Wow Chow Cooking

Although we have a few very warm days here in Upstate New York, spring days are generally rather chilly. On rainy days, the damp settles into our bones and the air seems even colder than it does during the winter! So I wrastled up a pot of “comfort Food” stew last week to soothe our [...]

This is one of my old tried and true recipes. I’ve been making variations of it for years. We love it, and it is SO good on a cold night! Pardon my ad hoc measuring units– I rarely use measuring cups so the units here are good guesses. Use your own creativity a little, and [...]

Yes, I’m blogging about the iPhone Crockpot app AGAIN. I’m purposely forcing myself to try out a large number of the recipes (I usually grow bored with them by now), so that I can get used to the thing. If you’re wondering what I’m talking about, see my post here about the app I’ve been [...]

I’ve been in the process of trying out and reviewing some new recipes here. I downloaded an iPhone app, iPhone Crockpot Recipe Finder. The app is nice because it automatically generates a shopping list when you save recipes. I’ve already tried a few recipes, the very tasty Cranberry Brisket and the mediocre Beef Stroganoff. Oddly [...]

As is my custom, I took a “basic” clam chowder recipe and tinkered with it somewhat. The original recipe calls for bacon, green peppers, and minced clams. I replaced the bacon with sausage, the green peppers with red peppers, and added minced clams but also added some leftover whiting fillets. The additions made for a [...]

I’ve been testing various crockpot meals from my iPhone CrockPot Recipe Finder app. I like the app because it makes an automatic shopping list for me, so I don’t have to do all the organizing and writing. I did a review of the app, you can click the link to read it. Well, this time [...]

I mentioned earlier that I downloaded a new app for the iPhone, the Crock-Pot Slow Cooker Recipe Finder app. I’ve been toodling around with it a lot. I’ve built a list of favorite recipes from it. The best thing I like about the app is the ability to save a recipe, and the app with [...]

Now that autumn is here (and now that we are finally cooking in the house again!), we’re cooking a little bit more. I actually roasted a chicken last night!! It was SOOO good to do that. And it was yummy. I am looking forward to roasting a turkey again. Lately, however, a big favorite for [...]

I’ve been experimenting with the new Pinch seasoning from Salamida. It’s such good stuff– a touch of peppery spice but it’s not overwhelming– no allergy relief needed. (Pepper makes me sneeze like mad). I love the Salamida Pinch! I sprinkle it on chicken before I roast it, and I’ve already used it in a few [...]

A recipe titled “Like Grandma’s Chicken Dumplings” is a loaded one, for me. My grandmother never cooked (not that I remember; she was always busy shifting through mounds of paperwork, perhaps life insurance rates and retirement benefits?). But seemed to always serve Campbell’s tomato soup and tuna fish sandwiches. It was fine with me, because [...]