once upon a time...

... the Jewish American Princess was craving a warming, Fall/Winter transitional dinner. So she turned to her talking mirror and decided she needed something with Butternut Squash.

Saffron Risotto with Butternut Squash

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/butternut-squash-risotto-recipe/index.html

Trader Joes sells some wonderfully large bags of cubed Butternut Squash, very inexpensive Spanish Saffron and a Four-Cheese Blend that give this recipe a delicious depth.

And so the Princess, in her Butternut Squash carriage (Pumpkins are so last year), headed back to the library. For there were scrolls upon scrolls to be written...