Wow Chow Cooking

I saw this recipe on Living the Gourmet, a wonderful cooking blog run by my pal Catherine Pappas. That woman knows HOW TO COOK. I was recently in a bind for dinner time (had no meat thawed and no vegetables around!) and I remembered her wonderful recipe. As isusual, I amended it a little bit [...]

As much as I regale the marvels of fresh, non-processed foods, I do serve them. A little TOO frequently, in my opinion. Oh, we’ve made some advances, but no way do we eat salads and fruit slices all day. Wow, that’s actually a TON of work, time I wish I had, lol! So we do [...]

Some folks like meat and potatoes. Others like soups or desserts (hey, that can be a meal!) or raw vegetables. I was recently thinking of my favorite meal. I think it’s salad. No, not the bland American salad with iceberg lettuce, a tomato and maybe a few cucumber slices. No no no. I mean THIS [...]

Well, after procrastinating for MONTHS, I finally mustered the courage to open the BBQ grill. I got it only last year. It’s a VERY nice grill (well, best one I’ve ever had) and it came in very handy when we had no kitchen during the 2010 kitchen renovation. In April, we had a vicious windstorm [...]

I have NEVER been fond of tuna casserole. My mom used to make it with some kind of nasty, pasty flour-y white sauce… and then she added PEAS to it!! *shudder* Even thinking about it again makes my spinal column quiver with queasiness. YUKYUKYUK SO it took a team of horses to drag me into [...]

Oh have I got a new recipe for you!! This is our new favorite. I’m sorry I don’t have any photos– the food is gone as soon as I cook it! It’s an easy to make, light meal that is very satisfying. Easy Shrimp & Chicken Garlic Pasta Serves 6-8 hungry people 1 5-lb bag [...]

I went to a Chili’s restaurant for the first time last week. I’m not terribly fond of Mexican food, and I admit I did hesitate a little when going in there. But I ordered some chicken quesadillas, and they were quite yummy. I was astonished at the portion sizes there, I couldn’t even eat half [...]

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 [...]

While I am not a big fan of casseroles (making them or eating them), my daughter threw this together today and it was good! We wanted to use up a lot of the leftovers in the fridge, and make something hearty, to boot. Here’s our potpourri of ingredients (sorry about the small photo, you practically [...]

My daughter put this plate of leftovers together for me. WOW, it’s terrific! Looks simple, and it IS simple, but so healthy. The dish uses all leftovers. The daughter quickly steamed some broccoli and kale, and placed it on a plate of leftover Jasmine rice. She dribbled a little bit of leftover pot roast broth [...]