Pamela Chester
Specialty: Kid-Friendly Food, Crockpot/Slow Cooker
Education: New York University, French Culinary Institute
Lives: Philadelphia, PA
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Quick Prep Dinners at Home
In this time starved era, we are always looking for ways to get all that we need to get done finished with ever more efficiency. But we don’t want to stop making home cooked meals just because our schedules...
Amazing Meals the Whole Family Will Eat
Do you find yourself in the situation of cooking different meals for different members of your family? One of your kids doesn’t eat anything but pasta and the other is a meat lover. Your husband is...
Family Meals For The New Year
While cleaning up the house after our big holiday extravaganza this week, I started to reflect on what makes this time of year so special. One of my favorite things about the holidays is gathering with...
Festive Holiday Cookie Cakes
When trying to come up with a fun dessert to bring to a family Christmas Eve party, I recently came across a pretty cool idea – an chocolate sandwich cookie cake! Everyone loves Oreo cookies, right?...
'Tis The Season For Eating
‘Tis the season for festive holiday merrymaking and nonstop eating. From stringing popcorn for tree decorations to helping to fry the Hanukah potato latkes at grandma’s knee to baking cookies to leave...
Less Sweet Holiday Treats
It seems like this time of year, it’s hard to keep kids away from all the sweet goodies. From candy canes to sugar cookies and chocolate galore, it’s a never-ending parade of sugar for both adults...
Mother's Little Holiday Helper
Normally, I’m not a regular at the ubiquitous coffee chain you can find in every corner of America; I only go if someone else asks me to meet up there. I like to make my coffee at home first thing in...
A Simplified Thanksgiving Game Plan
Thanksgiving will be here in a few short days, and that means many of us will enjoy a dinner with loved ones, giving thanks and sharing in an all-out eating affair. Across the country, Americans will...
Seafood That's Fast and Family Friendly
Fish and seafood are such an important part of our diet, contributing lean protein and Omega-3 fatty acids, which are so beneficial to vision and brain development. In fact, Omega 3’s such as DHA are...
Crazy For Tortillas!
Tortillas are one item that have become a weekly staple on my shopping list, just like bread. In fact, sometimes you are more likely to find a bag of flour tortillas in our house than a loaf of bread....
Pizza Night!
It’s the end of a busy week and everyone’s burnt out. We’re all in the mood for a dinner that’s quick, easy, and super yummy. So almost every week we go for the natural Friday night choice –...
Fun and Spooky Halloween Foods
Halloween is a holiday that’s fun for all--both kids and kids at heart consider it to be a favorite holiday. While this occasion is a celebration of all things ghostly, it’s also the day to enjoy lots...
Healthy Kiddie Meal Choices
It’s a parenting conundrum that many of us are faced with on a daily basis when feeding our children. Do you go with something quick and easy that you’re sure they will eat or do you try to offer...
Kids In The Kitchen
Children can get so much out of learning how to cook and being involved in cooking projects. Not only will they gain a new appreciation for what’s on their plate, the process of cooking teaches so many...
Going Bananas For Bread
Recently I was given the fantastic opportunity to start writing the Kiddie Chow column here at CDKitchen. I am thrilled to be writing the column and hope to bring to it the same level of enthusiasm as...
A Sweet and Slow Cooked Ending to a Fall Meal
The absolute best way to end a delicious home cooked fall meal is with an equally delicious slow cooked fall dessert. While the slow cooker is usually used to cook long simmered main dishes, it is also...