Hey Amy!

I know, I know what you are thinking.  Crock Pot and Coq au Vin in the same sentence–shame on me.  I love my Julia, as we all know, but I couldn’t help try this sacrilegious recipe.  It was delicious!  Ms. Child, I apologize! Ingredients: 4 chicken legs salt and pepper to taste 2 Tbsp. olive [...]

As we march through this week of Patsy’s hand me down recipes, today I share an easy way to use leftover chicken (or turkey or ham).  This is a fast meal (maybe 15 minutes of prep) and a one so simple, a teen could begin it for you while you are making your way home [...]

I call this dish fancy because when it is served, everyone thinks you have been working hard in the kitchen!  Don’t let the title fool or intimidate you.  It’s a very easy dish to make and it doesn’t require a lot of time.  I like it because it’s slightly different than the traditional chicken dishes.  [...]

Chicken or turkey pot pie is most likely the single greatest comfort food ever created.  The rich filling coupled with a nice flaky crust warms the coldest of days.  It’s the perfect meal to come inside to after you have shoveled the sidewalk or driveway.  It also works for the big holiday meal.  This is [...]

I have a special recipe for you today as it comes from my friend Eddie with a C.  Who knew the C would stand for chicken but in this case it does.  Eddie isn’t much for measuring, as you can see below in our online conversation so I have tried to take his words and [...]

Another staple of the winter months seems to be the roast chicken.  There are many many ways to roast a bird and I hope we discuss them in the coming months.  Today we are roasting one with acorn squash–a delicious winter vegetable.  This dish is an easy one to create and strikes an impressive entrance [...]

I have written many times about how much I love my Crock Pot.  You know by now that I have 2 different sizes and use them as often as I can.  Any lady (or man) who has a home, children, office hours and/or husband/wife to keep, knows the value of a meal coming from these [...]