I haven’t been doing much cooking lately, so it’s about time I got back in the kitchen and whipped up something comforting yet healthy. And usually when I want something comforting yet healthy, I look to my long list of “soup recipes I’ve been meaning to try.” Black bean soup has always been a favorite, and… Read More Fast and Simple Black Bean Soup
Since its inception in 2010, Pâte à Chew has been a blog focused almost exclusively on my own adventures in the kitchen. Cooking and baking (especially baking!) are two of only a handful of true loves in my life, and I cannot imagine a time when they won’t be be. Yet one reason I’m not in the kitchen as… Read More Adventures in PDX Eats: February 2015
Portland – with its very rainy reputation – surprised me this weekend with lovely, mostly sunny weather which just begged to be take advantage of. So there were long walks, workouts, dinners out, and brunch at Sweedeedee with some absolutely fabulous salted honey pie (seriously, I’m already researching recipes so I can recreate it in my… Read More Squash on Toast
Happy New Year! We may be 15 days into 2013, but better late than never, right? I started 2013 off with moving into a new apartment and attempting to settle into a new – and much smaller – kitchen. A lot of my baking and cooking pans are in piles in my living room or… Read More Grilled Flank Steak with Rosemary and Simple Sautéed Brussels Sprouts
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope you all have had a wonderful holiday week. This is my third post in a row about pumpkin; over the past few weeks, I’ll admit that I’ve gone a little pumpkin crazy. But this recipe was one I had never seen before, and looked so brilliant that I had to… Read More Pumpkin Brioche Buns