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

Greek Easter Bread (Tsoureki)

Happy Easter everyone!  Unless you are Greek Orthodox like me, in which case your Easter is a week later this year!  Last year for Easter, I made Hot Cross Buns, promising that next year I would try my hand at tsoureki, or traditional Greek Easter bread.  My grandmother made it every year for the family… Read More Greek Easter Bread (Tsoureki)

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Brown Soda Bread

I’m a little tardy to the party, but I decided to make a last-minute contribution to the flood of St. Patrick’s Day recipes I’m seeing all over the blogosphere.  Irish food isn’t at the top of my “favorite international cuisines” list.  Corned beef is the exception (I *love* corned beef), but as some of you… Read More Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Brown Soda Bread