Lentil Soup with Sausage, Chard and Pecornio

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

Chicken and Corn Soup with Jalepeño-Herb Salsa

It’s hard to believe that August is about to end.  I’m not really sure what happened to the summer … my trip to Italy seems like a million years ago.  Being busy at work makes the time fly by.  I’ve barely had time to catch up on the too-many food magazines I subscribe to.  But… Read More Chicken and Corn Soup with Jalepeño-Herb Salsa

Sweet Potato and Black Bean Chili

With the Superbowl coming up this weekend, I thought this week I would post a football-appropriate dish.  I admit that “appropriate” is relative term, because while this dish is a chili, it’s a healthy one, and the foods we all know and love to eat while watching football are anything but healthy.  The nachos, the… Read More Sweet Potato and Black Bean Chili

Minestrone and Meatball Soup

I hope everyone had a great long weekend.  I think it’s safe to say that the mild winter we’ve been experiencing on the East Coast is officially over.  And after avoiding illness all winter, my luck finally ran out – I was sick with a pesky cold all weekend.  And being sick can only mean one… Read More Minestrone and Meatball Soup

Chicken and White Bean Chili

Another year, another Thanksgiving gone.  I hope everyone had a nice holiday, and I’m guessing some of you are pretty turkey-ed out.  I definitely am, but I will admit that I could eat pumpkin pie all year long. Since Christmas is only a few weeks away, and chances are I’ll go a little cookie crazy like I… Read More Chicken and White Bean Chili