  It can be hard to turn boring chicken into something great and healthy in under 30 minutes, but this recipe does just that. A friend sent me this recipe a while back, and I finally got around to making it.  It turned out to be more delicious… Read More Chicken with Apples, Rosemary, and Blue Cheese

Greek Village Salad (Horiatiki Salata)

Not too long ago I waxed poetic on the superiority of all things tomato.  Well, this year’s tomato season is coming to an end.  It’s a sad, sad thing, but it’s something we must accept.  Soon you’ll be seeing all sorts of apple and pumpkin recipes on here, and I’ll be as happy as I… Read More Greek Village Salad (Horiatiki Salata)