Pamela Chester
Specialty: Kid-Friendly Food, Crockpot/Slow Cooker
Education: New York University, French Culinary Institute
Lives: Philadelphia, PA
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A Valentine's Treat from the Slow Cooker
Though commonly associated with romantic love, Valentine’s Day is the perfect holiday opportunity to extend your warm thoughts and appreciation to all those people that you care about. Although some...
On Further Review: Super Bowl Is A Major Food Holiday
Super Bowl Sunday— everyone’s favorite time of year to gather around the big screen, hang out and watch the culminating game of the football season! For all intents and purposes a national holiday,...
Mulling Over Some Warm Beverages
Well it finally happened—winter has blown into town and made its presence known. Given the recent balmy sixty-plus degree January weather, I was beginning to think we wouldn’t have a winter at all...
Your Own Brand of Spaghetti Sauce
Being of partial Italian descent, one of my dietary staples is pasta with red tomato sauce. I have had this meal for dinner about once a week for almost as long as I can remember. Unlike a lot of my...
Healthy Slow Cooking For The New Year
After the past couple of months of holiday indulgence, in which the ideas of eating in moderation and regular exercise seemed to fly out the window, the time has come to turn to some healthier options....
I Resolve to Start the New Year Slowly
As the holiday season winds to an end, we start to think about how we will usher in the New Year. In the past, I have had some pretty memorable New Year’s Eve experiences, everything from walking into...
The Twelve Days of Slow Cooking
During this season of giving, why not celebrate the twelve days of slow cooking and share some special holiday dishes? Good food is central to almost all holiday celebrations and holiday feasting is one...
Holiday Slow Cooking Traditions
I got an e-mail from a good friend today, a Christmas survey in which you fill out all of your favorite Christmas traditions and forward it on to others. The questions included such things as most loved...
Rooted in a Hungarian Feast
Few things are more satisfying than a nice meal and time spent around the table with a group of friends. Recently I had the good fortune to be invited to a dinner that was planned and cooked by a Hungarian...
Progressive Crockpot Dinner Party
With the holiday entertaining season in full swing, it’s time to dig out some old favorite recipes and share them with friends and family. But the very thought of hosting a holiday dinner and planning...
It's Turkey Day-Week
The holidays have a funny way of sneaking up on us. I swear just yesterday it was the first day of September and now Thanksgiving, one of my favorite holidays, is here. After such a busy fall, I am looking...
Crockpot Comfort Food
Have you ever had one of those days where nothing seems to go right? I had one of those yesterday, and when I arrived home I craved some warm, comforting food. The morning started with a baby mouse sighting...
Your Breakfast Awaits
My usual breakfast routine consists of grabbing something quick--a banana or some granola--on the way out the door in the morning. If I am really pressed for time, I wait until I get to work and then...
Game Day With The Slow Cooker
For many people at this time of year, all thoughts turn to football. Now I am not a big sports fan by any means. In fact, I have often embarrassed myself by mistaking a major league team for a minor...
Slow Cooking With Fall Flavors: The Halloween Crockpot
With Halloween just around the corner, it's time to start thinking about candy, costumes, and cooking! Halloween is the perfect holiday to rev up your culinary creativity and there is a multitude of ideas...
Slow Cooking With Fall Flavors: Crock'toberfest
On a recent trip to Chicago I was reminded that one of the largest fall festivals in the world--Oktoberfest--happens at this time of year. In the Midwestern town that my dad calls home, Oktoberfest is...