Contributing Cooks
The Chowdah Chicks have grown beyond the two women who started it all. We'd like to pay tribute to the others who have contributed to this site past, present and future. For those members who were hesitant to give a current photo out of shyness, an older photo or baby picture is used. If you are interested in contributing to the site by offering up a recipe or video, just contact us and we'll add you to the list.
Name: Joy
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Achievements: According to her family, her cooking achievements are too many to list but some of them include her Buttermilk Fried Chicken, Zucchini Bread and Crabbies.
Cooking Failures: Her baked beans often came out so hard you could use them as bullets and once in a while her donuts were known to be very "solid".
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Achievements: According to her family, her cooking achievements are too many to list but some of them include her Buttermilk Fried Chicken, Zucchini Bread and Crabbies.
Cooking Failures: Her baked beans often came out so hard you could use them as bullets and once in a while her donuts were known to be very "solid".
Name: Jacqui
Cooking Level: Expert (mostly but that wasn't always the case)
Cooking Achievements: She has never blown up a kitchen... that we are aware of at least.
Cooking Failures: She has a pressure cooker phobia that goes beyond the ridiculous and it's sometimes hit or miss when she tries to use yeast in a recipe.
Cooking Level: Expert (mostly but that wasn't always the case)
Cooking Achievements: She has never blown up a kitchen... that we are aware of at least.
Cooking Failures: She has a pressure cooker phobia that goes beyond the ridiculous and it's sometimes hit or miss when she tries to use yeast in a recipe.
Name: Scott
Cooking Level: Advanced
Cooking Achievements: He is a walking wiki for cooking and can easily explain the chemical interactions with any type of food... seriously.
Cooking Failures: None yet but we disabled the smoke detectors near the toaster!
Cooking Level: Advanced
Cooking Achievements: He is a walking wiki for cooking and can easily explain the chemical interactions with any type of food... seriously.
Cooking Failures: None yet but we disabled the smoke detectors near the toaster!
Name: Dan
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Achievements: He makes a baked ham that is so good you just have to stand back or you'll be trampled in the stampede as people fill their plates with it.
Cooking Failures: He tends to forget dishes that need to be made ahead... like potato salad. And no matter what you do, don't get him started on talking about that damn lemon pudding cake.
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Achievements: He makes a baked ham that is so good you just have to stand back or you'll be trampled in the stampede as people fill their plates with it.
Cooking Failures: He tends to forget dishes that need to be made ahead... like potato salad. And no matter what you do, don't get him started on talking about that damn lemon pudding cake.
Name: Clovis and Claire
Cooking Level: Pro and Expert (respectively)
Cooking Achievements: Clovis was an amazing cook and everything he made was an achievement. Claire's major achievement was her fried chicken, the Colonel would be jealous of it.
Cooking Failures: The only failure that comes to mind for Clovis was the one time his Yorkshire pudding smoked out the kitchen so bad every door and window had to be opened and even then, smoke continue to poor out of the house. At least no one called the fire department on us. Claire's major cooking failure was her blueberry cake. No matter how many times she made it, she couldn't get her blueberries to stop sinking to the bottom.
Cooking Level: Pro and Expert (respectively)
Cooking Achievements: Clovis was an amazing cook and everything he made was an achievement. Claire's major achievement was her fried chicken, the Colonel would be jealous of it.
Cooking Failures: The only failure that comes to mind for Clovis was the one time his Yorkshire pudding smoked out the kitchen so bad every door and window had to be opened and even then, smoke continue to poor out of the house. At least no one called the fire department on us. Claire's major cooking failure was her blueberry cake. No matter how many times she made it, she couldn't get her blueberries to stop sinking to the bottom.