Today is a special day, because my little blog turns one year old. Happy Blogiversary, Pâte à Chew! To all my readers, both old and new, thank you for being there, thank you for your feedback, and (for some of you) thank you for taste-testing my creations. It’s been a great hobby that provides me… Read More Racines Cake (Flourless Chocolate Cake) + Happy Birthday, Pâte à Chew!
My mother may stage an intervention – so many dessert posts lately! I might as well call it the Making You Fat for Bathing Suit Season streak of dessert posts. And here I am, trying to eat healthy and lose that vacation weight I gained from eating at places like the French Laundry. Well, fear… Read More Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
This post should be a crowd pleaser. No matter who you are, where you come from, no matter how healthy or unhealthy your eating habits might be, you like chocolate chip cookies. There are, of course, a million recipes out there for these cookies. Some use chocolate chips, others uses chocolate chunks. Some are chewy, some are… Read More Chocolate Chunk Cookies, Jacques Torres Style
This past Sunday I attended a spectacularly fun event – the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic, an annual polo match on Governor’s Island. It was an absolutely gorgeous day to watch polo, drink champagne, and wear ridiculous hats. Being me, I (naturally) had to bring some sort of baked good to contribute to our snack table. I… Read More The Baked Brownie
It’s been far too long since my last post. The beautiful spring weather has brought with it a much more active social calendar, which while incredibly fun, means less time in the kitchen. This week, however, there is non-stop rain here on the East coast. The weather, and my sheer exhaustion from being out 10 nights in… Read More Chocolate Zucchini Cake