11 cow cow recipes

Don't let the name fool you, because these tasty snacks are made with oats, walnuts and sweetened coconut.

A quick and easy vegetarian pasta main dish with pizzazz. Fun farfalle pasta tossed with nutty almonds and asparagus in tangy buttery sauce.

Classic Southern chow-chow relish: a bright yellow mustard-pickled mix of cabbage, cauliflower, green tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers. Sweet, tangy, mustardy, and turmeric-bright, water-bath canned for the pantry shelf.

Old-fashioned Pennsylvania Dutch chow chow relish packed with green tomatoes, string beans, lima beans, corn, cauliflower, and peppers in a tangy mustard-vinegar brine. A Southern pantry staple for canning season.

A big-batch Southern chow-chow relish made with half-ripe tomatoes, celery, green peppers, and onions in a tangy brown sugar and vinegar brine. Cures for 6 weeks before serving.

Crunchy Crispix cereal coated in melted chocolate and peanut butter, then shaken in powdered sugar. The classic puppy chow snack mix everyone fights over.

Bow tie pasta tossed with honey-soy marinated chicken, red bell peppers, and scallions. A quick Asian-inspired weeknight dinner with a sweet, tangy, savory glaze.

Bow tie pasta and tender broccoli bake in creamy Alfredo sauce with roasted red peppers and basil. Parmesan browns on top for a bubbly, golden crust.

Chowning's Tavern Brunswick stew: a Colonial Williamsburg classic with stewing hen, lima beans, corn, okra, tomatoes, and potatoes slow-simmered into Southern comfort.

Italian tuna sauce with anchovies, garlic, plum tomatoes, and fresh mint over bow tie pasta. A rustic Southern Italian pantry pasta ready in under an hour.

Farfalle pasta gets the wok treatment with chicken breast, bright broccoli, and juicy cherry tomatoes in a savory soy-chicken broth glaze. A 30-minute weeknight dinner the whole family will devour.