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 )
Pâte à Chew lives! Sorry, I’ve been terribly busy with life lately, and haven’t been cooking much (or at all). But I made time this past holiday weekend to make a quick and hearty soup to keep us warm during this cold northeast winter. I love lentil soup. It’s healthy, it’s easy to make, it… Read More Lentil Soup with Sausage, Chard and Pecornio
For someone who bakes as much as I do, it is impossible to choose an all-time favorite dessert. It depends on the season, it depends on my mood, it depends on my stress level, and so on. But as far as cakes go, I do have an all-time favorite: carrot cake. I will pick it… Read More Traditional, Darn-Good Carrot Cake
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
It’s my third (and sadly, last) cookie recipe for Christmas Cookie Extravaganza 2013. And I saved the best for last. These cookies – simply called Jammers – are famous in the Cookie World. They are a Dorie Greenspan creation, and Dorie serves them at her cookie-centric bakery in the Lower East Side, named Beurre and… Read More Beurre and Sel Jammers